I Need You Now is the debut studio album from Contemporary Gospel

Gospel music

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 singer Smokie Norful

Smokie Norful

Rev. W.R. "Smokie" Norful, Jr. is an American gospel singer and pianist, best known for his 2002 album, I Need You Now and his 2004 release, Nothing Without You, which won a Grammy at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album in 2004.-Early life:Norful, a minister who...

. The album was released on May 21, 2002 through EMI Gospel and Chordant Records. A limited edition was released in October 21, 2003 with additional tracks.

Regular Edition

1. "It's All About You" (Antonio Dixon, Smokie Norful) - 4:55
2. "I Need You Now" - 4:11
3. "Life's Not Promised" (Joe Archie, DOA, Haskel Jackson) - 3:58
4. "Still Say Thank You" - 5:31
5. "Praise Him" (Norful, Logan Reynolds) - 3:58
6. "The Least I Can Do" (Norful, Reynolds) - 6:01
7. "Somethin', Somethin'" (DOA, Norful) - 4:57
8. "Same Sad Song" (DOA, Norful) - 4:37
9. "Just Can't Stop" (Yashawn Mitchell) - 3:30
10. "Psalm 64" - 3:49
11. "Same Sad Song" (Urban Remix) (DOA, Norful) - 4:40

Limited Edition

1. "It's All About You" (Dixon, Norful) - 6:45
2. "Still Say Thank You" - 5:47
3. "You Gotta Right" (Marvin E. Wiley) - 2:33
4. "Praise Him" (Norful, Reynolds) - 4:59
5. "What I Need & What I Want" (Jamal H. Bryant
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   ) - 3:52
6. "He's All I Need" - 4:51
7. "I Need You Now" - 6:31
8. "O Holy Night
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   " (Traditional) - 5:22

Awards

At the 35th GMA Dove Awards, the Limited Edition won a Dove Award for Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year.

Chart performances

The album peaked at #154 on Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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, #26 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, #13 on Billboard's Christian Albums, #6 on Billboard's Heatseekers

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, and #1 on Billboard's Gospel Albums. It stayed 104 weeks on the Gspel Albums charts and 38 weeks on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts. Also, the title song peaked at #96 on Billboard Hot 100

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The limited edition peaked at #90 on Billboard 200, #24 on R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, #3 on Christian Albums, and #1 on Gospel Albums. It stayed 55 weeks on the latter.

External links

• I Need You Now in Amazon.com
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