Michelle Gayle (album)

Michelle Gayle
Studio album by Michelle Gayle
Released	July 10, 1994
Recorded	1993–1994
Genre	R&B soul pop
Label	RCA BMG
Michelle Gayle chronology
Michelle Gayle (1994) Sensational (1997)

Michelle Gayle is the debut album by British R&B-soul singer Michelle Gayle, released in 1994 by RCA Records of BMG UK. The album was produced and co-written in parts by Narada Michael Walden who had previously worked with artists such as Whitney Houston.

According to the sleeve notes of the single "Sweetness", the album was originally scheduled to be titled "Walk with Pride".

The album includes Gayle's biggest hit single "Sweetness", which reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart, along with four other UK top 40 hit singles; "Looking Up" (UK #11), "I'll Find You" (UK #26), "Freedom" (UK #16) and "Happy Just to Be with You" (UK #11). "Happy Just to Be with You" was remixed for single release; this version features on Gayle's second album, Sensational.

Track listing

1. "Get Off My Back" (Ronnie Wilson, Dennis Charles, Michelle Gayle)
2. "Happy Just to Be with You" (Narada Michael Walden, Gayle, Preston Glass)
3. "Walk with Pride" (Gayle, Wilson, Charles)
4. "Looking Up" (D. James, J. Rawe)
5. "Girlfriend" (James, Gayle)
6. "Freedom" (N.M. Walden, S.J. Dakota)
7. "Personality" (Gayle, T. Morris)
8. "I'll Find You" (S. Jervier, J. Wales, P. Jervier)
9. "Your Love" (James, Gayle)
10. "Sweetness" (N.M. Walden, P. Glass)
11. "One Day" (Jervier, Wales, Jervier)
12. "Say What's on Your Mind" (Wilson, Charles, Gayle)
13. "Rise Up" (Simon Climie)
14. "Baby Don't Go" (N.M. Walden, M. Gayle, S.J. Dakota)
15. "All Night Long" (N.M. Walden, Michael Mani, Monty Steward)

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	30