Adeva!

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Adeva!
Adeva Adeva! album cover.jpg
Studio album by
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. It 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

Certifications

Sale certifications for Adeva!
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [10] Platinum300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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. "Adeva - Adeva!". August 29, 1989. Retrieved November 30, 2025 via www.discogs.com.
  6. "Australiancharts.com – Adeva – Adeva!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  7. "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media . September 16, 1989. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Adeva – Adeva!" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  9. "Year End Albums" (PDF). Record Mirror . January 20, 1990. p. 42. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  10. "British album certifications – Adeva – Adeva!". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved October 25, 2018.