''Adeva!'' is the debut

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by American singer

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, released in 1989. The album features the singles "

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" ( UK No. 17), "Musical Freedom (Free At Last)" (UK No. 22), "Warning!" (UK No. 17), "I Thank You" (UK No. 17), "Beautiful Love" (UK No. 57) and "Treat Me Right" (UK No. 62). The album was particularly successful in the United Kingdom, where it reached No. 6 in the

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and was certified platinum by the

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for UK sales exceeding 300,000 copies.

Critical reception

In a retrospective review for

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, Alex Henderson gave the album four out of five stars and praised "big-voiced" Adeva's "aggressive, gospel-influenced belting", calling it "a throwback to the days of

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, Linda Clifford, and

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Track listing

Note * Tracks 11–13 on CD only. Note * Although titled differently, track 12 is the same remix as track 13 on the UK CD version.

Personnel

Adapted from the album's

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. *

– 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 and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

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