No Diggity: The Very Best Of Blackstreet

"Before I Let You Go" is a song by group Blackstreet, released on the group's self-titled debut album (1994) as the third single for the album on November 22, 1994. The song lyrically focuses on the narrator who does not want to lose the love of his life out of concern that she is no longer romantically interested and wants her to "say goodnight" as opposed to "say goodbye." It was notable for featuring lead vocals from Dave Hollister who joined the group upon the album's release. Read more on Last.fm.

Blackstreet was an American R&B group founded in 1994 by Teddy Riley, a New Jack Swing pioneer known for his work as a member of Guy. The band members were: Teddy Riley, Chauncey Hannibal, Eric Williams, and Terrell Philips (and formerly Joe Stonestreet, Levi Little, David Hollister, and Mark Middleton). Their debut album, Blackstreet, was a moderate success due to the singles Booti Call and Before I Let You Go, both Top 40 hits (Before hit the Top 10). The follow-up, 1996's Another Level was a breakthrough success due to the top single No Diggity (with Dr. Dre), which was a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1996, and won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, along with the Top 40 hit Don't Leave Me. Another Level eventually went four times platinum in the United States and peaked at #3 on the Billboard chart. No Diggity is ranked at #91 on Rolling Stone and MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs, while Blackstreet comes in at #214 of the Top 500 Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years. Blackstreet has also collaborated with Jay-Z on his single The City is Mine. With the help of the Janet Jackson single Girlfriend, Blackstreet finally had a top ten album with Finally. But personnel shifts wracked the group and contributed to the relative failure of Finally in 1999, and Blackstreet soon broke up. After rumors of legal action and a preemptive countersuit, the group reformed and released Level II in 2003. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.