Gotta Tell You

Gotta Tell You
Gotta Tell You
Studio album by Samantha Mumba
Released	31 October 2000
Genres	R&B; dance-pop;
Length	42:44
Labels	Polydor; Interscope; A&M; Wildcard;
Producers	Dave Pensado; Teddy Riley; Alar Suurna; Roy "Royalty" Hamilton; Stargate; Steve Mac; Will.i.am;
Samantha Mumba chronology
Alternative cover
	United States editions and UK/Japanese re-issues
Singles from Gotta Tell You
	"Gotta Tell You"; Released: 2 June 2000; "Body II Body"; Released: 16 October 2000; "Always Come Back to Your Love"; Released: 19 February 2001; "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)"; Released: 20 February 2001; "Don't Need You To (Tell Me I'm Pretty)"; Released: 4 September 2001; "Lately"; Released: 10 December 2001;

Gotta Tell You is the only studio album by Irish singer Samantha Mumba. It was released on 31 October 2000 by Polydor Records, Interscope Records, Wildcard Records and A&M Records.

Album covers

The original album cover featured a darkly lit close-up shot of Mumba's face. A&M Records president Ron Fair made the decision to release the album in the United States with a new cover which had Mumba positioned in front of a bright colourful portrait, as he wanted it to be easily identifiable and express Mumba's true personality. The re-issued version removed two songs and included two re-recordings; "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" and "The Boy", which featured Will.i.am from The Black Eyed Peas, and a new song, "Don't Need You To (Tell Me I'm Pretty)". It was released in the US on 27 March 2001.^[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	^[9]
Entertainment Weekly	C+^[1]
Yahoo! Music UK	2/10^[10]

Writing for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised Mumba's vocals for sounding "richer" than other teen pop artists, stating that Gotta Tell You is soulful and well-constructed. However, he also said that the album contained several unmemorable songs.^[2] Laura Morgan of Entertainment Weekly considered Mumba to be the Irish equivalent of Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears. Although she criticised the album's reliance on production over her personality, Morgan praised her seductive voice in songs such as "Lately" and "Body II Body".^[1] For his "Consumer Guide" reviews, Robert Christgau gave the album a dud rating.^[9]

Track listing

*Gotta Tell You* – Standard version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Gotta Tell You"	Samantha Mumba Arnthor Birgisson Anders Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:20
2.	"Body II Body"	David Bowie Lukas Burton	Burton Sacha Skarbek^[a]	3:57
3.	"Baby Come On Over"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:03
4.	"Isn't It Strange"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:29
5.	"Lately"	Edward Woodruff Willie Baker	Steve Mac	5:06
6.	"What's It Gonna Be"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	2:58
7.	"Always Come Back to Your Love"	Hallgeir Rustan Mikkel Storleer Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen	Stargate	3:34
8.	"Lose You Again"	Rustan Eriksen Hermansen	Stargate	4:09
9.	"Feelin Is Right"	Anders Barrén Jany Schella	Barrén Schella	3:49
10.	"Never Meant to Be"	Rustan Eriksen Hermansen	Stargate	4:09
11.	"Believe in Me"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:31
12.	"Til the Night Becomes the Day"	Mumba Lars Halvor Jensen Martin Michael Larsson	Jensen Larsson	3:43

Japan bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Where Does It End Now?"	Nicholas Morris Bill Padley Jem Godfrey	Padley Godfrey	3:40

*Gotta Tell You* – US version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Gotta Tell You"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:20
2.	"Body II Body"	Bowie Burton	Burton Skarbek^[a]	3:57
3.	"Baby Come On Over"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:03
4.	"Isn't It Strange"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:29
5.	"Lately"	Woodruff Baker	Mac	5:06
6.	"What's It Gonna Be"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	2:58
7.	"Always Come Back to Your Love"	Rustan Eriksen Hermansen	Stargate	3:34
8.	"The Boy"	Curtis Mayfield Ernest Dixon Roy Hamilton Teddy Riley	Hamilton Riley	3:27
9.	"Feelin Is Right"	Barrén Schella	Barrén Schella	3:49
10.	"Never Meant to Be"	Rustan Eriksen Hermansen	Stargate	4:09
11.	"Believe in Me"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:31
12.	"Til the Night Becomes the Day"	Mumba Jensen Larsson	Jensen Larsson	3:43

