| Thirsty | ||||
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| Released | July 12, 2007 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | January 26, 2007 | |||
| Venue | Resurrection Life Church, Grandville, MI | |||
| Genre | Gospel, R&B | |||
| Length | 67:49 | |||
| Label | Verity, Zomba | |||
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Thirsty is the seventh album by Marvin Sapp and his fourth release on Verity Records. The album was commercially successful, peaking at number 28 on the U.S. Billboard 200, number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and number 1 on the Top Gospel Albums chart. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on July 9, 2008 [2] and has sold over 712,000 copies as of March 2010. [3] On January 31, 2020, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA, [2] for 1 million units, making it Marvin Sapp's best selling album of his solo career and one of the best-selling gospel albums of all time.
The song "Praise Him in Advance" was featured on the first disc of the 2010 gospel compilation album WOW Gospel 2010 .
| Track number | Track title | Writer(s) | Time |
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| 1 | "Magnify" | Aaron Lindsey and Martha Munizzi | 4:55 |
| 2 | "Power" | Dana Sorey and Aaron Camper | 4:58 |
| 3 | "Possess the Land" | Darrell Freeman and Myron Butler | 4:57 |
| 4 | "Shout Unto God" | Aaron Lindsey | 5:02 |
| 5 | "Praise Him in Advance (Intro)" | Deon Kipping | 1:00 |
| 6 | "Praise Him in Advance" | Deon Kipping | 5:26 |
| 7 | "Worshipper In Me" | Jonathan Dunn | 8:25 |
| 8 | "Thirsty" | Jason Nelson | 6:25 |
| 9 | "Thirsty (Reprise)" | Jason Nelson | 5:22 |
| 10 | "Place of Worship" | Jason Nelson | 3:34 |
| 11 | "In the Garden" | Charles Austin Miles | 3:39 |
| 12 | "Never Would Have Made It" | Matthew Brownie and Marvin Sapp | 6:56 |
| 13 | "Rivers Flow" | Jonathan Dunn | 7:10 |
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| 2008 | "Never Would Have Made It" | 82 | 14 | |||||||||||
"Never Would Have Made It" ranked number 62 on BET's top 100 videos of 2008.