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Adeva!

Adeva! is the debut album by American singer Adeva, released in 1989. The album features the singles "Respect" (UK No. 17[2]), "Musical Freedom (Free At Last)" (UK No. 22[2]), "Warning!" (UK No. 17[2]), "I Thank You" (UK No. 17[2]), "Beautiful Love" (UK No. 57[2]) and "Treat Me Right" (UK No. 62[2]). The album was particularly successful in the United Kingdom, where it reached No. 6 in the UK Albums Chart[2] and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for UK sales exceeding 300,000 copies.[1]

Adeva!
Studio album by
Adeva
Released28 August 1989[1]
StudioQuantum Studios
LabelCooltempo/Chrysalis (Europe)
Capitol/EMI (US)
Producer
  • Smack Productions
  • Paul Simpson
Adeva chronology
Adeva!
(1989) 		Love or Lust?
(1991)

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Alex Henderson gave the album four out of five stars and praised "big-voiced" Adeva's "aggressive, gospel-influenced belting", calling it "a throwback to the days of Gloria Gaynor, Grace Jones, Linda Clifford, and Loleatta Holloway.[4]

Track listing edit

UK version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Respect"Otis Redding4:06
2."Treat Me Right"
  • Roger Cozine
  • Troy Patterson
3:08
3."I Thank You"
  • Kevin Lewis
  • Patterson
3:45
4."So Right"
4:39
5."In and Out of My Life"
  • Tony Jackson
  • Parkin
  • Daniels
  • Rod Goode
4:45
6."Warning!"
  • Parkin
  • Rico Tyler
  • Goode
4:43
7."I Don't Need You"
  • Daniels
  • Patterson
3:36
8."Beautiful Love"
  • Patterson
  • Keith Jacks
  • Daniels
4:32
9."Promises"
  • Parkin
  • Troy Patterson
4:02
10."Musical Freedom" (featuring Paul Simpson and Carmen Marie)
  • Paul Simpson
  • Carmen Brown
6:21
11."I Thank You" (Club Mix)
  • Lewis
  • Patterson
5:08
12."Warning!" (Dangerous Dub Mix)
  • Parkin
  • Tyler
  • Goode
6:03
13."Respect" (The Dancing Danny D Remix; featuring Monie Love)Redding8:28

Note

  • Tracks 11–13 on CD only.
US version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Warning!"
  • Parkin
  • Tyler
  • Goode
3:08
2."Treat Me Right"
  • Cozine
  • Patterson
3:53
3."I Thank You"
  • Lewis
  • Patterson
3:38
4."So Right"
  • Patterson
  • Cameron
  • Parkin
  • Daniels
  • Rodriguez
4:40
5."Love to See You Dancin"
  • Cameron
  • Patterson
3:52
6."In and Out of My Life"
  • Jackson
  • Parkin
  • Daniels
  • Goode
4:46
7."Beautiful Love"
  • Patterson
  • Jacks
  • Daniels
3:20
8."I Don't Need You"
  • Daniels
  • Patterson
3:36
9."Respect"Redding4:05
10."Promises"
  • Parkin
  • Patterson
3:49
11."Musical Freedom" (featuring Paul Simpson and Carmen Marie)
  • Simpson
  • Brown
6:22
12."Respect" (A Little Bit of Love Mix; featuring Monie Love)Redding8:31
13."Love Is Special"Patterson5:06

Note

  • Although titled differently, track 12 is the same remix as track 13 on the UK CD version.

Personnel edit

Adapted from the album's liner notes.

  • Adeva – lead vocals
  • Carmen Brown – background vocals
  • Michael Cameron – drum programming
  • Roger Cozine – keyboards
  • Rod Goode – drum programming
  • Keith Jacks – guitar, assistant engineer
  • Tony Jenkins – background vocals
  • Frank Jones – background vocals
  • Kevin Lewis – keyboards
  • Andrew MacPherson – photography
  • Brenda Mickens – background vocals
  • Russ Kip Moore – saxophone, engineer
  • Troy Patterson – keyboards, drum programming, background vocals
  • Pablovia Raban – mixing
  • Rico Tyler – keyboards, drum programming

Charts and certifications edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for 'Adeva!' (from bpi.co.uk)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 October 2017 – via Imgur.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Official Charts > Adeva". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Adeva! - Adeva - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Adeva! - Adeva - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Adeva – Adeva!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  6. ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. 16 September 1989. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Adeva – Adeva!" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Year End Albums" (PDF). Record Mirror. 20 January 1990. p. 42. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  9. ^ "British album certifications – Adeva – Adeva!". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 October 2018.

External links edit

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