Gotta Tell You
Gotta Tell You | ||||
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Studio album by Samantha Mumba | ||||
Released | 31 October 2000 | |||
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Length | 42:44 | |||
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Samantha Mumba chronology | ||||
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Singles from Gotta Tell You | ||||
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Gotta Tell You is the only studio album by Irish singer Samantha Mumba. It was released on 31 October 2000 by Polydor Records, Interscope Records, Wildcard Records and A&M Records.
Album covers
The original album cover featured a darkly lit close-up shot of Mumba's face. A&M Records president Ron Fair made the decision to release the album in the United States with a new cover which had Mumba positioned in front of a bright colourful portrait, as he wanted it to be easily identifiable and express Mumba's true personality. The re-issued version removed two songs and included two re-recordings; "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" and "The Boy", which featured Will.i.am from The Black Eyed Peas, and a new song, "Don't Need You To (Tell Me I'm Pretty)". It was released in the US on 27 March 2001.[8]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | C+[1] |
Writing for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised Mumba's vocals for sounding "richer" than other teen pop artists, stating that Gotta Tell You is soulful and well-constructed. However, he also said that the album contained several unmemorable songs.[2] Laura Morgan of Entertainment Weekly considered Mumba to be the Irish equivalent of Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears. Although she criticised the album's reliance on production over her personality, Morgan praised her seductive voice in songs such as "Lately" and "Body II Body".[1] For his "Consumer Guide" reviews, Robert Christgau gave the album a dud rating.[9]
Track listing
- Samantha Mumba
- Arnthor Birgisson
- Anders Bagge
- David Bowie
- Lukas Burton
- Burton
- Sacha Skarbek[a]
- Mumba
- Birgisson
- Bagge
- Mumba
- Birgisson
- Bagge
- Edward Woodruff
- Willie Baker
- Mumba
- Birgisson
- Bagge
- Rustan
- Eriksen
- Hermansen
- Anders Barrén
- Jany Schella
- Barrén
- Schella
- Rustan
- Eriksen
- Hermansen
- Mumba
- Birgisson
- Bagge
- Mumba
- Lars Halvor Jensen
- Martin Michael Larsson
- Jensen
- Larsson
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Where Does It End Now?" |
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| 3:40 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Gotta Tell You" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 3:20 |
2. | "Body II Body" |
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| 3:57 |
3. | "Baby Come On Over" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 3:03 |
4. | "Isn't It Strange" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 3:29 |
5. | "Lately" |
| Mac | 5:06 |
6. | "What's It Gonna Be" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 2:58 |
7. | "Always Come Back to Your Love" |
| Stargate | 3:34 |
8. | "The Boy" |
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| 3:27 |
9. | "Feelin Is Right" |
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| 3:49 |
10. | "Never Meant to Be" |
| Stargate | 4:09 |
11. | "Believe in Me" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 3:31 |
12. | "Til the Night Becomes the Day" |
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| 3:43 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Gotta Tell You" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 3:20 |
2. | "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 3:33 |
3. | "The Boy" (Remix featuring will.i.am) |
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| 4:04 |
4. | "Don't Need You To (Tell Me I'm Pretty)" | Diane Warren |
| 3:38 |
5. | "Always Come Back to Your Love" |
| Stargate | 3:34 |
6. | "Feelin Is Right" |
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| 3:49 |
7. | "Body II Body" |
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| 3:57 |
8. | "What's It Gonna Be" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 2:58 |
9. | "Never Meant to Be" |
| Stargate | 4:09 |
10. | "Isn't It Strange" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 3:29 |
11. | "Lately" |
| Mac | 5:06 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Gotta Tell You" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 3:21 |
2. | "Body II Body" |
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| 4:00 |
3. | "Baby Come On Over" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 3:35 |
4. | "Isn't It Strange" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 3:29 |
5. | "Lately" |
| Mac | 5:09 |
6. | "What's It Gonna Be" |
| BAG & Arnthor | 2:58 |
7. | "Always Come Back to Your Love" |
| Stargate | 3:55 |
8. | "Feelin Is Right" |
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| 3:50 |
9. | "Never Meant to Be" |
| Stargate | 4:11 |
10. | "Til the Night Becomes the Day" |
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| 3:43 |
11. | "The Boy" (Remix featuring Omero Mumba) |
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| 4:14 |
12. | "I Don't Need You to" | Warren |
| 3:39 |
13. | "Stand By Your Side" |
| Stargate | 3:27 |
14. | "Gotta Tell You" (Teddy Riley Remix) |
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| 3:21 |
15. | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" |
| 2:54 |
Notes
- ^[a] signifies a co-producer
- Some European editions of the reissue have the song "Never Meant to Be" removed.
Charts
Weekly charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[21] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Country | Date | Edition(s) | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 31 October 2000 | Standard | Polydor | [22] | |
United States | A&M | [23] | |||
Australia | 6 November 2000 | CD | Polydor | ||
Japan | 25 January 2001 | Universal Music Japan | [14] | ||
United States | 27 March 2001 | Reissue |
| A&M | [8] |
United Kingdom | 17 September 2001 | Polydor | [24] | ||
Japan | 19 September 2001 | CD | Universal Music Japan | [25] |
References
- ^ a b c Morgan, Laura (11 October 2000). "Gotta Tell You". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
Her run-of-the-mill R&B; relies more on production than personality.
- ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
In short, this is a fine product, a sterling example of immaculately crafted dance-pop and radio-ready ballads.
- ^ Kelly, Emma (10 June 2020). "Samantha Mumba's Gotta Tell You turns 20 years old and it's still a bop". Metro. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting October 16, 2000: Singles". Music Week. 14 October 2000. p. 31.
- ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1389. 16 February 2001. pp. 43, 51. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting February 19, 2001: Singles". Music Week. 17 February 2001. p. 35.
- ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting December 10, 2001". Music Week. 8 December 2001. p. 25.
- ^ a b Hay, Carla (28 April 2001). "Appearances Make a Difference for Aspiring Acts: Mumba's Makeover Spells Success for A&M" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 17. pp. 17, 81.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert. "Samantha Mumba: Gotta Tell You". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ^ "Samantha Mumba ARIA chart history (albums & first 4 singles)". ARIA. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "ARIA Report, issue 566" (PDF). Australian Web Archive. 1 January 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 19, no. 42. 13 October 2001. p. 16. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Samantha Mumba". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Gotta Tell You - Samantha Mamba" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Samantha Mumba – Gotta Tell You". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Samantha Mumba Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "British album certifications – Samantha Mumba – Gotta Tell You". British Phonographic Industry.
- ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting October 31, 2000: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 29 October 2000. p. 24. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Boorstyn, Andrew (4 November 2000). "Interscope's Samantha Mumba Offers Her Own Slant On Youth Pop". Billboard. p. 20. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting September 17, 2001: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 15 September 2001. p. 36. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Gotta Tell You Plus - Samantha Mamba" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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- Gotta Tell You
- Samantha Sings Christmas
- The Collection
- "Gotta Tell You"
- "Body II Body"
- "Always Come Back to Your Love"
- "Don't Need You To (Tell Me I'm Pretty)"
- "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)"
- "Lately"
- "I'm Right Here"
- "Stay in the Middle"
- "Somebody Like Me"