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I Need You Now (album)

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I Need You Now
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 21, 2002
October 21, 2003 (limited edition)
GenreCCM, gospel
Length50:07, 40:40 (Limited Edition)
LabelEMI Gospel
Smokie Norful chronology
I Need You Now
(2002)
Nothing Without You
(2004)
Limited Edition
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Vibe[2]

I Need You Now is the debut studio album from contemporary gospel singer Smokie Norful. The album was released on May 21, 2002 through EMI Gospel and Chordant Records.

I Need You Now: Limited Edition was released on the same labels on October 21, 2003. It is a sequel to I Need You Now, not an extended edition. It contains new versions of four of the tracks in the regular edition plus four new tracks.

Track listing

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All songs written by Norful, except where noted.

Regular edition

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  1. "It's All About You" (Antonio Dixon, Smokie Norful) - 4:55
  2. "I Need You Now" - 4:11
  3. "Life's Not Promised" (Joe Archie, DOA, Haskel Jackson) - 3:58
  4. "Still Say Thank You" - 5:31
  5. "Praise Him" (Norful, Logan Reynolds) - 3:58
  6. "The Least I Can Do" (Norful, Reynolds) - 6:01
  7. "Somethin', Somethin'" (DOA, Norful) - 4:57
  8. "Same Sad Song" (DOA, Norful) - 4:37
  9. "Just Can't Stop" (Yashawn Mitchell) - 3:30
  10. "Psalm 64" - 3:49
  11. "Same Sad Song" (Urban Remix) (DOA, Norful) - 4:40

Limited edition

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  1. "It's All About You" (Dixon, Norful) - 6:45
  2. "Still Say Thank You" - 5:47
  3. "You Gotta Right" (Marvin E. Wiley) - 2:33
  4. "Praise Him" (Norful, Reynolds) - 4:59
  5. "What I Need & What I Want" (Jamal H. Bryant) - 3:52
  6. "He's All I Need" - 4:51
  7. "I Need You Now" - 6:31
  8. "O Holy Night" (Traditional) - 5:22

Awards

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At the 35th GMA Dove Awards, the limited edition won a Dove Award for Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year.[3]

Chart performances

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The album peaked at no. 154 on Billboard 200, no. 26 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, no. 13 on Billboard's Christian Albums, no. 6 on Billboard's Heatseekers, and no. 1 on Billboard's Gospel Albums. It stayed 104 weeks on the Gospel Albums charts and 38 weeks on the R&B/Hip-Hop charts. Also, the title song peaked at no. 96 on Billboard Hot 100.[4]

The limited edition peaked at no. 90 on Billboard 200, no. 24 on R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, no. 3 on Christian Albums, and no. 1 on Gospel Albums. It stayed 55 weeks on the latter.[5]

References

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Terrell, Tom (July 2002). "Revolutions: Smokie Norful – I Need You Now". Vibe. p. 141. Archived from the original on May 15, 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. ^ 35th GMA Dove Awards Nominees Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine on Christian Examiner
  4. ^ I Need You Now on Billboard
  5. ^ Limited Edition on Billboard