Xscape (band)

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Xscape (2017)

Xscape was a American R & B - singing quartet from Atlanta , Georgia . The girl group was founded in College Park in 1990 and released three studio albums between 1993 and 1998 , each of which went platinum in the USA . The most successful single Just Kickin 'It from 1993 also went platinum.

Band history

The sisters LaTocha and Tamika Scott grew up in the church of their father, the Reverent Randolf Scott. Scott, who himself was a member of an R&B band called The Scott Three in the 1970s, made music with his daughters at an early age, who eventually took part in local talent competitions in addition to church performances. Sisters Kandi Burruss and Tameka Cottle met during their time at Tri-City High School in College Park, with whom they founded the group Xscape in 1990.

The quartet had their first joint appearance in 1991 at the birthday party of producer Jermaine Dupri . They then got a contract with So So Def Records and released their debut album Hummin 'Comin' at 'Cha in the fall of 1993 , which reached number 17 on the Billboard 200 and number 3 on the R&B charts and was awarded a platinum record for it. The first single Just Kickin 'It also went platinum, her successor Understanding got gold .

In 1995 the album Off the Hook was released , which made it to number 23 on the Billboard 200 and number 3 on the R&B charts, for which it, like its predecessor, went platinum. The two most successful releases Feels So Good and Who Can I Run To achieved gold status. The third and final studio album, Xscapes, Traces of My Lipstick , also recorded platinum. The record hit number 28 on the Billboard 200 and number 6 on the R&B charts in 1998. With The Arms of the One Who Loves You also be a gold-winning single is included.

In addition to her music career, Tamika Scott is also an ordained minister and has recorded a solo gospel album . LaTocha Scott was also active solo and released the album Solo Flight 404 . Tameka Cottle married the rapper TI in July 2010. Kandi Burruss had a hit in Germany , Great Britain and the USA in 2000 as Kandi with the song Don't Think I'm Not . In 2007 she briefly formed the duo Peach Candy with rapper Rasheeda Buckner , which was unsuccessful.

occupation

  • LaTocha Scott (born October 2, 1972) - vocals
  • Tamika Scott (born August 5, 1975) - vocals
  • Tameka Cottle (born July 14, 1975 in Jonesboro, Georgia) - vocals
  • Kandi Leniece Burruss-Tucker (born May 17, 1976 in College Park, Georgia) - vocals

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B
1993 Hummin 'Comin' at 'Cha - - - US17th
platinum
platinum

(36 weeks)US 		R&B3 (42 weeks)
R&B
First published: October 12, 1993
Producers: Jermaine Dupri , Manuel Seal,
Organized Noise Productions
1995 Off the hook - - - US23
platinum
platinum

(42 weeks)US 		R&B3 (53 weeks)
R&B
First published: July 18, 1995
Producers: Jermaine Dupri, Carl-So-Lowe,
Organized Noize, Daryl Simmons
1998 Traces of My Lipstick - - - US28
platinum
platinum

(33 weeks)US 		R&B6 (50 weeks)
R&B
First published: May 12, 1998
Producers: Babyface , Jermaine Dupri,
Joe Thomas, Manuel Seal, Daryl Simmons,
Keith Sweat , Warryn Campbell, Guy Roche

Compilations

  • 2002: Understanding (release: September 22nd)
  • 2009: Super Hits (release: February 24th)
  • 2012: SOUL (release: May 29)

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks [↑]: treated together with the previous entry;
[←]: placed in both charts
DE DE CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B
1993 Just Kickin 'It
Hummin' Comin 'at' Cha 		- - UK49 (4 weeks)
UK 		US2
platinum
platinum

(21 weeks)US 		R&B1 (25 weeks)
R&B
First publication: August 1993
Authors: Jermaine Dupri , Manuel Seal
Understanding
Hummin 'Comin' at 'Cha 		- - - US8th
gold
gold

