Comin' from Where I'm From

Comin' from Where I'm From
Studio album by
Anthony Hamilton
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)
Recorded2002–2003
Studio
Genre
Length52:05
Label
Producer
Anthony Hamilton chronology
XTC
(1996) 		Comin' from Where I'm From
(2003) 		Soulife
(2005)
Singles from Comin' from Where I'm From
  1. "Comin' from Where I'm From"
    Released: October 14, 2003
  2. "Charlene"
    Released: August 3, 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
The New York TimesFavorable[4]
PopMatters9/10[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
USA Today[7]
Village VoiceFavorable[8]
The Washington PostFavorable)[9]
Yahoo! MusicFavorable[10]

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]

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]


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  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.
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  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.