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, 19
Producer Melvin "St. Nick" Coleman, Dre & Vidal, Face, Irv Gotti & Jimi Kendrix, Fred Hammond, Kevin Hicks, Jazze Pha, Harold Lilly, James McMillan, Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers, Lil' Ronnie, 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. It was released on December 3, 2003, by J Records.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
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, Joe Sample 4:02
3. "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"  Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb 4:23
4. "Take the Shot"  K. Dean, Harold Lilly 4:23
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"  Mason Jr. Thomas, Dixon, Lofton, Dawkins, Jason Edmonds 3:50
7. "Superstar"  Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell 4:13
8. "Can I Get Your Attention" (featuring Pretty Tony)Lilly, Gerald Thomas 3:37
9. "For All We Know"  Sam Lewis, J. Fred Coots 3:41
10. "Play Our Song"  P. Alexander, Johntá Austin, Kevin Hicks, Keri Hilson 4:07
11. "Don't Quit on Me"  Dean, 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, Wayne Hector 3:44
14. "We Have Not Forgotten" (featuring Fred Hammond (bonus track))Hammond, Noel Hall 4:39

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
The A.V. Club (unfavorable)[2]
Entertainment Weekly C[3]
Mojo [4]
People [5]
Rolling Stone [6]
Slant Magazine [7]
USA Today [8]

Sales performance

The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 U.S. album chart selling over 417,000 copies in its first week,[9] and has since been certified a platinum record. In the U.S. the album has sold an estimated 1,779,000.[10]

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
2003 The Billboard 200 1

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ The A.V. Club review
  3. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  4. ↑ Album reviews at CD Universe
  5. ↑ People review
  6. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  7. ↑ Slant Magazine review
  8. ↑ USA Today review
  9. ↑ Chris Nelson (December 18, 2003). "Who Becomes An Idol Most?". The New York Times.
  10. ↑ "'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 21, 2003 – December 27, 2003 		Succeeded by
The Diary of Alicia Keys by Alicia Keys