Traces of My Lipstick
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Traces of My Lipstick is the third and final studio album by American girl group Xscape released 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 from Babyface, Joe Thomas, Warryn Campbell and Keith Sweat.
Chart performance
The group's first album in three years, Traces of My Lipstick debuted at number twenty-eight on the US 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 US Billboard Hot 100 at number seven and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts at number four. The second single "My Little Secret" received the same success on the US 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" number five hit, a cover of Atlantic Starr's "Am I Dreamin' " which was featured and released by male R&B group Ol' Skool and their founder Keith Sweat earlier.
Track listing
| # | Title | Length | Lead vocals | Writer(s) |
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| 1. | "All About Me (Intro)" | 1:59 | LaTocha Scott | Dupri, Seal |
| 2. | "My Little Secret" | 4:28 | Kandi/Tiny/LaTocha Scott | Dupri, Seal, LaTocha Scott |
| 3. | "Softest Place on Earth" | 4:16 | LaTocha Scott | J. Thomas, J. Thompson |
| 4. | "Do You Know" | 3:36 | LaTocha Scott | Dupri, Seal, |
| 5. | "One Of Those Love Songs" | 4:15 | Kandi/LaTocha/Tiny | Campbell, Swirsky |
| 6. | "The Arms of the One Who Loves You" | 4:20 | LaTocha & Tamika Scott | Warren |
| 7. | "I Will" | 4:10 | Kandi/LaTocha Scott | Dupri, Seal |
| 8. | "Your Eyes" | 5:09 | LaTocha Scott | Edmonds, Simmons |
| 9. | "All I Need" | 4:21 | Tiny/Tamika Scott | Miles, Tamika Scott |
| 10. | "Am I Dreamin" | 5:42 | Tiny/Kandi/LaTocha Scott (male vocals: Ol’ Skool) | Sam Dees |
| 11. | "The Runaround" | 5:14 | LaTocha Scott/Kandi | Simmons, Thomas |
| 12. | "Hold On" | 4:07 | Tiny/Kandi | Butler, Crump, Hall |
| 13. | "All About Me (Outro)" | 1:04 | LaTocha Scott | Dupri, Seal |
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, Warryn Campbell, Guy Roche
- Main performer: Xscape
- Additional vocals: Jagged Edge, Daryl Simmons, Ol' Skool, Foxy Brown
- 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 |
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| UK Albums Chart | 181 |
| US Billboard 200 | 28 |
| US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 6 |