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I Ain't Movin'

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Recorded
  
1993

Artist
  
Des'ree

Label
  
550 Music - Epic

I Ain't Movin' (1994)
  
Supernatural (1998)

Release date
  
22 June 1994

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Released
  
9 May 1994 (UK), 5 July 1994 (US)

Length
  
48:11 (UK/original Australian editions) 52:04 (US/Australian reissue editions)

Producer
  
Des'ree, Ashley Ingram, Phil Legg, Peter Lord Moreland & V. Jeffrey Smith, Mark "Spike" Stent

Genres
  
Soul music, Pop music, Rhythm and blues, Contemporary R&B

Similar
  
Des'ree albums, Pop music albums

Des ree i ain t movin


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 Epic Records, and features the top 5 smash hit, "You Gotta Be". Tom Demalon of allmusic gave the album 4 of 5 stars, saying 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."

Contents

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.

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

    • Personnel

  • Drums: Rocky Bryant, Ashley Ingram, 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

    • Songs

    1You Gotta Be4:05
    2Crazy Maze4:35
    3Feel so High3:53

    References

    I Ain't Movin' Wikipedia
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