Off the Hook (Xscape album)
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Off The Hook is the second studio album
by American
R&B singing group Xscape
, released by So So Def Recording on July 18, 1995 in North America. The album was production by Jermaine Dupri
features a guest appearance by MC Lyte
. Off The Hook spawned four singles including "Feels So Good
", "Do You Want To", "Who Can I Run To
" and "Can't Hang".
"Off The Hook" was certified platinum
by the RIAA.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by American
United States
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R&B singing group Xscape
Xscape (band)
Xscape, was a female American R&B group that originally started out as a quintet and then became a quartet. The group had a string of hit songs during the 1990s...
, released by So So Def Recording on July 18, 1995 in North America. The album was production by Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin , known as Jermaine Dupri or JD, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper.- Early life and career :...
features a guest appearance by MC Lyte
MC Lyte
MC Lyte is an American rapper who first gained fame in the late-1980s becoming the first solo female rapper to release a full album with 1988's critically acclaimed Lyte as a Rock.-Early life:...
. Off The Hook spawned four singles including "Feels So Good
Feels So Good (Xscape song)
"Feels So Good" is Xscape's first single from their second studio album "Off the Hook". The song reached number #34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number #8 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. It also charted in the United Kingdom at number #34....
", "Do You Want To", "Who Can I Run To
Who Can I Run To
"Who Can I Run To" is a song originally recorded by The Jones Girls in 1979. A 1995 cover version by R&B group, Xscape, spent one week at number one on the U.S. R&B Singles chart and reached number eight on the pop chart...
" and "Can't Hang".
"Off The Hook" was certified platinum
Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pt and an atomic number of 78. Its name is derived from the Spanish term platina del Pinto, which is literally translated into "little silver of the Pinto River." It is a dense, malleable, ductile, precious, gray-white transition metal...
by the RIAA.
Track listing
- "Do Your Thang" (Hayes) - 1:51
- "Feels So GoodFeels So Good (Xscape song)"Feels So Good" is Xscape's first single from their second studio album "Off the Hook". The song reached number #34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number #8 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. It also charted in the United Kingdom at number #34....
" (J. DupriJermaine DupriJermaine Dupri Mauldin , known as Jermaine Dupri or JD, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper.- Early life and career :...
, Lowe, Xscape) - 3:32 - "Hard To Say Goodbye" (J. Dupri, Lowe, Seal, Xscape) - 3:45
- "Can't Hang" (featuring MC LyteMC LyteMC Lyte is an American rapper who first gained fame in the late-1980s becoming the first solo female rapper to release a full album with 1988's critically acclaimed Lyte as a Rock.-Early life:...
) (J. Dupri, Lowe, MC Lyte, Xscape) - 3:46 - "Who Can I Run ToWho Can I Run To"Who Can I Run To" is a song originally recorded by The Jones Girls in 1979. A 1995 cover version by R&B group, Xscape, spent one week at number one on the U.S. R&B Singles chart and reached number eight on the pop chart...
" (Alstin, Roebuck, Simmons) - 3:37 - "Hip-Hop Barbershop Request Line" (Diggs, Dupri, Smith, Weathers) - 0:49
- "Do You Want To" (Simmons) - 5:42
- "What Can I Do" (Bell, Dupri, Murdock, Sad, Shocklee, Troutman, Troutman, Walter) - 3:05
- "Do Like Lovers Do" (J. Dupri, Lowe, Xscape) - 3:46
- "Work Me Slow" (Simmons) - 4:12
- "Love's a Funny Thing" (Kendricks, Xscape) - 5:27
- "Keep It On the Real" (K. Bennett, Nuri, Organized NoizeOrganized NoizeOrganized Noize is an Atlanta-based American hip hop production company made up of Rico Wade, Ray Murray and Sleepy Brown.-History:Among the hit records they have worked on include TLC's "Waterfalls", En Vogue's "Don't Let Go ", and Ludacris' "Saturday "...
) - 4:23
Musicians
- Preston Crump, LaMarquis Mark Jefferson, Zachary Scott- bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Randy Hutchinson - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Tommy Martin - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Bruno Speight - guitar
- Delores Major - violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
- Lornax Spaulding - guitar
- Ralph Stacy - bass
Production
- Executive producers: Jermaine DupriJermaine DupriJermaine Dupri Mauldin , known as Jermaine Dupri or JD, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper.- Early life and career :...
, Michael Mauldin, - Producers: Carl-So-Lowe, Organized NoizeOrganized NoizeOrganized Noize is an Atlanta-based American hip hop production company made up of Rico Wade, Ray Murray and Sleepy Brown.-History:Among the hit records they have worked on include TLC's "Waterfalls", En Vogue's "Don't Let Go ", and Ludacris' "Saturday "...
- Vocal assistance: Organized Noize, XscapeXscape (band)Xscape, was a female American R&B group that originally started out as a quintet and then became a quartet. The group had a string of hit songs during the 1990s...
- Engineers: Thom "TK" Kidd, Phil Tan, Bernasky Wall
- Assistant engineers: John Frye, Thomas Rickert
- Mixing: Mick Guzauski, Daryl SimmonsDaryl SimmonsDaryl Simmons is an American Grammy Award winning R&B songwriter, musician and record producer who is best known for his association with the LaFace Records production duo of Antonio ‘L.A.’ Reid and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds....
, Phil Tan - Mixing assistance: John Frye, Kevin Lively, Alex LoweAlex LoweStuart Alexander "Alex" Lowe , was widely considered one of his generation's finest all-around mountaineers...
, Thomas Rickert - Programming: Felipe Elgueta, John "J.R." Robinson, Glen Woodward
Charts
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
127 |
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
23 |
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 3 |