Adeva!

Adeva! is the debut album by American singer Adeva, released in 1989. It features the singles "Respect" (UK No. 17^[2]), "Musical Freedom (Free At Last)" (UK No. 22^[2]), "Warning!" (UK No. 17^[2]), "I Thank You" (UK No. 17^[2]), "Beautiful Love" (UK No. 57^[2]) and "Treat Me Right" (UK No. 62^[2]). The album was particularly successful in the United Kingdom, where it reached No. 6 in the UK Albums Chart^[2] and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for UK sales exceeding 300,000 copies.^[1]

Adeva!
Studio album by Adeva
Released	28 August 1989[1]
Studio	Quantum Studios
Label	Cooltempo/Chrysalis (Europe) Capitol/EMI (US)
Producer	Smack Productions Paul Simpson
Adeva chronology
Adeva! (1989) Love or Lust? (1991)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

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.^[4]

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 available on CD only, or as part of the vinyl limited edition version that included the extra tracks as a free 12" single.^[5]

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

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Adeva! Chart (1989–90) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 14 European Albums (European Top 100 Albums)[7] 28 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 28 UK Albums (OCC)[2] 6

Year-end charts 1989 year-end chart performance for Adeva! Chart (1989) Position UK Albums (OCC)[9] 80

Certifications

Sale certifications for Adeva!

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10]	Platinum	300,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.