Ghetto Hymns

"My Favorite Girl"
Ghetto Hymns
Studio album by Dave Hollister
Released	May 25, 1999[1]
Genre	R&B[2]
Length	68:05
Label	DreamWorks
Producer	Darrell "Dezo" Adams; Teddy Bishop; Wesley Hogges; Dave Hollister; Stevie J; John Mitchell; Gene Peoples; Jazze Pha; Redman; Erick Sermon; Tim & Bob; Eric Williams;
Dave Hollister chronology
Singles from Ghetto Hymns
	"My Favorite Girl"; Released: March 2, 1999[3]; "Can't Stay"; Released: 1999; "Baby Mama Drama"; Released: 1999;

Ghetto Hymns is the solo debut studio album by American contemporary R&B singer Dave Hollister. It was released by DreamWorks Records on May 25, 1999 (1999-05-25) in the United States.[1] His first effort after his success with Blackstreet), the album was co-produced by Hollister and Erick Sermon.[2] It peaked at number 34 on the US Billboard 200.[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Three singles were released from the album: "My Favorite Girl", "Can't Stay" and "Baby Mama Drama". "My Favorite Girl" is Hollister's only hit to date on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 39 in 1999.[4] The album was certified gold on March 6, 2000 (2000-03-06).[5] In addition to original songs, the album contains covers of the Michael McDonald song "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)"[6] and the Twinkie Clark-Terrell song "In Him There is No Sorrow" (listed on the album as "Keep Forgettin'" and "Respect 2 Him", respectively).

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[1][2][7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ghetto Hymns (The Introduction)" (featuring Redman)	Johnny "Guitar" Watson	Redman	1:09
2.	"Came in the Door Pimpin' (featuring Too $hort)"	Dave Hollister Todd Anthony Shaw Jazze Pha Kenneth Fambro Suzanne Vega	Pha Fambro^[A]	4:23
3.	"My Favorite Girl"	Hollister Marc Kinchen Steven Jordan T. "Sonnyboy" Turpin	Stevie J	5:32
4.	"Round and Round"	Teddy Bishop Johntá Austin Pha	Pha Bishop	4:29
5.	"Baby Mama Drama"/"It's Alright" (Bonus hymn)	Eric Williams Wesley Hogges Hollister Eugene Peoples	Williams Hogges Gene Peoples Spanky Williams^[A]	8:59
6.	"Cheaterlude" (Interlude)	Hollister	Hollister	1:18
7.	"Can't Stay"	Hollister	Peoples Hollister^[A]	6:17
8.	"Bring It to Dave" (Interlude)	Hollister	Hollister	1:51
9.	"Call on Me"	Hollister Will Jennings Joe Sample Erick Sermon	Sermon	3:43
10.	"Missin' You"	Hollister Sammy Lowe Sermon	Sermon Hollister^[A]	4:41
11.	"Keep Forgettin'"	Jerry Leiber Mike Stoller	Hollister	5:11
12.	"Come Inside My Room" (Interlude)	Hollister John Mitchell	Mitchell	1:46
13.	"The Program"	Hollister Sermon	Sermon	4:47
14.	"My Feelin's"	Darrell "Dezo" Adams Hollister	Adams	6:18
15.	"Respect 2 Him" (Outro)	Twinkie Clark-Terrell	Hollister	3:45
16.	"I'm Sorry" (My Favorite Girl remix)	Tim Kelley Bob Robinson	Tim & Bob	3:56
Total length:				68:05

Notes

Sample credits

"Came in the Door Pimpin'" contains a sample of "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega.}}[8]
"Call on Me" contains a sample of "Soul Shadows" by The Crusaders featuring Bill Withers.}}[9]

Chart (1999)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[10]	34
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11]	5

Chart (1999)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12]	75
Chart (2000)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13]	84


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[14]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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