Comin' from Where I'm From

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{{Infobox album

| name = Comin' from Where I'm From

| type = studio

| artist = Anthony Hamilton

| cover = Comin' From Where I'm From album cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2003|9|23}}

| recorded = 2002–2003

| studio =

• Southside, Atlanta{{efn|Track 1}}
• Axis, Philadelphia{{efn|Tracks 2, 9 and 12}}
• Allustrious, New York City{{efn|Tracks 3, 4 and 6}}
• CedSolo Productions, New Rochelle, New York{{efn|Track 5}}
• Cherokee, Los Angeles{{efn|Tracks 7, 8, 10 and 11}}
• The Studio, Philadelphia{{efn|Track 9}}

| genre =

• R&B
• neo soul

| length = 52:05

| label =

• So So Def
• Arista

| producer =

• Mark Batson
• Junius Bervine
• Jermaine Dupri
• Anthony Hamilton
• James Poyser
• Cedric Solomon

| prev_title = XTC

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = Soulife

| next_year = 2005

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Comin' from Where I'm From

| type = studio

| single1 = Comin' from Where I'm From

| single1date = October 14, 2003

| single2 = Charlene

| single2date = August 3, 2004

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}Collar, Matt. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r651210|pure_url=yes}} Review: Comin' from Where I'm From]. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2009-11-09.

| rev2 = Robert Christgau

| rev2Score = {{Rating-Christgau|hm1}}Christgau, Robert. "[http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=5285&name=Anthony+Hamilton Consumer Guide: Comin' from Where I'm From]". The Village Voice: April 13, 2004. Archived from [http://www.villagevoice.com/2004-04-13/music/we-got-a-lot/2 the original] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129222037/http://www.villagevoice.com/2004-04-13/music/we-got-a-lot/2/ |date=2014-11-29 }} on 2009-11-09.

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3Score = B+Endelman, Michael. [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,526096,00.html Review: Comin' from Where I'm From] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129030736/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,526096,00.html |date=2014-11-29 }}. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-11-09.

| rev4 = The New York Times

| rev4Score = FavorablePareles, Jon. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/19/arts/music-playlist-madonna-and-britney-chapter-2.html Review: Comin' from Where I'm From]. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-11-09.

| rev5 = PopMatters

| rev5Score = 9/10Cibula, Matt. [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/19518/hamiltonanthony-cominfrom/ Review: Comin' from Where I'm From]. PopMatters. Retrieved on 2009-11-09.

| rev6 = Rolling Stone

| rev6Score = {{Rating|2|5}}Hardy, Ernest. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071124044842/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/anthonyhamilton/albums/album/300742/review/6068255/comin_from_where_im_from Review: Comin' from Where I'm From]. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2009-11-09.

| rev7 = USA Today

| rev7Score = {{Rating|3|4}}Jones, Steve. [https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2003-09-22-listen-up_x.htm Review: Comin' from Where I'm From]. USA Today. Retrieved on 2009-11-09.

| rev8 = Village Voice

| rev8Score = FavorableLinden, Amy. [http://www.villagevoice.com/2003-10-14/music/countrified-grit-and-grease-save-r-b-man-from-neo-soul-formula/ Review: Comin' from Where I'm From] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129024251/http://www.villagevoice.com/2003-10-14/music/countrified-grit-and-grease-save-r-b-man-from-neo-soul-formula/ |date=2014-11-29 }}. The Village Voice. Retrieved on 2009-11-09.

| rev9 = The Washington Post

| rev9Score = Favorable)Columnist. "[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/477321191.html?dids=477321191:477321191&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+05%2C+2003&author=&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=ANTHONY+HAMILTON+%22Comin'+Fr+...&pqatl=google Review: Comin' from Where I'm From]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}". The Washington Post: T.07. December 5, 2003.

| rev10 = Yahoo! Music

| rev10Score = FavorableLeroy, Dan. [http://ca.music.yahoo.com/read/review/12043268 Review: Comin' From Where I'm From]{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Yahoo! Music. Retrieved on 2009-11-09.

}}

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,{{cite web |last=Martens |first=Todd |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/68854/outkast-leads-nine-new-top-20-chart-entries |title=OutKast Leads Nine New Top-20 Chart Entries |work=Billboard |date=October 1, 2003 |accessdate=March 24, 2013}} 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, and as of December 2005, it had sold 1.2 million copies in the United States.{{cite web |last=Cohen |first=Jonathan |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60293/bice-challenges-but-eminem-remains-no-1 |title=Bice Challenges, But Eminem Remains No. 1 |work=Billboard |date=December 21, 2005 |accessdate=March 24, 2013}}

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".{{cite web|title=Ben Pearce -- What I Might Do Lyrics|url=https://genius.com/Ben-pearce-what-i-might-do-lyrics|website=Genius.com|accessdate=3 December 2014}}