Total

Released: October 27, 1998

Songwriter: R. Kelly Diddy Kelly Price J-Dub Lonnie Liston Smith

Producer: Diddy J-Dub

Chorus

It's gonna rain oh yeah
Come on in for the night
It's gonna rain oh yeah
Come on in and hold me tight

(Pam)
I'm so sorry baby
You know that I want you baby
I hurt you once again
Now open up and let me in
I'm so so wet darlin'
I know you hear me callin'
Ooh I really want to make sweet love to you

Chorus

It's gonna rain oh yeah
Come on in for the night
It's gonna rain oh yeah
Come on in, and hold me tight

(Keisha)
It's time for love suga
Cause I really want to do
Can you (rub me up, rub me down)
Well you got me in the mood
Fire is burnin' suga
Body is yearin' for ya
Boy the time is here and now
I need you

Chorus

It's gonna rain, oh yeah
Come on in, for the night
It's gonna rain, oh yeah
Come on in, and hold me tight

Bridge

Baby stay with me
All night long it will be
Shower down on me
Let your love make me free

Chorus

It's gonna rain, oh yeah
Come on in, for the night
It's gonna rain, oh yeah
Come on in, and hold me tight

It's gonna rain, oh yeah
Come on in, for the night
It's gonna rain, oh yeah
Come on in, and hold me tight

It's gonna rain, oh yeah
Come on in, for the night
It's gonna rain, oh yeah
Come on in, and hold me tight

It's gonna rain, oh yeah
Come on in, for the night
It's gonna rain, oh yeah
Come on in, and hold me tight

Total was an American R&B girl group and one of the signature acts of Sean Combs ‘ Bad Boy Records imprint during the 1990s. The group consisted of members Kima Raynor, Keisha Spivey, and Pamela Long.

New Jersey R&B trio Total made their first appearance singing the hook on The Notorious B.I.G. ’s debut single, Juicy. Garnering attention for the new group, they were also featured on the original version and “Hip Hop Remix” of his next single “One More Chance”. They then immediately hit the studio with Bad Boy Records CEO Sean “Puffy” Combs and began work on their debut album. The first single “Can’t You See?” first appeared on the soundtrack to 1995 motion picture “New Jersey Drive”. The song featured The Notorious B.I.G. and peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as #2 on the R&B Charts. Their self-titled debut album was released nearly a year after the single. Total produced two more R&B top ten singles, “No One Else” (and its remix featuring Foxy Brown, Lil Kim and Da Brat ) and ’“Kissing You” (and its remix featuring Sean “Puffy” Combs). The album was certified platinum by the RIAA.

While recording their second album, they appeared on numerous top ten singles, including LL Cool J’s “Loungin'Who Do U Love?”, Foxy Brown’s “I Can’t”, and Mase’s “What You Want” and Pam sang the chorus to the massive “Hypnotize” by The Notorious B.I.G.. The group also released another single, the Missy Elliott and Timbaland track What About Us? from the Soul Food soundtrack.

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