Evolution (Oleta Adams album)

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Evolution
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Studio album by
Oleta Adams
ReleasedJuly 26, 1993
RecordedAndora Studios, North Hollywood, California
Genre
Length57:14
Label Fontana Records (PolyGram)
Producer Stewart Levine
Oleta Adams chronology
Circle of One
(1990)		Evolution
(1993)		 Moving On
(1995)
Singles from Evolution
  1. "I Just Had to Hear Your Voice"
    Released: June 28, 1993 [1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
NME 1/10 [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Evolution is the fourth album (second published worldwide) by the American vocalist, pianist and songwriter Oleta Adams and was released in 1993. The album is the follow-up to Adams' worldwide hit album Circle of One and is fully produced by Stewart Levine. Like its predecessor, Evolution consists of songs with a mix of jazz, soul, pop and gospel. Evolution features three cover versions: the James Taylor song "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight", Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind" and Ivan Lins' "Evolution". Adams wrote six of the twelve album tracks, and it also features a song written by songwriter Diane Warren.

Contents

Commercial performance

Evolution entered the top 10 in the UK Albums Chart. However, without the aid of a big hit single, the album dropped quickly and only stayed in the charts for seven weeks. In the US, the album peaked at #67 and stayed only 13 weeks in the charts. It had more success in continental Europe, most notably in the Netherlands where it peaked at #6 and stayed in the chart for almost a year.

Singles

Five singles were taken from the album. The lead single, "I Just Had to Hear Your Voice", failed to become a big hit as "Get Here" had been for her previous album. It peaked at #42 in the UK Singles Chart and did not chart in the US Billboard Hot 100. Other singles failed to chart in both countries. However, they sold better in continental Europe. These were the gospel-tinged "Window of Hope", "Easier to Say (Goodbye)", "My Heart Won't Lie" and "The Day I Stop Loving You".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Heart Won't Lie"Oleta Adams4:42
2."Hold Me for a While"Adams5:11
3."Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" James Taylor 4:45
4."When Love Comes to the Rescue"Adams5:16
5."I Just Had to Hear Your Voice"Allan Rich, Jud Friedman3:38
6."Come When You Call" Aaron Zigman, Jerry Knight 4:14
7."Easier to Say (Goodbye)"Adams6:32
8."Lover's Holiday"Adams4:11
9."The Day I Stop Loving You" Diane Warren 5:04
10."New York State of Mind" Billy Joel 5:33
11."Evolution"Brock Walsh, Ivan Lins 3:41
12."Window of Hope"Adams4:24
Total length:57:12
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Oh Me, Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)"Jim Doris4:39

Non-album tracks

"Oh Me, Oh My" was one of the B-sides of the "Window of Hope" single, the others being "You Won't Get Away" and "I Believe You". [5] "Oh Me, Oh My" was also used as a B-side for "My Heart Won't Lie", along with "Let Me Be the One" and "I Believe You". [6] "You Won't Get Away" (a song that had already featured on Adams' self-released 1983 album Going on Record [7] ) also appeared on the "Easier to Say Goodbye" single, alongside two more non-album tracks: "Blessed with You" and "No Secrets". [8]

"The Day I Stop Loving You" was released as a remix by David Foster, which is a minute shorter than the album version. [9]

Personnel

Production

Charts

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