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Like many talented teenage pop singers, Samantha Mumba was initially promoted on the strength of her talent -- as in, "Isn't she much more talented than any other singer of her age?" It is true that Mumba is a fine singer, with a voice that sounds richer than most teen singers, and her material on her debut Gotta Tell You isn't strictly flimsy teen pop. It's more soulful and pretty well-constructed, sultry without veering into Lolita territory. In short, this is a fine product, a sterling example of immaculately crafted dance-pop and radio-ready ballads. If there's any problem, it's that, apart from "Body II Body," which weirdly appropriates David Bowie's icy "Ashes to Ashes" for a seduction number, none of this is particularly memorable without repeated spins. After those plays, it still seems like Gotta Tell You is a little too heavy on filler -- the singles, like "Gotta Tell You" and "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" are what stand out, along with the slow-burning closer, "Lately" -- but it's still better crafted than much teen pop, and it's delivered with conviction by Mumba. It's not a stunner, but it's satisfying on its own (albeit ephemeral) terms, and it sets her up well for greater things.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Anders Bagge, ComposerLyricist - Arnthor Birgisson, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mats Berntoft, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stockholm Session Strings, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - JANSSON, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - BAG, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Alar Suurna, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - ARUN CHAKRAVERTY, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Samantha Mumba, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Anders Bagge, ComposerLyricist - Arnthor Birgisson, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jeanette Olsson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - BAG, Producer - Dino Esposito, Producer - E. Dawk, Producer - RON FAIR, Producer - Samantha Mumba, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Teddy Riley, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Roy Hamilton, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ernest Dixon, ComposerLyricist - Curtis Mayfield, ComposerLyricist - Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dino Esposito, Producer - RON FAIR, Producer, Executive Producer - Omero Mumba, FeaturedArtist - Samantha Mumba, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Diane Warren, ComposerLyricist - Samantha Mumba, MainArtist
℗ 2001 The Wild Card Label Ltd.
Tor Erik Hermansen, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mikkel S. Eriksen, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hallgeir Rustan, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - StarGate, Producer - Ju-Zee, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - ARUN CHAKRAVERTY, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Samantha Mumba, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - D-Flex, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2000 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Alar Suurna, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jany, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Samantha Mumba, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yanni Schella, ComposerLyricist - Anders John Barren, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jan Schella, ComposerLyricist - Luciano Peirone, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Lukas Burton, Producer, Percussion, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - SACHA SKARBEK, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Yan Memmi, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Bowie, ComposerLyricist - Samantha Mumba, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Casey, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jayne Tretton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Fauzi Fahm, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2000 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Anders Bagge, ComposerLyricist - Arnthor Birgisson, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brad Gilderman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - BAG, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Samantha Mumba, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Michael Huff, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Tor Erik Hermansen, ComposerLyricist - Mikkel S. Eriksen, ComposerLyricist - Hallgeir Rustan, ComposerLyricist - StarGate, Producer - Samantha Mumba, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Anders Bagge, ComposerLyricist - Arnthor Birgisson, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brad Gilderman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - BAG, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Samantha Mumba, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Huff, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Steve Mac, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Kelly, ComposerLyricist - Richard Niles, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Howe, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christopher Kelly, ComposerLyricist - Edward Sandford Woodruff Jr., ComposerLyricist - Willie Baker Jr., ComposerLyricist - Samantha Mumba, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2000 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Album review
Like many talented teenage pop singers, Samantha Mumba was initially promoted on the strength of her talent -- as in, "Isn't she much more talented than any other singer of her age?" It is true that Mumba is a fine singer, with a voice that sounds richer than most teen singers, and her material on her debut Gotta Tell You isn't strictly flimsy teen pop. It's more soulful and pretty well-constructed, sultry without veering into Lolita territory. In short, this is a fine product, a sterling example of immaculately crafted dance-pop and radio-ready ballads. If there's any problem, it's that, apart from "Body II Body," which weirdly appropriates David Bowie's icy "Ashes to Ashes" for a seduction number, none of this is particularly memorable without repeated spins. After those plays, it still seems like Gotta Tell You is a little too heavy on filler -- the singles, like "Gotta Tell You" and "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" are what stand out, along with the slow-burning closer, "Lately" -- but it's still better crafted than much teen pop, and it's delivered with conviction by Mumba. It's not a stunner, but it's satisfying on its own (albeit ephemeral) terms, and it sets her up well for greater things.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:58
- Main artists: Samantha Mumba
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: A&M
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2001 Polydor Ltd. (UK) ℗ 2001 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
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