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{{short description|1999 studio album by Blackstreet}}
{{Infobox album
| name         = Finally
| type         = [[Album]]
| artist       = [[Blackstreet]]
| cover        = Finally b00000ift0.jpg
| border       = yes
| alt          =
| released     = March 23, 1999 (U.S.)
| recorded     = 1998
| venue        =
| studio       = Future Recording Studios<br>{{small|([[Virginia Beach, Virginia]], U.S.)}}
| genre        = {{flatlist|
*[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
*[[Soul music|soul]]
*[[Hip hop music|hip hop]]
*[[new jack swing]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/finally-mw0000042709|title=Finally - Blackstreet &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
}}
| length       = 56:46
| label        = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| producer     = Teddy Riley, Warryn Campbell, Eric Williams
| prev_title   = [[Another Level (Blackstreet album)|Another Level]]
| prev_year    = 1996
| next_title   = [[Level II (Blackstreet album)|Level II]]
| next_year    = 2003
| misc         = {{Singles
| name        = Finally
| type        = Studio
| single1     = [[Take Me There (Blackstreet song)|Take Me There]]
| single1date = November 30, 1998
| single2     = [[Girlfriend/Boyfriend]]
| single2date = May 25, 1999
| single3     = Think About You
| single3date = July 31, 1999
| single4     = In a Rush
| single4date = January 22, 2000
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1208695|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]''
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref>[https://archive.today/20130628173035/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1999-04-01/entertainment/9904010330_1_blackstreet-beth-orton-hustler-s-prayer The Baltimore Sun review]</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
|rev3score = B+<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170908112133/http://ew.com/article/1999/03/26/finally/ Entertainment Weekly review]</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[Hartford Courant]]''
|rev4score = (favorable)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232218/http://articles.courant.com/1999-03-25/entertainment/9904010797_1_jacksons-blackstreet-gospel Hartford Courant review]</ref>
|rev5 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
|rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=cduniverse>[http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=4530693&style=music Album reviews at CD Universe]</ref>
|rev6 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev6score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090224160534/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/235808/review/5945240/finally Rolling Stone review]</ref>
|rev7 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
|rev7score = (8/10)<ref name=cduniverse/>
|rev8 = ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]''
|rev8score = (favorable)<ref name=cduniverse/>
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'''''Finally''''' is the third album from [[R&B]] group [[Blackstreet]]. It was released on [[Interscope Records]] on March 23, 1999. ''Finally'' was the only album to feature Terrell Phillips, after the departure of [[Mark Middleton]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ivory|title=SoulBounce's Class Of 1994: Blackstreet 'Blackstreet'|url=http://www.soulbounce.com/soul/2015/01/soulbounces-class-of-1994-blackstreet-blackstreet/|website=soulbounce.com|publisher=Soul Bounce|accessdate=2015-07-19}}</ref> After the success of their multi-platinum last album ''[[Another Level (Blackstreet album)|Another Level]]'', their label allowed them a bigger budget for the next album. ''Finally'' was recorded at Teddy Riley's studio Future Recording Studios based in [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]]. Originally given the working title ''Get Higher'', the album was scheduled for a November 1998 release until it was pushed back to March 1999.<ref>{{cite web|title=Blackstreet - Get Higher|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/get-higher-mw0000925739|website=allmusic.com|publisher=All Media Network, LLC|accessdate=2015-12-23}}</ref>
The album has high-profile guests, such as Janet Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Hezekiah Walker. The album also features several songs with string arrangements from conductor [[Jeremy Lubbock]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Arranging Credits 1|url=http://www.jeremylubbock.com/arr_1.htm|work=Jeremy Lubbock|publisher=jeremylubbock.com|accessdate=2012-08-27}}</ref> The music video for the single "Girlfriend/Boyfriend" was directed by [[Joseph Kahn (director)|Joseph Kahn]]. Complete with computer animation and [[Stereoscopy|3D]] graphics, the video was considered to be [[List of most expensive music videos|one of the most expensive at the time]].<ref>{{cite web|title=SoYouWanna know the ten most expensive music videos?