Believe (Yolanda Adams album)
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Believe is an album
released by Yolanda Adams, featuring the singles "Never Give Up," and "I'm Gonna Be Ready." This was Adams' final release on Elektra Records
before the company folded. 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 11th attacks. The album sold 67,000 copies at first week, and total sales is near platinum sales with over 700,000 units only to be certified Gold by the RIAA.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
released by Yolanda Adams, featuring the singles "Never Give Up," and "I'm Gonna Be Ready." This was Adams' final release on Elektra Records
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
before the company folded. 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 11th attacks. The album sold 67,000 copies at first week, and total sales is near platinum sales with over 700,000 units only to be certified Gold by the RIAA.
Track listing
- "Never Give UpNever Give Up (Yolanda Adams single)"Never Give Up" is a song by Yolanda Adams. The song inspired her third music video and contributed to the success of her 2001 album, Believe. By this time, Adams had become more mainstream with her contemporary pop gospel sound...
"- 5:17 - "I Gotta Believe"- 3:41
- "Fo' Sho'" (Featuring Karen Clark SheardKaren Clark SheardKaren Clark-Sheard is an American gospel four-time Grammy Award winning singer, musician, and songwriter. The youngest daughter of pioneering gospel choral director Mattie Moss Clark, Sheard began her career as a member of the Grammy-Award winning, gospel legendary female group, The Clark Sisters...
)- 3:27 - "Thank You"- 5:11
- "A Song Of Faith"- 4:22
- "Unconditional"- 3:40
- "Anything"- 4:29
- "Only If God Says Yes"- 4:50
- "Since The Last Time I Saw You"- 3:46
- "I'm Gonna Be ReadyI'm Gonna Be Ready"I'm Gonna Be Ready" is a song by Yolanda Adams. The song was a single from her 2001 studio album Believe. Like Adams' other singles after her signing with major record label Elektra Records, she is at ease getting on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at #74 with this successful song played...
"- 5:39 - "Darling Girl"- 4:18
- "I'm Thankful" (featuring T-Bone)- 4:12
Chart positions
Charts | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
42 |
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
7 |
U.S. Billboard Top Gospel Albums | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Top Contemporary Christian | 2 |