Mountain High... Valley Low

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Mountain High... Valley Low
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Studio album by
Yolanda Adams
ReleasedSeptember 3, 1999
GenreGospel, R&B
Length52:30
LabelElektra
Producer
Yolanda Adams chronology
Songs from the Heart
(1998) 		Mountain High... Valley Low
(1999) 		Christmas With Yolanda Adams
(2000)
Singles from Mountain High...Valley Low
  1. "Yeah"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Open My Heart"
    Released: 1999
  3. "Fragile Heart"
    Released: 2000
  4. "The Things We Do"
    Released: 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Mountain High... Valley Low is the sixth studio album by American singer Yolanda Adams. It was released by Elektra Records on September 3, 1999, in the United States. The album stands as Adams's best-selling to date, having sold 1,374,000, as of 2009,[4] and is certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[5] The album won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album and remains one of the best-selling gospel albums of all time.

Several singles were released from Mountain High... Valley Low. The set leads with the Warryn Campbell-produced "Yeah", which was co-written by gospel duo Mary Mary who springboarded from the song to gain their own fame. The most notable single was the second release, "Open My Heart," which became a massive crossover fixture on R&B radio. Both of the singles had accompanying music videos. Remixers like Maurice Joshua, Digital Black-N-Groove, Pound Boys, and Junior Vasquez were brought in to turn both of these songs into dance club-friendly material. "The Things We Do" and "Fragile Heart" were also serviced to radio and fared well on adult contemporary stations.

Track listing

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Credits taken from the album's liner notes.[6]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Time to Change"
Campbell4:00
2."Yeah"
  • E. Atkins
  • T. Atkins
  • Campbell
Campbell3:17
3."Fragile Heart"
Buster & Shavoni4:38
4."That Name"Richard SmallwoodSmallwood4:46
5."In the Midst of It All"Kevin BondBond6:57
6."The Things We Do"
Thomas5:33
7."Open My Heart"
5:40
8."Wherever You Are"
  • Adams
  • Lewis
  • Harris
  • Wright
  • Jam & Lewis
  • Wright[A]
4:20
9."He'll Arrive (Coming Back)"
Little Walt4:16
10."Continual Praise"
Hammond4:28
11."Already Alright"
  • Adams
  • Lewis
  • Harris
  • Wright
  • Jam & Lewis
  • Wright[A]
4:35
Total length:52:30

Notes

  • ^[A] denotes co-producer

Personnel

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"Time to Change"

"Yeah"

  • Produced by Warryn Campbell
  • Vocals: Yolanda Adams
  • Backing vocals: Mary Mary
  • Guitar: Dave Foreman
  • Instrumental music performed by Warryn Campbell

"Fragile Heart"

  • Produced by Buster & Shavoni: Louis Brown & Scott "Shavoni" Parker
  • Lead Vocals: Yolanda Adams
  • Background Vocals: Vanessa Williams, Raymond Reeder & Victoria Purcell
  • Piano Solo & All Pianos: Tim Carmon
  • Additional String Overdubs: Rickey Grundy
  • Instrumental music performed by Buster & Shavoni

"That Name"

  • Produced by Richard Smallwood
  • Lead Vocals: Yolanda Adams
  • Background Vocals: Richard Smallwood & Vision
  • Instrumental music performed by Richard Smallwood, Bryant Pugh, Darin Atwater, Mark A. Walker & Roger Ryan

"In The Midst of It All"

  • Produced by Kevin Bond
  • Live Drums: Jeremy Haynes
  • Instrumental music performed by Kevin Bond
  • Originally performed by Walter Hawkins & The Hawkins Family[7]

"The Things We Do"

"Open My Heart"

  • Produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis & James "Big Jim" Wright
  • Percussion & Live Drums: Stokley Williams
  • Guitar: Mike Scott
  • Strings arranged by Lee Blaske & Big Jim Wright
  • Violins: Brenda Mickens, Carolyn Daws, Elizabeth Sobieski, Michael Sobieski, Elsa Nilsson, Leslie Shank & Thomas Kornacker
  • Violas: Alice Preves & Tamas Strasser
  • All Other Instruments played by Big Jim Wright
  • Background Vocals: Marva King & Yolanda Adams

"Wherever You Are"[10]

  • Produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis & James "Big Jim" Wright
  • Background Vocals: Big Jim Wright & Yolanda Adams
  • Keyboards: Big Jim Wright & Jimmy Jam
  • Bass played by Jimmy Jam
  • Percussion: Terry Lewis
  • Guitar: Mike Scott
  • All Other Instruments played by Big Jim Wright
  • Re-Sung Lyrics from "I Wanna Be Where You Are" by Michael Jackson[11]

"He'll Arrive (Coming Back)"

  • Produced by Walter "Little Walt" Millsap III
  • Lead & Background Vocals: Kelly Price & Yolanda Adams
  • Background Vocals: Candice Nelson
  • All Music performed by Walter "Lil Walt" Millsap III

"Continual Praise"

  • Produced by Fred Hammond
  • Keyboards & Drum Machine: Tommie Walker
  • Lead Guitar & Live Bass played by Fred Hammond
  • Vocals arranged by Fred Hammond
  • Background Vocals performed by JoAnn Rosario, Bryan Pratt, David Ivey, Frederick J. Purifoy II, Kevin L. Wilson, Marsha Johns, Miatura Dias, Pam Kenyon M. Donald, Tamika Lucas & Yoshawndala Parker.

"Already Alright"

  • Produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis & James "Big Jim" Wright
  • Background Vocals: Big Jim Wright, Marva King & Yolanda Adams
  • Drum Machine: Alex Richbourg
  • Keyboards: Big Jim Wright
  • All Other Instruments played by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[25] Platinum 1,374,000[4]

References

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  1. ^ Proefrock, Stacia. Mountain High... Valley Low at AllMusic
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  7. ^ Yolanda Adams Cover of Walter Hawkins & The Hawkins Family's "In the Midst of It All". WhoSampled.com. http://www.whosampled.com/cover/95360/Yolanda-Adams-In-the-Midst-of-It-All-Walter-Hawkins-The-Hawkins-Family-In-the-Midst-of-It-All/
  8. ^ "The Things We Do" Sample of "Inaugural Address". WhoSampled.com. http://www.whosampled.com/sample/112103/Yolanda-Adams-The-Things-We-Do-John-F.-Kennedy-Inaugural-Address/
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  10. ^ Adams, Yolanda. "Wherever You Are". AllMusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/song/wherever-you-are-mt0000435626
  11. ^ "Wherever You Are" Sample of "I Wanna Be Where You Are". WhoSampled.com. http://www.whosampled.com/sample/131289/Yolanda-Adams-Wherever-You-Are-Michael-Jackson-I-Wanna-Be-Where-You-Are/
  12. ^ "Yolanda Adams Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  13. ^ "Yolanda Adams Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  14. ^ "Yolanda Adams Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  15. ^ "Yolanda Adams Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
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