Total (Total album)

"Can't You See"
Total
Studio album by Total
Released	January 30, 1996
Recorded	1994 - 1995
Genre	R&B; hip hop soul;
Label	Bad Boy; Arista;
Producer	Sean "Puffy" Combs (exec.); Chucky Thompson; Raphael Saadiq; Jean-Claude "Poke" Olivier; The Neptunes; Stevie J.; Chad "Dr. Seuss" Elliott; Rashad Smith; 3 Boyz From Newark; Rodney Jerkins;
Total chronology
Singles from Total
	"Can't You See"; Released: March 27, 1995; "No One Else"; Released: November 28, 1995; "Kissin' You"; Released: January 17, 1996; "Do You Think About Us?"; Released: October 28, 1996;

Total is the self-titled debut album by American female R&B trio Total. The album reached its peak at #23 on the US Billboard 200, went platinum and spawned the hit singles "Can't You See" (US #13), "No One Else" (US #22), "Kissin' You" (US #12/UK #29) & "Do You Think About Us/When Boy Meets Girl" (US #61/#50).

Track listing

#	Title	Length	Featured artists	Songwriters	Producer(s)
1	"Intro"	0:54	Puff Daddy		Chad Elliott
2	"Do You Know"	3:23		Terri Robinson, Sean Combs, Rashad Smith	Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen and Rashad "Ringo" Smith for Tumblin' Dice Productions
3	"No One Else"	4:28	Da Brat	Terri Robinson, Da Brat, Jean-Claude Olivier, Sean "Puffy" Combs	Jean-Claude "Poke" Olivier for Trackmasters & Sean "Puffy" Combs
4	"Whose Is It? (Interlude)"	2:28			Steven 'Stevie J.' Jordan, Chad 'Dr, Seuss' Elliot, & Sean "Puffy" Combs
5	"Kissin' You"	4:42		Julian Jackson, Raphael Saadiq, Janice Johnson, Brian James	Raphael Saadiq
6	"Do You Think About Us?"	4:33		Raphael Saadiq, Janice Johnson	Raphael Saadiq
7	"Definition Of a Bad Girl (Interlude)"	1:10			Chad 'Dr. Seuss' Elliot & Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen
8	"Can't You See"	4:41	The Notorious B.I.G.	Terri Robinson, M. South, J. Howell, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G." Wallace, Herb Middleton	Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen
9	"Someone Like You"	4:35		Terri Robinson, Chucky Thompson, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Rashad Smith	Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen, Sean "Puffy" Combs & Rashad Smith for Tumblin' Dice Productions
10	"Tell Me"	4:37		Faith Evans, Keisha Spivey, Omar Epps, Vincent Herbert, Rheji Burrell	Vincent Herbert & Rheji Burrell
11	"Love Is All We Need"	4:00		Terri Robinson, Chucky Thompson, Sean "Puffy" Combs	Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen & Sean "Puffy" Combs
12	"Don't Ever Change"	4:14		Terri Robinson, Keisha Spivey, Chucky Thompson, Sean "Puffy" Combs	Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen & Sean "Puffy" Combs
13	"Spend Some Time"	4:18		Terri Robinson, Lee Drakeford, Faith Evans, J.C. Olivier, Sean "Puffy" Combs	Jean-Claude "Poke" Olivier for Trackmasters & Sean "Puffy" Combs
14	"When Boy Meets Girl"	4:18		Tammy Lucas, Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, Quinnes Parker, Marvin Scandrick, Keisha Spivey, Pamela Long, Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb	The Neptunes & Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen
15	"No One Else (Puff Daddy Remix)"	4:28	Lil' Kim, Foxy Brown & Da Brat	Terri Robinson, Inga Marchand, Da Brat, J.C. Olivier, Sean "Puffy" Combs	Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen & Rodney Jerkins

Samples

"Can't You See" samples "The Payback" by James Brown
"Spend Some Time" samples "Love T.K.O." by Teddy Pendergrass
"Love Is All We Need" samples "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton
"Do You Know" samples "Same Beat" by Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s
"No One Else" samples "South Bronx" by Boogie Down Productions
"Someone Like You" samples "Save Their Souls" by Hamilton Bohannon
"Tell Me" samples "Help (Somebody Please)" by The O'Jays
"When Boy Meets Girl" samples "Love You Inside Out" by the Bee Gees
"Don't Ever Change" samples "Computer Love" by Zapp

Credits

Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander – Flute, Mixing
Eddie Alford – Guitar
Bob Brockman – Mixing
Gerry Brown – Mixing
Sean "Puffy" Combs – Executive Producer, Producer, Remixing, Voices
Lane Craven – Engineer
Da Brat – Rap
Stephen Dent – Engineer
Chad "Dr. Seuss" Elliott – Producer
Dan Evans – Production Coordination
Guzman (Constance Hansen and Russell Peacock) – Photography
Chad Hugo – Producer
Stevie J. – Producer
Julian Jackson – Drums, Engineer, Keyboards, Percussion, Programming
Rodney Jerkins – Remixing
D. Jones – Vocals (Background)
Steve Jordan – Producer
Paul Logus – Engineer, Mixing
Pam Long – Voices
Tammy Lucas – Vocal Producer
Keith M. – Vocals (Background)
Tony Maserati – Engineer, Mixing
Keenya Mauldin – Hair Stylist
Alisha Melvin – Hair Stylist
Herb Middleton – Keyboards
Nasheim Myrick – Engineer
Axel Niehaus – Engineer, Mixing
Jean Claude "Poke" Olivier – Producer
Sybil Pennix – Assistant Producer, Stylist, Executive Producer
Harve Pierre – A&R
Herb Powers – Mastering
Terri Robinson – Producer, Vocals (Background)
Raphael Saadiq – Guitar (Bass), Producer, Vocals (Background)
LaTrice Shaw – Production Coordination
Rashad Smith – Producer
Eric Spearman – Make-Up
Kevin Thomas – Engineer
Chucky Thompson – Guitar, Keyboards, Producer
Total – Vocals (Background)
Richard Travali – Engineer
Pharrell Williams – Producer
Doug Wilson – Engineer

Singles

"Can't You See" - March 27, 1995
"No One Else" - November 28, 1995
"Kissin' You" - February 12, 1996
"Do You Think About Us" - April 3, 1996

References

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