''I Ain't Movin'' is the second studio album by British soul singer-songwriter Des'ree. It was released on 9 May 1994 in the UK, and 5 July 1994 in the US on

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, and features the top 5 smash hit, " You Gotta Be".

Critical reception

Tom Demalon of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, writing that "Des'ree possesses a pleasing vocal delivery, and it serves her well on songs like the slinky, mid-tempo 'Feel So High,' the breezy 'Little Child,' the hypnotic groove of 'Trip on Love' and the confessional title cut."

Singles

Three singles were released from ''I Ain't Movin'': "You Gotta Be", "I Ain't Movin'" and "Little Child". In the US, "Feel So High" was featured on and released as a single from ''I Ain't Movin rather than from Des'ree's debut album '' Mind Adventures''. The song was added to the re-issue of the UK edition of the album, which was released in 2000. "You Gotta Be" was also remixed and re-released in the UK in 1995. The " Kissing You" single was included as a bonus CD with the Australian reissue of the album in 1997.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Production

*Produced by Des'ree, Ashley Ingram, Phil Legg, Peter Lord Moreland, V. Jeffrey Smith and Mark "Spike" Stent *Engineers: Peter Moshay, Charlie Smith, V. Jeffrey Smith *Mixing: Phil Legg, Richard Lengyel, Peter Moshay, Charlie Smith, Mark "Spike" Stent *Mastering: Vladimir Meller

Musicians

*Drums: Rocky Bryant,

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, V. Jeffrey Smith *Percussion: Norman Hedman, V. Jeffrey Smith *Drum programming: Peter Moshay, V. Jeffrey Smith *Bass: Ashley Ingram, Tracy Wormworth *Guitars: Ashley Ingram, Peter Lord Moreland, Prince Sampson, V. Jeffrey Smith, Tom "T-Bone" Wolk *Keyboards: Ashley Ingram, Peter Lord Moreland, V. Jeffrey Smith *Programming: Ashley Ingram *Backing vocals: Des'ree, Ashley Ingram, Michael Sinclair *String arrangements by Ashley Ingram *Other arrangements by Michael Sinclair

Charts

Certifications and sales

References

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