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.
| Thirsty | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 12, 2007 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | January 26, 2007 | |||
| Venue | Resurrection Life Church, Grandville, MI | |||
| Genre | Gospel, R&B | |||
| Length | 67:49 | |||
| Label | Verity, Zomba | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
The song "Praise Him in Advance" was featured on the first disc of the 2010 gospel compilation album WOW Gospel 2010.
Track listing
| 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
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:
- James Jordan
- MaLinda Sapp
- Marvin Sapp
Arrangers:
- Marvin Sapp
- Aaron Lindsey - Horn Arrangements, Vocal Arrangement
- Myron Butler Vocal Arrangement
A&R Director:
- Joseph Burney
Worship Leader:
Musicians:
- Calvin Rodgers – Drums
- Javier Solis – Percussion
- Roy Agee – Trombone
- Jimmy Bolin – Saxophone
- Derrick Horne – Guitar
- Jerry Harris Jr. – Keyboards
- Aaron Lindsey – Keyboards
- Vinnie Ciesielski – Trumpet
- Matthew Brownie - Organ
- Derrick Ray – Bass
- Tim Stewart - Guitar
- Arthur Strong - Keyboards, Organ
- Asian Philharmonic - Orchestra
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
Year-end charts
| Chart (2007) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)[7] | 8 |
| Chart (2008) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[8] | 91 |
| US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)[9] | 1 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] | 17 |
| Chart (2009) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)[11] | 3 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] | 69 |
Decade-end charts
| Chart (2000-2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)[13] | 7 |
Singles
| 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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