Music critics gave positive reviews for the album and stated that the work was integrated with the singer's personality and could take the listeners to different areas.

In March 1998, Erçetin confirmed that she was planning on preparing a new studio album and said: "We are looking for a new sound by following where the music is going in the world, but the main line and theme will not change that much.

[4] Candan Erçetin's third studio album, Elbette, was released in November 1999 by Topkapı Müzik.

The financial angle is determined by commercial performance, and believe me, it is less interesting for me..."[1] I'm my mother's last, or in other words, third child.

[4] The album was produced by Rıza Erekli and features elements of pop and folk music.

Erçetin was planning on including two French songs in the album, but as they would not fit well with the track list, she decided to put the idea aside.

[10] The Greek Gypsy song "Adieu mon pays" was turned into Turkish and included in the album under the title "Söz Vermiştin" .

[6] The composition of the Albanian türkü "Şota", which Erçetin had performed in a number of her concerts, was used for the album's twelfth song "Dünya Durma".

[4] Candan Erçetin included the dates at which the songs were made in the album's booklet: "Söz Vermiştin" in August 1998, "Olmaz" in September 1998, "Aklım Almıyor" in December 1998, "Arada Bir" and "Bana Güven" in January 1999, "Annem" in March 1999, "Dayan" in April 1999, "Elbette" in June 1999, "Saçma" and "İster Sallan Gez" in July 1999, and "Dünya Durma" in October 1999.

[8] Elbette entered Turkey's list of best-selling albums on 15 January 2000 and initially ranked second.

[13] The next week, on 22 January 2000, it surpassed Ebru Gündeş's Dön Ne Olur (1999) and topped the chart.

[16] Elbette also marked the end of collaboration between Mete Özgencil and Candan Erçetin, who had worked with each other since Hazırım (1995).

Hürriyet's Lale Barçın İmer pointed out the "hidden power and nobility" inside the album and believed that the singer had continued to keep her main theme in this work.

She also mentioned that Mete Özgencil's "magical words" had become entangled with Erçetin's voice, resulting in a good work.

[18] Milliyet's İpek Durkal found the work to be in the same line as Erçetin's previous album.

He also added that "Elbette", "Dünya Durma" and "Unut Sevme" were the most listened songs in Turkey in 2000.

[20] In an interview in 1998, Erçetin expressed her opinions about music videos: "I want to turn the tables.