For those not in the know, this expansive 4CD set of Adeva’s eponymous debut album brings together the most comprehensive collection of this seminal house/R&B release.

Originally released in August 1989, the album went on to sell in excess of 300,000 copies in the UK.

Adeva actually hails from New Jersey in the USA, but found her career taking shape in the UK when, after an indie single release on Easy Street Records, she was then signed by Cooltempo/Chrysalis.

This resulted in two albums, Adeva! and Love Or Lust and numerous singles being released.

In 1997 she released an album New Direction for Distinctive Records, but not before collaborating with Frankie Knuckles on two singles and the album.

The first CD features the 10 tracks of the original album plus seven bonus tracks with the single versions of five tracks, ‘Respect’, ‘Warning!’, ‘I Thank You’, ‘Beautiful Love’ and ‘Treat Me Right’.

Plus there’s the Club mix of ‘I Thank You’ and the dub mix of ‘Warning!’.

CD 1:
1. 'Respect'
2. 'Treat Me Right'
3. 'I Thank You'
4. 'So Right'
5. 'In & Out of My Life'
6. 'Warning!'
7. 'I Don't Need You'
8. 'Beautiful Love'
9. 'Promises'
10. 'Musical Freedom'
11. 'I Thank You' (Club Mix)
12. 'Warning!' (Dub Mix)
13. 'Respect' (Single Version)
14. 'Warning!' (Single Version)
15. 'I Thank You' (Single Version)
16. 'Beautiful Love' (Single Version)
17. 'Treat Me Right' (Single Version)

The album opens with the sonic reach of the single 'Respect' (UK #17), and backs that up with the mellower 'Treat Me Right (UK #62), the low key R&B, dancefloor shuffle of 'I Thank You' (UK #17), and then both the Loleatta Holloway-esque 'So Right,' and the dancefloor passion of 'In & Out of My Life.'

The powerful 'Warning!" (yet another UK #17!) is up next and is followed by the dubstep dance of 'I Don't Need You,' the smooth and soulful 'Beautiful Love,' and then both Russ Kip Moore's sax-led magnificence on 'Promises,' with, for my money, the albums standout track, 'Musical Freedom' (UK #22) featuring Paul Simpson and Carmen Marie bringing the original album to a close.

This expanded edition now adds a pumped up 'I Thank You (Club Mix),' a funky 'Warning! (Dub Mix) instrumental,' and then simply Single Versions of 'Respect,' 'Warning!', 'I Thank You,' 'Beautiful Love' and 'Treat Me Right.'

The second CD features 13 tracks of remixes, dub versions plus bonus beats of the singles including Dancin’ Danny D’s remix of ‘Respect’ along with five other mixes of the track.

There’s two remixes of ‘Warning!’ – High On Hope Mix and Zanzibar Mix and these are accompanied by the ‘I Thank You’ Remixes – Original Club Mix, The New Jersey Mix, Somehouse Somewhere Mix, and Paul Simpson’s The Philadelphia Mix.

CD 2:
1. 'Respect' (Dancin' Danny D Remix)
2. 'Respect' (Bonus Beats)
3. 'Respect' (Accapella)
4. 'Respect' (Extended Version)
5. 'Respect' (Rough Mix)
6. 'Respect' (Longer Dub Version)
7. 'Warning!' (High on Hope Mix)
8. 'Musical Freedom' (Adeva with Paul Simpson)
9. 'Warning!' (Zanzibar Mix)
10. 'I Thank You' (Original Club Mix)
11. 'I Thank You' (The New Jersey Mix)
12. 'I Thank You' (Somehouse Somewhere Mix)
13. 'I Thank You' (The Philadelphia Mix)

Featuring six (6) versions of 'Respect,' four (4) versions of 'I Thank You,' two (2) versions of 'Warning!' and one of 'Musical Freedom,' if you aren't Adeva'd out come the end of this second CD, you're obviously doing it wrong!

The third CD includes five ‘I Thank You’ mixes, two of which are by the Dancing Divas with their Club mix and Rhythm Mix, Love To Infinity provide two mixes, plus there’s remixes of the single ‘Beautiful Love’ including the Classic Club and Dream mixes by Frankie Knuckles.

Oh, and its 7" single B-side, ‘Promises’ also has three mixes included!

CD 3:
1. 'I Thank You' (Philly Dub Mix)
2. 'I Thank You' (Love to Infinity Mix)
3. 'I Thank You' (Dancing Divas Club Mix)
4. 'I Thank You' (Dancing Divas Rhythmn Mix)
5. 'I Thank You' (Love to Infinity Edit)
6. 'Beautiful Love' (Extended Mix)
7. 'Promises' (Extended)
8. 'Beautiful Love' (Instrumental)
9. 'Beautiful Love' (Remix)
10. 'Promises' (Truth Mix)
11. 'Beautiful Love' (Classic Club Mix)
12. 'Promises' (Broken Mix)

Again, we have an overload of certain tracks here, especially 'I Thank You' which comes at us five (5) more times (which now makes 9 times over the two discs, for those playing along at home!).

Snuggled lovingly amongst the four (4) versions of 'Beautiful Love' is one of my all-time Adeva favorites, the lesser known B-side 'Promises,' a funky dancefloor work of musical art, for sure.

The fourth, and final CD boasts four mixes of the sixth single from the album, ‘Treat Me Right’, various rare Smack Productions remixes of ‘Warning!’ that featured on a US only 12” single.

Other mixes include ‘Warning!’ 7” Edit and Capitol mix, the B-sides ‘Love To See You Dancing’ and ‘Love Is Special’.

CD 4:
1. 'Treat Me Right' (Smack Mix)
2. 'Love Is Special'
3. 'Treat Me Right' (Big Jam Mix)
4. 'Treat Me Right' (The Trumped Mix)
5. 'Treat Me Right' (The Taj Mahal)
6. 'Treat Me Right' (The JZJ Mix)
7. 'Warning!' (Capitol Mix)
8. 'Warning!' (You've Been Warned Mix)
9. 'Warning!' (Serious Lies Mix)
10. 'Warning!' (The Emergency Mix)
11. 'Warning!' (Final Warning Mix)
12. 'Warning!' (Dubstrumental)
13. 'Love to See You Dancing' (LP Version)

Well, what we have here are more versions of songs we've already had flooded down the pipeline at us, such as six (6) versions of 'Warning!' (which now makes eight in total), but we also get five (5) versions of 'Treat Me Right,' along with (for me, the true gold dust finds here, the 7" single B-side tracks, the light and fizzy 'Love Is Special' and mid-tempo, dancefloor slide of 'Love To See You Dancing’.

This 4 CD collection comes in a capacity wallet, with each CD in a paper wallet featuring related Adeva sleeve images from the period.

There is also a 24 page booklet including sleeve notes and a UK Discography which is housed within an outer sleeve featuring the original cover artwork.

Remixers featured across this 4CD set includes Frankie Knuckles, Smack Productions, Dancin’ Danny D, Paul Simpson, Dancing Divas, Love To Infinity, JZJ and Tony Humphries.

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