Adeva! Explained

Adeva!
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Adeva
Cover:	Adeva_Adeva!_album_cover.jpg
Released:	28 August 1989
Studio:	Quantum Studios
Label:	Cooltempo/Chrysalis (Europe) Capitol/EMI (US)
Next Title:	Love or Lust?
Next Year:	1991

Adeva! is the debut album by American singer Adeva, released in 1989. The album features the singles "Respect" (UK No. 17), "Musical Freedom (Free At Last)" (UK No. 22), "Warning!" (UK No. 17), "I Thank You" (UK No. 17), "Beautiful Love" (UK No. 57) and "Treat Me Right" (UK No. 62^[1]). The album was particularly successful in the United Kingdom, where it reached No. 6 in the UK Albums Chart^[1] and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for UK sales exceeding 300,000 copies.^[2]

Critical reception

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Alex Henderson praised "big-voiced" Adeva's "aggressive, gospel-influenced belting", calling it "a throwback to the days of Gloria Gaynor, Grace Jones, Linda Clifford, and Loleatta Holloway.^[3]

Track listing

Note

• Tracks 11–13 on CD only.

Note

• Although titled differently, track 12 is the same remix as track 13 on the UK CD version.

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.

• Adeva – lead vocals
• Carmen Brown – background vocals
• Michael Cameron – drum programming
• Roger Cozine – keyboards
• Rod Goode – drum programming
• Keith Jacks – guitar, assistant engineer
• Tony Jenkins – background vocals
• Frank Jones – background vocals
• Kevin Lewis – keyboards
• Andrew MacPherson – photography
• Brenda Mickens – background vocals
• Russ Kip Moore – saxophone, engineer
• Troy Patterson – keyboards, drum programming, background vocals
• Pablovia Raban – mixing
• Rico Tyler – keyboards, drum programming

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Adeva!!Chart (1989–90)!Peak
position

European Albums (European Top 100 Albums)^[4]	28
UK Albums (OCC)	6

Year-end charts

1989 year-end chart performance for Adeva!!Chart (1989)!Position

UK Albums (OCC)^[5]	80

Certifications

External links

• Adeva! (UK version) at Discogs
• Adeva! (US version) at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: Official Charts > Adeva. Official Charts Company. 1 March 2020.
2. Web site: BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for 'Adeva!' (from bpi.co.uk). British Phonographic Industry. Imgur.com. 4 October 2017.
3. Web site: Adeva! - Adeva - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic. AllMusic. 5 December 2017.
4. European Top 100 Albums. Music & Media. 16 September 1989. 6 May 2022.
5. Year End Albums. Record Mirror. 20 January 1990. 42. 6 May 2022.