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Gotta Tell You

2000 studio album by Samantha Mumba

This article is about the album. For the title track, see Gotta Tell You (song).

Gotta Tell You is the only studio album by Irish singer Samantha Mumba. It was released on 31 October 2000 by Polydor Records, Interscope Records, Wildcard Records and A&M Records.

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Album covers

The original album cover featured a darkly lit close-up shot of Mumba's face. A&M Records president Ron Fair made the decision to release the album in the United States with a new cover which had Mumba positioned in front of a bright colourful portrait, as he wanted it to be easily identifiable and express Mumba's true personality. The re-issued version removed two songs and included two re-recordings; "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" and "The Boy", which featured Will.i.am from The Black Eyed Peas, and a new song, "Don't Need You To (Tell Me I'm Pretty)". It was released in the US on 27 March 2001.[8]

Critical reception

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Writing for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised Mumba's vocals for sounding "richer" than other teen pop artists, stating that Gotta Tell You is soulful and well-constructed. However, he stated that the album contained several unmemorable songs.[2] Laura Morgan of Entertainment Weekly considered Mumba to be the Irish equivalent of Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears. Although she criticized the album's reliance on production over her personality, Morgan praised her seductive voice in songs such as "Lately" and "Body II Body".[1] For his "Consumer Guide" reviews, Robert Christgau gave the album a dud rating.[9]

Track listing

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Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • Some European editions of the reissue have the song "Never Meant to Be" removed.

Charts

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Release history

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References

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    Morgan, Laura (11 October 2000). "Gotta Tell You". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2013. Her run-of-the-mill R&B; relies more on production than personality.
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    Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2020. In short, this is a fine product, a sterling example of immaculately crafted dance-pop and radio-ready ballads.
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    Kelly, Emma (10 June 2020). "Samantha Mumba's Gotta Tell You turns 20 years old and it's still a bop". Metro. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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    "New Releases – For Week Starting October 16, 2000: Singles". Music Week. 14 October 2000. p. 31.
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    "New Releases – For Week Starting February 19, 2001: Singles". Music Week. 17 February 2001. p. 35.
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    "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1389. 16 February 2001. pp. 43, 51. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
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    "New Releases – For Week Starting December 10, 2001". Music Week. 8 December 2001. p. 25.
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    Hay, Carla (28 April 2001). "Appearances Make a Difference for Aspiring Acts: Mumba's Makeover Spells Success for A&M" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 17. pp. 17, 81.
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    Christgau, Robert. "Samantha Mumba: Gotta Tell You". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
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    "ARIA Report, issue 566" (PDF). Australian Web Archive. 1 January 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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    "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 19, no. 42. 13 October 2001. p. 16. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via World Radio History.
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    "Irish-charts.com – Discography Samantha Mumba". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
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    "Gotta Tell You - Samantha Mamba" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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    "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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    "Samantha Mumba Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
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    "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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    "British album certifications – Samantha Mumba – Gotta Tell You". British Phonographic Industry.
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    Boorstyn, Andrew (4 November 2000). "Interscope's Samantha Mumba Offers Her Own Slant On Youth Pop". Billboard. p. 20. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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    "Gotta Tell You Plus - Samantha Mamba" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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