Faith (Faith Evans album)
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Faith is the debut album by American
R&B singer Faith Evans
, released by Bad Boy Records
on August 29, 1995 in the United States. Featuring main production by The Hitmen
members Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs
and Chucky Thompson
, as well as Mark Ledford, Herb Middleton, and Jean-Claude Olivier, among others.
The album, which spawned the gold
-certified hits "You Used to Love Me
" and "Soon As I Get Home", was certified Platinum
by the RIAA in March 1996. Faith contains a cover of the Rose Royce
's single "Love Don't Live Here Anymore
" featuring Mary J. Blige
.
Entertainment Weekly (8/11/95, p.52) - "...packed with sensual, smoky R&B torch songs and titanium-hard hip-hop beats--Faith seems set to take her place at the top of the mountain of young soul divas..." - Rating: A-
Vibe (9/95, p.192) - "...possesses a perfect voice. Folks have likened that voice to rain, and it's an appropriate metaphor....can sound as lilting as a summer shower or as electric as a thunderstorm. Her instrument's potential seems boundless....more Whitney than Mary, more classic than nouveau."
The Source (9/95, p.104) - "...For those closet sentimentalists or those who like to get their slow drag on....when you're working with the man who perfected the remix, there's still a good chance that FAITH will not only be pumping on rainy nights in the crib but also on summer days in the Land Cruisers too..."
Samples=
Fallin' in Love by "Remind Me" by Patrice Rushen
Give It to Me by "In the Mood" by Tyrone Davis
No Other Love by "Walk on By" by Isaac Hayes
Love Don't Live Here Anymore by Love Don't Live Here Anymore by Rose Royce
Credits=
Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander Mixing, Producer
Victor Bailey
Bob Brockman Engineer
Regina Carter
Sean "Puffy" Combs- Producer, Executive Producer
Lane Craven Engineer
Akua Dixon
Faith Evans Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Caroline Greyshock Photography
Jeff Haynes
Judith Insell
Kevin Johnson
Daron Jones Keyboards, Vocals
Mark Ledford Producer
Paul Logus Engineer
Gerardo Lopez Engineer
Tony Maserati Engineer, Mixing
Darryl McClary Keyboards
Fred McFarlane
Herb Middleton Keyboards
Nasheim Myrick Engineer
Axel Niehaus Engineer, Mixing
Quinnes Parker Vocals (Background)
Paul Pesco
Harve Pierre
A&R
Bruce Purse Trumpet
John Shrive Engineer, Second Engineer
Tony Smalios Engineer
Lisa Terry
Kevin Thomas Engineer
Chucky Thompson Producer
Richard Travali Engineer, Mixing
Klya Wright Hair Stylist
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
R&B singer Faith Evans
Faith Evans
Faith Renée Evans is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, record producer, actress and author. Born in Florida and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles during 1993 for a career with the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B...
, released by Bad Boy Records
Bad Boy Records
Bad Boy Records is a record label founded in 1993 by producer/rapper/entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Warner Music Group, and is distributed by Atlantic Records.-Beginnings:...
on August 29, 1995 in the United States. Featuring main production by The Hitmen
The Hitmen
Hitmen are an Australian Hard rock band. The group went through a large number of lineup changes in its short late 1970s and early 1980s run, then regrouped under a new name, Hitmen DTK, between 1989 and 1992. They reformed in 2007 and continue to play....
members Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs
Sean Combs
Sean John Combs , also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He was originally...
and Chucky Thompson
Chucky Thompson
Carl E. "Chucky" Thompson is a hip hop/R&B record producer. Thompson was a member of Bad Boy Entertainment's "Hitmen" team of in-house producers during the 1990s, and worked with Bad Boy mogul Sean Combs on material for artists such as The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase. He was responsible for album...
, as well as Mark Ledford, Herb Middleton, and Jean-Claude Olivier, among others.
The album, which spawned the gold
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
-certified hits "You Used to Love Me
You Used to Love Me (Faith Evans song)
"You Used to Love Me" is the debut single by American singer-songwriter Faith Evans from her debut album Faith. Released as a single in 1995, it peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart....
" and "Soon As I Get Home", was certified Platinum
RIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
by the RIAA in March 1996. Faith contains a cover of the Rose Royce
Rose Royce
Rose Royce is an American soul and R&B band. The group is best known for several hit singles including "Car Wash," "I Wanna Get Next to You," "Wishing on a Star", "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" and "I'm Going Down".-Career:...
's single "Love Don't Live Here Anymore
Love Don't Live Here Anymore
"Love Don't Live Here Anymore" is a song written by Miles Gregory and originally recorded by Rose Royce. It was produced by former Motown songwriter and producer Norman Whitfield for the Whitfield Records...
" featuring Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Mary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...
.
Entertainment Weekly (8/11/95, p.52) - "...packed with sensual, smoky R&B torch songs and titanium-hard hip-hop beats--Faith seems set to take her place at the top of the mountain of young soul divas..." - Rating: A-
Vibe (9/95, p.192) - "...possesses a perfect voice. Folks have likened that voice to rain, and it's an appropriate metaphor....can sound as lilting as a summer shower or as electric as a thunderstorm. Her instrument's potential seems boundless....more Whitney than Mary, more classic than nouveau."
