Believe is the eighth studio album by American singer Yolanda Adams. It was released by Elektra Records on December 4, 2001, in the United States. The album features the singles "Never Give Up," and "I'm Gonna Be Ready".[1] The track "Fo' Sho'" was done with labelmate Karen Clark-Sheard and was Sheard's first release after her near death experience. The first track, "Never Give Up", is said to be a response to the September 11 attacks. The album sold 67,000 copies in its best week in January 2002[2] and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). As of 2019, the album has sold over 700,000 units.[3] This was Adams' final release on Elektra before the company folded.
Allmusic editor Liana Jonas found that "most of the fare on Believe [is] plagued by formulaic R&B and gospel arrangements, predictable key changes and progressions, and less-than-moving lyrics. The album does not justly showcase Adams' fullest vocal potential, which, to be sure, she has in spades based on past recordings. Adams should secure better songwriters and producers. Without them, her many talents go wasted. She can and should do better."[4]
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Believe is the eighth studio album by American singer Yolanda Adams It was released by Elektra Records on December 4 2001 in the United States The album features the singles Never Give Up and I m Gonna Be Ready 1 The track Fo Sho was done with labelmate Karen Clark Sheard and was Sheard s first release after her near death experience The first track Never Give Up is said to be a response to the September 11 attacks The album sold 67 000 copies in its best week in January 2002 2 and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA As of 2019 the album has sold over 700 000 units 3 This was Adams final release on Elektra before the company folded BelieveStudio album by Yolanda AdamsReleasedDecember 4 2001GenreGospelLength53 31LabelElektraProducerKevin Bond Louis Brown Buster amp Shavoni Warryn Campbell Mike City Shep Crawford Drop Squad Jimmy Jam amp Terry Lewis James Big Jim WrightYolanda Adams chronologyThe Experience 2001 Believe 2001 Day By Day 2005 Singles from Believe Never Give Up Released October 30 2001 I Gotta Believe Released 2001 I m Gonna Be Ready Released 2001 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Charts 3 1 Weekly charts 3 2 Year end charts 3 3 Decade end charts 4 Certifications 5 References 6 External linksCritical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 Cross Rhythms nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Allmusic editor Liana Jonas found that most of the fare on Believe is plagued by formulaic R amp B and gospel arrangements predictable key changes and progressions and less than moving lyrics The album does not justly showcase Adams fullest vocal potential which to be sure she has in spades based on past recordings Adams should secure better songwriters and producers Without them her many talents go wasted She can and should do better 4 Track listing editCredits taken from the album s liner notes 7 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Never Give Up Yolanda AdamsTerry LewisJames Harris IIIJames WrightJimmy Jam amp Terry LewisWright A 5 172 I Gotta Believe Shep CrawfordDamon CrawfordIshmael FergusonDrop SquadCrawford3 413 Fo Sho featuring Karen Clark Sheard CrawfordCrawford3 274 Thank You V Michael McKayKevin Bond5 115 A Song of Faith Michael FlowersMike City4 226 Unconditional FlowersCity3 407 Anything AdamsErica CampbellTina CampbellWarryn CampbellJohn Jubu SmithW Campbell4 298 Only If God Says Yes BondBond4 509 Since the Last Time I Saw You V McKayBond3 4610 I m Gonna Be Ready AdamsHarrisLewisWrightJam amp LewisWright A 5 3911 Darling Girl AdamsBobby Ross AvilaIssiah J Iz AvilaLouis Buster BrownScott Shavoni ParkertBuster amp Shavoni4 1812 I m Thankful featuring T Bone AdamsHarrisLewisWrightGrant NicholasEtienne ClarkRene SotomayorJam amp LewisNicholasLil NickWright A 4 14 Notes A denotes co producerCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2001 02 PeakpositionUS Billboard 200 8 42US Christian Albums Billboard 9 2US Top Gospel Albums Billboard 10 1US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 11 7 Year end charts edit Chart 2002 PositionUS Billboard 200 12 133US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 13 29US Top Gospel Albums Billboard 14 2US Christian Albums Billboard 14 5Chart 2003 PositionUS Top Gospel Albums Billboard 15 11Decade end charts edit Chart 2000 2009 PeakpositionUS Top Gospel Albums Billboard 16 6Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 17 Gold 700 000 3 Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit Yolanda Adams Believe Discogs discogs com Retrieved 2 August 2016 Ask Billboard Happy 40th Mariah Chart Beat Billboard Retrieved 2012 01 16 a b Alexis Diamond November 14 2019 Gospel Singer Yolanda Adams 7 Hit Songs For Your Deepest Prayers BET Retrieved January 10 2024 a b Allmusic review Best Steve January 1 2003 Yolanda Adams Believe Cross Rhythms Retrieved February 24 2024 Colin Larkin 27 May 2011 The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 5 ed Omnibus Press p 1992 ISBN 978 0857125958 Retrieved January 18 2024 via Google Books Adams Yolanda Believe CD Album Elektra 2001 https www discogs com Yolanda Adams Believe release 710781 Yolanda Adams Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved July 11 2020 Yolanda Adams Chart History Christian Albums Billboard Retrieved July 11 2020 Yolanda Adams Chart History Top Gospel Albums Billboard Retrieved July 11 2020 Yolanda Adams Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved July 11 2020 Billboard 200 Albums Year End 2002 Billboard Retrieved July 11 2020 Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Year End 2002 Billboard Retrieved September 2 2020 a b The Year in Music 2002 Gospel Contemporary Christian PDF Billboard December 28 2002 Retrieved January 18 2024 via World Radio History Year in Music Top Gospel Albums PDF Billboard December 27 2003 Retrieved January 18 2024 via World Radio History Best of the 2000s Gospel Albums Billboard Archived from the original on January 6 2010 Retrieved February 11 2024 via Wayback Machine American album certifications Yolanda Adams Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved July 11 2020 External links editBelieve at AllMusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Believe Yolanda Adams album amp oldid 1209905122, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
