Joyful

Studio album by Ayọ

Released

12 June 2006

Recorded

January 2006

Studio

Sony Music Studios
(New York City, New York)

Genre

Length

49:42

Ayọ chronology

Joyful
(2006)

Gravity at Last
(2008)

Singles from Joyful

"Down on My Knees"
Released: 4 September 2006^[3]
"And It's Supposed to Be Love"
Released: 20 November 2006^[4]
"Help Is Coming"
Released: 31 May 2007^[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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 tracks written by Joy Olasunmibo Ogunmakin, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(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]

Ayọ – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
Larry Campbell – guitar, mandolin, steel guitar
Chiquito – A&R
Keith Christopher – bass great feel
Kyle Gordon – backing vocals
Jean-Marc Lubrano – photography
Andy Manganello – engineering
Brian Mitchell – accordion, bass harmonica, Hammond B-3, harmonica, piano
Jay Newland – engineering, production
Rapho – photography
Geoff Rice – assistant engineering
Danny Sadownick – percussion
Aurélie Ullrich – art direction
Mark Wilder – mastering
James Wormworth – drums

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	Certified units/Sales
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	15,000^{^}
^*sales 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]

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