Bold Right Life

{{Infobox album

| name = Bold Right Life

| type = studio

| artist = Kierra Sheard

| cover = Bold_Right_Life.jpg

| alt =

| released = 27 October 2008

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre =

Gospel
R&B

| length = 41:50

| label = EMI Gospel

| producer =

Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell
Gerald Haddon
PAJAM
J. Drew Sheard
Asaph Ward

| prev_title = This Is Me

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = Free

| next_year = 2011

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Bold Right Life

| type = studio

| single1 = Praise Him Now

| single1date = August 2008

| single2 = Won't Hold Back

| single2date = August 2008

| single3 = Jesus

| single3date = December 2008

| single4 = Love Like Crazy

| single4date = March 2009

| single5 = Invisible

| single5date = May 2009

}}

Bold Right Life is the third studio album by the American singer Kierra Sheard. It was released by EMI Gospel on 27 October 2008.{{Cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/genre/e3i083596716ab8fb86650695936a247ad3 |title=Kierra Sheard Makes 'Bold' Debut |access-date=4 February 2009 |archive-date=18 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218123600/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/genre/e3i083596716ab8fb86650695936a247ad3 |url-status=dead }}

Critical reception

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Cross Rhythms

|rev1score = {{Rating|9|10}}[http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Kierra_Sheard/Bold_Right_Life/50224/ Cross Rhythms review]

}}

The AllMusic editor Pemberton Roach found that the album "reveals that the younger Clark is more than up to carrying on the family legacy. Produced by Kierra's Brother J. Drew, the album is a thoroughly modern slice of hip-hop-ish R&B, replete with skittering dance beats, funky bass lines, and vocals altered with all sorts of up-to-date computer effects. Sailing above it all are Sheard’s powerful and assured vocals, at once secularly soulful and full of the Spirit."{{Cite web |title=Bold Right Life|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/bold-right-life-mw0000801902 |last=Roach |first=Pemberton |website=AllMusic |accessdate=28 October 2020}} Kenya M. Yarbrough of EURweb reviewed the album favorably.{{cite web |author=Kenya M. Yarbrough |url=http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur48654.cfm |title=KIERRA SHEARD'S 'BOLD RIGHT LIFE': As her music grows, she drops nickname and 86 pounds |website=EURweb |date=14 November 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109042927/http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur48654.cfm |archivedate=9 January 2009 }}

Accolades

The album was nominated for a Dove Award for Urban Album of the Year at the 40th GMA Dove Awards.{{cite news |url=http://www.cbn.com/cbnmusic/news/022009doves.aspx |title=Nominations Announced for 40th GMA Dove Awards |website=CBN}}

Chart performance

Bold Right Life debuted and peaked at number 114 on the US Billboard 200. It also reached number three on the Top Gospel Albums and number none on the Top Christian Albums.[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p354150/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} Kierra Sheard (Album Chart History)]{{failed verification|date=January 2017}} The lead single, "Praise Him Now", peaked at number nine on the Hot Gospel Songs and "Love Like Crazy" reached number 57 on the Japan Hot 100.{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-02-07/gospel-songs |title=Kierra Sheard – Praise Him Now (Hot Gospel Songs |website=Billboard}}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=848&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Japan+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3105454&cdi=10109252&cid=01%2F09%2F2009 |title=Kierra Sheard – Love Like Crazy (Japan Hot 100 Singles) |website=Billboard}}

Track listing

{{tracklist

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Won't Hold Back

| writer1 =

| extra1 = J. Drew Sheard

| length1 = 3:45

| title2 = Wave Your Banner

| note2 = featuring Mary Mary

| writer2 =

| extra2 = Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell

| length2 = 3:02

| title3 = My Boyfriend

| writer3 =

| extra3 = J. Sheard

| length3 = 3:44

| title4 = Invisible

| writer4 =

| extra4 = Gerald Haddon

| length4 = 3:41

| title5 = Love Like Crazy

| writer5 =

| extra5 = Campbell

| length5 = 3:47

| title6 = Like David

| writer6 =

| extra6 = Asaph Ward

| length6 = 3:25

| title7 = Praise Him Now

| writer7 =

| extra7 = PAJAM

| length7 = 3:49

| title8 = Oh Lord

| writer8 =

| extra8 = Ward

| length8 = 5:19

| title9 = If It Had Not Been

| writer9 =

| extra9 = Campbell

| length9 = 3:06

| title10 = One

| writer10 =

| extra10 = Campbell

| length10 = 3:28

| title11 = Jesus

| writer11 =

| extra11 = J. Sheard

| length11 = 4:44

}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="col"\| Chart (2008) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="row" {{Album chart\|Billboard200\|114\|artist=Kierra Sheard\|accessdate=28 October 2020\|refname="billboard"}}
scope="row" {{Album chart\|BillboardChristian\|9\|artist=Kierra Sheard\|accessdate=28 October 2020}}
scope="row" {{Album chart\|BillboardGospel\|3\|artist=Kierra Sheard\|accessdate=28 October 2020}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col"\|Chart (2009) !scope="col"\|Position
scope="row"\|US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/gospel-albums\|title=Top Gospel Albums – Year End (2009)\|magazine=Billboard\|publisher=Prometheus Global Media\|accessdate=29 October 2021}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|31

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

scope="col"|Chart (2009)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/gospel-albums|title=Top Gospel Albums – Year End (2009)|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|accessdate=29 October 2021}}

| style="text-align:center;"|31

References

Category:Kierra Sheard albums

Category:2008 albums