Joyful

For the former Utopian colony in California, see Joyfull, California.
Joyful
Studio album by Ayọ
Released 12 June 2006 (2006-06-12)
Recorded January 2006
Studio Sony Music Studios
(New York City, New York)
Genre
Length 49:42
Label Polydor
Producer Jay Newland
Ayọ chronology
Joyful
(2006)		 Gravity at Last
(2008)
Singles from Joyful
  1. "Down on My Knees"
    Released: 4 September 2006[3]
  2. "And It's Supposed to Be Love"
    Released: 20 November 2006[4]
  3. "Help Is Coming"
    Released: 31 May 2007[5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
CDstarts.de[7]
laut.de[8]
letmeentertainyou.de[9]
Marie Claire (UK)[10]
PopMatters[2]

Joyful is the debut studio album by German singer and songwriter Ayọ, released on 12 June 2006 by Polydor Records. It was recorded over five days in New York City with producer Jay Newland.[11] Joyful was particularly successful in France, where it peaked at number six on the albums chart and was certified double platinum by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP). The album also reached number one in Poland, number five in Italy and number eight in Finland.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Joy Olasunmibo Ogunmakin, except where noted. 

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Down on My Knees"  
  • Ogunmakin
  • George Brenner
 4:01
2. "Without You"    3:57
3. "Letter by Letter"    3:13
4. "How Many Times?"    3:28
5. "And It's Supposed to Be Love"  Abbey Lincoln 4:59
6. "Watching You"    3:53
7. "Only You"    3:55
8. "Help Is Coming"    3:55
9. "These Days"    4:48
10. "Life Is Real"    4:48
11. "What Is Love?"    4:26
12. "Neva Been"    4:19

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Joyful.[12]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2006–07) Peak
position
Australian Urban Albums Chart[13] 25
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[14] 35
Dutch Albums Chart[15] 46
European Top 100 Albums[16] 29
Finnish Albums Chart[17] 8
French Albums Chart[18] 6
German Albums Chart[19] 40
Greek Albums Chart[20] 13
Italian Albums Chart[21] 5
Polish Albums Chart[22] 1
Swiss Albums Chart[23] 35
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[24] 81
US Top Heatseekers[25] 16

Year-end charts

Chart (2006) Position
French Albums Chart[26] 24
Chart (2007) Position
French Albums Chart[27] 27

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
France (SNEP)[28] 2× Platinum 365,400[29]
Italy (FIMI)[30] Gold 40,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[31] 2× Platinum 40,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[32] Gold 15,000x

*sales figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Label Ref.
France 12 June 2006 Polydor [33]
Italy 1 September 2006 Universal [34]
Netherlands 17 November 2006 [35]
Germany 21 November 2006 [36]
Canada 30 January 2007 [37]
Poland 5 March 2007 [38]
Australia 31 March 2007 [39]
United Kingdom 3 September 2007 Polydor [40]
United States 20 November 2007 Interscope [41]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dye, David (8 January 2008). "Ayo: Bohemian Soul and Folk". NPR. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 Gumbs, Alexis Pauline (17 February 2008). "Ayo: Joyful". PopMatters. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Down On My Knees (international): Ayo: Téléchargements MP3" (in French). Amazon.fr. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "And It's Supposed to Be Love – Single by Ayo". iTunes Store (US). Apple. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Help Is Coming: Ayo: Téléchargements MP3" (in French). Amazon.fr. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  6. ↑ Mason, Stewart. "Joyful – Ayọ". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Leckert, Daniel (17 November 2006). "Ayo – Joyful (Soul)". CDstarts.de. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Kopp, Kai. ""Joyful" von Ayo.". laut.de. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Ayo: Joyful". letmeentertainyou.de. 21 February 2007. Archived from the original on 2 March 2007. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
  10. ↑ Longhurst, Rose. "Joyful by Ayo". Marie Claire (UK: IPC Media). Archived from the original on 23 August 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
  11. ↑ Rogers, Jude (8 August 2007). "She shall overcome". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  12. ↑ Joyful (CD liner notes). Ayọ. Polydor Records. 2006. 0602498404898.
  13. ↑ "ARIA Urban Album Chart – Week Commencing 16th April 2007" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Pandora Archive. p. 17. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "Ayọ – Joyful" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  15. ↑ "Ayọ – Joyful" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard 118 (40). 7 October 2006. ISSN 0006-2510.
  17. ↑ "Ayọ – Joyful". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  18. ↑ "Ayọ – Joyful" (in French). lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  19. ↑ "Ayọ – Joyful" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  20. ↑ Top 50 Ελληνικών και Ξένων Aλμπουμ [Top 50 Greek and Foreign Albums] (in Greek). IFPI Greece. 3–9 December 2006. Archived from the original on 8 December 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  21. ↑ "Ayọ – Joyful". italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  22. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży". OLiS. 10 April 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  23. ↑ "Ayọ – Joyful". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  24. ↑ "Ayọ – Chart history: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  25. ↑ "Ayọ – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  26. ↑ "Le Top de l'année : Top Albums Fusionnés – 2006" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  27. ↑ "Le Top de l'année : Top Albums Fusionnés – 2007" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  28. ↑ "Certifications Albums Double Platine – année 2008" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. 7 February 2008. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  29. ↑ "Les Albums (CD) les plus Vendus en 2007" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  30. ↑ "Nuovo album per Ayo" (in Italian). OUTune. 29 September 2008. Archived from the original on 28 August 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
  31. ↑ "Polish album certifications – Ayọ – Joyful" (in Polish). Polish Producers of Audio and Video (ZPAV). 19 November 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  32. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Ayo; 'Joyful')". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  33. ↑ "Joyful – Ayo – CD album" (in French). Fnac. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  34. ↑ "Ayo Joyful International" (in Italian). Universal Music Italy. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  35. ↑ "Ayo" (in Dutch). Universal Music Netherlands. Archived from the original on 18 February 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  36. ↑ "Joyful" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  37. ↑ "Joyful by Ayo". HMV Canada. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  38. ↑ "Joyful (Polska Cena) – Ayo" (in Polish). Universal Music Poland. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  39. ↑ "Joyful by Ayo". Sanity. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  40. ↑ "Joyful". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
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