I Owe You

I Owe You is the debut studio album by American gospel singer Kierra "Kiki" Sheard. It was released by EMI Gospel on September 7, 2004 in the United States. Sheard worked with a variety of producers on the album, including Warryn Campbell, Rodney Jerkins, PAJAM, and Tonéx. I Owe You debuted atop the US Billboard Top Gospel Albums and the Heatseekers Albums. It also reached number four on the Top Christian Albums and number 29 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.[2]

I Owe You
Studio album by Kierra "Kiki" Sheard
Released	September 7, 2004
Genre	R&B[1] Gospel[1]
Length	47:05
Label	EMI Gospel
Producer	Ken Pennell (exec.) Larry Blackwell (exec.) Warryn Campbell Rodney Jerkins LT Productions Jazz Nixon PAJAM Tonéx
Kierra "Kiki" Sheard chronology
I Owe You (2004) Just Until... (2005)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Christianity Today	[3]
Cross Rhythms	[4]

Allmusic editor Andree Farias found that I Owe You "can be so easily compartmentalized is not necessarily a sign of versatility, but an indicator that KiKi is merely following the lead of others. This is not a big deal in the case of debut albums, but the see-if-it-sticks mentality is ultimately too jarring to take in all at once. It's nice of Sheard to let herself be all things to all people, but here's hoping the follow-up to I Owe You is truly more her, not who her handlers want her to be."[1]

Accolades

I Owe You was nominated for three Stellar Awards, including Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year, Urban Song of the Year, and Contemporary CD of the Year. Sheard was also nominated for multiple Soul Train Music Awards, an NAACP Image Award, and multiple Dove Awards.[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"You Don't Know"	Rodney Jerkins Jazz Nixon Fred Jerkins III LaShawn Daniels Delisha Thomas	Jerkins Nixon	3:51
2.	"Let Go"	Eric Dawkins Warryn Campbell Erica Atkins Trecina Atkins	Campbell	3:11
3.	"Church Nite"	James Moss	PAJAM	3:43
4.	"Closer"	Moss	PAJAM	4:23
5.	"Praise Offering"	Moss	PAJAM	4:56
6.	"Sweetest Thing"	J. Drew Sheard Kierra Sheard Earl Wright	LT Productions	5:07
7.	"War"	J. Sheard K. Sheard Wright	LT Productions	4:23
8.	"All I Am"	Harold Lilly Campbell E. Atkins T. Atkins	Campbell	2:52
9.	"Done Did It"	Campbell E. Atkins T. Atkins	Campbell	3:42
10.	"So Long"	Allen Moss Brandon Holland Byron Stanfield	PAJAM	4:02

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Snap"	Dorothy Holmes Anthony Williams Roseanne Holmes	Tonéx	4:48

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[6]	115
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[7]	4
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8]	1
US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)[9]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10]	29

References

1. Farias, Andree. "I Owe You". AllMusic. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
2. "Chart History for Kierra "Kiki" Sheard". Allmusic.
3. Christianity Today review
4. Cross Rhythms review
5. Camacho, Justin (January 5, 2006). "'Kiki' Sheard Tops Japanese Radio, Receives 3 Stellar Nominations". The Christian Post. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
6. "Kierra Sheard Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
7. "Kierra Sheard Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
8. "Kierra Sheard Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
9. "Kierra Sheard Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
10. "Kierra Sheard Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.