Track Listing
1. Intro
2. Do You Know
3. No One Else - (with Da Brat)
4. Whose Is It? (Interlude)
5. Kissin' You
6. Do You Think About Us?
7. Definition of a Bad Girl (Interlude)
8. Can't You See - (with The Notorious B.I.G.)
9. Someone Like You
10. Tell Me
11. Love Is All We Need
12. Don't Ever Change
13. Spend Some Time
14. When Boy Meets Girl
15. No One Else - (Puff Daddy Remix)
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Da Brat, Lil' Kim, Raphael Saadiq, Terri Robinson, The Notorious B.I.G. | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Total: Keisha Spivey, Pam Long, Kima.
Additional personnel: Da Brat, The Notorious B.I.G., Foxy Brown, Lil' Kim (rap vocals); Sean "Puffy" Combs (spoken vocals); Chucky Thompson (guitar, keyboards); Eddie "Spanky" Alford (guitar); Charles Alexander (flute); Julian Jackson (keyboards, drums, percussion, programming); Herb Middleton (keyboards); Raphael Saadiq (bass, background vocals); Stevie J (programming); Terri Robinson, 112 (background vocals).
Producers: Chad "Dr. Seuss" Elliot, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Rashad Smith, Jean-Claude "Poke" Olivier, Steve Jordan.
Recorded at The Hit Factory, Sound On Sound and Daddy's House Recording Studios, New York, New York; Jam Shack II Recording, Los Angeles and Pookie Labs, Sacramento, California; 3 Boyz From Newark Studios, Newark, New Jersey.
One of the early feathers in the cap of the Bad Boy Entertainment empire, the female trio Total got their start backing the Notorious B.I.G. before releasing their self-titled debut in 1996. Unlike the sleek urban contemporary sound of acts like Destiny's Child, Total was driven by classic funk grooves and sassy attitude.
The singers, Kima, Keisha, and Pam, each have their own distinctive style, and that variety adds a pleasing twist to TOTAL. While the album isn't consistent throughout, it does have highlights, with "No One Else" and "Can't You See" (which features Biggie), among them. Funky, slinky, and sensual, TOTAL is a solid R&B album that deserves more attention than it's received since its release.
Editorial Reviews
...Total's self-titled disc overcomes the questionable vocal talents of Kima, Keisha and Pam with super-slick production and catchy hooks...
Vibe (05/01/1996)
...Brimming with irresistibly funky loops and gritty grooves, the album is a pleasure from start to finish...
Entertainment Weekly (03/15/1996)
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