Soul of a Woman (Kelly Price album)

Soul of a Woman is the debut studio album by American singer Kelly Price. It was released by Island Records on August 11, 1998 in the United States and debuted at number fifteen on the Billboard 200. The album's most popular single and Price's biggest hit so far was "Friend of Mine", which tells the story of a woman whose husband cheated on her with her best friend earned Price a Grammy Award nomination. Soul of a Woman was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). As of 2003, it has sold 1.13 million copies.[1]

Soul of a Woman
Studio album by Kelly Price
Released	August 11, 1998
Recorded	1997–1998
Genre	R&B
Length	57:07
Label	Island
Producer	Hiriam Hicks (exec.) Ronald Isley (exec.) Carlos & Dada J-Dub Jermaine Dupri Stevie J. Daron Jones R. Kelly Herb Middleton Kelly Price Shawn Smith Al West
Kelly Price chronology
Soul of a Woman (1998) Mirror Mirror (2000)
Singles from Soul of a Woman
"Friend of Mine" Released: May 5, 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Go Away (Interlude)"	Kelly Price	Price	1:16
2.	"Friend of Mine"	Price Anthony Dent Steve Jordan Jeffrey Walker	Dent J-Dub Stevie J	5:29
3.	"Secret Love"	Price Daron Jones Quinnes Parker Marvin Scandrick Michael Keith Courtney Sills	Jones	4:20
4.	"Don't Say Goodbye"	Price Joseph E. Kelley Alvin West Joe Wyman Rogers	Price	4:28
5.	"Kiss Test"	Price Alvin West	West Price	4:06
6.	"Soul of a Woman"	Price Carlos Valdez Thornton Benny Tillman Dwayne Wiggins Carl Wheeler	Carlos & Dada	4:32
7.	"You Complete Me"	Price Parker Jones Scandrick Keith Sills	Jones	4:23
8.	"Soul of a Woman (Interlude)"	Price	Price	3:18
9.	"Her"	Price Herb Middleton Etterlene Jordan	Middleton	4:49
10.	"Your Love"	Price James Lloyd	Price Shawn Smith^[A]	4:04
11.	"Take Me to a Dream"	Price	Price	4:14
12.	"Lord of All"	Marshall Carpenter	Price	5:51
13.	"Friend of Mine (Remix)"	Price Dent Jordan Walker Robert Kelly	Dent J Dub Stevie J R. Kelly^[B]	6:17
14.	"Secret Love (So So Def Remix)" (featuring Jermaine Dupri & Da Brat)	Price Jones Parker Scandrick Keith Courtney Sills Jermaine Dupri Shawneise Harris	Jones Dupri^[B]	4:02

Notes

• ^{^[A]} denotes co-producer
• ^{^[B]} denotes additional producer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1998) Peak position scope="row" Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[2] 80 scope="row" US Billboard 200[3] 15 scope="row" US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position US Billboard 200[5] 139 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 29

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Best Of Next". Vibe. Vol. 11 no. 15. September 2003. p. 166. ISSN 1070-4701. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
2. "Dutchcharts.nl – Kelly Price – {{{album}}}" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
3. "Kelly Price Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
4. "Kelly Price Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
5. "1999 Year-End Chart – Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on January 2, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2018.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
6. "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1998". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
7. "American album certifications – Kelly Price – Soul of a Woman". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.