From the Bottom to the Top

From the Bottom to the Top is the debut studio album by American singer Sammie. It was released by Capitol Records on March 14, 2000, in the United States. Primarily produced by Dallas Austin, with additional production from Colin Wolfe, Ricco Lumpkins, and Tricky Stewart, it It peaked at number twenty-seven on the US Billboard 200 and number twenty on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling over 744,000 copies to date. It spawned the singles "I Like It" and "Crazy Things I Do".

Critical reception
AllMusic senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine found that, "at times, [Sammie's] voice does sound a little thin, but for the most part, it's surprisingly soulful and convincing – not as stunning and assured as the young Michael Jackson, but certainly a lot better than most child singers. If he's not yet skillful enough to disguise the sometimes uneven material, that's still forgivable, because the tracks that do work, work really well [...] The end result is the same: From the Bottom to the Top is entertaining, but not always engaging. Still, we have to remember that this is a debut album from a child singer. Judged on that basis, it's charming and, at times, impressive. Sammie does well this time out, and he'll probably do better next time around."

Personnel
Credits for From the Bottom to the Top adapted from Allmusic.


 * 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