Gotta Tell You

Gotta Tell You
Gotta Tell You
Studio album by Samantha Mumba
Released	31 October 2000
Length	42:44
Label	Polydor; Interscope; A&M; Wildcard;
Producer	Dave Pensado; Teddy Riley; Alar Suurna; Roy "Royalty" Hamilton; Stargate; Steve Mac; Will.i.am;
Samantha Mumba chronology
Alternative cover
	Original cover
Singles from Gotta Tell You
	"Gotta Tell You"; Released: 2 June 2000; "Body II Body"; Released: 16 October 2000; "Always Come Back to Your Love"; Released: 21 January 2001; "Don't Need You To (Tell Me I'm Pretty)"; Released: 4 September 2001 (US); "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)"; Released: 10 September 2001; "Lately"; Released: 10 December 2001;

Gotta Tell You is the debut 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.

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 to express her true personality. The re-issued album incorporated two re-recorded songs; "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" and "The Boy", which featured Will.i.am from The Black Eyed Peas, while two songs were removed. It was released in the US on 27 March 2001.^[1]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	C+^[4]

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".^[4] For his "Consumer Guide" reviews, Robert Christgau gave the album a dud rating.^[3]

Track listing[]

*Gotta Tell You* – Standard version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Gotta Tell You"	Samantha Mumba Arnthor Birgisson Anders Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:20
2.	"Body II Body"	David Bowie Lukas Burton	Burton Sacha Skarbek^[a]	3:57
3.	"Baby Come On Over"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:03
4.	"Isn't It Strange"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:29
5.	"Lately"	Edward Woodruff Willie Baker	Steve Mac	5:06
6.	"What's It Gonna Be"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	2:58
7.	"Always Come Back to Your Love"	Hallgeir Rustan Mikkel Storleer Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen	Stargate	3:34
8.	"Lose You Again"	Rustan Eriksen Hermansen	Stargate	4:09
9.	"Feelin Is Right"	Anders Barrén Jany Schella	Barrén Schella	3:49
10.	"Never Meant to Be"	Rustan Eriksen Hermansen	Stargate	4:09
11.	"Believe in Me"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:31
12.	"Til the Night Becomes the Day"	Mumba Lars Halvor Jensen Martin Michael Larsson	Jensen Larsson	3:43

Japan bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Where Does It End Now?"	Nicholas Morris Bill Padley Jem Godfrey	Padley Godfrey	3:40

*Gotta Tell You* – US version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Gotta Tell You"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:20
2.	"Body II Body"	Bowie Burton	Burton Skarbek^[a]	3:57
3.	"Baby Come On Over"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:03
4.	"Isn't It Strange"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:29
5.	"Lately"	Woodruff Baker	Mac	5:06
6.	"What's It Gonna Be"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	2:58
7.	"Always Come Back to Your Love"	Rustan Eriksen Hermansen	Stargate	3:34
8.	"The Boy"	Curtis Mayfield Ernest Dixon Roy Hamilton Teddy Riley	Hamilton Riley	3:27
9.	"Feelin Is Right"	Barrén Schella	Barrén Schella	3:49
10.	"Never Meant to Be"	Rustan Eriksen Hermansen	Stargate	4:09
11.	"Believe in Me"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:31
12.	"Til the Night Becomes the Day"	Mumba Jensen Larsson	Jensen Larsson	3:43

*Gotta Tell You* – US reissue
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Gotta Tell You"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:20
2.	"Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:33
3.	"The Boy" (Remix featuring will.i.am)	Mayfield Dixon Hamilton Riley	Hamilton Riley	4:04
4.	"Don't Need You To (Tell Me I'm Pretty)"	Diane Warren	Eric Dawkins Ron Fair Sol Survivor	3:38
5.	"Always Come Back to Your Love"	Rustan Eriksen Hermansen	Stargate	3:34
6.	"Feelin Is Right"	Barrén Schella	Barrén Schella	3:49
7.	"Body II Body"	Bowie Burton	Burton Skarbek^[a]	3:57
8.	"What's It Gonna Be"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	2:58
9.	"Never Meant to Be"	Rustan Eriksen Hermansen	Stargate	4:09
10.	"Isn't It Strange"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:29
11.	"Lately"	Woodruff Baker	Mac	5:06

