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Thirsty (Marvin Sapp album)

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Thirsty
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 12, 2007 (U.S.)
RecordedJanuary 26, 2007
VenueResurrection Life Church, Grandville, MI
GenreGospel, R&B
Length67:49
LabelVerity, Zomba
Marvin Sapp chronology
Be Exalted
(2005)
Thirsty
(2007)
Here I Am
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Thirsty is the seventh album by Marvin Sapp and his fourth release on Verity Records. The album was commercially successful, peaking at number 28 on the U.S. Billboard 200, number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and number 1 on the Top Gospel Albums chart. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on July 9, 2008[2] and has sold over 712,000 copies as of March 2010.[3] On January 31, 2020, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA,[2] for 1 million units, making it Marvin Sapp's best selling album of his solo career and one of the best-selling gospel albums of all time.

The song "Praise Him in Advance" was featured on the first disc of the 2010 gospel compilation album WOW Gospel 2010.

Track listing

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Track Number Track Title Writer(s) Time
1 "Magnify" Aaron Lindsey and Martha Munizzi 4:55
2 "Power" Dana Sorey and Aaron Camper 4:58
3 "Possess the Land" Darrell Freeman and Myron Butler 4:57
4 "Shout Unto God" Aaron Lindsey 5:02
5 "Praise Him in Advance (Intro)" Deon Kipping 1:00
6 "Praise Him in Advance" Deon Kipping 5:26
7 "Worshipper In Me" Jonathan Dunn 8:25
8 "Thirsty" Jason Nelson 6:25
9 "Thirsty (Reprise)" Jason Nelson 5:22
10 "Place of Worship" Jason Nelson 3:34
11 "In the Garden" Charles Austin Miles 3:39
12 "Never Would Have Made It" Matthew Brownie and Marvin Sapp 6:56
13 "Rivers Flow" Jonathan Dunn 7:10

Credits

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Producers:

  • Aaron Lindsey - Audio Production, Horn Producer, Producer
  • Terrance Jones - Audio Production, Production Assistant
  • Vinnie Ciesielski - Audio Production, Horn Producer
  • Danny Duncan - Audio Production, Orchestra Production
  • Jim Gray - Audio Production, Orchestra Production
  • Adrian M. Lindsey - Audio Production, Production Assistant
  • Keith Pace - Assistant Engineer, Production Assistant

Executive Producers:

Arrangers:

A&R Director:

  • Joseph Burney

Worship Leader:

Musicians:

Vocals:

  • Myron Butler - Vocal Director
  • Aisha Cleavers
  • Deonis Cook
  • Daniel Johnson
  • Caltomeesh West
  • Chelsea West
  • Jamil Whiting

Engineers

  • Danny Duncan - Audio Engineer, Engineer
  • Ed Ensink - Audio Engineer, Monitor Engineer
  • Chris Godbey - Mixing
  • Eric Hartman - Engineer
  • Israel Ruiz - Audio Engineer
  • Aaron Lindsey - Digital Editing, Overdub Engineer, Vocal Engineer
  • Vlado Meller - Mastering
  • Travis Neuman - Audio Engineer, Monitor Engineer
  • Keith Pace - Assistant Engineer, Digital Editing
  • Cliff Rosenberg - Assistant Engineer, Audio Engineer
  • Chris Yoakum - Horn Engineer
  • Zhu 'Jerry' Feng - Audio Engineer, Assistant Engineer
  • Lu Di -Concert Master
  • Ken Johnson "Snakehips" & His West Indian Dance Band - Production Coordination
  • Li Peng - Assistant Concertmaster

Charts

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Singles

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Year Title Chart positions
US US
R&B
2008 "Never Would Have Made It" 82 14

"Never Would Have Made It" ranked number 62 on BET's top 100 videos of 2008.

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  3. ^ Grein, Paul (March 24, 2010). "Week Ending March 21, 2010: Pastor Sapp's Chart Miracle | Chart Watch - Yahoo! Music". New.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  4. ^ "Marvin Sapp Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "Marvin Sapp Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  6. ^ "Marvin Sapp Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  7. ^ "Top Gospel Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  8. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  9. ^ "Top Gospel Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  10. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  11. ^ "Top Gospel Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  12. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  13. ^ "Best of the 2000s: Gospel Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 6, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Wayback Machine.