(20 weeks)US 		R&B1 (20 weeks)
R&B
First published: December 1993
Author: Manuel Seal
1994 Is My Living in Vain
Hummin 'Comin' at 'Cha 		- - - - R&B47 (17 weeks)
R&B
First published: January 1994
including samples from Barry White's 1973 hit
I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby
Author: Elbernita Clark
Love on My Mind
Hummin 'Comin' at 'Cha 		- - - US46 (15 weeks)
US 		R&B16 (20 weeks)
R&B
First publication: March 1994
Authors: Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal
Tonight
Hummin 'Comin' at 'Cha 		- - - - R&B59 (11 weeks)
R&B
First published: June 1994
Authors: Brandon Bennett, Marqueze Ethridge, Organized Noize
1995 Feels so good
off the hook 		- - UK34 (2 weeks)
UK 		US32
gold
gold

(18 weeks)US 		R&B8 (20 weeks)
R&B
First published: June 1995
Authors: Carl So-Lowe, Jermaine Dupri
Who Can I Run To
Off the Hook 		- - UK31 (3 weeks)
UK 		US8th
gold
gold

(20 weeks)US 		R&B1 (26 weeks)
R&B
First published: October 1995
Authors: Frank Alstin, Richard Roebuck, Daryl Simmons
Original: The Jones Girls, 1979
1996 Do you want to
off the hook 		- - - US50 (16 weeks)
US 		R&B9 (20 weeks)
R&B
First published: February 1996
Author: Daryl Simmons
Can't hang
off the hook 		- - -[US: ↑] R&B16 (16 weeks)
R&B
B-side of Do You Want To
feat. MC Lyte
Authors: Carl So-Lowe, Jermaine Dupri,
MC Lyte, Xscape
1998 The Arms of the One Who Loves You
Traces of My Lipstick 		- - UK46 (2 weeks)
UK 		US7th
gold
gold

(20 weeks)US 		R&B4 (22 weeks)
R&B
First published: April 1998
Backing vocals: Sue Ann Carwell
Writer: Diane Warren
My Little Secret
Traces of My Lipstick 		- - - US9 (14 weeks)
US 		R&B2 (20 weeks)
R&B
First published: October 1998
Backing Vocals: Jagged Edge
Authors: LaTocha Scott, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal
Softest Place on Earth
Traces of My Lipstick 		- - - - R&B28 (18 weeks)
R&B
First published: December 1998
Authors: Joseph Thomas, Joshua Thompson

More singles

  • 1994: Who's That Man
  • 1996: Christmas Without You
  • 1997: Let's Do It Again
  • 2003: What's Up

Guest Posts

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B
1996 Keep On, Keepin 'On
Bad As I Wanna B 		DE32 (16 weeks)
DE 		CH41 (3 weeks)
CH 		UK27 (4 weeks)
UK 		US10
gold
gold

(20 weeks)US 		R&B3 (24 weeks)
R&B
First release: February 1996
MC Lyte feat. Xscape
from the soundtrack of the movie Sunset Park
Authors: Carl So-Lowe, Jermaine Dupri, MC Lyte
1998 At I Dreaming
Ol 'Skool 		- - - US31 (13 weeks)
US 		R&B5 (21 weeks)
R&B
First release: January 1998
Ol 'Skool feat. Keith Sweat and Xscape
Author: Sam Dees
Original: Atlantic Starr , 1980
2000 Bounce with Me
Beware of Dog 		- - - - R&B1 (22 weeks)
R&B
First release: July 2000
Lil Bow Wow feat. Xscape
from the soundtrack of the movie Big Mama's House
Authors: Bryan-Michael Cox, Da Brat , Jermaine Dupri

Further guest contributions

  • 1996: Always Be My Baby (The Jermaine Dupri Remixes) ( Mariah Carey feat.Xscape and Da Brat)

statistics

Chart evaluation

US US R&B R&B
Number one albums US-US R&B-R&B
Top 10 albums US-US R&B3R&B
Albums in the charts US3US R&B3R&B
DE DE CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B
Number one singles DE-DE CH-CH UK-UK US-US R&B4thR&B
Top 10 singles DE-DE CH-CH UK-UK US5US R&B10R&B
Singles in the charts DE1DE CH1CH UK5UK US10US R&B15thR&B

Awards for music sales

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Gold record icon.svg 5 × gold5 Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum4th 6,500,000 riaa.com
All in all Gold record icon.svg 5 × gold5 Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum4th

swell

  1. ↑ a b c Chart sources: Singles UK US

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