Thirsty (Marvin Sapp album)

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Thirsty
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Studio album by
Marvin Sapp
ReleasedJuly 12, 2007 (U.S.)
RecordedJanuary 26, 2007
VenueResurrection Life Church, Grandville, MI
Genre Gospel, R&B
Length67:49
Label Verity, Zomba
Marvin Sapp chronology
Be Exalted
(2005)		Thirsty
(2007)		 Here I Am
(2010)
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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.

Contents

The song "Praise Him in Advance" was featured on the first disc of the 2010 gospel compilation album WOW Gospel 2010 .

Track listing

Track NumberTrack TitleWriter(s)Time
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 Butler4:57
4"Shout Unto God"Aaron Lindsey5:02
5"Praise Him in Advance (Intro)"Deon Kipping1:00
6"Praise Him in Advance"Deon Kipping5:26
7"Worshipper In Me"Jonathan Dunn8:25
8"Thirsty"Jason Nelson6:25
9"Thirsty (Reprise)"Jason Nelson5:22
10"Place of Worship"Jason Nelson3:34
11"In the Garden"Charles Austin Miles3:39
12"Never Would Have Made It"Matthew Brownie and Marvin Sapp 6:56
13"Rivers Flow"Jonathan Dunn7:10

Credits

Producers:

Executive Producers:

Arrangers:

A&R Director:

Worship Leader:

Musicians:

Vocals:

Engineers

Charts

Singles

YearTitleChart positions
US US
R&B
2008"Never Would Have Made It"8214

"Never Would Have Made It" ranked number 62 on BET's top 100 videos of 2008.

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