I Owe You

I Owe You is the debut studio album by American contemporary gospel singer Kierra "Kiki" Sheard. I Owe You debuted at #1 on the Billboard Gospel charts and peaked at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart. Other Billboard chart entries include #4 on the Top Christian charts, #29 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Charts, and #115 on the Billboard 200.[4]

I Owe You
Studio album by
Kierra "Kiki" Sheard
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2004
GenreR&B, Urban Contemporary Gospel, Gospel
Length47:05[1]
LabelEMI Gospel
ProducerRodney Jerkins, J Moss (of PAJAM), Warryn Campbell, Tonéx, J Drew Sheard
Kierra "Kiki" Sheard chronology
I Owe You
(2004)		 Just Until...
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christianity Today[2]
Cross Rhythms[3]
For other uses, see IOU.

Awards and charts

The album's lead single "You Don't Know"[5] written specifically for Kierra and produced by hitmaker Rodney Jerkins[6] became a smash hit as well. I Owe You was nominated for three Stellar Awards for "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.[7]

"You Don't Know"

In 2001, Kierra's mother Karen Clark-Sheard was faced with a life-threatening crisis when a blood vessel burst during a scheduled hernia surgery. Her doctors only gave her a 2% predicted chance of survival due to her complications. After the blood clot was surgically removed, Clark-Sheard fell into a coma. The coma lasted a week, but she made a miraculous recovery. Clark-Sheard's near-death experience is mentioned several times in Kierra's song "You Don't Know".

Track listing
  1. "You Don't Know"
  2. "Let Go"
  3. "Church Nite"
  4. "Closer"
  5. "Praise Offering"
  6. "Sweetest Thing"
  7. "War"
  8. "All I Am"
  9. "Done Did It"
  10. "So Long"
  11. "Snap" (bonus track)

Chart history
Chart (2004) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 115
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 29
U.S. Billboard Gospel Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Christian Albums 4
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 1

References
  1. ""I Owe You" on Allmusic".
  2. Christianity Today review
  3. Cross Rhythms review
  4. "Chart History for Kierra "Kiki" Sheard". Allmusic.
  5. "Third Generation of Gospel Family makes history..." GospelCity.com. September 24, 2004. Archived from the original on December 16, 2006. Retrieved November 27, 2006.
  6. Gail Mitchell (October 1, 2004). "Jerkins Is Back, Busier Than Ever". Billboard.com.
  7. 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)
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