Southern Hummingbird and Tweet were commended for creating a "mood in the room that might either make you want to take your clothes off or that of your significant others." Noting the album's musical style as groovy and "just feels good". A truly impressive debut album so expect more soulful humming from one of r&b's rising stars.Īccording to Keysha Davis from BBC Music, the album is a blend of blues, rootsy soul, and soft acoustic rock. This album is an irresistible blend of blues, rootsy soul, and soft acoustic rock, with poignant and heartfelt lyrical phrasing. Throughout 2001, Tweet contributed vocals to albums such as Ja Rule's Pain Is Love, Bubba Sparxxx's Dark Days, Bright Nights, Petey Pablo's Diary of a Sinner: 1st Entry, and Timbaland and Magoo's Indecent Proposal. So Addictive, with Tweet contributing vocals to five tracks.
In 2001, Elliott released her platinum-selling third album, Miss E. She also recorded vocals for Timbaland and Magoo's follow-up to their platinum-selling 1997 debut album, Welcome to Our World, and Timbaland's solo album, Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment. In 2000, Tweet began recording vocals for Elliott's album and was also reunited with her old friends from the Swing Mob days, Timbaland, Magoo, Playa, and Ginuwine. Tweet felt she could tell Elliott about her situation and what she was going through. After Tweet fell into a deeper depression following a string of bad relationships and a number of jobs, she had suicidal thoughts, but she received a phone call from Elliott, calling to ask if Tweet would contribute background vocals on her then-latest album Miss E. In 1999, with Sugah going nowhere, Tweet returned to her parents' home in Panama City penniless and depressed. During her time with Sugah, Tweet formed a close friendship with Elliott. While there, she met Timbaland, Magoo, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott (who at the time was a part of Sista), Playa, Ginuwine, and Renee Anderson who were also all a part of the Swing Mob collective. Sugah was composed of Tweet, Susan Weems, and Rolita White, and was a part of Devante Swing's Swing Mob collective. In the early 1990s, Tweet joined the female trio Sugah, leaving her daughter with her parents in Panama City, Florida, while Tweet relocated to many places. ( May 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Southern Hummingbird also spawned the singles " Call Me" and " Boogie 2nite", as well as the promotional single "Smoking Cigarettes". The album was preceded by lead single " Oops (Oh My)", which reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Southern Hummingbird was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on April 30, 2002, and by September 2015, it had sold 897,000 units in the United States. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, selling 195,000 copies in its first week.
The album was met with positive reviews from music critics, who commended the album's musical direction and its lyrical content. Jade, and included a bonus track performed by Elliott, "Big Spender", which samples the song of the same name from the 1966 musical Sweet Charity. It also features guest vocals by Elliott, Bilal, and Ms. The album features production by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Timbaland, Craig Brockman, Nisan Stewart, guitarist John "Jubu" Smith, and Tweet herself. Southern Hummingbird is the debut studio album by American singer Tweet, released on April 2, 2002, by The Goldmind Inc.