I Owe You

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I Owe You
I Owe You cover
Studio album by Kierra "Kiki" Sheard
Released September 7, 2004
Genre christian R&B, gospel
Length 47:05 [1]
Label EMI Gospel
Producer Rodney Jerkins, J Moss (of PAJAM), Warryn Campbell, Tonéx, J Drew Sheard
Kierra "Kiki" Sheard chronology
I Owe You (2004) Just Until (2005)

I Owe You is an album by American contemporary gospel singer Kierra "Kiki" Sheard. I Owe You debuted at #1 on the Billboard Gospel charts and peaked at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart. Other Billboard chart entries include #4 on the Top Christian charts, #29 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Charts, and #115 on the Billboard 200. [2]

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[edit] Awards and Charts

The album's lead single "You Don't Know"[3] written specifically for Kierra and produced by hitmaker Rodney Jerkins[4] became a smash hit as well.I Owe You was nominated for three Stellar Awards for “Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year,” “Urban Song of the Year,” and “Contemporary CD of the Year.” Sheard was also nominated for multiple Soul Train Music Awards, an NAACP Image Award, and multiple Dove Awards.[5]

[edit] Criticism

Though some fans expected Kierra's debut to be a more traditional affair (due largely to the musical dynasty of The Clark Sisters), I Owe You surprised many with exhuberant contemporary gospel songs like "You Don't Know" and "Let Go". Only two of the album's tracks, "Done Did It" and "Praise Offering", made reference to the aforementioned traditional style. Nonetheless, the album served to sate fans of traditional and contemporary gospel stylings alike, and Kierra's fan base widened quickly after the album's release.

[edit] "You Don't Know"

In 2001, Kierra's mother Karen Clark-Sheard was faced with a life-threatening crisis when a blood vessel burst during a scheduled hernia surgery. Her doctors only gave her a 2% chance of survival due to her complications. After the blood clot was surgically removed, Clark-Sheard fell into a coma. The coma lasted a week, but she made a miraculous recovery. Clark-Sheard's near-death experience is mentioned several times in Kierra's song "You Don't Know".

[edit] Track listing

  1. You Don't Know
  2. Let Go
  3. Church Nite
  4. Closer
  5. Praise Offering
  6. Sweetest Thing
  7. War
  8. All I Am
  9. Done Did It
  10. So Long
  11. Snap (BONUS SONG)

[edit] Singles

Single Cover Information
You Don't Know
Let Go

[edit] References

  1. ^ "I Owe You" on All Music Guide.
  2. ^ Chart History for Kierra "Kiki" Sheard. All Music Guide.
  3. ^ Third Generation of Gospel Family makes history.... GospelCity.com (September 24, 2004).
  4. ^ Gail Mitchell (October 01, 2004). Jerkins Is Back, Busier Than Ever. Billboard.com.
  5. ^ Justin Camacho (January 5, 2006). 'Kiki' Sheard Tops Japanese Radio, Receives 3 Stellar Nominations. The Christian Times.
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Kierra "Kiki" Sheard
Albums
I Owe You · This Is Me · TBA
Other Albums
Just Until · Double Take
EPs
Let Go · This Is Me EP · This Is Me (Japanese Import)
Singles
The Will of God · You Don't Know · Closer · Let Go · That Thing · Why Me? · Yes · This Is Me · You · Change · "Love Him Like I Do
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