Mountain High... Valley Low

Mountain High... Valley Low
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 3, 1999
GenreGospel, R&B
Length52:30
LabelElektra
Producer
Yolanda Adams chronology
Songs from the Heart
(1998)
Mountain High... Valley Low
(1999)
Christmas With Yolanda Adams
(2000)
Singles from Mountain High...Valley Low
  1. "Yeah"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Open My Heart"
    Released: 1999
  3. "Fragile Heart"
    Released: 2000
  4. "The Things We Do"
    Released: 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Cross Rhythms[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Mountain High... Valley Low is the sixth studio album by American singer Yolanda Adams. It was released by Elektra Records on September 3, 1999, in the United States. The album stands as Adams's best-selling to date, having sold 1,374,000, as of 2009,[4] and is certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[5] The album won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album and remains one of the best-selling gospel albums of all time.

Several singles were released from Mountain High... Valley Low. The set leads with the Warryn Campbell-produced "Yeah", which was co-written by gospel duo Mary Mary who springboarded from the song to gain their own fame. The most notable single was the second release, "Open My Heart," which became a massive crossover fixture on R&B radio. Both of the singles had accompanying music videos. Remixers like Maurice Joshua, Digital Black-N-Groove, Pound Boys, and Junior Vasquez were brought in to turn both of these songs into dance club-friendly material. "The Things We Do" and "Fragile Heart" were also serviced to radio and fared well on adult contemporary stations.

  1. ^ Proefrock, Stacia. Mountain High... Valley Low at AllMusic
  2. ^ Cummings, Tony (May 1, 2001). "Review: Yolanda Adams - Mountain High, Valley Low". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  3. ^ Colin Larkin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5 ed.). Omnibus Press. p. 1992. ISBN 978-0857125958. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Ask Billboard: Madonna, Yoko Ono, Gospel". Billboard. 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
  5. ^ "A new 'Day' to celebrate". 2 February 2006.