Believe (Yolanda Adams album)

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Believe
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 4, 2001
Genre Gospel
Length53:31
Label Elektra
Producer
Yolanda Adams chronology
The Experience
(2001)
Believe
(2001)
Day By Day
(2005)
Singles from Believe
  1. "Never Give Up"
    Released: October 30, 2001
  2. "I Gotta Believe"
    Released: 2001
  3. "I'm Gonna Be Ready"
    Released: 2001

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.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

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]

Track listing

Credits taken from the album's liner notes. [6]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Never Give Up"
5:17
2."I Gotta Believe"
  • Drop Squad
  • Crawford
3:41
3."Fo' Sho'" (featuring Karen Clark Sheard)CrawfordCrawford3:27
4."Thank You"V. Michael McKayKevin Bond5:11
5."A Song of Faith" Michael Flowers Mike City 4:22
6."Unconditional"FlowersCity3:40
7."Anything"W. Campbell4:29
8."Only If God Says Yes"BondBond4:50
9."Since the Last Time I Saw You"V. McKayBond3:46
10."I'm Gonna Be Ready"
  • Adams
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • Wright
  • Jam & Lewis
  • Wright [A]
5:39
11."Darling Girl"
  • Adams
  • Bobby Ross Avila
  • Issiah J. "Iz" Avila
  • Louis "Buster" Brown
  • Scott "Shavoni" Parkert
Buster & Shavoni4:18
12."I'm Thankful" (featuring T-Bone)
  • Jam & Lewis
  • Nicholas
  • Lil Nick
  • Wright [A]
4:14

Notes

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [16] Gold700,000 [3]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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