Southern Hummingbird
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Southern Hummingbird | |||||
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Studio album by Tweet | |||||
Released | April 2, 2002 (U.S.) May 13, 2002 (UK) |
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Recorded | 2001 | ||||
Genre | R&B, soul, acoustic | ||||
Label | The Goldmind Inc., Elektra | ||||
Producer | Tweet, Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Craig Brockman, Nisan Stewart, John Smith | ||||
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Tweet chronology | |||||
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Southern Hummingbird is the debut album by American R&B/soul singer Tweet, released on April 2, 2002 (see 2002 in music) in the United States. It debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified gold, preceded by the R&B number-one lead single "Oops (Oh My)".
The album featured production by Timbaland (who contributed four tracks), Craig Brockman & Nisan Stewart, guitarist John "Jubu" Smith, and Tweet herself. It also featured guest vocals by Elliott, Bilal, BeatClub Record's Ms. Jade, and featured a bonus new track by Elliott, "Big Spender", which samples the '60s classic of the same name.
The album was filled with soul-stirring vocals and lyrics taken from Tweet's own life experiences, some of which were at the time written on napkins.
After the successful lead single, the album spawned another two, the Timbaland-produced "Call Me" and the radio single "Smoking Cigarettes", which had a video shot for it and directed by Little X but was never released.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "So Much to Say (Intro)" – 1:24
- "My Place" – 4:24
- "Smoking Cigarettes" – 4:16
- "Best Friend" (featuring Bilal) – 5:08
- "Always Will" – 4:41
- "Boogie 2nite" – 4:10
- "Oops (Oh My)" (featuring Missy Elliott) – 3:58
- "Make Ur Move" – 3:49
- "Motel" – 3:48
- "Beautiful" – 4:05
- "Complain" – 5:14
- "Heaven" – 3:39
- "Call Me" – 2:56
- "Drunk" – 5:25
- "Southern Hummingbird (Outro)" – 1:31
- "Sexual Healing (Oops Pt. 2)" (featuring Ms. Jade) – 4:47
- "Big Spender" (performed by Missy Elliott) – 3:10
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Musicians
- Tweet – vocals, guitar
- Missy Elliott – vocals
- Bilal – vocals
- Ms. Jade – vocals
- Lil' Charlie – guitar
- John "Jubu" Smith – guitar
- Dontae – bass
- Greg Leiz – steel guitar
[edit] Production
Executive Producers | Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Charlene "Tweet" Keys |
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Producers | Timbaland ("Oops (Oh My)", "Make Ur Move", "Heaven", "Call Me", "Sexual Healing (Oops Pt. 2)"), Charlene "Tweet" Keys ("Smoking Cigarettes", "Best Friend", "Motel", "Complain", "Heaven", "Drunk"), Craig Brockman ("So Much To Say (Intro)", "My Place", "Smoking Cigarettes", "Best Friend", "Beautiful", "Complain", "Heaven", "Drunk"), Nisan Stewart ("So Much To Say (Intro)", "My Place", "Smoking Cigarettes", "Best Friend", "Always Will", "Boogie 2nite", "Complain"), Jubu Smith ("Always Will", "Boogie 2nite"), Troy Johnson & Missy Elliott ("Big Spender") |
Engineers | Dylan Dresdow, Senator Jimmy D, Tyson Leeper, Carlos Bedoya |
Mixing | Dylan Dresdow, Jimmy Douglass, Manny Marroquin |
Mastering | Bernie Grundman Mastering |
A&R | Merlin Bobb, Jay Brown |
Photography | Ruven Afanador |
Art Direction & Design | Anita Marisa Boriboon |
Hair | Chuck Amos |
Make-Up | Nzingha Isis |
Stylist | Michaela-Angela Davis |
[edit] Charts
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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Dutch Albums Chart | 65 |
French Albums Chart | 101 |
German Albums Chart | 44 |
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart | 32 |
Norwegian Albums Chart | 13 |
Swedish Albums Chart | 35 |
Swiss Albums Chart | 65 |
UK Albums Chart | 15 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 3 |
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 2 |