Gotta Tell You
Mumba squatting on the right side of the cover, which the top half is yellow and the bottom half red
Studio album by
Samantha Mumba
Released31 October 2000
Genre
Length42:44
Label
Producer
Samantha Mumba chronology
Gotta Tell You
(2000)		 Samantha Sings Christmas
(2001)
Alternative cover
Mumba with her back turned, while filtered in a sepia background
Original cover
Singles from Gotta Tell You
  1. "Gotta Tell You"
    Released: 2 June 2000[3]
  2. "Body II Body"
    Released: 16 October 2000[4]
  3. "Always Come Back to Your Love"
    Released: 19 February 2001[5]
  4. "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)"
    Released: 20 February 2001[6]
  5. "Don't Need You To (Tell Me I'm Pretty)"
    Released: 4 September 2001 (US)
  6. "Lately"
    Released: 10 December 2001[7]

Gotta Tell You is the only studio album by Irish singer Samantha Mumba. It was released on 31 October 2000 by Polydor Records, Interscope Records, Wildcard Records and A&M Records.

Album covers

The original album cover featured a darkly lit close-up shot of Mumba's face. A&M Records president Ron Fair made the decision to release the album in the United States with a new cover which had Mumba positioned in front of a bright colourful portrait, as he wanted it to be easily identifiable and express Mumba's true personality. The re-issued version removed two songs and included two re-recordings; "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" and "The Boy", which featured Will.i.am from The Black Eyed Peas, and a new song, "Don't Need You To (Tell Me I'm Pretty)". It was released in the US on 27 March 2001.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(dud)[9]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[1]

Writing for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised Mumba's vocals for sounding "richer" than other teen pop artists, stating that Gotta Tell You is soulful and well-constructed. However, he stated that the album contained several unmemorable songs.[2] Laura Morgan of Entertainment Weekly considered Mumba to be the Irish equivalent of Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears. Although she criticized the album's reliance on production over her personality, Morgan praised her seductive voice in songs such as "Lately" and "Body II Body".[1] For his "Consumer Guide" reviews, Robert Christgau gave the album a dud rating.[9]

Track listing

Gotta Tell You – Standard version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Gotta Tell You"
BAG & Arnthor3:20
2."Body II Body"
3:57
3."Baby Come On Over"
  • Mumba
  • Birgisson
  • Bagge
BAG & Arnthor3:03
4."Isn't It Strange"
  • Mumba
  • Birgisson
  • Bagge
BAG & Arnthor3:29
5."Lately"
  • Edward Woodruff
  • Willie Baker
Steve Mac5:06
6."What's It Gonna Be"
  • Mumba
  • Birgisson
  • Bagge
BAG & Arnthor2:58
7."Always Come Back to Your Love"
Stargate3:34
8."Lose You Again"
  • Rustan
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
Stargate4:09
9."Feelin Is Right"
  • Anders Barrén
  • Jany Schella
  • Barrén
  • Schella
3:49
10."Never Meant to Be"
  • Rustan
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
Stargate4:09
11."Believe in Me"
  • Mumba
  • Birgisson
  • Bagge
BAG & Arnthor3:31
12."Til the Night Becomes the Day"
  • Jensen
  • Larsson
3:43
Japan bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Where Does It End Now?"
  • Padley
  • Godfrey
3:40
Gotta Tell You – US version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Gotta Tell You"
  • Mumba
  • Birgisson
  • Bagge
BAG & Arnthor3:20
2."Body II Body"
  • Bowie
  • Burton
  • Burton
  • Skarbek[a]
3:57
3."Baby Come On Over"
  • Mumba
  • Birgisson
  • Bagge
BAG & Arnthor3:03
4."Isn't It Strange"
  • Mumba
  • Birgisson
  • Bagge
BAG & Arnthor3:29
5."Lately"
  • Woodruff
  • Baker
Mac5:06
6."What's It Gonna Be"
  • Mumba
  • Birgisson
  • Bagge
BAG & Arnthor2:58
7."Always Come Back to Your Love"
  • Rustan
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
Stargate3:34
8."The Boy"
  • Hamilton
  • Riley
3:27
9."Feelin Is Right"
  • Barrén
  • Schella
  • Barrén
  • Schella
3:49
10."Never Meant to Be"
  • Rustan
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
Stargate4:09
11."Believe in Me"
  • Mumba
  • Birgisson
  • Bagge
BAG & Arnthor3:31
12."Til the Night Becomes the Day"
  • Mumba
  • Jensen
  • Larsson
  • Jensen
  • Larsson
3:43
Gotta Tell You – US reissue
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Gotta Tell You"
  • Mumba
  • Birgisson
  • Bagge
BAG & Arnthor3:20
2."Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)"
  • Mumba
  • Birgisson
  • Bagge
BAG & Arnthor3:33
3."The Boy" (Remix featuring will.i.am)
  • Mayfield
  • Dixon
  • Hamilton
  • Riley
  • Hamilton
  • Riley
4:04
4."Don't Need You To (Tell Me I'm Pretty)"Diane Warren
3:38
5."Always Come Back to Your Love"
  • Rustan
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
Stargate3:34
6."Feelin Is Right"
  • Barrén
  • Schella
  • Barrén
  • Schella
3:49
7."Body II Body"
  • Bowie
  • Burton
  • Burton
  • Skarbek[a]
3:57
8."What's It Gonna Be"
  • Mumba
  • Birgisson
  • Bagge
BAG & Arnthor2:58
9."Never Meant to Be"
  • Rustan
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
Stargate4:09
10."Isn't It Strange"
  • Mumba
  • Birgisson
  • Bagge
BAG & Arnthor3:29
11."Lately"
  • Woodruff
  • Baker
Mac5:06
Gotta Tell You – UK/Japanese re-issue
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Gotta Tell You"
  • Mumba
  • Birgisson
  • Bagge
BAG & Arnthor3:21
2."Body II Body"
  • Bowie
  • Burton
  • Burton
  • Skarbek[a]
4:00
3."Baby Come On Over"
  • Mumba
  • Birgisson
  • Bagge
BAG & Arnthor3:35
4."Isn't It Strange"
  • Mumba
  • Birgisson
  • Bagge
BAG & Arnthor3:29
5."Lately"
  • Woodruff
  • Baker
Mac5:09
6."What's It Gonna Be"
  • Mumba
  • Birgisson
  • Bagge
BAG & Arnthor2:58
7."Always Come Back to Your Love"
  • Rustan
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
Stargate3:55
8."Feelin Is Right"
  • Anders Barrén
  • Jany Schella
  • Barrén
  • Schella
3:50
9."Never Meant to Be"
  • Rustan
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
Stargate4:11
10."Til the Night Becomes the Day"
  • Mumba
  • Jensen
  • Larsson
  • Jensen
  • Larsson
3:43
11."The Boy" (Remix featuring Omero Mumba)
  • Mayfield
  • Dixon
  • Hamilton
  • Riley
  • Hamilton
  • Riley
4:14
12."I Don't Need You to"Warren
  • Dawkins
  • Fair
  • Survivor
3:39
13."Stand By Your Side"
  • Rustan
  • Eriksen
  • Hermansen
Stargate3:27
14."Gotta Tell You" (Teddy Riley Remix)
  • Mumba
  • Birgisson
  • Bagge
  • BAG & Arnthor
  • Riley[a]
3:21
15."Signed, Sealed, Delivered"
  • Dan Sanders
  • Paul Waterman
2:54

