Kima, Keisha, and Pam
Studio album by
Total
ReleasedOctober 27, 1998 (1998-10-27)
Genre
Length68:13
Label
Producer
Total chronology
Total
(1996)		 Kima, Keisha, and Pam
(1998)
Singles from Kima, Keisha, and Pam
  1. "Trippin'"
    Released: October 17, 1998
  2. "Sitting Home"
    Released: February 23, 1999
  3. "I Tried"
    Released: April 29, 1999

Kima, Keisha, and Pam is the second and last to date studio album by American R&B girl group Total. It was released by Bad Boy Records and Arista Records on October 27, 1998, in the United States. The album debuted at number nine on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 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. To date, it is their most recent album.

Background

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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

In his review for Entertainment Weekly Matt Diehl wrote that "Total don’t get quite bad enough on their sophomore release, Kima, Keisha, and Pam. Despite all the heavy breathing, the diva trio’s pillow talk peters out. However, bed-board-bangin’ beats from Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Heavy D, and the Puff master himself turn this into a partial, if not total, bump-and-grind masterpiece."[2] Allmusic editor Michael Gallucci found that "by inviting a who's-who roster into the tub with them [Total] are barely heard. Brimming with the sounds of the world around it, Kima, Keisha & Pam is a studio-powered album that loses its individuality while trying desperately to be a part of the streets and scene. The best track, "Trippin'," is an Elliott-produced slice of robotic R&B that combines the gals' sweet harmonies with state-of-the-soul-art studio savvy. But an album's worth of the sexy same unveils Total's ultimate limitations."[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Trippin'"
4:26
2."I Tried"
  • Elliott
  • Pearson
4:34
3."Rock Track"
  • Elliott
  • Winans
  • Combs
  • Winans
  • Combs
3:39
4."Masturbation (Interlude)"
  • Combs
  • Winans
Winans1:42
5."If You Want Me" (featuring Mase)
Stevie J4:37
6."Press Rewind" (featuring Carl Thomas)
  • Combs
  • Winans
4:26
7."Sitting Home"
  • Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie
  • Errol Johnson
  • Garrett Blake
  • Jack Knight
  • Kenny Whitehead
  • Angelettie
  • Blake
4:15
8."Truth or Dare (Interlude)"
  • Winans
  • Keisha Spivey
Winans1:22
9."What About Us? (Remix)" (featuring Black Rob)
  • Stevie J
  • Combs
4:03
10."There Will Be No #!*@ Tonight (Interlude)"ElliottElliott2:37
11."Do Something" (featuring Missy Elliott & Mocha)
  • Elliott
  • Gerard Thomas
  • Donald Holmes
4:30
12."Rain"
  • J-Dub
  • Combs
4:01
13."I Tried (Interlude)"
Thompson2:04
14."The Most Beautiful"
4:19
15."I Don't Wanna"
  • Elliott
  • Thomas
  • Holmes
5:04
16."Move Too Fast"
  • Elliott
  • James Johnson
  • Barry White
  • Pearson
  • Johnson
  • Manu Dibango
  • Tom Brock
  • Elliott
  • Pearson
3:44
17."Bet She Can't"
  • Elliott
  • Thomas
  • Holmes
4:07
18."I Don't Wanna Smile"
Kellow4:43

Notes

  • ^a denotes co-producer

Samples credits

Credits

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 Gallucci, Michael. Kima, Keisha & Pam review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  2. 1 2 Diehl, Matt (1998-12-18). "Kima, Keisha & Pam review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  3. ↑ "...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..."
  4. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 7001". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  5. ↑ "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 6, 1998. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Chart Log UK: 1994–2010: DJ T X – Tzant". Zobbel.de. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Total Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Total Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  11. ↑ "American album certifications – Total – KIMA, KEISHA & PAM". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
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