Evolution (Oleta Adams album)

Evolution entered the top 10 in the UK Albums Chart. However, without the aid of a big hit single, the album dropped quickly and only stayed in the charts for seven weeks. In the US, the album peaked at #67 and stayed only 13 weeks in the charts. It had more success in continental Europe, most notably in the Netherlands where it peaked at #6 and stayed in the chart for almost a year. ==Singles==

Five singles were taken from the album. The lead single, "I Just Had to Hear Your Voice", failed to become a big hit as "Get Here" had been for her previous album. It peaked at #42 in the UK Singles Chart and did not chart in the US Billboard Hot 100. Other singles failed to chart in both countries. However, they sold better in continental Europe. These were the gospel-tinged "Window of Hope", "Easier to Say (Goodbye)" and "My Heart Won't Lie". ==Track listing==

"Oh Me, Oh My" was one of the B-sides of the "Window of Hope" single, the others being "You Won't Get Away" and "I Believe You". "Oh Me, Oh My" was also used as a B-side for "My Heart Won't Lie", along with "Let Me Be the One" and "I Believe You". "You Won't Get Away" (a song that had already featured on Adams' self-released 1983 album Going on Record) also appeared on the "Easier to Say Goodbye" single, alongside two more non-album tracks: "Blessed with You" and "No Secrets". "The Day I Stop Loving You" was released as a remix by David Foster, which is a minute shorter than the album version. == Personnel ==

• Oleta Adams – lead vocals,Yamaha C7E MIDI acoustic piano (1, 2, 4, 5, 7–12), synthesizers (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10–12), electric piano (3), backing vocals (6, 7) • Aaron Zigman – keyboards (1, 6), synth strings (1, 5), synthesizer programming (2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12), string programming (2, 4, 8, 10, 12), horns (7), string synthesizer programming (11) • Neil Larsen – Hammond B3 organ (3, 5, 10) • Michael Landau – guitars (1–6, 10, 11), guitar solo (7), acoustic guitar and solo (9) • Ray Fuller – guitars (4, 7, 8, 12) • Freddie Washington – bass (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11), fretless bass (3, 9) • Jerry Knight – bass (6), backing vocals (6) • Larry Kimpel – bass (8, 12) • Richie Stevens – drums (1–5, 7–12), drum programming (4, 7, 11, 12), additional drum programming (6) • Gota Yashiki – drums (6), drum programming (6) • Lenny Castro – percussion (2, 4, 6–9, 12) • Tom Scott – tenor saxophone (2, 10, 11) • David Sanborn – alto saxophone (3) • Chuck Findley – flugelhorn (2, 6, 11), flugelhorn solo (4), muted trumpets (6), trumpet (10) • Paulette Brown – backing vocals (7, 12) • Bunny Hill – backing vocals (7, 12) • Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (7, 12) • Ricky Nelson – backing vocals (7, 12) • Valerie Pinkston-Mayo – backing vocals (7, 12) • Fred White – backing vocals (7, 12) • Perri (Carolyn, Darlene, Lori and Sharon Perry) – backing vocals (12) Production • Stewart Levine – producer, arrangements • Oleta Adams – arrangements • Daren Klein – recording, mixing • Gonzalo "Bino" Espinoza – second engineer • Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California) • Peter Barrett – design • Andrew Biscomb – design • Randee St. Nicholas – photography • Gallin Morey Associates – management ==Charts==

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