Amen (Paula Cole album)
Amen. is the third studio album by Paula Cole. It is officially credited to "The Paula Cole Band." The album was stylistically a major departure from Cole's previous album, This Fire, and was met with mixed reviews. Commercially, the album failed to match the success of This Fire, peaking at #92 on the Billboard 200 chart, and selling 116,000 copies to date.
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| Released | September 28, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | March—July 1999 | |||
| Studio | Globe Studios (New York City) | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 51:19 | |||
| Label | Imago, Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Paula Cole | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone |  [2] |
The album did, however, score a moderate Adult Top 40 radio format hit with "I Believe In Love", which peaked at #22. A remix made for dance clubs and rhythmic radio format peaked at #18 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play, and also attained moderate airplay.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Believe in Love" | Paula Cole | 5:48 |
| 2. | "Amen" | Paula Cole | 5:58 |
| 3. | "La Tonya" | Paula Cole | 6:13 |
| 4. | "Pearl" | Paula Cole | 6:05 |
| 5. | "Be Somebody" (featured vocalist T-Boz) | Paula Cole | 5:15 |
| 6. | "Rhythm of Life" | Paula Cole | 7:50 |
| 7. | "Free" | Paula Cole | 3:54 |
| 8. | "Suwannee Jo" | Paula Cole | 5:24 |
| 9. | "God Is Watching" | Paula Cole | 4:47 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Feelin' Da Love" (featuring Missy Elliott) | Paula Cole | 5:21 |
Personnel
- Jamshied Sharifi – arranger, orchestra and string quartet conductor
- Tony Levin – bass, electric upright bass, Chapman Stick
- Alfredo Hidrovo – bongos, shaker
- Jay Bellerose – drums, tambourine, snare [toy], shaker, hihat [additional]
- Kevin Barry – electric guitar [wah], acoustic guitar, e-bow, electric sitar guitar, baritone guitar, Moog guitar], Fillanoma guitar, mandolin, acoustic slide guitar
- Paula Cole – electric piano [Rhodes], bass [Rhodes], synthesizer [Moog], piano, bass [Juno], electric guitar [low-tuned], Clavinet, [Wah] clarinet, finger snaps, vocals
- Susan Jolles – harp
- DJ Premier – scratches
- Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
- Tionne "T-Boz" Wattkins – backing vocals
References
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Amen - Paula Cole at AllMusic. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- Rolling Stone review
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