Moving On (Oleta Adams album)

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Moving On
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 23, 1995
Studio
  • Palm Tree Studios (New York City, New York)
  • United Sound Systems and Vanguard Studios (Detroit, Michigan)
  • Cherokee Studios (Los Angeles, California)
  • Andora Studios (Hollywood, California)
  • Larrabee Sound Studios (North Hollywood, California)
  • Reel Tyme Studios (Woodland Hills, California)
  • Castle Oaks Studios (Calabasas, California)
Genre R&B, soul
Length56:31
Label Fontana (Mercury)
Producer
Oleta Adams chronology
Evolution
(1993)
Moving On
(1995)
The Very Best of Oleta Adams
(1996)
Singles from Moving On
  1. "Never Knew Love"
    Released: September 25, 1995 [1]
  2. "Life Keeps Moving On"
    Released: 1995 (Netherlands)
  3. "We Will Meet Again"
    Released: January 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Cash Box (favorable) [3]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Moving On is the fifth album by American vocalist, pianist and songwriter Oleta Adams, released in 1995. [5] It saw Adams move towards a more straightforward R&B sound, working with established R&B producers Vassal Benford (who had produced Rebbie Jackson, Jade and Toni Braxton) and Michael J. Powell (producer of Randy Crawford, Anita Baker and Regina Belle) who helped to mix her usual soul, pop and gospel styles with R&B. Adams wrote or co-wrote six of the twelve songs on the album, and for the first time produced two of the songs.

Contents

Singles

Four singles were released from the album. The lead single, "Never Knew Love", was the most R&B-sounding song on the album, and gave Adams her fourth Top 40 hit in the UK. The second single, a re-recorded and remixed song from her first album, "Rhythm of Life" (only included in some editions of the album), gave Adams her last Top 40 hit in the UK to date. The final two singles from the album, the ballads "We Will Meet Again" and "Life Keeps Moving On", performed less well.

Commercial performance

The album had limited success, peaking at #59 in the UK Albums Chart and at #194 on the US Billboard 200, staying only one week on both charts. This was Adams' last charting album on both countries' main chart and the lack of commercial success led to Moving On being her last studio album released through Fontana Records.

The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album at the 39th Grammy Awards. [6]

Track listing

US edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Never Knew Love" Kathy Wakefield, Oleta Adams, Vassal BenfordVassal Benford3:32
2."Once in a Lifetime"Wakefield, Adams, BenfordBenford5:24
3."I Knew You When" Donny Kees, Shawna Harrington-BurkhartMichael J. Powell4:20
4."You Need To Be Loved"AdamsOleta Adams, Scott Mayo4:41
5."Slow Motion"Ed Fox, Evan PacePowell5:13
6."We Will Meet Again"Allan Rich, Brenda Russell Powell4:47
7."This Is Real"Curtiss Boone, Michael J. Powell Powell5:02
8."Life Keeps Moving On"AdamsBenford5:32
9."Long Distance Love" Lowell George Powell4:15
10."Love Begins at Home"Rich, Jud Friedman, AdamsPowell4:51
11."If This Love Should Ever End"Boone, PowellPowell4:45
12."New Star"AdamsAdams, Mayo4:17
Total length:56:21
European edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Between Hello and Goodbye" George Lyter, Michael O'Hara, Denise Rich Powell6:11
14."Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" Elton John, Bernie Taupin Roland Orzabal 5:53
European reissue CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Rhythm Of Life" (Phil Coxon Edit) Nicky Holland, Roland Orzabal 5:17
14."Never Knew Love" (Phil Coxon Edit)Wakefield, Adams, Benford4:04

Personnel

Choir on "Love Begins at Home"

Production

Technical

Charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [7] 194
US Billboard Top R&B Albums49
Dutch album chart14
UK Albums Chart [8] 59

References

  1. "Oleta Adams singles".
  2. "Oleta Adams Moving On Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  3. Robertson IV, Gil L. (November 18, 1995). "Urban" (PDF). Cash Box . p. 11. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  4. Rosenbluth, Jean (November 5, 1995). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  5. "Oleta Adams Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  6. "Oleta Adams". Recording Academy. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  7. "Oleta Adams". Billboard.
  8. "OLETA ADAMS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.