Allmusic senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine found that "while the album is simply too long to sustain the quality" of their previous "singles "Can't You See" and "No One Else," most of the record is filled with deep, seductive funk that follows through on the group's promise."[1]Entertainment Weekly's Dimitri Ehrlich wrote that "with a buttery delivery and enough sass to kill an elephant, this trio of hip-hop/soul vixens gives TLC good cause to be frightened. Brimming with irresistibly funky loops and gritty grooves, the self-titled Total is a pleasure from start to finish. Rap assists from label mate The Notorious B.I.G. are the cherry on top."[2] Connie Johnson from The Los Angeles Times felt that "the three singers themselves generate little heat. The vocals on the best cuts, “Can't You See” and “Do You Think About Us?,” mostly evoke Faith Evans and T-Boz of TLC. Except for the lasciviousness of “Who Is This,” Total doesn't distinguish itself from other divas."[3]
^ abErlewine, Stephen Thomas. Total (Total) at AllMusic. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
^ abEhrlich, Dimitri (March 15, 1996). "'Total' Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
^ abJohnson, Connie (March 16, 1996). "Album Reviews : * Total, "Total," Bad Boy Entertainment/Arista". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
^Springer, Jacqueline (May 1996). (PDF). Muzik. No. 12. p. 106. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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Total is the debut album by American female R amp B trio Total It was released by Bad Boy Records and Arista Records on January 30 1996 in the United States Chiefly produced by Bad Boy head Sean Puffy Combs the album peaked at number 23 on the US Billboard 200 and reached the top five of the US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Total was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA and spawned the hit singles Can t You See No One Else Kissin You and Do You Think About Us When Boy Meets Girl TotalStudio album by TotalReleasedJanuary 30 1996 1996 01 30 Recorded1995GenreR amp B hip hop soulLength56 44LabelBad BoyAristaProducerRheji Burrell Sean Puffy Combs Chad Elliott Vince Herbert Stevie J Rodney Jerkins The Neptunes Poke Raphael Saadiq Rashad Smith Chucky ThompsonTotal chronologyTotal 1996 Kima Keisha and Pam 1998 Singles from Total Can t You See Released March 27 1995 No One Else Released November 28 1995 Kissin You Released April 15 1996 Do You Think About Us Released October 7 1996 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Credits 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Certifications 6 ReferencesCritical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 Entertainment WeeklyA 2 The Los Angeles Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 Muzik nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 Allmusic senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine found that while the album is simply too long to sustain the quality of their previous singles Can t You See and No One Else most of the record is filled with deep seductive funk that follows through on the group s promise 1 Entertainment Weekly s Dimitri Ehrlich wrote that with a buttery delivery and enough sass to kill an elephant this trio of hip hop soul vixens gives TLC good cause to be frightened Brimming with irresistibly funky loops and gritty grooves the self titled Total is a pleasure from start to finish Rap assists from label mate The Notorious B I G are the cherry on top 2 Connie Johnson from The Los Angeles Times felt that the three singers themselves generate little heat The vocals on the best cuts Can t You See and Do You Think About Us mostly evoke Faith Evans and T Boz of TLC Except for the lasciviousness of Who Is This Total doesn t distinguish itself from other divas 3 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Intro featuring Puff Daddy Chad Elliott0 542 Do You Know Terri RobinsonSean CombsRashad SmithCombsRashad Ringo Smith3 233 No One Else featuring Da Brat RobinsonShawntae HarrisJean Claude OlivierSean Puffy CombsPokeCombs4 284 Whose Is It Interlude Stevie JElliottCombs2 285 Kissin You Julian JacksonRaphael SaadiqJanice JohnsonBrian JamesSaadiq4 426 Do You Think About Us SaadiqJohnsonSaadiq4 337 Definition of a Bad Girl Interlude ElliottCombs1 108 Can t You See featuring The Notorious B I G RobinsonMark SouthJoe