Believe (Yolanda Adams album) explained

Believe
Type:studio
Artist:Yolanda Adams
Cover:Believe (Yolanda Adams album - cover art).jpg
Released:December 4, 2001
Genre:Gospel
Length:53:31
Label:Elektra
Producer:
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Believe is the eighth studio album by American singer Yolanda Adams. It was released by Elektra Records on December 4, 2001, in the United States. The album features the singles "Never Give Up," and "I'm Gonna Be Ready".[1] The track "Fo' Sho'" was done with labelmate Karen Clark-Sheard and was Sheard's first release after her near death experience. The first track, "Never Give Up", is said to be a response to the September 11 attacks. The album sold 67,000 copies in its best week in January 2002[2] and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). As of 2019, the album has sold over 700,000 units.[3] This was Adams' final release on Elektra before the company folded.

Critical reception

Allmusic editor Liana Jonas found that "most of the fare on Believe [is] plagued by formulaic R&B and gospel arrangements, predictable key changes and progressions, and less-than-moving lyrics. The album does not justly showcase Adams' fullest vocal potential, which, to be sure, she has in spades based on past recordings. Adams should secure better songwriters and producers. Without them, her many talents go wasted. She can and should do better."

Track listing

Credits taken from the album's liner notes.[4] Notes

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)Position
US Billboard 200[5] 133
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 29
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)[7] 2
US Christian Albums (Billboard)5
Chart (2003)Position
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)[8] 11

Decade-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yolanda Adams - Believe. Discogs. discogs.com. 2 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Ask Billboard: Happy 40th, Mariah! - Chart Beat . Gary . Trust . . 2012-01-16.
  3. Web site: Gospel Singer Yolanda Adams: 7 Hit Songs For Your Deepest Prayers . . Diamond . Alexis . November 14, 2019 . January 10, 2024 .
  4. Adams, Yolanda. "Believe (CD, Album)". Elektra. 2001. https://www.discogs.com/Yolanda-Adams-Believe/release/710781
  5. Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End 2002. Billboard. July 11, 2020.
  6. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002. Billboard. September 2, 2020.
  7. The Year in Music 2002: Gospel / Contemporary Christian. Billboard. December 28, 2002. January 18, 2024. World Radio History.
  8. Year in Music: Top Gospel Albums. Billboard. December 27, 2003. January 18, 2024. World Radio History.
  9. Best of the 2000s: Gospel Albums. January 6, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100106051824/http://www.billboard.com/charts-decade-end/gospel-albums?year=2009#/charts-decade-end/gospel-albums?year=2009. dead. Billboard. February 11, 2024. Wayback Machine.