Revival (Jully Black album)

Revival is the second album by Canadian R&B artist Jully Black. The album was released on October 16, 2007. The album has been proven to be her most successful record as it was certified gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association with sales of over 50,000 copies.[1]

Revival
Studio album by
Jully Black
ReleasedOctober 16, 2007 (Canada)
Recorded2006–2007
GenreR&B
Length47:28
LabelUniversal Music Canada/Jully Black Entertainment Inc.
ProducerJully Black and Keith Harris
Jully Black chronology
This Is Me
(2005)		 Revival
(2007)		 The Black Book
(2009)
Singles from Revival
  1. "Seven Day Fool"
    Released: August 2007
  2. "DJ Play My Song"
    Released: October 2007
  3. "Until I Stay"
    Released: January 2008
  4. "Queen"
    Released: June 2008

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
NOW[3]

Matthew Chisling of AllMusic found the album an improvement over This Is Me, praising the production for containing both retro and modern beats, and Black as a performer and songwriter, concluding that "On Revival, we see so many sides of a truly multi-dimensional Black who, thanks to more than a decade of struggle and failure, releases a powerful showing of delicious Rhythm & Blues to her fans and leaves them coming back for more. Black has improved in every aspect, and establishes herself as a truly credible R&B Canadian diva who deserves heaps of praise and success; Canada, you've found your Mary J."[2] Ryan B. Patrick of Exclaim! also gave praise to the production but said that listeners might be put off by it playing safe and yearn for Black's trademark genre-mixing sound, concluding that, "In the grand scheme of things however, it’s remarkable that a Canadian R&B artist even gets to record a sophomore disc, much less one as ambitious as this. Revival rocks rightly, plays it safe and essentially ensures Black a lengthy and award-winning Canadian career."[4] Jason Richards, writing for NOW, was critical of the album's single "Seven Day Fool" and felt that it carried over on the production sounding mainstream and radio-friendly, concluding that "[T]he canned production is undeservedly insipid and needlessly limits Black's potent and versatile energy. The only highlight is "Wishing", which makes brilliant use of a whistling sample heard in Kill Bill."[3]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."DJ Play My Song"Jully Black, Keith Harris, Johnny "Natural" Najera5:22
2."Seven Day Fool"Berry Gordy, Jr., Sonny Woods, Tyran Carlo3:25
3."Queen"Black, Harris, Timothy Orindgreff, Printz Board4:32
4."Just A Moment"Black, Bobby Cameron, Harris3:44
5."Catch Me When I Fall"Black, Andrew J. Thompson, Harris, Sam T. Williams, George Pajon4:18
6."My Baby"Black, Harris, Clarence Johnson, Ralph Larry Eskridge, Randolph Murph4:49
7."Never Lost My Sight"Black, Hawksley Workman, Harris, John Southworth3:50
8."Temporary Insanity"Black, Harris, Harrell Harris Jr.4:40
9."Until I Stay"Black, Harris, Ian Thornley3:37
10."Wishing"Bernard Herrmann, Black, Harris4:17
11."Mystery"Black, Simon Wilcox, Ron Lopata, Harris4:54

Samples
  • "My Baby" contains an interpolation and sample of "Love Jones" by Clarence Johnson, Ralph Larry Eskridge and Randolph Murph performed by Brighter Side of Darkness.
  • "Wishing" contains elements from "Twisted Nerve" written and composed by Herrmann.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Revival.[5]

References
  1. "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - January 2005". Cria.ca. Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  2. Chisling, Matthew. "Revival - Jully Black". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  3. Richards, Jason (October 18, 2007). "Jully Black". NOW. NOW Communications. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  4. Patrick, Ryan B. (November 26, 2007). "Jully Black Revival". Exclaim!. Ian Danzig. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  5. Revival (liner notes). Jully Black. Universal Music Canada. 2007. 0251742290.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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