Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha

Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha
Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha
Studio album by Xscape
Released	October 12, 1993
Recorded	1992–1993
Genre	R&B; hip hop soul; new jack swing;
Length	35:44
Label	So So Def; Columbia;
Producer	Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, Jr.
Xscape chronology
Singles from Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha
	"Just Kickin' It"; Released: August 17, 1993; "Understanding"; Released: December 21, 1993; "Love on My Mind"; Released: January 6, 1994; "Tonight"; Released: April 11, 1994;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Robert Christgau	C^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B link
Vibe	(favorable) link

Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha is the debut studio album by American R&B singing group Xscape. Released on October 12, 1993, by So So Def Recordings (as the label's inaugural release) and Columbia Records, the album produced the singles "Just Kickin' It", "Understanding", "Love on My Mind" and “Tonight”, and peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200 and number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, becoming certified platinum by the RIAA with sales over one million copies sold.

Track listing[edit]

#	Title	Length	Lead vocals	Writer(s)
1.	"Hummin Comin’ at Cha (Intro)"	1:12	Xscape	Jermaine Dupri
2.	"Just Kickin' It"	3:24	Kandi (adlibs: Latocha)	Dupri, Seal
3.	"Pumpin’"	3:59	Kandi (guest vocals: JD)	Dupri
4.	"Let Me Know"	3:40	Xscape	Bell, Dupri, Seal
5.	"Understanding"	5:41	Xscape	Seal
6.	"W.S.S Deez Nuts"	0:44	JD	Weather
7.	"With You"	4:04	Kandi/Tiny/LaTocha	Bennett, Etheridge, Organized Noize
8.	"Is My Living In Vain"	2:48	Xscape	Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark
9.	"Love on My Mind"	3:48	LaTocha & Tamika	Dupri, Seal
10.	"Tonight"	4:04	Xscape	Bennett, Etheridge, Organized Noize
11.	"Just Kickin’ It (Remix)"	3:32	Kandi (adlibs: Latocha)	Dupri, Seal

Credits and personnel[edit]

Musicians[edit]

LaMarquis Mark Jefferson - bass, guitar
Jermaine Dupri - piano
Jermaine Dupri, Francesca Restrepo - art direction
McKinley Horton - keyboard, product
Kevin Lively, Phil Tan- engineer
Bernie Grundman, Joe Nicolo, Phil Nicolo, Howie Weinberg- mastering
Jermaine Dupri, Phil Tan- mixing

Production[edit]

Vocal assistance: Dionne Farris
Executive Producer: Jermaine Dupri, M 2 Da T 2 Da M

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1993)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	17
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[3]	3

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1993)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	69
Chart (1994)	Position
US Billboard 200^[5]	78
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	20

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[7]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

^ Christgau, Robert (November 23, 1993). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
^ "Xscape Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
^ "Xscape Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
^ "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
^ "American album certifications – Xscape – Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

[Christgau-1] Christgau, Robert (November 23, 1993). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved July 5, 2013.

[ac_Billboard200_Xscape-2] "Xscape Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2020.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Xscape-3] "Xscape Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2020.

[4] "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2020.

[5] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

[6] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2021.

[United_StatesXscapeHummin'_Comin'_at_'ChaalbumCertRef-7] "American album certifications – Xscape – Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

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v t e Xscape
Kandi Burruss LaTocha Scott Tamika Scott Tiny Cottle
Studio albums	Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha Off the Hook Traces of My Lipstick
EPs	Here for It
Other albums	Understanding
Singles	"Just Kickin' It" "Understanding" "Love on My Mind" "Feels So Good" "Who Can I Run To" "Do You Want To/Can't Hang" "The Arms of the One Who Loves You" "My Little Secret"
Related articles	Discography Queens of R&B Tour