Soulful (Ruben Studdard album)

Soulful
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
Ruben Studdard chronology
Soulful
(2003)
I Need an Angel
(2004)

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

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Sorry 2004" (Harvey Mason, Jr., Damon Thomas, Ronnie Jackson (Lil' Ronnie), 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

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly (C)[2]
Rolling Stone [3]

Sales performance

The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 U.S. album chart selling over 400,000 copies in its first week,[4] and has since been certified a platinum record. In the U.S. the album has sold an estimated 1,779,000.[5]

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
2003 The Billboard 200 1

References

Preceded by
The Diary of Alicia Keys by Alicia Keys
Billboard 200 number-one album
December 21, 2003 - December 27, 2003
Succeeded by
The Diary of Alicia Keys by Alicia Keys