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2000 studio album by Sammie
From the Bottom to the Top is the debut studio album by American singer
Sammie . It was released by
Capitol Records on March 14, 2000, in the
United States . Primarily produced by
Dallas Austin , with additional production from Colin Wolfe, Ricco Lumpkins, and
Tricky Stewart , it It peaked at number twenty-seven on the US
Billboard 200 and number twenty on the US Billboard
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums , selling over 744,000 copies to date.
[2] It spawned the singles "
I Like It " and "
Crazy Things I Do ".
Critical reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating
AllMusic
[1]
AllMusic senior editor
Stephen Thomas Erlewine found that, "at times, [Sammie's] voice does sound a little thin, but for the most part, it's surprisingly soulful and convincing – not as stunning and assured as the young
Michael Jackson , but certainly a lot better than most child singers. If he's not yet skillful enough to disguise the sometimes uneven material, that's still forgivable, because the tracks that do work, work really well [...] The end result is the same: From the Bottom to the Top is entertaining, but not always engaging. Still, we have to remember that this is a debut album from a child singer. Judged on that basis, it's charming and, at times, impressive. Sammie does well this time out, and he'll probably do better next time around."
[1]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "The Bottom" (featuring
J.T. Money ) 3:03 2. "
I Like It " Austin 4:11 3. "Can't Let Go" (featuring
Lloyd ) Austin Austin 4:18 4. "
Crazy Things I Do " Stewart 3:22 5. "Stuff Like This" Austin Austin 3:54 6. "When I Grow Up" (Interlude) Devine Evans Evans 1:44 7. "Hero" Jasper Cameron Szhachilea "Dymond" Chunn Ricco Lumpkins 3:42 8. "Catching Feelings" 3:50 9. "Count" Cameron Cameron 4:21 10. "If I Can" 4:21 11. "Fell for Her" 3:39 12. "Friend Like You" Chunn Debra Killings Lumpkins White 4:26 13. "Do It for You" Cameron John Harris Joyce "Fenderella" Irby 4:55 14. "I Like It" (Remix) Austin 4:10
Personnel
Credits for From the Bottom to the Top adapted from Allmusic.
[3]
Dallas Austin – composer, executive producer, producer
Leslie Brathwaite – mixing
Jasper Cameron - composer
Kevin "KD" Davis – mixing
Mark "Exit" Goodchild – engineer
Traci Hale – composer
John Horesco IV – editing
Ty Hudson – assistant, engineer
Joyce "Fenderella" Irby – composer, engineer
Debra Killings - composer, vocals (background)
Jimmy Killings – guitar
Myra Killings – stylist
Ricco Lumpkins – composer, producer
Andrew Lyn – assistant engineer, engineer
Carlton Lynn – engineer
Tomi Martin – vocals (background)
JT Money – featured artist, vocals
Lloyd Polite – featured artist
Claudine Pontier – assistant
Sammie – primary artist, vocals (background)
Rick Sheppard – MIDI, sound design
Alvin Speights – bass, mixing
Christopher "Tricky" Stewart – producer
Brian "B-Luv" Thomas – engineer
Jeff Thompkins – composer
Stephanie Vonarx – assistant engineer
Gary White – composer
Colin Wolfe – composer, producer
Charts
Certifications
References
Studio albums Singles Featured singles