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Off the Hook

Studio album by

Released

July 14, 1995

Recorded

1994–1995

Genre

R&B, hip hop soul

Length

44:37

Label

Producer

Xscape chronology

Hummin' Comin' at 'Cha
(1993)

Off the Hook
(1995)

Traces of My Lipstick
(1998)

Singles from Off The Hook

'Feels So Good'
Released: June 6, 1995
'Who Can I Run To'
Released: October 3, 1995
'Can't Hang/Do You Want To'
Released: February 2, 1996

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 3 from 28. July 2007 EAC extraction logfile from 10. May 2009, 3:17 Xscape / Off The Hook Used drive: HL-DT-STDVD-ROM GDR8163B Adapter: 0 ID: 1. As they say is the case with fine wine, Xscape got better with time. Where the group’s 1993 debut Hummin’ Comin’ at ’Cha showcased the ladies’ raw, hip hop soul chops, their 1995 effort Off the Hook demonstrated the group’s potential thanks to more mature material. Not that the preceding album was juvenile — it’s. 1.Do Your Thang 2.Feels So Good 3.Hard To Say Goodbye 4.Can't Hang 5.Who Can I Run To 6.Hip Hop Barber Shop Request Line 7.Do You Want To 8.What Can I Do 9.Do Like Lovers Do 10.Work Me Slow 11.Love's A Funny Thing 12.Keep It On The Real.

Off the Hook is the second studio album by American R&B group Xscape. It was released on July 14, 1995, through So So Def Recordings and Sony Music Entertainment.^[1] The album was produced by Jermaine Dupri, Organized Noize, and Daryl Simmons and features a guest appearance by MC Lyte. Off the Hook was preceded by the release of four singles — 'Feels So Good', 'Who Can I Run To' and 'Can't Hang/Do You Want To'.

The album debuted at number twenty-three on the US Billboard 200 and number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[2]^[3] It was eventually certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on November 16, 1995^[4] and won the 1996 Soul Train Music Award for R&B/Soul Album of the Year – Group, Band or Duo.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[5]
Entertainment Weekly	C+^[6]
The Source	(favorable)^[7]
Vibe	(positive)^[7]

In his review for Allmusic, senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine called the album 'an improvement on their first record, demonstrating gains both in terms of music and lyrics [...] While they are still sexual on their second album, Off the Hook, it doesn't overwhelm the music as it did on their debut. Recording with producers Dupri, Daryl Simmons, and Organized Noize on various tracks, the group has developed into impressive musicians, with a thorough grasp of slow, seductive soul and slick funk. Off the Hook may run a little long – the 12 songs clock in at well over an hour – but the record proves that Xscape has staying power.'^[5]

Track listing

*Off the Hook* — Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	'Do Your Thang'	Isaac Hayes	Jermaine Dupri	1:51
2.	'Feels So Good'	Dupri So-Lowe^[a]	3:32
3.	'Hard to Say Goodbye'	Dupri	3:45
4.	'Can't Hang' (featuring MC Lyte)	Xscape Dupri So-Lowe	Dupri	3:46
5.	'Who Can I Run To'	Dupri	3:37
6.	'Hip Hop Barber Shop Request Line'	Eddie Weathers Dupri Clifford Smith Robert Riggs	Dupri	0:49
7.	'Do You Want to'	Daryl Simmons	Simmons	5:42
8.	'What Can I Do'	Xscape Dupri Muhammad Bell Shirley Murdock Eric Sadler Hank Shocklee Ricky Walters	Dupri	3:05
9.	'Do Like Lovers Do'	Dupri So-Lowe^[a]	3:46
10.	'Work Me Slow'	Simmons	4:12
11.	'Love's a Funny Thing'	Kevin Kendricks	Dupri So-Lowe^[a]	5:27
12.	'Keep It on the Real'	Organized Noize	4:23

Notes

^{^a} denotes co-producer

Credits and personnel

Musicians

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Preston Crump, LaMarquis 'Mark' Jefferson, Zachary Scott – bass
Randy Hutchinson – drums
Tommy Martin – guitar
Bruno Speight – guitar
Delores Major – violin
Lomax Spaulding – guitar
Ralph Stacy – bass

Production

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Executive producers: Jermaine Dupri, Michael Mauldin,
Producers: Jermaine Dupri, Carl-So-Lowe, Organized Noize, Daryl Simmons
Vocal assistance: Organized Noize, Xscape
Engineers: Thom 'TK' Kidd, Phil Tan, Bernasky Wall
Assistant engineers: John Frye, Thomas Rickert
Mixing: Mick Guzauski, Daryl Simmons, Phil Tan
Mixing assistance: John Frye, Kevin Lively, Alex Lowe, Thomas Rickert
Programming: Felipe Elgueta, John 'J.R.' Robinson, Glen Woodward

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[8]	23
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[9]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)	Position
US Billboard 200^[10]	118
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[11]	27

Chart (1996)	Position
US Billboard 200^[12]	150
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[13]	41