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1997 studio album by Shola Ama From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Much Love is the debut album by British singer Shola Ama. It was released by Freakstreet and WEA on 1 September 1997 in the United Kingdom. Ama worked with songwriting collective D'Influence on the majority of the album, with Shaun LaBelle, Livio Harris, and Paul Waller providing additional production. Much Love was preceded by two top ten hit singles: a cover of "You Might Need Somebody", originally made famous by Randy Crawford, and follow-up "You're the One I Love".[4] "Who's Loving My Baby" and "Much Love" were also released as singles, both reaching the UK top twenty.[4]
The album reached the top ten of the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number six, and entered the top twenty in Germany and the top thirty in France, and the Netherlands. In the United Kingdom, it was eventually certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), indicating sales in excess of 100,000 copies. Following the success of the album, Ama won a Brit Award for Best British Female and two MOBO Awards for Best Newcomer and Best R&B Act.[5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "You're the One I Love" |
| LaBelle | 4:12 |
2. | "Much Love" |
| LaBelle | 3:56 |
3. | "You Might Need Somebody" |
| D'Influence | 4:50 |
4. | "Who's Loving My Baby" |
| Harris | 4:38 |
5. | "Celebrate" |
| D'Influence | 4:30 |
6. | "I Love Your Ways" |
| D'Influence | 4:19 |
7. | "We Got a Vibe" |
| LaBelle | 4:04 |
8. | "Summer Love" |
| D'Influence | 4:44 |
9. | "(I Don't Know) Interlude" |
| D'Influence | 1:47 |
10. | "I Can Show You" |
| Waller | 4:26 |
11. | "All Mine" |
| D'Influence | 4:46 |
12. | "One Love" |
| D'Influence | 5:27 |
Sample credits
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
---|---|
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] | 24 |
French Albums (SNEP)[8] | 21 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 19 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[10] | 20 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] | 35 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 35 |
UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 6 |
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[13] | 1 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Italy (FIMI)[14] | Platinum | 100,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] | Gold | 100,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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