Mountain High... Valley Low
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Mountain High... Valley Low is an album by gospel singer Yolanda Adams
released by Elektra Records
. Several singles were released from Mountain High. The set lead with the Warryn Campbell-produced "Yeah", which was co-written by gospel duo Mary Mary
who springboarded from the song to gain their own fame. The most notable single was the second release, "Open My Heart", which became a massive crossover fixture on R&B radio. Both of the singles had accompanying music videos. Remixers like Maurice Joshua
, Digital Black-N-Groove, Pound Boys, and Junior Vasquez
were brought in to turn both of these songs into dance club-friendly material. "The Things We Do" and "Fragile Heart" were also serviced to radio and fared well on adult contemporary stations. The album stands as Adams' best-selling to date, having sold more than 2,135,000 copies and being certified 2X Platinum by the RIAA.
Yolanda Adams
Yolanda Adams is an American Grammy- and Dove-award-winning Yolanda Adams is an American [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]]- and [[Dove Awards|Dove]]-award-winning...
released by Elektra Records
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
. Several singles were released from Mountain High. The set lead with the Warryn Campbell-produced "Yeah", which was co-written by gospel duo Mary Mary
Mary Mary
Mary Mary is an American gospel music duo, consisting of sisters Erica Atkins-Campbell and Tina Atkins-Campbell . The duo are often credited along with Kirk Franklin for broadening the fan base of urban contemporary gospel in the 2000s by introducing elements of soul music, hip hop, funk and jazz...
who springboarded from the song to gain their own fame. The most notable single was the second release, "Open My Heart", which became a massive crossover fixture on R&B radio. Both of the singles had accompanying music videos. Remixers like Maurice Joshua
Maurice Joshua
Maurice Joshua, also known just as Maurice, born in Chicago, Illinois, is a record producer who is most known for his laid back and soulful House music style remixes.-Career:...
, Digital Black-N-Groove, Pound Boys, and Junior Vasquez
Junior Vasquez
Junior Vasquez, , is an American club DJ and remixer/producer.-Career:...
were brought in to turn both of these songs into dance club-friendly material. "The Things We Do" and "Fragile Heart" were also serviced to radio and fared well on adult contemporary stations. The album stands as Adams' best-selling to date, having sold more than 2,135,000 copies and being certified 2X Platinum by the RIAA.
Track listing
- "Time To Change" (E. Atkins, T. Atkins, Warryn Campbell) - (4:00)
- "YeahYeah (Yolanda Adams song)"Yeah" is a song by Yolanda Adams from her album Mountain High...Valley Low. The song was written by Tina Campbell and Erica Campbell prior to their success as gospel duo Mary Mary. Mary Mary provide provide the vocals, heavaily on the chorus...
" (E. Atkins, T. Atkins, Warryn Campbell) - (3:17) - "Fragile Heart" (Y. Adams, Louis Brown, Scott Parker) - (4:38)
- "That Name" (Richard Smallwood) - (4:46)
- "In The Midst Of It All" (Kevin Bond) - (6:57)
- "The Things We Do" (Scoffield, Keith Thomas) - (5:33)
- "Open My HeartOpen My Heart"Open My Heart" is a song by Yolanda Adams, the song gained Adams great popularity in the secular audiences. Being the most groundbreaking single of her career, she won several awards for this song...
" (Y. Adams, Terry Lewis, James Harris, James "Big Jim" Wright) - (5:40) - "Wherever You Are" (Y. Adams, T. Lewis, J. Harris, J. Wright) - (4:20)
- "He'll Arrive (Coming Back)" (featuring Kelly PriceKelly PriceKelly Price is an American R&B and soul singer, formerly on the Def Soul label.-Life and music career:Kelly Cherelle Price was born in Queens, New York. She was first discovered by Mariah Carey in February 1992 and subsequently introduced to Sony Columbia's then CEO Tommy Mottola...
) (Millsap, Millsap, Nelson) - (4:16) - "Continual Praise" (Y. Adams, Fred Hammond, Tommie Walker) - (4:28)
- "Already Alright" (Y. Adams, T. Lewis, J. Harris, J. Wright) - (7:05)
Chart positions
| Charts | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
24 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
5 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Gospel Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Contemporary Christian | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
1 |