|url=http://www.soyouwanna.com/soyouwanna-ten-expensive-music-videos-7200.html|publisher=soyouwanna.com|accessdate=2012-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826093129/http://www.soyouwanna.com/soyouwanna-ten-expensive-music-videos-7200.html|archive-date=2012-08-26|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Finally'' was critically acclaimed but a commercial disappointment, moving units at only a fraction of what their previous album sold. Shortly after the release of the single "Think About You", Riley left Blackstreet to reform his previous group [[Guy (band)|Guy]] and Blackstreet were subsequently dropped by Interscope Records.<ref>{{cite web|last=DeCurtis|first=Anthony|title=Blackstreet's Chauncey "C-Black" Hannibal tells all about Teddy Riley|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1ScEAAAAMBAJ&q=blackstreet|work=Vibe Magazine- August 2000|date=August 2000|accessdate=2012-08-28}}</ref>
Despite the album's failure, a couple of songs have been covered by other artists. British singer [[Sonique (musician)|Sonique]] covered the song "Drama" on her album ''[[Hear My Cry (album)|Hear My Cry]]'' as a duet with R&B singer [[Calvin Richardson]]. Korean pop group [[SS501]] later covered the song "In A Rush" live in one of their concert performances. The title track of the album appeared as the closing track on [[Hezekiah Walker]]’s album “Family Affair” which was released later on in the year.<ref>{{cite web|title=SS501 - In A Rush ((LIVE)) Original by BlackStreet|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvB51eMPZs4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/PvB51eMPZs4 |archive-date=2021-12-14 |url-status=live|work=Live Performance|publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=2012-08-28}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
==Track listing==
{{tracklist
| extra_column = Producer(s), *Co-producer
| title1   = Blackstreet Intro/Can You Feel Me
| note1    =
| extra1   = Teddy Riley, Kaseem Coleman*
| length1  = 4:22
| title2   = [[Girlfriend/Boyfriend]]
| note2    = with [[Janet Jackson]] featuring [[Ja Rule]] and [[Eve (entertainer)|Eve]]
| extra2   = Teddy Riley
| length2  = 4:03
| title3   = Yo Love
| note3    = featuring [[Sauce Money]]
| extra3   = Teddy Riley, Walter "Mucho" Scott*
| length3  = 4:43
| title4   = I Got What You On
| note4    = featuring [[Beanie Sigel]]
| extra4   = Teddy Riley, Davel McKenzie*
| length4  = 4:12
| title5   = Drama/Misery Interlude
| note5    =
| extra5   = Teddy Riley, Eric Williams, Wesley Hoggs*, Darryl "Dezo" Adams*
| length5  = 7:39
| title6   = I'm Sorry
| note6    =
| extra6   = Teddy Riley
| length6  = 5:26
| title7   = Think About You
| note7    =
| extra7   = Teddy Riley
| length7  = 4:36
| title8   = Black & White
| note8    =
| extra8   = Teddy Riley, [[Jack Knight (songwriter)|Jack Knight]]*, Screwface*
| length8  = 3:38
| title9   = In A Rush
| note9    = featuring [[Stevie Wonder]]
| extra9   = Teddy Riley, [[Warryn Campbell]]
| length9  = 4:09
| title10  = Hustler's Prayer
| note10   =
| extra10  = Teddy Riley, Trevis Williams*, Jodie Wilson*
| length10 = 4:48
| title11  = Finally
| note11   = featuring [[Hezekiah Walker]] & Love Fellowship Tabernacle
| extra11  = Teddy Riley
| length11 = 4:54
| title12  = [[Take Me There (Blackstreet song)|Take Me There]] (Remix)
| note12   = featuring [[Mýa]]
| extra12  = Teddy Riley, Gerald Baillergeau, Victor Merritt
| length12 = 4:14
| title13  = On the Floor ([[Enhanced CD]] bonus track)
| note13   = featuring [[Queen Pen]]
| extra13  = Teddy Riley, Jack Knight*, Screwface*
| length13 = 4:22
}}
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left" width="220"|Chart (1999)
!align="left"|Peak<br>position
|-
|align="left"|Canada Albums Chart
|align="center"|11
|-
|align="left"|China Albums Chart
|align="center"|34
|-
|align="left"|German Albums Chart
|align="center"|34
|-
|align="left"|French Albums Chart <ref name="austriancharts">{{cite web| title=Album performance| work=AustrianCharts| url=https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Aaliyah&titel=Aaliyah&cat=a| accessdate=2007-05-09}}</ref>
|align="center"|33
|-
|align="left"|Netherlands Albums Chart
|align="center"|21
|-
|align="left"|UK Albums Chart
|align="center"|27
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' 200
|align="center"|9
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
|align="center"|-
|}
==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|award=Gold|artist=Blackstreet|title=Finally|relyear=1999|certyear=1999|accessdate=October 21, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Blackstreet|title=Finally|award=Gold|relyear=1999|certyear=1999|accessdate=October 21, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
==References==
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{{Blackstreet}}
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[[Category:Blackstreet albums]]
[[Category:1999 albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Teddy Riley]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Warryn Campbell]]