Comin' from Where I'm From

Comin' from Where I'm From is the second studio album by American singer Anthony Hamilton. It was released on September 23, 2003, by So So Def Recordings and Arista Records. The album debuted at number 33 on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 33,000 copies,^[11] while peaking at number six on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Comin' from Where I'm From was certified platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 2, 2004,^[12] and as of December 2005, it had sold 1.2 million copies in the United States.^[13]

Comin' from Where I'm From
Studio album by Anthony Hamilton
Released	September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)
Recorded	2002–2003
Studio	Southside, Atlanta[a] Axis, Philadelphia[b] Allustrious, New York City[c] CedSolo Productions, New Rochelle, New York[d] Cherokee, Los Angeles[e] The Studio, Philadelphia[f]
Genre	R&B neo soul
Length	52:05
Label	So So Def Arista
Producer	Mark Batson Junius Bervine Jermaine Dupri Anthony Hamilton James Poyser Cedric Solomon
Anthony Hamilton chronology
XTC (1996) Comin' from Where I'm From (2003) Soulife (2005)
Singles from Comin' from Where I'm From
"Comin' from Where I'm From" Released: October 14, 2003 "Charlene" Released: August 3, 2004

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[3]
The New York Times	Favorable[4]
PopMatters	9/10[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]
USA Today	[7]
Village Voice	Favorable[8]
The Washington Post	Favorable)[9]
Yahoo! Music	Favorable[10]

The album's second single, "Charlene", peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number five on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming Hamilton's most successful single to date. The album earned Hamilton three Grammy Award nominations in 2004—Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Song (both for the title track), and Best Contemporary R&B Album—and one in 2005—Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for "Charlene". British DJ Ben Pearce sampled vocals from the song "Cornbread, Fish & Collard Greens" for his 2013 song "What I Might Do".^[14]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Mama Knew Love"	Anthony Hamilton Shawn Carter Al Green	Jermaine Dupri	3:28
2.	"Cornbread, Fish & Collard Greens"	Hamilton James Poyser Diedra Artist	Poyser	4:33
3.	"Since I Seen't You"	Hamilton Mark Batson Maya Jones	Batson	3:15
4.	"Charlene"	Hamilton Batson	Batson	4:06
5.	"I'm a Mess"	Hamilton Cedric Solomon Jeanine Smith	Solomon	4:24
6.	"Comin' from Where I'm From"	Hamilton Batson	Batson	4:00
7.	"Better Days"	Hamilton Erick Coomes David Balfour	Hamilton	3:02
8.	"Lucille"	Hamilton E. Coomes Tyler Coomes Balfour Roger Bowling Hal Bynum	Hamilton	4:28
9.	"Float"	Hamilton Junius Bervine	Bervine	5:41
10.	"My First Love" (featuring LaToiya Williams)	Hamilton	Hamilton	6:14
11.	"Chyna Black"	Hamilton	Hamilton	3:59
12.	"I Tried"	Hamilton Poyser	Poyser	5:02

Japanese edition bonus track^[15]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Comin' from Where I'm From" (rap version; featuring Scarface and Jermaine Dupri)	Hamilton Batson	Batson	4:37

Sample credits

• "Mama Knew Love" contains samples from "Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)" by Jay-Z and "Free at Last" by Al Green.
• "Lucille" contains re-sung lyrics from "Lucille", written by Roger Bowling and Hal Bynum.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2003) Peak position US Billboard 200[16] 33 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17] 6

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[18] 75 Chart (2004) Position US Billboard 200[19] 99 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[20] 10 Chart (2005) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[21] 61

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12]	Platinum	1,200,000[13]

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Ref.
United States	September 23, 2003	So So Def Arista	[22]
Germany	October 20, 2003	BMG	[23]
Australia	November 12, 2003		[24]
Japan	January 25, 2004		[15]
United Kingdom	January 26, 2004	Arista	[25]

Notes

1. Track 1
2. Tracks 2, 9 and 12
3. Tracks 3, 4 and 6
4. Track 5
5. Tracks 7, 8, 10 and 11
6. Track 9

References

1. Collar, Matt. Review: Comin' from Where I'm From. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2009-11-09.
2. Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: Comin' from Where I'm From". The Village Voice: April 13, 2004. Archived from the original Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine on 2009-11-09.
3. Endelman, Michael. Review: Comin' from Where I'm From Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-11-09.
4. Pareles, Jon. Review: Comin' from Where I'm From. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-11-09.
5. Cibula, Matt. Review: Comin' from Where I'm From. PopMatters. Retrieved on 2009-11-09.
6. Hardy, Ernest. Review: Comin' from Where I'm From. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2009-11-09.
7. Jones, Steve. Review: Comin' from Where I'm From. USA Today. Retrieved on 2009-11-09.
8. Linden, Amy. Review: Comin' from Where I'm From Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine. The Village Voice. Retrieved on 2009-11-09.
9. Columnist. "Review: Comin' from Where I'm From^{[dead link‍]}". The Washington Post: T.07. December 5, 2003.
10. Leroy, Dan. Review: Comin' From Where I'm From^{[permanent dead link‍]}. Yahoo! Music. Retrieved on 2009-11-09.
11. Martens, Todd (October 1, 2003). "OutKast Leads Nine New Top-20 Chart Entries". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
12. "American album certifications – Anthony Hamilton – Comin' from Where I'm From". Recording Industry Association of America. December 2, 2004. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
13. Cohen, Jonathan (December 21, 2005). "Bice Challenges, But Eminem Remains No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
14. "Ben Pearce -- What I Might Do Lyrics". Genius.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
15. "Coming From Where I'm From Anthony Hamilton CD Album". CDJapan. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
16. "Anthony Hamilton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
17. "Anthony Hamilton Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
18. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
19. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
20. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
21. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
22. "Comin' From Where I'm From: Anthony Hamilton". Amazon. United States. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
23. "Comin' from Where I'M from: Anthony Hamilton". Amazon (in German). Germany. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
24. "Hamilton, Anthony / Comin From Where Im From". Sanity. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
25. "Comin' from Where I'm from: Anthony Hamilton". Amazon. United Kingdom. Retrieved November 8, 2008.

External links

• Album Review at City Pages