Adeva!

Adeva!
Studio album by Adeva
Released	28 August 1989
Studio	Quantum Studios
Label	Cooltempo/Chrysalis (Europe) Capitol/EMI (US)
Producer	Smack Productions Paul Simpson
Adeva chronology
Adeva! (1989) Love or Lust? (1991)

Adeva! is the debut album by American singer Adeva, released in 1989. The album 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 on CD only.

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 and certifications

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.

External links

• Adeva! (UK version) at Discogs
• Adeva! (US version) at Discogs