HowellCombsChristopher WallaceHerb MiddletonCombs4 419 Someone like You RobinsonChucky ThompsonCombsRashad SmithThompsonCombsSmith4 3510 Tell Me Faith EvansKeisha SpiveyOmar EppsVince HerbertRheji BurrellHerbertBurrell4 3711 Love Is All We Need RobinsonThompsonCombsThompsonCombs4 0012 Don t Ever Change RobinsonSpiveyThompsonCombsThompsonCombs4 1413 Spend Some Time RobinsonLee DrakefordEvansOlivierCombsPokeCombs4 1814 When Boy Meets Girl Tammy LucasPharrell WilliamsChad HugoQuinnes ParkerMarvin ScandrickSpiveyPamela LongBarry GibbRobin GibbThe NeptunesCombs4 1815 No One Else Puff Daddy Remix featuring Lil Kim Foxy Brown amp Da Brat RobinsonInga MarchandHarrisOlivierCombsRodney JerkinsCombs4 28 Sample credits Do You Know contains a sample from Same Beat Part 1 as performed by Fred Wesley and The J B s No One Else contains a sample from South Bronx as performed by KRS 1 Can t You See contains elements from The Payback as performed by James Brown Someone like You contains a sample from Save their Souls as performed by Hamilton Bohannon Tell Me contains a sample from Help Somebody Please as performed by The O Jays Love Is All We Need contains excerpts from Atomic Dog as performed by George Clinton Don t Ever Change samples Computer Love as performed by Zapp Spend Some Time contains a sample from Love TKO as performed by Teddy Pendergrass When Boy Meets Girl incorporates re recorded portions of Love You Inside Out as written and performed by The Bee Gees Credits editCharles Prince Charles Alexander Flute Mixing Eddie Alford guitar Bob Brockman mixing Gerry Brown mixing Sean Puffy Combs executive producer producer remixing Voices Lane Craven engineer Da Brat rap Stephen Dent engineer Chad Dr Ceuss Elliott producer Dan Evans production coordination Guzman Constance Hansen and Russell Peacock Photography Chad Hugo producer Stevie J producer Julian Jackson drums engineer keyboards percussion programming Rodney Jerkins remixing D Jones vocals Background Steve Jordan producer Paul Logus engineer mixing Pam Long Voices Tammy Lucas vocal producer Keith M vocals Background Tony Maserati engineer mixing Keenya Mauldin Hair Stylist Alisha Melvin Hair Stylist Herb Middleton keyboards Nasheim Myrick engineer Axel Niehaus engineer mixing Jean Claude Poke Olivier producer Sybil Pennix Assistant Producer Stylist Executive Producer Herb Powers Mastering Terri Robinson producer vocals Background Raphael Saadiq guitar Bass Producer Vocals Background LaTrice Shaw production coordination Rashad Smith producer Eric Spearman make up Kevin Thomas engineer Chucky Thompson guitar keyboards producer Total vocals Background Richard Travali engineer Pharrell Williams producer Doug Wilson engineerCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1996 PeakpositionCanada Top Albums CDs RPM 5 28UK Albums OCC 6 84UK R amp B Albums OCC 7 12US Billboard 200 8 23US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 9 4 Year end charts edit Chart 1996 PositionUS Billboard 200 10 166US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 11 27Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 12 Platinum 1 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit a b Erlewine Stephen Thomas Total Total at AllMusic Retrieved October 2 2020 a b Ehrlich Dimitri March 15 1996 Total Review Entertainment Weekly Retrieved October 2 2020 a b Johnson Connie March 16 1996 Album Reviews Total Total Bad Boy Entertainment Arista The Los Angeles Times Retrieved October 2 2020 Springer Jacqueline May 1996 Total Total PDF Muzik No 12 p 106 Archived from the original PDF on 3 April 2022 Retrieved 15 July 2022 Top RPM Albums Issue 2925 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved October 2 2020 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved August 1 2023 Official R amp B Albums Chart Top 40 Official Charts Company Retrieved August 1 2023 Total Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved October 2 2020 Total Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved October 2 2020 Top Billboard 200 Albums Year End 1996 Billboard Retrieved October 2 2020 Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Year End 1996 Billboard Retrieved October 2 2020 American album certifications Total Total Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved October 2 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Total Total album amp oldid 1169718710, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
