Comin' from Where I'm From

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Comin' from Where I'm From
Comin' From Where I'm From album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)
Recorded2002–2003
Studio
Genre
Length52:05
Label
Producer
Anthony Hamilton chronology
XTC
(1996)
Comin' from Where I'm From
(2003)
Soulife
(2005)
Singles from Comin' from Where I'm From
  1. "Comin' from Where I'm From"
    Released: October 14, 2003
  2. "Charlene"
    Released: August 3, 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [3]
The New York Times Favorable [4]
PopMatters 9/10 [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Village Voice Favorable [8]
The Washington Post Favorable) [9]
Yahoo! Music Favorable [10]

Comin' from Where I'm From is the second studio album by American singer Anthony Hamilton. It was released on September 23, 2003, by So So Def Recordings and Arista Records. The album debuted at number 33 on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 33,000 copies, [11] while peaking at number six on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Comin' from Where I'm From was certified platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 2, 2004, [12] and as of December 2005, it had sold 1.2 million copies in the United States. [13]

Contents

The album's second single, "Charlene", peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number five on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming Hamilton's most successful single to date. The album earned Hamilton three Grammy Award nominations in 2004Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Song (both for the title track), and Best Contemporary R&B Album—and one in 2005Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "Charlene". British DJ Ben Pearce sampled vocals from the song "Cornbread, Fish & Collard Greens" for his 2013 song "What I Might Do". [14]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Mama Knew Love" Jermaine Dupri 3:28
2."Cornbread, Fish & Collard Greens"
Poyser4:33
3."Since I Seen't You"
Batson3:15
4."Charlene"
  • Hamilton
  • Batson
Batson4:06
5."I'm a Mess"
  • Hamilton
  • Cedric Solomon
  • Jeanine Smith
Solomon4:24
6."Comin' from Where I'm From"
  • Hamilton
  • Batson
Batson4:00
7."Better Days"
  • Hamilton
  • Erick Coomes
  • David Balfour
Hamilton3:02
8."Lucille"
Hamilton4:28
9."Float"
  • Hamilton
  • Junius Bervine
Bervine5:41
10."My First Love" (featuring LaToiya Williams)HamiltonHamilton6:14
11."Chyna Black"HamiltonHamilton3:59
12."I Tried"
  • Hamilton
  • Poyser
Poyser5:02
Japanese edition bonus track [15]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Comin' from Where I'm From" (rap version; featuring Scarface and Jermaine Dupri)
  • Hamilton
  • Batson
Batson4:37

Sample credits

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [12] Platinum1,200,000 [13]

Release history

RegionDateLabelRef.
United StatesSeptember 23, 2003 [22]
GermanyOctober 20, 2003 BMG [23]
AustraliaNovember 12, 2003 [24]
JapanJanuary 25, 2004 [15]
United KingdomJanuary 26, 2004Arista [25]

Notes

  1. Track 1
  2. Tracks 2, 9 and 12
  3. Tracks 3, 4 and 6
  4. Track 5
  5. Tracks 7, 8, 10 and 11
  6. Track 9

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