Английская Википедия:Adeva!
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Adeva! is the debut album by American singer Adeva, released in 1989. The album features the singles "Respect" (UK No. 17[1]), "Musical Freedom (Free At Last)" (UK No. 22[1]), "Warning!" (UK No. 17[1]), "I Thank You" (UK No. 17[1]), "Beautiful Love" (UK No. 57[1]) 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 gave the album four out of five stars and 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
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- Tracks 11–13 on CD only.
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- 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
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European Albums (European Top 100 Albums)[4] | 28 |
UK Albums (OCC)[1] | 6 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1989) | Position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[5] | 80 |
Certifications
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References
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