Soulful (Ruben Studdard album)

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Soulful
Soulful cover
Studio album by Ruben Studdard
Released December 9, 2003
Recorded 2003
Genre R&B/Soul
Length 55:28
Label J
Producer Melvin "St. Nick" Coleman
Dre & Vidal
Face
Irv Gotti & Jimi Kendrix
Fred Hammond
Kevin Hicks
Jazze Pha
Harold Lilly
James McMillan
Evan Rogers
Lil Ronnie
Carl Sturken
Swizz Beatz
Gerard Thomas
The Underdogs
Professional reviews
Ruben Studdard chronology
Soulful
(2003)		 I Need an Angel
(2004)

Soulful is the 2003 debut album from second-season American Idol winner Ruben Studdard.

The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 U.S. album chart selling over 400,000 copies in its first week,[1] and has since been certified a platinum record. In the U.S. the album has sold an estimated 1,779,000.[2]

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Sorry 2004" (Harvey Mason, Jr., Damon Thomas, Ronnie Jackson, Tony Dixon, and Eric Dawkins) – 4:22
  2. "No Ruben" (Harold Lilly, Melvin Coleman, Will Jennings, and Joe Sample) - 4:02
  3. "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" (Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb) – 4:23
  4. "Take the Shot" (K. Dean and Harold Lilly) – 4:03
  5. "What Is Sexy" (featuring Fat Joe) (Irving Lorenzo, Jeffrey Atkins, Nathaniel Robinson, Kirk Robinson, Mark Morales, and Mark Rooney) – 3:40
  6. "What If" (Harvey Mason, Jr., Damon Thomas, Eric Dawkins, Tony Dixon, Kenny Lofton and Jason Edmonds) – 3:59
  7. "Superstar" (Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell) – 4:13
  8. "Can I Get Your Attention" (featuring Pretty Tony) (Harold Lilly and Gerard Thomas) – 3:37
  9. "For All We Know" (Sam Lewis and J. Fred Coots) – 3:41
  10. "Play Our Song" (P. Alexander, Johntá Austin, Kevin Hicks, and Keri Hilson) – 4:07
  11. "Don’t Quit On Me" (K. Dean and Harold Lilly) – 3:18
  12. "After the Candles Burn" (Andre Harris, Vidal Davis, Jason Boyd, and Ryan Toby) – 3:31
  13. "Flying Without Wings" (bonus track) (Steve Mac and Wayne Hector) – 3:44
  14. "We Have Not Forgotten" (featuring Fred Hammond) (bonus track) (Fred Hammond and Noel Hall) – 4:39

[edit] Chart positions

Year Chart Position
2003 The Billboard 200 1

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Ruben Studdard: Hollywood Singer Biography" First week sales stats from Yuddy.com
  2. ^ "'American Idol': No Love For 'Idol' Losers" Total U.S. sales stats from MTV.com
Preceded by
The Diary of Alicia Keys by Alicia Keys		 Billboard 200 number-one album
December 27, 2003 - January 2, 2004		 Succeeded by
Closer by Josh Groban


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