Soulful
Studio album by Ruben Studdard
Released	December 9, 2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	R&B/Soul
Length	55:28
Label	J
Producer	Melvin "St. Nick" Coleman Dre & Vidal Face Irv Gotti & Jimi Kendrix Fred Hammond Kevin Hicks Jazze Pha Harold Lilly James McMillan Evan Rogers Lil' Ronnie Carl Sturken Swizz Beatz Gerard Thomas The Underdogs
Professional reviews
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Ruben Studdard chronology
Soulful (2003) I Need an Angel (2004)

Soulful is the 2003 debut album from second-season American Idol winner Ruben Studdard.

The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 U.S. album chart selling over 400,000 copies in its first week,^[1] and has since been certified a platinum record. In the U.S. the album has sold an estimated 1,779,000.^[2]

[edit] Track listing

1. "Sorry 2004" (Harvey Mason, Jr., Damon Thomas, Ronnie Jackson (Lil' Ronnie), Tony Dixon, and Eric Dawkins) – 4:22
2. "No Ruben" (Harold Lilly, Melvin Coleman, Will Jennings, and Joe Sample) - 4:02
3. "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" (Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb) – 4:23
4. "Take the Shot" (K. Dean and Harold Lilly) – 4:03
5. "What Is Sexy" (featuring Fat Joe) (Irving Lorenzo, Jeffrey Atkins, Nathaniel Robinson, Kirk Robinson, Mark Morales, and Mark Rooney) – 3:40
6. "What If" (Harvey Mason, Jr., Damon Thomas, Eric Dawkins, Tony Dixon, Kenny Lofton and Jason Edmonds) – 3:59
7. "Superstar" (Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell) – 4:13
8. "Can I Get Your Attention" (featuring Pretty Tony) (Harold Lilly and Gerard Thomas) – 3:37
9. "For All We Know" (Sam Lewis and J. Fred Coots) – 3:41
10. "Play Our Song" (P. Alexander, Johntá Austin, Kevin Hicks, and Keri Hilson) – 4:07
11. "Don’t Quit On Me" (K. Dean and Harold Lilly) – 3:18
12. "After the Candles Burn" (Andre Harris, Vidal Davis, Jason Boyd, and Ryan Toby) – 3:31
13. "Flying Without Wings" (bonus track) (Steve Mac and Wayne Hector) – 3:44
14. "We Have Not Forgotten" (featuring Fred Hammond) (bonus track) (Fred Hammond and Noel Hall) – 4:39

[edit] Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
2003	The Billboard 200	1

[edit] References

Preceded by The Diary of Alicia Keys by Alicia Keys

Billboard 200 number-one album December 21, 2003 - December 27, 2003

Succeeded by The Diary of Alicia Keys by Alicia Keys

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