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I Ain't Movin is the second studio album by British soul singer-songwriter Des'ree. It was released on 11 May, 1994 in the UK, and 5 July 1994 in the US on Epic Records, and features the top 5 smash hit, "You Gotta Be". Tom Demalon of allmusic gave the album 4 of 5 stars, saying that "Des'ree possesses a pleasing vocal delivery, and it serves her well on songs like the slinky, mid-tempo "Feel So High", the breezy "Little Child", the hypnotic groove of "Trip on Love" and the confessional title cut."

Singles

Three singles were released from I Ain't Movin, "You Gotta Be", "I Ain't Movin'" and "Little Child". In the US, "Feel So High" was featured on and released as a single from I Ain't Movin' rather than from Des'ree's debut album Mind Adventures. The song was added to the re-issue of the UK edition of the album, which was released in 2000. "You Gotta Be" was also remixed and re-released in the UK in 1995. The "Kissing You" single was included as a bonus CD with the Australian reissue of the album in 1997.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Herald the Day"Des'ree, Jimmy S. Haynes5:18
2."Crazy Maze"Des'ree, Peter Lord Moreland, Vernon Jeffrey Smith4:36
3."You Gotta Be"Des'ree, Ashley Ingram4:06
4."Little Child"Des'ree, Ingram3:54
5."Strong Enough"Des'ree, Moreland, Smith4:42
6."Trip on Love"Des'ree, Moreland, Smith4:28
7."I Ain't Movin'"Des'ree, Haynes4:22
8."Living in the City"Des'ree, Ingram4:31
9."In My Dreams"Des'ree, Haynes4:14
10."Love Is Here"Des'ree, Ingram4:50
11."I Ain't Movin'" (Percussion Reprise)Des'ree, Haynes3:10
UK re-issue bonus track (2000)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Feel So High"Des'ree, Michael Graves3:53
US edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Gotta Be"Des'ree, Ashley Ingram4:06
2."Crazy Maze"Des'ree, Peter Lord Moreland, Vernon Jeffrey Smith4:36
3."Feel So High"Des'ree, Michael Graves3:53
4."Little Child"Des'ree, Ingram3:54
5."Strong Enough"Des'ree, Moreland, Smith4:42
6."Herald the Day"Des'ree, Jimmy S. Haynes5:18
7."Trip on Love"Des'ree, Moreland, Smith4:28
8."I Ain't Movin'"Des'ree, Haynes4:22
9."Living in the City"Des'ree, Ingram4:31
10."In My Dreams"Des'ree, Haynes4:14
11."Love Is Here"Des'ree, Ingram4:50
12."I Ain't Movin'" (Percussion Reprise)Des'ree, Haynes3:10

Production

  • Produced by Des'ree, Ashley Ingram, Phil Legg, Peter Lord Moreland, V. Jeffrey Smith and Mark "Spike" Stent
  • Engineers: Peter Moshay, Charlie Smith, V. Jeffrey Smith
  • Mixing: Phil Legg, Richard Lengyel, Peter Moshay, Charlie Smith, Mark "Spike" Stent
  • Mastering: Vladimir Meller

Personnel

  • Drums: Rocky Bryant, Ashley Ingram, V. Jeffrey Smith
  • Percussion: Norman Hedman, V. Jeffrey Smith
  • Drum programming: Peter Moshay, V. Jeffrey Smith
  • Bass: Ashley Ingram, Tracy Wormworth
  • Guitars: Ashley Ingram, Peter Lord Moreland, Prince Sampson, V. Jeffrey Smith, Tom "T-Bone" Wolk
  • Keyboards: Ashley Ingram, Peter Lord Moreland, V. Jeffrey Smith
  • Programming: Ashley Ingram
  • Backing vocals: Des'ree, Ashley Ingram, Michael Sinclair
  • String arrangements by Ashley Ingram
  • Other arrangements by Michael Sinclair

References

  1. ^ Demalon, Tom. "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 August 2012.