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| Released | 31 October 2000 | |||
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| Length | 42:44 | |||
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| Samantha Mumba chronology | ||||
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Gotta Tell You is the only studio album by Irish singer Samantha Mumba. It was released on 31 October 2000 by Polydor Records,Interscope Records,Wildcard Records and A&M Records.
The original album cover featured a darkly lit close-up shot of Mumba's face. A&M Records president Ron Fair made the decision to release the album in the United States with a new cover which had Mumba positioned in front of a bright colourful portrait,as he wanted it to be easily identifiable and express Mumba's true personality. The re-issued version removed two songs and included two re-recordings;"Baby,Come Over (This Is Our Night)" and "The Boy",which featured Will.i.am from The Black Eyed Peas,and a new song,"Don't Need You To (Tell Me I'm Pretty)". It was released in the US on 27 March 2001. [8]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [9] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+ [1] |
Writing for AllMusic,Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised Mumba's vocals for sounding "richer" than other teen pop artists,stating that Gotta Tell You is soulful and well-constructed. However,he stated that the album contained several unmemorable songs. [2] Laura Morgan of Entertainment Weekly considered Mumba to be the Irish equivalent of Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears. Although she criticized the album's reliance on production over her personality,Morgan praised her seductive voice in songs such as "Lately" and "Body II Body". [1] For his "Consumer Guide" reviews,Robert Christgau gave the album a dud rating. [9]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gotta Tell You" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Body II Body" |
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| 3:57 |
| 3. | "Baby Come On Over" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 3:03 |
| 4. | "Isn't It Strange" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Lately" |
| Steve Mac | 5:06 |
| 6. | "What's It Gonna Be" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 2:58 |
| 7. | "Always Come Back to Your Love" | Stargate | 3:34 | |
| 8. | "Lose You Again" |
| Stargate | 4:09 |
| 9. | "Feelin Is Right" |
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| 3:49 |
| 10. | "Never Meant to Be" |
| Stargate | 4:09 |
| 11. | "Believe in Me" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 3:31 |
| 12. | "Til the Night Becomes the Day" |
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| 3:43 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Where Does It End Now?" |
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| 3:40 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gotta Tell You" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Body II Body" |
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| 3:57 |
| 3. | "Baby Come On Over" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 3:03 |
| 4. | "Isn't It Strange" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Lately" |
| Mac | 5:06 |
| 6. | "What's It Gonna Be" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 2:58 |
| 7. | "Always Come Back to Your Love" |
| Stargate | 3:34 |
| 8. | "The Boy" |
|
| 3:27 |
| 9. | "Feelin Is Right" |
|
| 3:49 |
| 10. | "Never Meant to Be" |
| Stargate | 4:09 |
| 11. | "Believe in Me" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 3:31 |
| 12. | "Til the Night Becomes the Day" |
|
| 3:43 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gotta Tell You" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 3:33 |
| 3. | "The Boy" (Remix featuring will.i.am) |
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| 4:04 |
| 4. | "Don't Need You To (Tell Me I'm Pretty)" | Diane Warren |
| 3:38 |
| 5. | "Always Come Back to Your Love" |
| Stargate | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Feelin Is Right" |
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| 3:49 |
| 7. | "Body II Body" |
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| 3:57 |
| 8. | "What's It Gonna Be" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 2:58 |
| 9. | "Never Meant to Be" |
| Stargate | 4:09 |
| 10. | "Isn't It Strange" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 3:29 |
| 11. | "Lately" |
| Mac | 5:06 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gotta Tell You" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 3:21 |
| 2. | "Body II Body" |
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| 4:00 |
| 3. | "Baby Come On Over" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Isn't It Strange" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Lately" |
| Mac | 5:09 |
| 6. | "What's It Gonna Be" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 2:58 |
| 7. | "Always Come Back to Your Love" |
| Stargate | 3:55 |
| 8. | "Feelin Is Right" |
|
| 3:50 |
| 9. | "Never Meant to Be" |
| Stargate | 4:11 |
| 10. | "Til the Night Becomes the Day" |
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| 3:43 |
| 11. | "The Boy" (Remix featuring Omero Mumba) |
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| 4:14 |
| 12. | "I Don't Need You to" | Warren |
| 3:39 |
| 13. | "Stand By Your Side" |
| Stargate | 3:27 |
| 14. | "Gotta Tell You" (Teddy Riley Remix) |
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| 3:21 |
| 15. | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" |
| 2:54 |
Notes
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI) [20] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Country | Date | Edition(s) | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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| United Kingdom | 31 October 2000 | Standard | Polydor | [21] | |
| United States | A&M | [22] | |||
| Australia | 6 November 2000 | CD | Polydor | ||
| Japan | 25 January 2001 | Universal Music Japan | [13] | ||
| United States | 27 March 2001 | Reissue |
| A&M | [8] |
| United Kingdom | 17 September 2001 | Polydor | [23] | ||
| Japan | 19 September 2001 | CD | Universal Music Japan | [24] |
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Her run-of-the-mill R&B; relies more on production than personality.
In short, this is a fine product, a sterling example of immaculately crafted dance-pop and radio-ready ballads.
