Gotta Tell You

Gotta Tell You
Studio album by Samantha Mumba
Released 31 October 2000
Recorded 1999–2000
Genre Teen pop, dance-pop, R&B
Length 42:44
Label Polydor, Interscope, A&M, Wildcard
Producer Dave Pensado, Teddy Riley, Alar Suurna, Roy "Royalty" Hamilton, Stargate, Steve Mac
Samantha Mumba chronology

Gotta Tell You
(2000)		 The Collection
(2006)
Alternative cover
U.S. album cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly C+[2]
Robert Christgau [3]

Gotta Tell You is the debut and only studio album by Irish singer Samantha Mumba. It was released on 31 October 2000 in the United Kingdom by Polydor Records, Interscope Records, Wildcard Records and A&M Records. It has sold over four million copies worldwide.

Track listing

  1. "Gotta Tell You" – 3:20
  2. "Body II Body" – 3:57
  3. "Baby Come on Over" – 3:03
  4. "Isn't It Strange" – 3:29
  5. "Lately" – 5:06
  6. "What's It Gonna Be" – 2:58
  7. "Always Come Back to Your Love" – 3:34
  8. "The Boy" – 3:27
  9. "Feelin Is Right" – 3:49
  10. "Never Meant to Be" – 4:09
  11. "Believe in Me" – 3:31
  12. "Til Night Becomes the Day" – 3:43
Bonus tracks
U.S. edition
  1. "Gotta Tell You"
  2. "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)"
  3. "The Boy" (featuring will.i.am)
  4. "Don't Need You To (Tell Me I'm Pretty)" – 3:46
  5. "Always Come Back to Your Love"
  6. "Feelin' Is Right"
  7. "Body II Body"
  8. "What's It Gonna Be"
  9. "Never Meant to Be"
  10. "Isn't It Strange"
  11. "Lately"

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2000–01) Peak
position
Australian Heatseekers Albums Chart[4] 8
Irish Albums Chart[5] 4
Swiss Albums Chart[6] 53
UK Albums Chart[7] 9
US Billboard 200[8] 67

Certifications

Country Certification Sales
United Kingdom Platinum[9] 300,000+

Release history

Country Release date Format Label
United Kingdom 31 October 2000 CD Polydor
Australia 6 November 2000 CD Polydor
United States 6 September 2001 CD A&M Records

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Laura Morgan (2000-11-10). "gotta tell you". Entertainment Weekly (Ew.com). Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  3. ↑ "Robert Christgau review". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  4. ↑ "Pandora Archive". Pandora.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  5. ↑ "irishcharts.com - Discography Samantha Mumba". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
  6. ↑ "Samantha Mumba - Gotta Tell You". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
  7. ↑ "Samantha Mumba - Gotta Tell You". Chart Stats. 2001-10-27. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  8. ↑ "Samantha Mumba - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
  9. ↑ http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=29493 Archived June 29, 2011 at the Wayback Machine