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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 21, 1999 in the United States. The album stands as Adams's best-selling to date, having sold more than 2,374,000 copies and being certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[2] The album won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album.

Mountain High... Valley Low
Studio album by
Yolanda Adams
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1999
Length52:30
LabelElektra
Producer
  • Kevin Bond
  • Buster & Shavoni
  • Warryn Campbell
  • Fred Hammond
  • Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
  • Little Walt
  • Richard Smallwood
  • Keith Thomas
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: July 27, 1999
  3. "Fragile Heart"
    Released: 2000
  4. "The Things We Do"
    Released: 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

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


Credits taken from the album's liner notes.[3]

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"
  • Keith Thomas
  • Robin Scoffield
Thomas5:33
7."Open My Heart"
  • Yolanda Adams
  • Terry Lewis
  • James Harris III
  • James Wright
  • Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
  • Wright[A]
5:40
8."Wherever You Are"
  • Adams
  • Lewis
  • Harris
  • Wright
  • Jam & Lewis
  • Wright[A]
4:20
9."He'll Arrive (Coming Back)"
  • Magdalene Millsap
  • Walter "Little Walt" Millsap III
  • Candice Nelson
Little Walt4:16
10."Continual Praise"
  • Adams
  • Tommie Walker
  • Fred Hammond
Hammond4:28
11."Already Alright"
  • Adams
  • Lewis
  • Harris
  • Wright
  • Jam & Lewis
  • Wright[A]
4:35
Total length:52:30

Notes


Personnel


Unless otherwise noted, information for personnel is taken from Discogs.[4]

"Time to Change"

"Yeah"

"Fragile Heart"

"That Name"

"In The Midst of It All"

"The Things We Do"

"Open My Heart"

"Wherever You Are"[8]

"He'll Arrive (Coming Back)"

"Continual Praise"

"Already Alright"


Charts



Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[16] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. Proefrock, Stacia. Mountain High... Valley Low at AllMusic
  2. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2006-02-02/entertainment/0602010181_1_yolanda-adams-album-aglow [bare URL]
  3. Mountain High… Valley Low (liner notes). Yolanda Adams. Elektra. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. Adams, Yolanda. "Mountain High...Valley Low (CD, Album)". Elektra. 1999. https://www.discogs.com/Yolanda-Adams-Mountain-HighValley-Low/release/710990
  5. 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/
  6. "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/
  7. "The Things We Do" Sample of "I Have a Dream (Detroit)". WhoSampled.com. http://www.whosampled.com/sample/95354/Yolanda-Adams-The-Things-We-Do-Martin-Luther-King,-Jr.-I-Have-a-Dream-(Detroit)/
  8. Adams, Yolanda. "Wherever You Are". AllMusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/song/wherever-you-are-mt0000435626
  9. "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/
  10. "Yolanda Adams Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  11. "Yolanda Adams Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  12. "Yolanda Adams Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  13. "Yolanda Adams Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  14. "Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  15. "2000 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. December 30, 2000. p. YE-52. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  16. "American album certifications – Yolanda Adams – Mountain High...Valley Low". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 11, 2020.




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