Kima, Keisha, and Pam

Kima, Keisha, and Pam is the second and final 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.

Kima, Keisha, and Pam
Studio album by Total
Released	October 27, 1998
Genre	R&B hip hop soul
Length	68:13
Label	Bad Boy Arista
Producer	Garrett Blake Sean "Puffy" Combs (exec.) Missy Elliott (also exec.) Heavy D D-Dot The Hitmen (also exec.) Kris Kellow Darryl Pearson Harve Pierre (also exec.) Stevie J J-Dub Chucky Thompson Timbaland Mario Winans
Total chronology
Total (1996) Kima, Keisha, and Pam (1998)
Singles from Kima, Keisha, and Pam
"Trippin'" Released: October 17, 1998 "Sitting Home" Released: February 23, 1999 "I Tried" Released: April 29, 1999

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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B[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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Trippin'" (featuring Missy Elliott)	Elliott Tim Mosley Darryl Pearson Mario Winans Sean "Puffy" Combs	Elliott Pearson Timbaland^[a] Winans^[a] Combs^[a]	4:26
2.	"I Tried"	Elliott Darryl "Day" Pearson Jess Klein	Elliott Pearson	4:34
3.	"Rock Track"	Elliott Winans Combs	Winans Combs	3:39
4.	"Masturbation (Interlude)"	Combs Winans	Winans	1:42
5.	"If You Want Me" (featuring Mase)	Mason Betha Steven Jordan Harve Pierre Trevor Smith, Jr. Jimmy Seals	Stevie J	4:37
6.	"Press Rewind" (featuring Carl Thomas)	Chauncey Steed Curtis Mayfield Daron Jones Darryl Floyd Jamaal Durham Winans Marvin Scandrick Michael Keith Pamela Long Quinnes Parker Combs Terry Williams	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	Winans	1:22
9.	"What About Us? (Remix)" (featuring Black Rob)	Combs Elliott Trevor Horn Jordan Malcolm McLaren Robert Ross	Stevie J Combs	4:03
10.	"There Will Be No #!*@ Tonight (Interlude)"	Elliott	Elliott	2:37
11.	"Do Something" (featuring Missy Elliott & Mocha)	Elliott Gerard Thomas Donald Holmes	Elliott Thomas^[a] Holmes^[a]	4:30
12.	"Rain"	Combs Jeffrey Walker Kelly Price Robert Kelly Lonnie Liston Smith	J-Dub Combs	4:01
13.	"I Tried (Interlude)"	Chucky Thompson Jakima Raynor Spivey Long	Thompson	2:04
14.	"The Most Beautiful"	Dwight Myers Charles Stepney Gromyko Collins Long Richard Rudolf Warryn Campbell	Heavy D Collins^[a] Campbell^[a]	4:19
15.	"I Don't Wanna"	Elliott Thomas Holmes	Elliott Thomas^[a] Holmes^[a]	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	Elliott Thomas^[a] Holmes^[a]	4:07
18.	"I Don't Wanna Smile"	Diane Warren Kris Kellow	Kellow	4:43

Notes

• ^{^a} denotes co-producer

Samples credits

• "If You Want Me" sampled "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See" by Busta Rhymes, which sampled "Sweet Green Fields" By Seals and Crofts.
• "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

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1998) Peak position Canadian Albums (Billboard)[4] 86 US Billboard 200[5] 39 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 9

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 62

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Gallucci, Michael. Kima, Keisha & Pam review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
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. "Total Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
5. "Total Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
6. "Total Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
7. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
8. "American album certifications – Total – KIMA, KEISHA & PAM". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 2, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.