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • Some European editions of the reissue have the song "Never Meant to Be" removed.

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Gotta Tell You
Country Date Edition(s) Format(s) Label Ref.
United Kingdom 31 October 2000 Standard Polydor [20]
United States A&M [21]
Australia 6 November 2000 CD Polydor
Japan 25 January 2001 Universal Music Japan [22]
United States 27 March 2001 Reissue
  • Cassette
  • CD
 A&M [8]
United Kingdom 17 September 2001 Polydor [23]
Japan 19 September 2001 CD Universal Music Japan [24]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Morgan, Laura (11 October 2000). "Gotta Tell You". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2013. Her run-of-the-mill R&B; relies more on production than personality.
  2. 1 2 3 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2020. In short, this is a fine product, a sterling example of immaculately crafted dance-pop and radio-ready ballads.
  3. ↑ Kelly, Emma (10 June 2020). "Samantha Mumba's Gotta Tell You turns 20 years old and it's still a bop". Metro. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting October 16, 2000: Singles". Music Week. 14 October 2000. p. 31.
  5. ↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting February 19, 2001: Singles". Music Week. 17 February 2001. p. 35.
  6. ↑ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1389. 16 February 2001. pp. 43, 51. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting December 10, 2001". Music Week. 8 December 2001. p. 25.
  8. 1 2 Hay, Carla (28 April 2001). "Appearances Make a Difference for Aspiring Acts: Mumba's Makeover Spells Success for A&M" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 17. pp. 17, 81.
  9. 1 2 Christgau, Robert. "Samantha Mumba: Gotta Tell You". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  10. ↑ "ARIA Report, issue 566" (PDF). Australian Web Archive. 1 January 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  11. ↑ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 19, no. 42. 13 October 2001. p. 16. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via World Radio History.
  12. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Samantha Mumba". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  13. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  14. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Samantha Mumba – Gotta Tell You". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  16. ↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  17. ↑ "Samantha Mumba Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  18. ↑ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  19. ↑ "British album certifications – Samantha Mumba – Gotta Tell You". British Phonographic Industry.
  20. ↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting October 31, 2000: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 29 October 2000. p. 24. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  21. ↑ Boorstyn, Andrew (4 November 2000). "Interscope's Samantha Mumba Offers Her Own Slant On Youth Pop". Billboard. p. 20. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  22. ↑ "Gotta Tell You - Samantha Mamba" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  23. ↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting September 17, 2001: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 15 September 2001. p. 36. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  24. ↑ "Gotta Tell You Plus - Samantha Mamba" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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