Sensational (Michelle Gayle album)

Sensational is the second album by the British R&B-soul singer Michelle Gayle, released in 1997.[1][2] It includes three singles which reached the UK Top 20: "Do You Know" (UK #6), "Sensational" (UK #14) and the remixed version of "Happy Just to Be with You" (UK #11), which had been released as a single in 1995.[3] The original version of the song appeared on Gayle's self-titled debut album.

Sensational
Studio album by
Released1997 (UK)
Length49:24
Label
Producer
Michelle Gayle chronology
Michelle Gayle
(1994)
Sensational
(1997)
Looking Up
(2000)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
Music Week     [5]

AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated the album three ouf of five stars. He wrote that "while Gaye is in strong voice throughout the record and the album has an alluring, classy production, the material is generally colorless, relying more on style than substance."[4] Music Week found that "this sultry album flavoured at turns by soul, disco and acoustic guitars, has the big songs necessary to showcase Gayle's impressive voice."[5]

Track listing

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Sensational track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Fly Away"
  • David Williams
  • Steve Russell
  • Vassal Benford
3:24
2."Do You Know"Johnny Douglas3:38
3."Sensational"
  • Gayle
  • Solomon
Douglas3:09
4."Working Overtime"
  • Gayle
  • Solomon
  • Douglas
Douglas3:48
5."Don't Keep Me Waiting"
  • Mason
  • Benford
4:33
6."No Place Like Home"
  • Gayle
  • Solomon
Douglas6:07
7."It's a High"
  • Gayle
  • Solomon
  • Douglas
Douglas4:06
8."Yesterday"
  • Mason
  • Benford
4:26
9."Talk It Over"
  • Gayle
  • Solomon
Douglas4:46
10."Fakin' It"
  • Mason
  • Benford
3:28
11."Fly Away" (Interlude)
  • Williams
  • Russell
  • Benford
3:45
12."Happy Just to Be with You" (Nigel Lowis Remix)
3:51
Total length:49:24

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies co-producer(s)
  • ^[b] signifies additional producer(s)

Sample credits

Charts

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Weekly chart performance for Michelle Gayle
Chart (1997) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[3] 17

References

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  1. ^ "Michelle Gayle Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Parkes, Taylor (3 May 1997). "Sensational". Melody Maker. 74 (18): 52.
  3. ^ a b "MICHELLE GAYLE - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Sensational - Michelle Gayle | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  5. ^ a b "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 19 April 1997. p. 29. Retrieved 16 May 2022.