Gabrielle (album)

Gabrielle
Studio album by Gabrielle
Released	27 May 1996
Studio	Metropolis Studios, Chiswick, London; FM Studios; State 51, London
Length	60:09
Label	Go! Beat PolyGram
Producer	The Boilerhouse Boys Ashley Beedle Nicholas Foster Foster & McElroy Mike Rose Marc Woolford
Gabrielle chronology
Find Your Way (1993) Gabrielle (1996) Rise (1999)
Singles from Gabrielle
"Give Me a Little More Time" Released: 12 February 1996 "Forget About the World" Released: 10 June 1996 "If You Really Cared" Released: 23 September 1996 "If You Ever" Released: 21 October 1996 "Walk On By" Released: 20 January 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Melody Maker	(favorable) [1]

Gabrielle is the second studio album by the English R&B artist Gabrielle. It was released in 1996 and reached number 11 in the UK Albums Chart. The album was certified Platinum in the UK.

Track listing

Gabrielle – Standard edition ^[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Forget About the World"	Gabrielle Ben Barson Andy Dean Ben Wolff	The Boilerhouse Boys	4:15
2.	"People May Come"	Gabrielle Barson Dean Wolff	The Boilerhouse Boys	4:29
3.	"I Live in Hope"	Gabrielle Barson Dean Wolff	The Boilerhouse Boys	4:08
4.	"Baby I've Changed"	Gabrielle Ashley Beedle Marc Woolford	The Boilerhouse Boys Beedle Woolford	4:40
5.	"Give Me a Little More Time"	Gabrielle Barson Dean Wolff	The Boilerhouse Boys	4:54
6.	"If You Really Cared"	Gabrielle Barson Dean Wolff	The Boilerhouse Boys	4:51
7.	"There She Goes"	Gabrielle Barson Dean Wolff	The Boilerhouse Boys	4:00
8.	"Our Love is Over"	Gabrielle Barson Dean Wolff	The Boilerhouse Boys	5:13
9.	"If I Could"	Gabrielle Denzil Foster Thomas McElroy	Foster & McElroy	4:44
10.	"Alone"	Gabrielle Barson Dean Wolff	The Boilerhouse Boys	3:09
11.	"Have You Ever Wondered"	Gabrielle Barson Dean Wolff	The Boilerhouse Boys	3:57
12.	"So Glad"	Gabrielle Barson Dean Wolff	The Boilerhouse Boys	4:05
13.	"Miracle"	Gabrielle Foster McElroy	Foster & McElroy	4:41

Gabrielle – UK bonus tracks ^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"If You Ever" (with East 17)	Carl Martin	Mike Rose Nicholas Foster	4:17
15.	"Walk On By"	Burt Bacharach Hal David	The Boilerhouse Boys	3:21
16.	"Forget About The World" (Remix by Trevor Horn)	Gabrielle Barson Dean Wolff	The Boilerhouse Boys	4:22

Gabrielle – Japan bonus tracks ^[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Something To Talk About"	Gabrielle Barson Dean Wolff	The Boilerhouse Boys	4:13

Personnel

Gabrielle – lead vocals Ben Barson – acoustic guitar, bass, Fender Rhodes, piano Matt Coldrick – guitar Geoff Dugmore – drums Luís Jardim – percussion

Andy Caine, Tracy Ackerman – backing vocals The London Session Orchestra – strings Gavyn Wright – string conductor Nick Ingman – string arrangements Jamie Talbot, John Barclay, Pete Beachill, Phil Todd, Steve Sidwell – brass

Technical

• Christopher Marc Potter – recording, mixing
• Glen Luchford – cover photography

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Gabrielle Chart (1996) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] 138 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [6] 80 Scottish Albums (OCC) [7] 16 UK Albums (OCC) [8] 11 UK R&B Albums (OCC) [9] 2

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Gabrielle Chart (1996) Position UK Albums (OCC) [10] 51

Certifications

Certifications of Gabrielle, with sales where available

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [11]	Platinum	300,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Moran, Caitlin (29 June 1996). "Albums". Melody Maker . p. 50. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
2. "Gabrielle - Gabrielle". Discogs. 11 August 1996. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
3. "Gabrielle - Gabrielle". Discogs. 11 August 1996. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
4. "Gabrielle - Gabrielle". Discogs. 20 May 1996. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
5. "Gabrielle's ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page 1". ARIA. Retrieved 3 December 2023– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Gabrielle – Gabrielle" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
7. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
8. "Gabrielle | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
9. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
10. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 - 1996 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 30 April 2018.
11. "British album certifications – Gabrielle – Gabrielle". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 29 April 2018.

External links

• Gabrielle – Gabrielle at Discogs (list of releases)