*Gotta Tell You* – UK/Japanese re-issue
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Gotta Tell You"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:21
2.	"Body II Body"	Bowie Burton	Burton Skarbek^[a]	4:00
3.	"Baby Come On Over"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:35
4.	"Isn't It Strange"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:29
5.	"Lately"	Woodruff Baker	Mac	5:09
6.	"What's It Gonna Be"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	2:58
7.	"Always Come Back to Your Love"	Rustan Eriksen Hermansen	Stargate	3:55
8.	"Feelin Is Right"	Anders Barrén Jany Schella	Barrén Schella	3:50
9.	"Never Meant to Be"	Rustan Eriksen Hermansen	Stargate	4:11
10.	"Til the Night Becomes the Day"	Mumba Jensen Larsson	Jensen Larsson	3:43
11.	"The Boy" (Remix featuring Omero Mumba)	Mayfield Dixon Hamilton Riley	Hamilton Riley	4:14
12.	"I Don't Need You to"	Warren	Dawkins Fair Survivor	3:39
13.	"Stand By Your Side"	Rustan Eriksen Hermansen	Stargate	3:27
14.	"Gotta Tell You" (Teddy Riley Remix)	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor Riley^[a]	3:21
15.	"Signed, Sealed, Delivered"	Lee Garrett Lula Mae Hardaway Stevie Wonder Syreeta Wright	Dan Sanders Paul Waterman	2:54

Notes

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

Charts[]

Chart (2000–2001)	Peak position
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)^[5]	8
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[6]	4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7]	53
UK Albums (OCC)^[8]	9
US Billboard 200^[9]	67

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[10]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Release dates and formats for *Gotta Tell You*
Country	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
United Kingdom	31 October 2000	CD	Polydor
United States	31 October 2000		A&M
Australia	6 November 2000		Polydor
United States (reissue)	27 March 2001	Cassette CD	A&M	^[1]
United Kingdom (reissue)	17 September 2001	CD	Polydor

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Hay, Carla (28 April 2001). "Appearances Make a Difference for Aspiring Acts: Mumba's Makeover Spells Success for A&M". Billboard. Vol. 113 no. 17. pp. 17, 81.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Christgau, Robert. "Samantha Mumba: Gotta Tell You". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Morgan, Laura (11 October 2000). "Gotta Tell You". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
^ "ARIA Report, issue 566" (PDF). Pandora Archive. 1 January 2001. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Samantha Mumba". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Samantha Mumba – Gotta Tell You". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
^ "Samantha Mumba | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
^ "Samantha Mumba Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
^ "British album certifications – Samantha Mumba – Gotta Tell You". British Phonographic Industry.Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Gotta Tell You in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[BillboardMakeover-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Hay, Carla (28 April 2001). "Appearances Make a Difference for Aspiring Acts: Mumba's Makeover Spells Success for A&M". Billboard. Vol. 113 no. 17. pp. 17, 81.

[AllMusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

[ConsumerGuide-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Christgau, Robert. "Samantha Mumba: Gotta Tell You". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

[EW-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Morgan, Laura (11 October 2000). "Gotta Tell You". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

[5] "ARIA Report, issue 566" (PDF). Pandora Archive. 1 January 2001. Retrieved 27 August 2019.

[ac_Ireland2_Samantha_Mumba-6] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Samantha Mumba". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_Samantha_Mumba-7] "Swisscharts.com – Samantha Mumba – Gotta Tell You". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

[ac_UK_Samantha_Mumba-8] "Samantha Mumba | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Samantha_Mumba-9] "Samantha Mumba Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

[United_KingdomSamantha_MumbaGotta_Tell_YoualbumCertRef-10] "British album certifications – Samantha Mumba – Gotta Tell You". British Phonographic Industry.Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Gotta Tell You in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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Studio albums	Gotta Tell You
Other albums	Samantha Sings Christmas The Collection
Singles	"Gotta Tell You" "Body II Body" "Always Come Back to Your Love" "Don't Need You To (Tell Me I'm Pretty)" "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" "Lately" "I'm Right Here" "Stay in the Middle" "Somebody Like Me"
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