Traces of My Lipstick

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Traces of My Lipstick is the third studio album by American girl group Xscape on May 12, 1998, under the So So Def label.

As with previous albums Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha (1993) and Off the Hook (1995), the album was chiefly produced by Jermaine Dupri with Manuel Seal, Jr. and Daryl Simmons, with addition production form Babyface, Joe, and Keith Sweat.

Chart performance

The group's first album in three years, Traces of My Lipstick debuted at number twenty-eight on the U.S. Billboard 200 and number six on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, lower than their two previous albums. It eventually received platinum certification by the RIAA for more than one million copies shipped to stores.

Traces of My Lipstick spawned two singles: The album's lead single, "The Arms of the One Who Loves You", became one of Xscape's biggest commercial successes in years, reaching the top ten on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at numder seven and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts at number 4. The second single "My Little Secret" received the same success on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number 9 and reached number two on the "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks" chart. The follow-up single, "Softest Place on Earth", was a radio airplay single that never made it on the Billboard Hot 100 but reached number twenty-eight on the "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks" chart. The album also contains the "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks" #5 hit "Am I Dreamin'" which was featured and released by male R&B group Ol' Skool and their founder Keith Sweat earlier.

Track listing

1. "All About Me (Intro)" (Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, Jr.) - 1:59
2. "My Little Secret" (J. Dupri, L. Scott, Manuel Seal, Jr.) - 4:28
3. "Softest Place on Earth" (J. Thomas, J. Thompson) - 4:16
4. "Do You Know" (J. Dupri, Manuel Seal, Jr.) - 3:36
5. "One of Those Love Songs" (Warryn Campbell, Seth Swirsky) - 4:15
6. "The Arms of the One Who Loves You" (Diane Warren) - 4:20
7. "I Will" (J. Dupri, Manuel Seal, Jr.) - 4:10
8. "Your Eyes" (K. Edmonds, D. Simmons) - 5:09
9. "All I Need" (Lynn Miles, T. Scott) - 4:21
10. "Am I Dreamin'" (Sam Dees) - 5:43
11. "The Runaround" (Daryl Simmons, William Thomas) - 5:14
12. "Hold On" (Nate Butler, Preston Crump, Sean "Sep" Hall) - 4:07
13. "All About Me (Reprise)" (J. Dupri, Manuel Seal, Jr.) - 3:36

Credits and personnel

Musicians

• Babyface, Bobby Crawford, Sean "Sep" Hall, William "P Sound" Thomas - drums
• Tomi Martin - guitar
• Michael Thompson - guitar
• George Wadenius - guitar
• Babyface, Sean "Sep" Hall, Guy Roche - keyboard

Production

• Executive producers: Jermaine Dupri, Michael Mauldin,
• Producers: Babyface, Jermaine Dupri, Joe, Manuel Seal, Jr., Daryl Simmons, Keith Sweat, Rich Tapper, Diane Warren
• Vocal assistance: Jagged Edge, Daryl Simmons, Ol' Skool, Xscape
• Engineers: Brian Frye, Karl Heilbron, Chris Puram, Everett Ramos, Mike Seieizi, Brian Smith, Rich Tapper
• Mixing: Jermaine Dupri, Tom "TK" Kidd, Neil Pogue, Chris Puram, Ron A. Shaffer, Phil Tan, Dave Way
• Mixing assistance: John Frye, Kevin Lively, Alex Lowe, Thomas Rickert
• Drum programming: Babyface, Bobby Crawford, Sean "Sep" Hall, William "P Sound" Thomas
• Programming: Guy Roche, Joe Thomas

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	181
U.S. Billboard 200	28
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	6