I Ain't Movin'
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I Ain't Movin is the second studio album by soul singer-songwriter Des'ree. It was released on 11 May, 1994 in the UK, and 5 July 1994 in the US on Epic Records, and features the top 5 smash hit, "You Gotta Be". Tom Demalon of allmusic gave the record 4 of 5 stars, saying that "Des'ree possesses a pleasing vocal delivery, and it serves her well on songs like the slinky, mid-tempo "Feel So High", the breezy "Little Child", the hypnotic groove of "Trip on Love" and the confessional title cut."
Singles
Three singles were released from I Ain't Movin, "You Gotta Be", "I Ain't Movin'" and "Little Child". In the US, "Feel So High" was featured on and released as a single from I Ain't Movin' rather than from Des'ree's debut album Mind Adventures. The song was added to the re-issue of the UK edition of the album, which was released in 2000. "You Gotta Be" was also remixed and re-released in the UK in 1995. The "Kissing You" single was included as a bonus CD with the Australian reissue of the album in 1997.
Track listing
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| 1. |
"Herald the Day" | Des'ree, Jimmy S. Haynes |
5:18 |
| 2. |
"Crazy Maze" | Des'ree, Peter Lord Moreland, Vernon Jeffrey Smith |
4:36 |
| 3. |
"You Gotta Be" | Des'ree, Ashley Ingram |
4:06 |
| 4. |
"Little Child" | Des'ree, Ingram |
3:54 |
| 5. |
"Strong Enough" | Des'ree, Moreland, Smith |
4:42 |
| 6. |
"Trip on Love" | Des'ree, Moreland, Smith |
4:28 |
| 7. |
"I Ain't Movin'" | Des'ree, Haynes |
4:22 |
| 8. |
"Living in the City" | Des'ree, Ingram |
4:31 |
| 9. |
"In My Dreams" | Des'ree, Haynes |
4:14 |
| 10. |
"Love Is Here" | Des'ree, Ingram |
4:50 |
| 11. |
"I Ain't Movin'" (Percussion Reprise) | Des'ree, Haynes |
3:10 |
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| 12. |
"Feel So High" | Des'ree, Michael Graves |
3:53 |
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| 1. |
"You Gotta Be" | Des'ree, Ashley Ingram |
4:06 |
| 2. |
"Crazy Maze" | Des'ree, Peter Lord Moreland, Vernon Jeffrey Smith |
4:36 |
| 3. |
"Feel So High" | Des'ree, Michael Graves |
3:53 |
| 4. |
"Little Child" | Des'ree, Ingram |
3:54 |
| 5. |
"Strong Enough" | Des'ree, Moreland, Smith |
4:42 |
| 6. |
"Herald the Day" | Des'ree, Jimmy S. Haynes |
5:18 |
| 7. |
"Trip on Love" | Des'ree, Moreland, Smith |
4:28 |
| 8. |
"I Ain't Movin'" | Des'ree, Haynes |
4:22 |
| 9. |
"Living in the City" | Des'ree, Ingram |
4:31 |
| 10. |
"In My Dreams" | Des'ree, Haynes |
4:14 |
| 11. |
"Love Is Here" | Des'ree, Ingram |
4:50 |
| 12. |
"I Ain't Movin'" (Percussion Reprise) | Des'ree, Haynes |
3:10 |
Production
- Produced by Des'ree, Ashley Ingram, Phil Legg, Peter Lord Moreland, V. Jeffrey Smith and Mark "Spike" Stent
- Engineers: Peter Moshay, Charlie Smith, V. Jeffrey Smith
- Mixing: Phil Legg, Richard Lengyel, Peter Moshay, Charlie Smith, Mark "Spike" Stent
- Mastering: Vladimir Meller
Personnel
- Drums: Rocky Bryant, Ashley Ingram, V. Jeffrey Smith
- Percussion: Norman Hedman, V. Jeffrey Smith
- Drum programming: Peter Moshay, V. Jeffrey Smith
- Bass: Ashley Ingram, Tracy Wormworth
- Guitars: Ashley Ingram, Peter Lord Moreland, Prince Sampson, V. Jeffrey Smith, Tom "T-Bone" Wolk
- Keyboards: Ashley Ingram, Peter Lord Moreland, V. Jeffrey Smith
- Programming: Ashley Ingram
- Backing vocals: Des'ree, Ashley Ingram, Michael Sinclair
- String arrangements by Ashley Ingram
- Other arrangements by Michael Sinclair
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