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Kima, Keisha, and Pam is the second 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.

Kima, Keisha, and Pam
Studio album by Total
Released	October 27, 1998 (1998-10-27)
Genre	R&B hip hop soul
Length	68:13
Label	Bad Boy Arista
Producer	Garrett Blake Sean "Puffy" Combs Missy Elliott Heavy D D-Dot The Hitmen Kris Kellow Darryl Pearson Harve Pierre 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

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

Charts

Certifications

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

References

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