The Source (9/95, p.104) - "...For those closet sentimentalists or those who like to get their slow drag on....when you're working with the man who perfected the remix, there's still a good chance that FAITH will not only be pumping on rainy nights in the crib but also on summer days in the Land Cruisers too..."
Track listing
| # | Title | Length | Featured Artists | Songwriters | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Faith (Interlude)" | 0:41 | Faith Evans | Chucky Thompson Chucky Thompson Carl E. "Chucky" Thompson is a hip hop/R&B record producer. Thompson was a member of Bad Boy Entertainment's "Hitmen" team of in-house producers during the 1990s, and worked with Bad Boy mogul Sean Combs on material for artists such as The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase. He was responsible for album... for The Hitmen The Hitmen (production team) The Hitmen is a production team formed by Sean "Diddy" Combs to produce hip hop and R&B records for his Bad Boy label's recording artists. Because of its great success, the group has also been hired for projects outside of Bad Boy-Production:... |
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| 2 | "No Other Love" | 4:24 | Faith Evans | Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen & Poke for Trackmasters Trackmasters The Trackmasters are the successful production duo of Poke and Tone , sometimes credited as Poke & Tone, best known for their commercial hit records in the late 90s and early 2000s. Throughout their career they have worked with various hip-hop and R&B artists including R... |
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| 3 | "Fallin' in Love" | 4:33 | Faith Evans, Mary J. Blige Mary J. Blige Mary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has... , Latonya Blige, Gordan Chambers |
Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen & Poke for Trackmasters | |
| 4 | "Ain't Nobody" | 5:13 | Faith Evans | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen | |
| 5 | "You Are My Joy (Interlude)" | 1:08 | Faith Evans | Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen | |
| 6 | "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" | 4:15 | Mary J. Blige | Miles Gregory | Sean "Puffy" Combs for The Hitmen |
| 7 | "Come Over" | 5:35 | Faith Evans, Floyd Howard | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen | |
| 8 | "Soon As I Get Home" | 5:24 | Faith Evans, Sean "Puffy" Combs | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen | |
| 9 | "All This Love" | 6:02 | Faith Evans | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen | |
| 10 | "Thank You Lord (Interlude)" | 0:55 | Faith Evans | Faith Evans | |
| 11 | "You Used to Love Me You Used to Love Me (Faith Evans song) "You Used to Love Me" is the debut single by American singer-songwriter Faith Evans from her debut album Faith. Released as a single in 1995, it peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.... " |
4:28 | Faith Evans | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen | |
| 12 | "Give It to Me" | 4:35 | Faith Evans | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen | |
| 13 | "You Don't Understand" | 5:01 | Faith Evans | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen | |
| 14 | "Don't Be Afraid" | 4:55 | Faith Evans, Latrice Shaw | Herb Middleton | |
| 15 | "Reasons" (Bonus Track) | 5:01 | Faith Evans | Sean "Puffy" Combs & Chucky Thompson for The Hitmen |
Fallin' in Love by "Remind Me" by Patrice Rushen
Patrice Rushen
Patrice Rushen is a Grammy Award-winning African American R&B and jazz vocalist, composer and pianist.-Biography:...
Give It to Me by "In the Mood" by Tyrone Davis
Tyrone Davis
Tyrone Davis , born Tyrone Fettson, was a leading American soul singer with a distinctive style, recording a long list of hit records over a period of more than 20 years. He had three no...
No Other Love by "Walk on By" by Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an American songwriter, musician, singer and actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the...
Love Don't Live Here Anymore by Love Don't Live Here Anymore by Rose Royce
Rose Royce
Rose Royce is an American soul and R&B band. The group is best known for several hit singles including "Car Wash," "I Wanna Get Next to You," "Wishing on a Star", "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" and "I'm Going Down".-Career:...
Credits=
Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander Mixing, Producer
Victor Bailey
Bob Brockman Engineer
Regina Carter
Sean "Puffy" Combs- Producer, Executive Producer
Lane Craven Engineer
Akua Dixon
Faith Evans Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Caroline Greyshock Photography
Jeff Haynes
Judith Insell
Kevin Johnson
Daron Jones Keyboards, Vocals
Mark Ledford Producer
Paul Logus Engineer
Gerardo Lopez Engineer
Tony Maserati Engineer, Mixing
Darryl McClary Keyboards
Fred McFarlane
Herb Middleton Keyboards
Nasheim Myrick Engineer
Axel Niehaus Engineer, Mixing
Quinnes Parker Vocals (Background)
Paul Pesco
Harve Pierre
Harve Pierre
Harve Pierre, also known by the stage-name Joe Hooker, is a writer, singer and producer. Pierre is also the President of Sean "Diddy" Combs' Bad Boy record company. As a singer, he uses almost "out-of-tune", loud, rap-style singing vocals...
A&R
Bruce Purse Trumpet
John Shrive Engineer, Second Engineer
Tony Smalios Engineer
Lisa Terry
Kevin Thomas Engineer
Chucky Thompson Producer
Richard Travali Engineer, Mixing
Klya Wright Hair Stylist
Charts
| Chart (1995) | Provider | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... |
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| U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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External links
- Faith Evans at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....