Through the Storm (Yolanda Adams album)

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Through the Storm
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 26, 1991
StudioHummingbird Recording in Nashville, Tennessee except "The Only Way", recorded at Digital Recorders
Genre Gospel
Length49:31
Label Tribute
Producer
Yolanda Adams chronology
Just as I Am
(1987)
Through the Storm
(1991)
Save the World
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Through the Storm is the second studio album by American gospel singer Yolanda Adams. It was released by Tribute Records on December 26, 1991 in the United States.

Contents

Track listing

Credits taken from the album's liner notes. [2]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."You Know That I Know"
4:15
2."My Everything"
  • Adams
  • Tankard
  • Tankard
  • Adams [A]
4:41
3."Through the Storm"V. Michael McKay
  • Tankard
  • Adams [A]
4:56
4."I'm Free"Curtis
  • Tankard
  • Adams [A]
5:46
5."Even Me" Roberta Martin
  • Tankard
  • Adams [A]
5:26
6."Forever with Me"
  • Adams
  • Tankard
  • Tankard
  • Adams [A]
4:14
7."The Only Way"
Warren5:25
8."Just a Prayer Away"Curtis
  • Tankard
  • Adams [A]
4:36
9."A Message to You"
  • Adams
  • Tankard
  • Tankard
  • Adams [A]
5:22
10."Let Thy Will Be Done"Armirris Palmore
  • Tankard
  • Adams [A]
5:00

Charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position
scope="row"US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard) [3] 8

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References

  1. Through the Storm at AllMusic
  2. Adams, Yolanda. "Through the Storm (CD, Album)". BMG Direct Marketing, Inc./Tribute. 1991. https://www.discogs.com/Yolanda-Adams-Through-The-Storm/release/1172461
  3. "Yolanda Adams Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2020.