Soulful (Ruben Studdard album)

Infobox Album
Name = Soulful
Type = Album
Artist = Ruben Studdard


Released = December 9, 2003
Recorded = 2003
Genre = R&B/Soul
Length = 55:28
Label = J
Producer = Melvin "St. Nick" Coleman
Dre & Vidal
Face
Irv Gotti & Jimi Kendrix
Fred Hammond
Kevin Hicks
Jazze Pha
Harold Lilly
James McMillan
Evan Rogers
Lil Ronnie
Carl Sturken
Swizz Beatz
Gerard Thomas
The Underdogs
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:huknikmsbb89 link]
*"Entertainment Weekly" (C) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,560469,00.html link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|1|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/rubenstuddard/albums/album/300194/review/5944740/soulful link]
Last album =
This album = "Soulful"
(2003)
Next album = "I Need an Angel"
(2004)

"Soulful" is the 2003 debut album from second-season "American Idol" winner Ruben Studdard.

The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 U.S. album chart selling over 400,000 copies in its first week, [ [http://www.yuddy.com/articles/music/ruben-studdard.html "Ruben Studdard: Hollywood Singer Biography"] First week sales stats from Yuddy.com] and has since been certified a platinum record. In the U.S. the album has sold an estimated 1,779,000. [ [http://www.mtv.com/bands/a/american_idol/ai5_feature_060307/ "'American Idol': No Love For 'Idol' Losers"] Total U.S. sales stats from MTV.com]

Track listing

# "Sorry 2004" (Harvey Mason, Jr., Damon Thomas, Ronnie Jackson, Tony Dixon, and Eric Dawkins) – 4:22
# "No Ruben" (Harold Lilly, Melvin Coleman, Will Jennings, and Joe Sample) - 4:02
# "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" (Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb) – 4:23
# "Take the Shot" (K. Dean and Harold Lilly) – 4:03
# "What Is Sexy" (featuring Fat Joe) (Irving Lorenzo, Jeffrey Atkins, Nathaniel Robinson, Kirk Robinson, Mark Morales, and Mark Rooney) – 3:40
# "What If" (Harvey Mason, Jr., Damon Thomas, Eric Dawkins, Tony Dixon, Kenny Lofton and Jason Edmonds) – 3:59
# "Superstar" (Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell) – 4:13
# "Can I Get Your Attention" (featuring Pretty Tony) (Harold Lilly and Gerard Thomas) – 3:37
# "For All We Know" (Sam Lewis and J. Fred Coots) – 3:41
# "Play Our Song" (P. Alexander, Johntá Austin, Kevin Hicks, and Keri Hilson) – 4:07
# "Don’t Quit On Me" (K. Dean and Harold Lilly) – 3:18
# "After the Candles Burn" (Andre Harris, Vidal Davis, Jason Boyd, and Ryan Toby) – 3:31
# "Flying Without Wings" (bonus track) (Steve Mac and Wayne Hector) – 3:44
# "We Have Not Forgotten" (featuring Fred Hammond) (bonus track) (Fred Hammond and Noel Hall) – 4:39

Chart positions

References

succession box
before = "The Diary of Alicia Keys" by Alicia Keys
title = "Billboard" 200 number-one album
years = December 21 2003 - December 27 2003
after = "The Diary of Alicia Keys" by Alicia Keys