Thirsty (Marvin Sapp album)
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Thirsty, a 2007 release on Verity Records
, is a gold selling Gospel music
album by American contemporary gospel singer Marvin Sapp
. It peaked at number 28 on the U.S. Billboard 200
, number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
, and number 1 on the Top Gospel Albums chart. It has been certified Gold by the RIAA on July 9, 2008 and has sold over 712,000 copies as of March 2010. This is Marvin Sapp's best selling album of his solo career.
Executive Producers:
Arrangers:
A&R Director:
Worship Leader:
Musicians:
Vocals:
Engineers
"Never Would Have Made It" ranked number 62 on BET's top 100 videos of 2008.
Verity Records
Verity Records is an American gospel music-focused record label founded in 1994. The label is a now major component and namesake of Verity Gospel Music Group , the Gospel group operated by Jive Label Group, which in turn is owned by Sony Music Entertainment.-Artists :* 21:03* Crystal Aikin*...
, is a gold selling Gospel music
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
album by American contemporary gospel singer Marvin Sapp
Marvin Sapp
Pastor Marvin Louis Sapp is an American Gospel music singer-songwriter who recorded with the group Commissioned during the 1990s before beginning a record-breaking solo career...
. It peaked at number 28 on the U.S. 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...
, number 4 on the 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...
, and number 1 on the Top Gospel Albums chart. It has been certified Gold by the RIAA on July 9, 2008 and has sold over 712,000 copies as of March 2010. This is Marvin Sapp's best selling album of his solo career.
Track listing
| Track Number | Track Title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnify | 4:56 |
| 2 | Power | 4:58 |
| 3 | Possess The Land | 4:56 |
| 4 | Shout Unto God | 5:02 |
| 5 | Praise Him In Advance (Intro) | 1:00 |
| 6 | Praise Him In Advance | 5:26 |
| 7 | Worshipper In Me | 8:24 |
| 8 | Thirsty | 6:26 |
| 9 | Thirsty (Reprise) | 5:22 |
| 10 | Place Of Worship | 3:34 |
| 11 | In The Garden | 3:39 |
| 12 | Never Would Have Made It Never Would Have Made It "Never Would Have Made It" is a single by American gospel singer Marvin Sapp from his seventh studio album Thirsty. Sapp wrote this song as a tribute after the death of his father, Henry Lewis Sapp, Jr. He testifies that it was created by divine inspiration the Sunday after his father’s... |
6:55 |
| 13 | Rivers Flow | 7:11 |
Credits
Producers:- Aaron Lindsey - Audio Production, Horn Producer, Producer
- Terrance Jones - Audio Production, Production Assistant
- Vinnie Ciesielski - Audio Production, Horn Producer
- Danny Duncan - Audio Production, Orchestra Production
- Jim Gray - Audio Production, Orchestra Production
- Adrian M. Lindsey - Audio Production, Production Assistant
- Keith Pace - Assistant Engineer, Production Assistant
Executive Producers:
- James Jordan
- MaLinda Sapp
- Marvin SappMarvin SappPastor Marvin Louis Sapp is an American Gospel music singer-songwriter who recorded with the group Commissioned during the 1990s before beginning a record-breaking solo career...
Arrangers:
- Marvin SappMarvin SappPastor Marvin Louis Sapp is an American Gospel music singer-songwriter who recorded with the group Commissioned during the 1990s before beginning a record-breaking solo career...
- Aaron Lindsey - Horn Arrangements, Vocal Arrangement
- Myron Butler Vocal Arrangement
A&R Director:
- Joseph Burney
Worship Leader:
- Marvin SappMarvin SappPastor Marvin Louis Sapp is an American Gospel music singer-songwriter who recorded with the group Commissioned during the 1990s before beginning a record-breaking solo career...
- Worship leader
Musicians:
- Calvin Rodgers – Drums
- Javier Solis – Percussion
- Roy Agee – TromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
- Jimmy Bolin – Saxaphone
- Derrick Horne – GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Jerry Harris Jr. – KeyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Aaron Lindsey – KeyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Vinnie Ciesielski – TrumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
- Matthew Brownie - OrganOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
- Derrick Ray – BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Tim Stewart - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Arthur Strong - Keyboards, Organ
- Asian Philharmonic - OrchestraOrchestraAn orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
Vocals:
- Myron Butler - Vocal Director
- Aisha Cleavers
- Deonis Cook
- Daniel Johnson
- Caltomeesh West
- Chelsea West
- Jamil Whiting
Engineers
- Danny Duncan - Audio Engineer, Engineer
- Ed Ensink - Audio Engineer, Monitor Engineer
- Chris Godbey - Mixing
- Eric Hartman - Engineer
- Israel Ruiz - Audio Engineer
- Aaron Lindsey - Digital Editing, Overdub Engineer, Vocal Engineer
- Vlado Meller - Mastering
- Travis Neuman - Audio Engineer, Monitor Engineer
- Keith Pace - Assistant Engineer, Digital Editing
- Cliff Rosenberg - Assistant Engineer, Audio Engineer
- Chris Yoakum - Horn Engineer
- Zhu 'Jerry' Feng - Audio Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Lu Di -Concert Master
- Ken Johnson "Snakehips" & His West Indian Dance Band - Production Coordination
- Li Peng - Assistant Concertmaster
Chart positions
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. 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... |
28 |
| 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... |
4 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Gospel Albums | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
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| 2008 | "Never Would Have Made It Never Would Have Made It "Never Would Have Made It" is a single by American gospel singer Marvin Sapp from his seventh studio album Thirsty. Sapp wrote this song as a tribute after the death of his father, Henry Lewis Sapp, Jr. He testifies that it was created by divine inspiration the Sunday after his father’s... " |
82 | 14 |
"Never Would Have Made It" ranked number 62 on BET's top 100 videos of 2008.