Adeva!

Adeva!
Adeva!
Studio album by Adeva
Released	28 August 1989
Studio	Quantum Studios
Labels	Cooltempo/Chrysalis (Europe) ; Capitol/EMI (US)
Producers	Smack Productions; Paul Simpson;
Adeva chronology
Singles from Adeva!
	"In and Out of My Life"; Released: 1988; "Respect"; Released: 1988; "Musical Freedom (Free at Last)"; Released: 1989; "Warning!"; Released: 1989; "I Thank You"; Released: 1989; "Beautiful Love"; Released: 1989; "Treat Me Right"; Released: 1990;

Adeva! is the debut album by American singer Adeva, released in 1989. It features the singles "Respect" (UK No. 17), "Musical Freedom (Free At Last)" (UK No. 22), "Warning!" (UK No. 17), "I Thank You" (UK No. 17), "Beautiful Love" (UK No. 57) and "Treat Me Right" (UK No. 62). The album was particularly successful in the United Kingdom, where it reached No. 6 in the UK Albums Chart and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for UK sales exceeding 300,000 copies.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Alex Henderson 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.

Track listing

UK version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Respect"	Otis Redding	4:06
2.	"Treat Me Right"	Roger Cozine Troy Patterson	3:08
3.	"I Thank You"	Kevin Lewis Patterson	3:45
4.	"So Right"	Patterson Michael Cameron Debbie Parkin Patricia Daniels L. Rodriguez	4:39
5.	"In and Out of My Life"	Tony Jackson Parkin Daniels Rod Goode	4:45
6.	"Warning!"	Parkin Rico Tyler Goode	4:43
7.	"I Don't Need You"	Daniels Patterson	3:36
8.	"Beautiful Love"	Patterson Keith Jacks Daniels	4:32
9.	"Promises"	Parkin Troy Patterson	4:02
10.	"Musical Freedom" (featuring Paul Simpson and Carmen Marie)	Paul Simpson Carmen Brown	6:21
11.	"I Thank You" (Club Mix)	Lewis Patterson	5:08
12.	"Warning!" (Dangerous Dub Mix)	Parkin Tyler Goode	6:03
13.	"Respect" (The Dancing Danny D Remix; featuring Monie Love)	Redding	8:28

Note

Tracks 11–13 available on CD only, or as part of the vinyl limited edition version that included the extra tracks as a free 12" single.

US version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Warning!"	Parkin Tyler Goode	3:08
2.	"Treat Me Right"	Cozine Patterson	3:53
3.	"I Thank You"	Lewis Patterson	3:38
4.	"So Right"	Patterson Cameron Parkin Daniels Rodriguez	4:40
5.	"Love to See You Dancin"	Cameron Patterson	3:52
6.	"In and Out of My Life"	Jackson Parkin Daniels Goode	4:46
7.	"Beautiful Love"	Patterson Jacks Daniels	3:20
8.	"I Don't Need You"	Daniels Patterson	3:36
9.	"Respect"	Redding	4:05
10.	"Promises"	Parkin Patterson	3:49
11.	"Musical Freedom" (featuring Paul Simpson and Carmen Marie)	Simpson Brown	6:22
12.	"Respect" (A Little Bit of Love Mix; featuring Monie Love)	Redding	8:31
13.	"Love Is Special"	Patterson	5:06

Note

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

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Adeva!*
Chart (1989–90)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	14
European Albums (European Top 100 Albums)	28
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	28
UK Albums (OCC)	6

Year-end charts

1989 year-end chart performance for *Adeva!*
Chart (1989)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)	80

Certifications

Sale certifications for *Adeva!*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)	Platinum	300,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1 2 "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for 'Adeva!' (from bpi.co.uk)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 4, 2017 – via Imgur.com.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Official Charts > Adeva". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
↑ "Adeva! - Adeva - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
↑ "Adeva! - Adeva - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
↑ "Australiancharts.com – Adeva – Adeva!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
↑ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. September 16, 1989. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Adeva – Adeva!" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
↑ "Year End Albums" (PDF). Record Mirror. January 20, 1990. p. 42. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
↑ "British album certifications – Adeva – Adeva!". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 25, 2018. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Adeva! Adeva in the "Search:" field.

External links

Adeva! at Discogs

[bpi-1] 1 2 "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for 'Adeva!' (from bpi.co.uk)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 4, 2017 – via Imgur.com.

[uk-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Official Charts > Adeva". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

[3] "Adeva! - Adeva - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 4, 2017.

[4] "Adeva! - Adeva - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 5, 2017.

[ac_Australia_Adeva-5] "Australiancharts.com – Adeva – Adeva!". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2022.

[6] "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. September 16, 1989. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

[ac_Germany_Adeva-7] "Offiziellecharts.de – Adeva – Adeva!" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 5 May 2022.

[8] "Year End Albums" (PDF). Record Mirror. January 20, 1990. p. 42. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

[United_KingdomAdevaAdeva!albumCertRef-9] "British album certifications – Adeva – Adeva!". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 25, 2018. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Adeva! Adeva in the "Search:" field.