Sensational (Michelle Gayle album)

Sensational
Studio album by Michelle Gayle
Released	1997 (UK)
Length	49:24
Label	RCA BMG
Producer	Vassal Benford Johnny Douglas Mike Mani Claytoven Richardson Narada Michael Walden
Michelle Gayle chronology
Michelle Gayle (1994) Sensational (1997) Looking Up (2000)

Sensational is the second album by the British R&B-soul singer Michelle Gayle, released in 1997. 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. The original version of the song appeared on Gayle's self-titled debut album.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Music Week

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." 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."

Track listing

Sensational track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Fly Away"	David Williams Steve Russell Vassal Benford	Benford Russell[a] Harvey Mason, Jr.[a]	3:24
2.	"Do You Know"	Michelle Gayle Sheppard Solomon	Johnny Douglas	3:38
3.	"Sensational"	Gayle Solomon	Douglas	3:09
4.	"Working Overtime"	Gayle Solomon Douglas	Douglas	3:48
5.	"Don't Keep Me Waiting"	Mason Benford	Benford Russell[a] Mason[a]	4:33
6.	"No Place Like Home"	Gayle Solomon	Douglas	6:07
7.	"It's a High"	Gayle Solomon Douglas	Douglas	4:06
8.	"Yesterday"	Mason Benford	Benford Russell[a] Mason[a]	4:26
9.	"Talk It Over"	Gayle Solomon	Douglas	4:46
10.	"Fakin' It"	Mason Benford	Benford Russell[a] Mason[a]	3:28
11.	"Fly Away" (Interlude)	Williams Russell Benford	Benford Russell[a] Mason[a]	3:45
12.	"Happy Just to Be with You" (Nigel Lowis Remix)	Gayle Narada Michael Walden Preston Glass	Walden Claytoven Richardson Mike Mani Nigel Lowis[b]	3:51
Total length:				49:24

Notes

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

Sample credits

• "Talk It Over" contains a sample from "For the Love of You" (1975) as written and performed by The Isley Brothers.

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Michelle Gayle

Chart (1997)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	17