Off the Hook (Xscape album)

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Off the Hook
Studio album by
Xscape
ReleasedJuly 1, 1995
Recorded1994–1995
GenreR&B, hip hop soul
Length44:37
Label
ProducerJermaine Dupri, Carl-So-Lowe, Organized Noize, Daryl Simmons
Xscape chronology
Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha
(1993) 		Off the Hook
(1995) 		Traces of My Lipstick
(1998)
Singles from Off The Hook
  1. "Feels So Good"
    Released: June 6, 1995
  2. "Who Can I Run To"
    Released: October 3, 1995
  3. "Can't Hang/Do You Want To"
    Released: February 2, 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[2]
The Source(favorable)[3]
Vibe(positive)[3]

Off the Hook is the second studio album by American R&B group Xscape. The album was released on July 1, 1995, through So So Def Recordings and Sony Music Entertainment.[4] The album was preceded by the release of four singles — "Feels So Good", "Who Can I Run To" and "Can't Hang/Do You Want To". The album was produced by Jermaine Dupri and featured a guest appearance by MC Lyte.

The album debuted at number twenty-three on the US Billboard 200[5] and number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[6] The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA the on November 16, 1995[7] and won the 1996 Soul Train Music Award for R&B/Soul Album of the Year – Group, Band or Duo.

Track listing

# Title Length Lead vocals Writer(s)
1. "Do Your Thang" 1:51 JD (ad-libs)/Xscape Hayes
2. "Feels So Good" 3:32 Kandi /LaTocha Scott (rap ad-libs: JD) Dupri, Lowe, Xscape
3. "Hard to Say Goodbye" 3:45 Xscape Dupri, Lowe, Xscape, Seal
4. "Can't Hang" 3:46 Kandi/LaTocha Scott (rap: MC Lyte) Dupri, Lowe, Xscape, Moorer, Beverly
5. "Who Can I Run To" 3:37 LaTocha/Tamika Scott Alstin, Roebuck, Simmons
6. "Hip-Hop Barbershop Request Line" 0:49 Eddie "Skeeter Rock" Weathers (DJ)/Da Brat (Shaquera) Diggs, Dupri, Smith, Weathers
7. "Do You Want To" 5:42 Tiny/LaTocha Scott Simmons
8. "What Can I Do" 3:05 LaTocha/Tamika Scott Bell, Dupri, Murdock, Sad, Shocklee, Troutman, Troutman, Walter
9. "Do Like Lovers Do" 3:46 Kandi/LaTocha Scott Dupri, Lowe, Xscape
10. "Work Me Slow" 4:12 Kandi/LaTocha Scott Simmons
11. "Love's a Funny Thing" 5:27 Xscape Kendricks, Xscape
12. "Keep It on the Real" 4:23 Kandi/LaTocha Scott Bennett, Nuri, Organized Noize

Credits and personnel

Musicians

  • Preston Crump, LaMarquis "Mark" Jefferson, Zachary Scott- bass
  • Randy Hutchinson - drums
  • Tommy Martin - guitar
  • Bruno Speight - guitar
  • Delores Major - violin
  • Lomax Spaulding - guitar
  • Ralph Stacy - bass

Production

  • Executive producers: Jermaine Dupri, Michael Mauldin,
  • Producers: Jermaine Dupri, Carl-So-Lowe, Organized Noize, Daryl Simmons
  • Vocal assistance: Organized Noize, Xscape
  • Engineers: Thom "TK" Kidd, Phil Tan, Bernasky Wall
  • Assistant engineers: John Frye, Thomas Rickert
  • Mixing: Mick Guzauski, Daryl Simmons, Phil Tan
  • Mixing assistance: John Frye, Kevin Lively, Alex Lowe, Thomas Rickert
  • Programming: Felipe Elgueta, John "J.R." Robinson, Glen Woodward

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 127
U.S. Billboard 200 23
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 3

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ^ a b Album reviews at CD Universe
  4. ^ "Off the Hook by Xscape on Apple Music". Apple Music (U.S. Store). Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Xscape Off the Hook Chart History Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Xscape Off the Hook Chart History Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  7. ^ "American album certifications – Xscape". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 28 November 2017. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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