Kima, Keisha, and Pam
| Kima, Keisha, and Pam | ||||
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| Studio album by Total | ||||
| Released | October 27, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997-98 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop soul, dirty rap, R&B | |||
| Label | Bad Boy Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Sean "Puffy" Combs (also exec.), The Hitmen (also exec.), Harve Pierre (also exec.), Missy Elliott (also exec.), Timbaland, Heavy D | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
Kima, Keisha, and Pam is the second and final studio album from American R&B girl group Total. Their final album debuted at number nine on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and peaked at number thirty-nine on the US Billboard 200. In 1999, the album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for excess of selling 500,000 copies.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Trippin'" (featuring Missy Elliott) | Missy Elliott, Tim Mosley, Darryl Pearson, Mario Winans, Sean "Puffy" Combs | Timbaland, Missy Elliott | 4:26 |
| 2. | "I Tried" | Elliott, Pearson, Jess Klein | Darryl "Day" Person | 4:34 |
| 3. | "Rock Track" | Elliott, Winans, Combs | Mario Winans, Sean "Puffy" Combs | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Masturbation (Interlude)" | Combs, Winans | Mario Winans, Sean "Puffy" Combs | 1:42 |
| 5. | "If You Want Me" (featuring Mase) | Mason Betha, Steven Jordan, Harve Pierre, Trevor Smith, Jr. | Steven Jordan, Harve Pierre | 4:37 |
| 6. | "Press Rewind" (featuring Carl Thomas) | Combs, Donell Jones, T. Williams, Winans | Mario Winans, Sean "Puffy" Combs | 4:26 |
| 7. | "Sitting Home" | E. Johnson, Garrett Blake Smith | Mario Winans, Sean "Puffy" Combs | 4:15 |
| 8. | "Truth Or Dare (Interlude)" | Winans | Garrett Blake Smith, Mario Winans, Sean "Puffy" Combs | 1:22 |
| 9. | "What About Us? (Remix)" (featuring Black Rob) | Combs, Elliott, Trevor Horn, Jordan, Malcolm McLaren, Robert Ross | Sean "Puffy" Combs, Steven Jordan | 4:03 |
| 10. | "There Will Be No #!*@ Tonight (Interlude)" | Elliott | Mario Winans, Sean "Puffy" Combs | 2:37 |
| 11. | "Do Something" (featuring Missy Elliott & Mocha) | Elliott, Gerard Thomas | Mario Winans, Sean "Puffy" Combs | 4:30 |
| 12. | "Rain" | Combs, Robert Kelly | Sean "Puffy" Combs, R. Kelly | 4:01 |
| 13. | "I Tried (Interlude)" | Chucky Thompson | Sean "Puffy" Combs, Chucky Thompson | 2:04 |
| 14. | "The Most Beautiful" | Dwight Myers | Heavy D | 4:19 |
| 15. | "I Don't Wanna" | Elliott, Thomas | Sean "Puffy" Combs, Mario Winans | 5:04 |
| 16. | "Move Too Fast" | Elliott, J. Johnson, Barry White | Mario Winans, Sean "Puffy" Combs | 3:44 |
| 17. | "Bet She Can't" | Elliott, Thomas | Missy Elliott, Gerard Thomas | 4:07 |
| 18. | "I Don't Wanna Smile" | Diane Warren, Kris Kellow | Kris Kellow | 4:43 |
Samples
- "If You Want Me" sampled "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See" by Busta Rhymes
- "Press Rewind" sampled "Little Child, Runnin Wild" by Curtis Mayfield
- "Rain" sampled "A Garden of Peace" by Lonnie Liston Smith and "Dead Presidents" by Jay-Z
- "Sitting Home" sampled "Forget I Was a "G"" by Whitehead Bros.
- "What About Us" (Remix) sampled "Hobo Scratch" by Malcolm McLaren and World's Famous Supreme Team
Credits
Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander- Engineer
Billy B. -Make-Up
Ariel Borujow- Assistant Engineer
Ali Boudris -Engineer, Guitar
Warryn Campbell -Producer
Drew Coleman- Engineer
Sean "Puffy" Combs -Executive Producer, Producer
Johnny Dangerous -Programming
C.J. DeVillar- Engineer
Tony Dofat -Engineer
Jimmy Douglass -Mixing
Missy Elliott -Associate Executive Producer, Performer, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals
Rasheed Goodlowe- Assistant Engineer
Mick Guzauski- Mixing
Andy Haller- Assistant Engineer
Heavy D -Producer
Steve Jordan -Producer
Garrett Blake Smith -Producer
Kris Kello- Arranger, Keyboards, Producer, Programming, Vocals (Background)
Jess Klein- Composer
Jack Knight -Vocal Arrangement
Shannon "Slam" Lawrence Engineer
Paul Logus- Engineer, Mixing
Mario Lucy- Engineer
Mase- Performer
Tony Maserati -Engineer, Mixing
Michael McCoy -Engineer
Mocha -Performer
Lynn Montrose -Engineer
Rob Murphy -Assistant Engineer
Michael Patterson- Mixing
Rob Paustian- Engineer
Joe "Smilin' Joe" Perrera- Engineer, Mixing
Harve Pierre- A&R, Associate Executive Producer, Producer, Vocal Producer
Herb Powers -Mastering
Ed Raso- Engineer
Norman Jean Roy -Photography
Tony Smalios- Engineer
Erica Spivey- Vocals
Aaron Sprague- Assistant Engineer
Toni Swan -Hair Stylist
Carl Thomas -Performer
Gerard Thomas- Multi Instruments, Producer
Carl Thompson -Producer
Timbaland -Multi Instruments, Producer
Total -Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Diane Warren -Executive Producer
Mario Winans- Producer
Chad Wolfinabarger- Engineer
Singles
(Released: October 17, 1998)
- Sittin' Home
(Released: February 24, 1999)
- I Tried (Radio Only)
(Released: April 29, 1999)
Trivia
- Original producer of "Truth Or Dare (Interlude)" Mario Winans re-produced it as a full length track "Dolly Baby" for rapper Lil' Cease's 1999 album "The Wonderful World Of Cease-a-Leo", also using a sample of Pam's vocals from the Interlude as its chorus. Despite it being a sample, she is also listed under vocals in the album's credits.The remix version of "Trippin" sampled from "4, 3, 2, 1" by LL Cool J and Canibus feat. Method Man, Redman and DMX
See also
References
- ↑ Gallucci, Michael. Kima, Keisha & Pam review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ↑ Diehl, Matt (1998-12-18). "Kima, Keisha & Pam review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ↑ "...the "bad girls of Bad Boy" slip out from under Puff Daddy's shadow. Silky as lingerie, the ladie's voices rasp and sidle in erotic counterpoint...girls and boys are welcome in this pleasure dome..."