''I Ain't Movin is the second studio album by

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soul singer-songwriter

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. It was released on 9 May 1994 in the UK, and 5 July 1994 in the US by

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, and features the top 5 smash hit, "

You Gotta Be "You Gotta Be" is an R&B/ soul song by British singer and songwriter Des'ree, written by her with Ashley Ingram, who produced the song. It is the third track on the singer's second album, '' I Ain't Movin (1994), and the opening track on ...

Critical reception

Tom Demalon of

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gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, writing 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." Alan Jones from ''

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'' noted that the album have "a warm glow generated by her folksy songs and soulful voice." He also named it "a companion piece", with a "blend of sharply-observed lyrics and boundary challenging songs." Ian McCann from ''

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'' rated it five out of ten, commenting, "''I Ain't Movin, largely produced by another British

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pioneer,

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, gleams like

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's teeth and seeps into your room like rich spring sunshine."

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 ''

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''. 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

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

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

Musicians

*Prince Sampson,

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: Guitars *Peter Lord Moreland: Electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, drum programming, drums, percussion *

: Electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards and piano, keyboard programming, electric bass, drums and percussion, backing vocals *V. Jeffrey Smith: Electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, drums, percussion, drum programming *Bass:

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*Drums: Rocky Bryant *Percussion: Norman Hedman, Bashiri Johnson *Drum programming: Peter Moshay *Backing vocals: Des'ree, Michael Sinclair *String arrangements by Ashley Ingram *Other arrangements by Michael Sinclair

Charts

Certifications and sales

References

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