*Gotta Tell You* – US reissue
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Gotta Tell You"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:20
2.	"Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:33
3.	"The Boy" (remix featuring will.i.am)	Mayfield Dixon Hamilton Riley	Hamilton Riley	4:04
4.	"Don't Need You To (Tell Me I'm Pretty)"	Diane Warren	Eric Dawkins Ron Fair Sol Survivor	3:38
5.	"Always Come Back to Your Love"	Rustan Eriksen Hermansen	Stargate	3:34
6.	"Feelin Is Right"	Barrén Schella	Barrén Schella	3:49
7.	"Body II Body"	Bowie Burton	Burton Skarbek^[a]	3:57
8.	"What's It Gonna Be"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	2:58
9.	"Never Meant to Be"	Rustan Eriksen Hermansen	Stargate	4:09
10.	"Isn't It Strange"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:29
11.	"Lately"	Woodruff Baker	Mac	5:06

*Gotta Tell You* – UK/Japanese re-issue
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Gotta Tell You"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:21
2.	"Body II Body"	Bowie Burton	Burton Skarbek^[a]	4:00
3.	"Baby Come On Over"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:35
4.	"Isn't It Strange"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	3:29
5.	"Lately"	Woodruff Baker	Mac	5:09
6.	"What's It Gonna Be"	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor	2:58
7.	"Always Come Back to Your Love"	Rustan Eriksen Hermansen	Stargate	3:55
8.	"Feelin Is Right"	Anders Barrén Jany Schella	Barrén Schella	3:50
9.	"Never Meant to Be"	Rustan Eriksen Hermansen	Stargate	4:11
10.	"Til the Night Becomes the Day"	Mumba Jensen Larsson	Jensen Larsson	3:43
11.	"The Boy" (remix featuring Omero Mumba)	Mayfield Dixon Hamilton Riley	Hamilton Riley	4:14
12.	"I Don't Need You To"	Warren	Dawkins Fair Survivor	3:39
13.	"Stand by Your Side"	Rustan Eriksen Hermansen	Stargate	3:27
14.	"Gotta Tell You" (Teddy Riley Remix)	Mumba Birgisson Bagge	BAG & Arnthor Riley^[a]	3:21
15.	"Signed, Sealed, Delivered"	Lee Garrett Lula Mae Hardaway Stevie Wonder Syreeta Wright	Dan Sanders Paul Waterman	2:54

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
Some European editions of the reissue have the song "Never Meant to Be" removed.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000–2001)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[11]	146
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)^[12]	8
European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media)^[13]	49
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[14]	4
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[15]	31
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)^[16]	19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[17]	53
UK Albums (Official Charts)^[18]	9
UK R&B Albums (Official Charts)^[19]	9
US Billboard 200^[20]	67

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[21]	91

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[22]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for *Gotta Tell You*
Country	Date	Edition(s)	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
United Kingdom	30 October 2000	Standard	Cassette CD	Polydor	^[23]
United States	31 October 2000		Cassette CD	A&M	^[24]
Australia	6 November 2000		CD	Polydor
Japan	25 January 2001		CD	Universal Music Japan	^[15]
United States	27 March 2001	Reissue	Cassette CD	A&M	^[8]
United Kingdom	17 September 2001		Cassette CD	Polydor	^[25]
Japan	19 September 2001		CD	Universal Music Japan	^[26]

