Adeva!


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

Critical reception

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.

Track listing

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.
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