Adeva!

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

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]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Alex Henderson 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

UK version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Respect" Otis Redding 4:06
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

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

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.

Charts and certifications

References

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