References

1 2 3 Morgan, Laura (11 October 2000). "Gotta Tell You". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2013. Her run-of-the-mill R&B; relies more on production than personality.
1 2 3 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2020. In short, this is a fine product, a sterling example of immaculately crafted dance-pop and radio-ready ballads.
↑ Kelly, Emma (10 June 2020). "Samantha Mumba's Gotta Tell You turns 20 years old and it's still a bop". Metro. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting October 16, 2000: Singles". Music Week. 14 October 2000. p. 31.
↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting February 19, 2001: Singles". Music Week. 17 February 2001. p. 35.
↑ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1389. 16 February 2001. pp. 43, 51. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting December 10, 2001". Music Week. 8 December 2001. p. 25.
1 2 Hay, Carla (28 April 2001). "Appearances Make a Difference for Aspiring Acts: Mumba's Makeover Spells Success for A&M" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 17. pp. 17, 81.
1 2 Christgau, Robert. "Samantha Mumba: Gotta Tell You". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
↑ Fletcher, Bruce (17 September 2001). "Gotta Tell You". Yahoo! Music UK. Archived from the original on 20 September 2005. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
↑ "Samantha Mumba ARIA chart history (albums & first 4 singles)". ARIA. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
↑ "ARIA Report, issue 566" (PDF). Australian Web Archive. 1 January 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
↑ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 19, no. 42. 13 October 2001. p. 16. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via World Radio History.
↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Samantha Mumba". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
1 2 "Gotta Tell You - Samantha Mamba" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 30/9/2001 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Samantha Mumba – Gotta Tell You". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
↑ "Official Albums Chart on 30/9/2001 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart on 30/9/2001 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
↑ "Samantha Mumba Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
↑ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
↑ "British album certifications – Samantha Mumba – Gotta Tell You". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Gotta Tell You Samantha Mumba in the "Search:" field.
↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting October 30, 2000: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 28 October 2000. p. 39. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
↑ Boorstyn, Andrew (4 November 2000). "Interscope's Samantha Mumba Offers Her Own Slant On Youth Pop". Billboard. p. 20. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting September 17, 2001: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 15 September 2001. p. 36. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
↑ "Gotta Tell You Plus - Samantha Mamba" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

[EW-1] 1 2 3 Morgan, Laura (11 October 2000). "Gotta Tell You". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2013. Her run-of-the-mill R&B; relies more on production than personality.

[AllMusic-2] 1 2 3 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2020. In short, this is a fine product, a sterling example of immaculately crafted dance-pop and radio-ready ballads.

[3] Kelly, Emma (10 June 2020). "Samantha Mumba's Gotta Tell You turns 20 years old and it's still a bop". Metro. Retrieved 24 March 2022.

[4] "New Releases – For Week Starting October 16, 2000: Singles". Music Week. 14 October 2000. p. 31.

[5] "New Releases – For Week Starting February 19, 2001: Singles". Music Week. 17 February 2001. p. 35.

[usradio-6] "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1389. 16 February 2001. pp. 43, 51. Retrieved 1 February 2025.

[7] "New Releases – For Week Starting December 10, 2001". Music Week. 8 December 2001. p. 25.

[BillboardMakeover-8] 1 2 Hay, Carla (28 April 2001). "Appearances Make a Difference for Aspiring Acts: Mumba's Makeover Spells Success for A&M" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 17. pp. 17, 81.

[ConsumerGuide-9] 1 2 Christgau, Robert. "Samantha Mumba: Gotta Tell You". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 17 February 2013.

[yahoo-10] Fletcher, Bruce (17 September 2001). "Gotta Tell You". Yahoo! Music UK. Archived from the original on 20 September 2005. Retrieved 3 February 2026.

[ARIA_history_pages-11] "Samantha Mumba ARIA chart history (albums & first 4 singles)". ARIA. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

[12] "ARIA Report, issue 566" (PDF). Australian Web Archive. 1 January 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 27 August 2019.

[13] "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 19, no. 42. 13 October 2001. p. 16. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via World Radio History.

[ac_Ireland2_Samantha_Mumba-14] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Samantha Mumba". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

[Japan-15] 1 2 "Gotta Tell You - Samantha Mamba" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

[ac_Scotland_-16] "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 30/9/2001 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

[ac_Switzerland_Samantha_Mumba-17] "Swisscharts.com – Samantha Mumba – Gotta Tell You". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

[ac_UK2_-18] "Official Albums Chart on 30/9/2001 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

[ac_UKR&B_-19] "Official R&B Albums Chart on 30/9/2001 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

[ac_Billboard200_Samantha_Mumba-20] "Samantha Mumba Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

[21] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 September 2021.

[United_KingdomSamantha_MumbaGotta_Tell_YoualbumCertRef-22] "British album certifications – Samantha Mumba – Gotta Tell You". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Gotta Tell You Samantha Mumba in the "Search:" field.

[23] "New Releases – For Week Starting October 30, 2000: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 28 October 2000. p. 39. Retrieved 16 May 2023.

[24] Boorstyn, Andrew (4 November 2000). "Interscope's Samantha Mumba Offers Her Own Slant On Youth Pop". Billboard. p. 20. Retrieved 16 May 2023.

[25] "New Releases – For Week Starting September 17, 2001: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 15 September 2001. p. 36. Retrieved 16 May 2023.

[26] "Gotta Tell You Plus - Samantha Mamba" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

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