Things Happen for a Reason is the title of the debut album of R&B

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/dancehall

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 singer Che'Nelle

Che'Nelle

Cheryline Lim known by her stage name Che'Nelle, is an Australian recording artist. in 2005 she was signed to Virgin Records America, an imprint of EMI.-1983-2005: Early life:...

. It was released on September 5, 2007 (see 2007 in music

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) under Capitol Records

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. The album featured productions from a diverse host of heavyweights—including James Poyser

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, Sean Garrett

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, Kara DioGuardi

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, and Rich Harrison

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 -- with each song either written or co-written by Che'Nelle.

The album's first single is "I Fell in Love with the DJ

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"I Fell in Love with the DJ" is a song by reggae fusion singer Che'Nelle from her debut album Things Happen for a Reason . The song is chosen as her first single. The song has two versions: the original and the remix featuring Cham. It samples R. Kelly's song "Reggae Bump Bump".-Music video:The...

" featuring rapper Cham

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, it reached number thirty in France

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. "Hurry Up" was the second single from the album.

Track listing

#	|Title	Songwriters	Producer(s)	Track Length
1.	"I Fell in Love with the DJ I Fell in Love With the DJ "I Fell in Love with the DJ" is a song by reggae fusion singer Che'Nelle from her debut album Things Happen for a Reason . The song is chosen as her first single. The song has two versions: the original and the remix featuring Cham. It samples R. Kelly's song "Reggae Bump Bump".-Music video:The... "	(C.Lim, R. Kelly R. Kelly Robert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play... , B. O'Neil)	Che'Nelle Che'Nelle Cheryline Lim known by her stage name Che'Nelle, is an Australian recording artist. in 2005 she was signed to Virgin Records America, an imprint of EMI.-1983-2005: Early life:... , additional production by Marcus "Bellringer" Bell	3:41
2.	"Club Jumpin'"	(C. Lim & D. Brin)	Derek Brin	3:49
3.	"Teach Me How to Dance"	(C. Lim, S. Campbell, M. Leathers)	The Arkitects	3:28
4.	"Hurry Up"	(S. Garrett, W. Felder)	Sean Garrett Sean Garrett Garrett Hamler, better known by his stage name Sean Garrett is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer. He has produced fifteen number one singles in only seven years of producing music. That number puts him in fifth place on the Billboard list of producers with the most number... , Warren "Oak" Felder	3:08
5.	"Right Back"	(C. Lim, K. DioGuardi, J. Poyser, Z. Bey)	James Poyser James Poyser James Poyser in Sheffield, England is a multi-Grammy winning songwriter, musician and multi-platinum producer.Poyser has written and produced songs for various legendary and award-winning artists including Erykah Badu, Mariah Carey, John Legend, Lauryn Hill, Common, Anthony Hamilton, D'Angelo,... , Kara DioGuardi Kara DioGuardi Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, music publisher, A&R executive, composer and TV personality. She writes music primarily in the light pop-rock, dance, and R&B genres. DioGuardi has worked with many popular artists; her songs have appeared on more than 159... , Zukhan Bey	4:05
6.	"Mantaker"	(C. Lim, E. Tommy, C. Church, K. Gwinn, J. Banks, E. Marion, H. Thiagpen)	The Lab Ratz, EZ Tommy	3:46
7.	"When We Will Meet Again"	(C. Lim, C. Robinson)	Chris "Ruff Diamond" Robinson	4:25
8.	"Lookin'"	(S. Garrett, W. Felder)	Sean Garrett Sean Garrett Garrett Hamler, better known by his stage name Sean Garrett is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer. He has produced fifteen number one singles in only seven years of producing music. That number puts him in fifth place on the Billboard list of producers with the most number... , Warren "Oak" Felder	3:07
9.	"Stick With Me"	(C. Lim, M. Bell)	Marcus "BELLRINGER" Bell	3:47
10.	"Summer Jam"	(C. Lim, C. Dixon, J. Lumholt, P. Jones, E. Kaz)	The Copenhaniacs	3:22
11.	"My Pledge"	(C. Lim, C. Robinson)	Chris "Ruff Diamond" Robinson	4:47
12.	"2nd Nature"	(C. Lim, R. Lover)	RAmi bARz	4:26
13.	"I Can't Make You Love Me - Interlude"	(C. Lim)	Che'Nelle Che'Nelle Cheryline Lim known by her stage name Che'Nelle, is an Australian recording artist. in 2005 she was signed to Virgin Records America, an imprint of EMI.-1983-2005: Early life:...	1:06
14.	"I Fell in Love with the DJ (Remix)" (featuring Cham Cham (singer) Cham is a Grammy Award-nominated Jamaican recording artist, most well known for his 2006 single "Ghetto Story" from his major label debut album of the same name, a song which led to multiple "story" songs by other artists in a similar vein. He is currently signed to Atlantic Records, and was... )	(Manon Dave, D. Kelly, R.Kelly, B. O'Neil)	Derek Brin	4:00
15.	"Outro / Sprung On My Booty Call"	(C. Lim)	Che'Nelle Che'Nelle Cheryline Lim known by her stage name Che'Nelle, is an Australian recording artist. in 2005 she was signed to Virgin Records America, an imprint of EMI.-1983-2005: Early life:...	4:29
--.	"I Guess" (Japan Only Bonus Track)	(C. Lim, M. Bell)	Marcus "BELLRINGER" Bell	3:11
--.	"Certain Things" (Japan Only Bonus Track)	(C. Lim, N. Gale)	Nick Gale	5:04
--.	"Move Your Body" (iTunes ITunes iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.... Bonus Track)	(C. Lim, M.Bell)	Marcus "BELLRINGER" Bell	3:24

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Chart positions

Chart	Peak position
France Top 200 Album Chart	174