From the Bottom to the Top

From the Bottom to the Top is the debut studio album by American singer Sammie, released by Capitol Records on March 14, 2000 (see 2000 in music) in the United States.

For the Coolio album, see From the Bottom 2 the Top.

From the Bottom to the Top
Studio album by Sammie
Released	March 14, 2000 (U.S.)
Recorded	1999–2000
Genre	Teen pop, R&B, soul
Length	53:47
Label	Capitol/EMI
Producer	Dallas Austin (exec.), Colin Wolfe, Ricco Lumpkins, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart
Sammie chronology
From the Bottom to the Top (2000) Sammie (2006)
Singles from From the Bottom to the Top
"I Like It" Released: November 30, 1999 "Crazy Things I Do" Released: January 4, 2000

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Primarily produced by Dallas Austin, with additional production from Colin Wolfe, Ricco Lumpkins, and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart. It peaked at number twenty-seven on the Billboard 200 and number twenty on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart with selling over 744,000 copies to date.[2] It spawned hit single "I Like It" and "Crazy Things I Do".

Track listing

1. "The Bottom" (featuring J.T. Money) (Dallas Austin, Jeff "J.T. Money" Thompkins, Colin Wolfe) – 3:03
2. "I Like It" (Dallas Austin) – 4:11
3. "Can't Let Go" (featuring Lloyd of N'Toon) (Dallas Austin) – 4:18
4. "Crazy Things I Do" (Traci Hale, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart) – 3:22
5. "Stuff Like This" (Dallas Austin) – 3:54
6. "When I Grow Up" (Interlude) (Devine Evans) – 1:44
7. "Hero" (Jasper Cameron, Szhachilea "Dymond" Chunn, Ricco Lumpkins) – 4:10
8. "Catching Feelings" (Jasper Cameron, Ricco Lumpkins) – 3:42
9. "Count" (Jasper Cameron, Debra Killings) – 3:50
10. "If I Can" (Dallas Austin, Wolfe Coli) – 4:21
11. "Fell for Her" (Dallas Austin, Jasper Cameron, Gary White) – 3:39
12. "Friend Like You" (Szhachilea "Dymond" Chunn, Debra Killings, Ricco Lumpkins, Gary White) – 4:26
13. "Do It for You" (Jasper Cameron, John Harris, Joyce "Fenderella" Irby) – 4:55
14. "I Like It (Remix)" (Bonus Track) - 4:10

Personnel

Credits for From the Bottom to the Top adapted from Allmusic.[3]

Dallas Austin – composer, executive producer, producer Leslie Brathwaite – mixing Jasper Cameron - composer Kevin "KD" Davis – mixing Mark "Exit" Goodchild – engineer Traci Hale – composer John Horesco IV – editing Ty Hudson – assistant, engineer Joyce "Fenderella" Irby – composer, engineer Debra Killings - composer, vocals (background) Jimmy Killings – guitar Myra Killings – stylist Ricco Lumpkins – composer, producer Andrew Lyn – assistant engineer, engineer

Carlton Lynn – engineer Tomi Martin – vocals (background) JT Money – featured artist, vocals Lloyd Polite – featured artist Claudine Pontier – assistant Sammie – primary artist, vocals (background) Rick Sheppard – MIDI, sound design Alvin Speights – bass, mixing Christopher "Tricky" Stewart – producer Brian "B-Luv" Thomas – engineer Jeff Thompkins – composer Stephanie Vonarx – assistant engineer Gary White – composer Colin Wolfe – composer, producer

Charts

• These are the peak positions from chart providers.

Chart (2000)	Provider	Peak position	Sales
U.S. Billboard 200	Billboard	46	744,000+[2]
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums		21

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Sammie Inks With Austin's Rowdy Records". Billboard. Retrieved 2005-02-27.
3. "From the Bottom to the Top – Sammie> Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 29, 2020.