Day by Day (Yolanda Adams album)
2005 studio album by Yolanda Adams
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Day By Day is the ninth studio album by American singer Yolanda Adams. It was released by Atlantic Records on August 30, 2005 in the United States. The album was nominated for a Dove Award for Urban of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards.[4] It also earned two Grammy Award nominations for Best Gospel Performance and Best Gospel Song, with "Be Blessed" winning the former category at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards.[5]
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- Bobby Ross Avila
- Issiah Avila
- Gordon Chambers
- Mike City
- Shep Crawford
- Barry Eastmond
- Kirk Franklin
- Phil Galdston
- Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
- Rickey Minor
- Troy Taylor
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| Released | August 30, 2005 | |||
| Length | 54:14 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Cross Rhythms |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [3] |
Commercial reception
Day by Day is Adams' highest-charting album, debuting at number 23 on the US Billboard 200 and number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, with first week sales of 29,316;[6] besting her previous peaks of number 24 on the Billboard 200 and number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with Mountain High...Valley Low (1999).[7][8] Furthermore, Day by Day is her fourth consecutive number-one album on the US Top Gospel Albums chart, where it spent 3 weeks at number-one.[9] In its second week, the album sold 23,820 units, a 19% dip from its first week.[10] It went on to spend a total of 22 weeks on the Billboard 200 and 56 weeks on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, where it ranked at number 86 on the 2006 year-end chart.[11] On Top Gospel Albums, the album accumulated a total of 100 weeks[9] and ranked at number 5 on the 2006 year-end chart.[12]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Victory" | Gregory Curtis | Gregory G. Curtis | 4:43 |
| 2. | "Tonight" (featuring Kirk Franklin) | Kirk Franklin | Franklin | 4:58 |
| 3. | "Someone Watching Over You" | Barry Eastmond, Gordon Chambers, Phil Galdston |
| 4:58 |
| 4. | "Alwaysness" | Bobby Ross Avila, Issiah Avila, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Yolanda Adams | 5:07 | |
| 5. | "Day By Day" | Gregory Curtis | Curtis | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Lift Him Up" (featuring Donnie McClurkin & Mary Mary) | Harris III, James Wright, Lewis, Adams |
| 4:59 |
| 7. | "It's Gon Be Nice" | Shep Crawford, Adams | Shep Crawford | 2:59 |
| 8. | "Be Blessed" | Harris III, Wright, Lewis, Adams |
| 5:47 |
| 9. | "Better Than Gold" | Chambers, Galdston, Troy Taylor |
| 3:38 |
| 10. | "Show Me" | Franklin | Franklin | 4:12 |
| 11. | "I'm Grateful" | Michael Flowers | Mike City | 3:38 |
| 12. | "This Too Shall Pass" | Connie Ray Harrington, Ty Kelly Lacy | Rickey Minor | 5:00 |
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[7] | 23 |
| US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)[9] | 1 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] | 4 |