Happy People/U Saved Me

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Happy People/U Saved Me
Studio album by R. Kelly
Released	August 24, 2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	R&B/Gospel/Soul
Producer	R. Kelly
Professional reviews
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R. Kelly chronology
Chocolate Factory (2003) Happy People/U Saved Me (2004) TP.3 Reloaded (2005)

Happy People/U Saved Me is a double album released by R&B superstar R. Kelly, where he mixed feel-good danceable soul records (Happy People) with gospel anthems (U Saved Me). Released in 2004, it peaked at #2 on the pop album charts and went on to be certified three times platinum. This is R. Kelly's 2nd double album. The album contained the hit single "Happy People" (US #19, UK #6), and the minor hit "U Saved Me" (US #52, UK #6). On "Red Carpet (Pause, Flash), R. Kelly sampled the song "Step in the Name of Love" on his previous landmark album which was released in 2003.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written, produced, arranged by R. Kelly.

[edit] Disc One (Happy People)

1. "Weatherman"
2. "Red Carpet (Pause, Flash)"
3. "Love Signals"
4. "Love Street"
5. "Ladies Night (Treat Her Like Heaven)"
6. "If"
7. "The Greatest Show On Earth"
8. "It's Your Birthday"
9. "Steppin' Into Heaven"
10. "If I Could Make The World Dance"
11. "Happy People"

[edit] Disc Two (U Saved Me)

1. "Three-Way Phone Call" (featuring Kelly Price, Kim Burrell)
2. "U Saved Me"
3. "Prayer Changes"
4. "How Did You Manage"
5. "I Surrender"
6. "When I Think About You"
7. "The Diary of Me"
8. "Spirit"
9. "Leap of Faith"
10. "Peace"

Note: "I Surrender" was a last-minute replacement for "I Need an Angel", which nonesofacto has appeared by other artists.