# Adeva!

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***Adeva!*** is the debut [album](/source/Album) by American singer [Adeva](/source/Adeva), released in 1989. It features the singles "[Respect](/source/Respect_(song))" ([UK](/source/UK_Singles_Chart) No. 17[2]), "Musical Freedom (Free At Last)" (UK No. 22[2]), "Warning!" (UK No. 17[2]), "I Thank You" (UK No. 17[2]), "Beautiful Love" (UK No. 57[2]) and "Treat Me Right" (UK No. 62[2]). The album was particularly successful in the United Kingdom, where it reached No. 6 in the [UK Albums Chart](/source/UK_Albums_Chart)[2] and was certified platinum by the [British Phonographic Industry](/source/British_Phonographic_Industry) for UK sales exceeding 300,000 copies.[1]

## Critical reception

In a retrospective review for [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic), Alex Henderson praised "big-voiced" Adeva's "aggressive, gospel-influenced belting", calling it "a throwback to the days of [Gloria Gaynor](/source/Gloria_Gaynor), [Grace Jones](/source/Grace_Jones), [Linda Clifford](/source/Linda_Clifford), and [Loleatta Holloway](/source/Loleatta_Holloway).[3]

## 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](/source/Twelve-inch_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](/source/Liner_notes).

- [Adeva](/source/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

## Charts

### Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Adeva! Chart (1989–90) Peak position European Albums (European Top 100 Albums)[4] 28 UK Albums (OCC)[2] 6

### Year-end charts

1989 year-end chart performance for Adeva! Chart (1989) Position UK Albums (OCC)[5] 80

## References

1. ["BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for 'Adeva!' (from bpi.co.uk)"](https://i.imgur.com/FXtyStw.jpg). [British Phonographic Industry](/source/British_Phonographic_Industry). Retrieved 4 October 2017. – via Imgur.com.

1. ["Official Charts > Adeva"](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/25233/adeva/). [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved 1 March 2020.

1. ["Adeva! - Adeva - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/adeva!-mw0000654334). *AllMusic*. Retrieved 5 December 2017.

1. ["European Top 100 Albums"](https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-09-16.pdf#page=15). *[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media)*. 16 September 1989. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

1. ["Year End Albums"](https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/90s/1990/Record-Mirror-1990-01-20-OCR.pdf#page=42). *[Record Mirror](/source/Record_Mirror)*. 20 January 1990. p. 42. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

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