Affirmation (Beverley Knight album)
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'Affirmation' is the title of the fourth album from Beverley Knight
, released in 2004 by Parlophone records.
The album was released on 28 June 2004, to much critical acclaim and is her most personal album to date. The album features three hit singles, "Come As You Are", "Not Too Late for Love" and "Keep This Fire Burning", which all entered the UK Singles Chart
top 40.
Affirmation peaked at just outside the UK album chart top ten by one space at number 11. It also peaked at 83 in the Swiss Album Chart.
Affirmation was certified Silver by the BPI
on Friday 2 July 2004, less than a week after the album was released. By December 2004, the album had received a Gold certification.
Beverley Knight
Beverley Knight MBE is a British soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer who released her debut album in 1995. Heavily influenced by soul greats such as Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin, Knight has released six studio albums to date...
, released in 2004 by Parlophone records.
The album was released on 28 June 2004, to much critical acclaim and is her most personal album to date. The album features three hit singles, "Come As You Are", "Not Too Late for Love" and "Keep This Fire Burning", which all entered the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
top 40.
Affirmation peaked at just outside the UK album chart top ten by one space at number 11. It also peaked at 83 in the Swiss Album Chart.
Affirmation was certified Silver by the BPI
British Phonographic Industry
The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies...
on Friday 2 July 2004, less than a week after the album was released. By December 2004, the album had received a Gold certification.
Reception
Track listing
- "Come As You AreCome as You Are (Beverley Knight song)"Come as You Are" is the lead single from Beverley Knight's fourth studio album, Affirmation . It is her highest-charting single to date and became her second UK top ten hit, peaking at number nine. It remained in the UK top seventy-five for ten weeks.-Music video:The promo video for "Come as You...
" (Beverley Knight/Guy Chambers) — 3:43 - "Not Too Late for LoveNot Too Late For Love"Not Too Late for Love" is the second single from Beverley Knight's fourth studio album, Affirmation. The single reached #11 in the airplay chart and peaked at #31 in the UK Singles Chart. At that time, it was her lowest chart position since "Sista Sista" in 1999...
" (Beverley Knight/Chris Braide) — 4:19 - "First Time" (Beverley Knight/Chris MartinChris MartinChristopher Anthony John "Chris" Martin is an English song-writer, who is the lead vocalist, pianist and rhythm guitarist of the band Coldplay. He is married to actress Gwyneth Paltrow.-Early life:...
) — 4:42 - "Straight Jacket" (Beverley Knight/Peter-John VettesePeter-John VettesePeter-John Vettese , also known as Peter Vettese, is a British keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and record producer....
/Felix Howard) — 3:26 - "Keep This Fire BurningKeep This Fire Burning"Keep This Fire Burning" is a song by Swedish pop singer Robyn, released as the first single from her third album Don't Stop the Music. It was released in Sweden on November 26, 2002, where it became her highest charting single since 1995's "Do You Really Want Me "...
" (RobynRobynRobin Miriam Carlsson , better known by her stage name Robyn, is a Swedish recording artist, singer, and songwriter. Robyn became known in the late nineties for her worldwide dance-pop hit "Do You Know " from her debut album Robyn Is Here . She co-wrote the song "Du gör mig hel igen" for...
/Remee/Lindstrom/Ekhe) — 3:53 - "No One Ever Loves In Vain" (Beverley Knight/Guy Chambers) — 3:32
- "Affirmation" (Beverley Knight/Guy Chambers) — 3:25
- "Supasonic" (Beverley Knight/Jimmy Hogarth) — 3:47
- "Tea & Sympathy" (Beverley Knight/Chris Braide) — 3:57
- "Below My Radar" (Beverley Knight/Peter-John Vettese/Felix Howard) — 4:47
- "Under The Same Sun" (Beverley Knight/Guy Chambers) — 3:43
- "Till I See Ya" (Beverley Knight/Peter-John VettesePeter-John VettesePeter-John Vettese , also known as Peter Vettese, is a British keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and record producer....
/Michelle Escoffery) — 3:26 - "Salvador" (featuring Al Di MeolaAl Di MeolaAl Di Meola is an acclaimed American jazz fusion and Latin guitarist, composer, and record producer of Italian origin. With a musical career that has spanned more than three decades, he has become respected as one of the most influential guitarists in jazz to date...
) (Beverley Knight/Dj Munro/David Nicholson) — 4:35 - "Remember Me" (Beverley Knight) — 3:50
- "Fatal Factor" [Hidden Track] (Beverley Knight/Dj Munro) — 3:42
Main personnel
- Beverley Knight – vocals, production, backing vocals, producer, piano
- Guy Chambers – production, arrangement, hammond, moog, Clavinet, wirlitzer, acoustic guitar
- Chris Braide – production, Keyboards, Guitars, Backing vocals
- Richard Flack – production, Arrangement, engineer, mixer
- Jimmy Hogarth – production
- Peter-John Vettese – production, programming
- GhostGhost (production team)Ghost is a Swedish record producing and songwriting team, composed of Ulf Lindström and Johan Ekhé, based in New York City. They are perhaps best known for writing and producing Swedish singer Robyn's three first studio albums, Robyn Is Here , My Truth , and Don't Stop the Music...
– production - Al Di MeolaAl Di MeolaAl Di Meola is an acclaimed American jazz fusion and Latin guitarist, composer, and record producer of Italian origin. With a musical career that has spanned more than three decades, he has become respected as one of the most influential guitarists in jazz to date...
– guitar - DJ Munro – production