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For the former Utopian colony in California, see Joyfull, California.
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Joyful is the debut studio album by German singer and songwriter Ayọ, released on 12 June 2006 by Polydor Records. It was recorded over five days in New York City with producer Jay Newland.[11] Joyful was particularly successful in France, where it peaked at number six on the albums chart and was certified double platinum by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP). The album also reached number one in Poland, number five in Italy and number eight in Finland.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joy Olasunmibo Ogunmakin, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Down on My Knees"
  • Ogunmakin
  • George Brenner
4:01
2."Without You" 3:57
3."Letter by Letter" 3:13
4."How Many Times?" 3:28
5."And It's Supposed to Be Love"Abbey Lincoln4:59
6."Watching You" 3:53
7."Only You" 3:55
8."Help Is Coming" 3:55
9."These Days" 4:48
10."Life Is Real" 4:48
11."What Is Love?" 4:26
12."Neva Been" 4:19

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Joyful.[12]

  • Ayọ – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
  • Larry Campbell – guitar, mandolin, steel guitar
  • Chiquito – A&R
  • Keith Christopher – bass great feel
  • Kyle Gordon – backing vocals
  • Jean-Marc Lubrano – photography
  • Andy Manganello – engineering
  • Brian Mitchell – accordion, bass harmonica, Hammond B-3, harmonica, piano
  • Jay Newland – engineering, production
  • Rapho – photography
  • Geoff Rice – assistant engineering
  • Danny Sadownick – percussion
  • Aurélie Ullrich – art direction
  • Mark Wilder – mastering
  • James Wormworth – drums

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[28] 2× Platinum 365,400[29]
Italy (FIMI)[30] Gold 40,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[31] 2× Platinum 40,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[32] Gold 15,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Label Ref.
France 12 June 2006 Polydor [33]
Italy 1 September 2006 Universal [34]
Netherlands 17 November 2006 [35]
Germany 21 November 2006 [36]
Canada 30 January 2007 [37]
Poland 5 March 2007 [38]
Australia 31 March 2007 [39]
United Kingdom 3 September 2007 Polydor [40]
United States 20 November 2007 Interscope [41]

References

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  4. ^ "And It's Supposed to Be Love – Single by Ayo". iTunes Store (US). Apple. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Help Is Coming: Ayo: Téléchargements MP3" (in French). Amazon.fr. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  6. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Joyful – Ayọ". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  7. ^ Leckert, Daniel (17 November 2006). "Ayo – Joyful (Soul)". CDstarts.de. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
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  12. ^ Joyful (CD liner notes). Ayọ. Polydor Records. 2006. 0602498404898.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  14. ^ "Ayọ – Joyful" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  15. ^ "Ayọ – Joyful" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  16. ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. 118 (40). 7 October 2006. ISSN 0006-2510.
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  20. ^ Top 50 Ελληνικών και Ξένων Aλμπουμ [Top 50 Greek and Foreign Albums] (in Greek). IFPI Greece. 3–9 December 2006. Archived from the original on 8 December 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
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  26. ^ "Le Top de l'année : Top Albums Fusionnés – 2006" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
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  29. ^ "Les Albums (CD) les plus Vendus en 2007" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
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  32. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Joyful')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
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