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The First Lady was one of Faith Evans' strongest albums, not just creatively but commercially.
It topped Billboard’s R&B Albums chart, came within one spot of topping the Billboard 200, and won Evans a Soul Train award for best female R&B/soul album.
It was her lone release for Capitol, and this, her fifth proper studio album, is her first for the independent E One label.
Several past collaborators, including Chucky Thompson, Brad Todd, and Carvin & Ivan are on-board, as are Mike City and Salaam Remi.
Even so, this round of songs is merely decent -- pleasant but not penetrating -- and does not pack the lasting value boasted by Evans' most recent work.
While the album is nearly an hour in length, the number of references to past recordings, combined with a carousel full of guest artists (including Snoop Dogg, Redman, Keyshia Cole, Raekwon, and Kelly Price) suggests a shortage of fresh ideas.
There are a few standouts, including the disco throwback “Party,” the Toni Braxton-worthy breakup ballad (albeit with heavier bottom) “Gone Already,” and the midtempo boogie track “Sunshine” (which carries a subtle, smooth groove touch resembling that of Michael Wycoff's “Looking Up to You”).
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I StillEbony Carr-Baskin, F. Evans, K Stewart | Faith Evans | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | Real ThingsMalik Pendleton | Faith Evans | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 3 | Worth ItF. Evans, J. Ferguson | Faith Evans | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | Gone AlreadyIvan "Orthodox" Barias, F. Evans, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins | Faith Evans | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | PartyMike City, F. Evans, Ben Briggs III | Faith Evans | Play | 04:55 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 6 | Right HereF. Evans, J. Ferguson | Faith Evans | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 7 | Your LoverF. Evans, J. Ferguson | Faith Evans | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 8 | Can't Stay AwayF. Evans, Ben Briggs III | Faith Evans | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 9 | SunshineMike City, F. Evans, Ben Briggs III | Faith Evans | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 10 | Everyday StruggleF. Evans, Ben Briggs III, Harvey Mason, Jr. | Faith Evans | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 11 | The Love in MeF. Evans, Ben Briggs III, E. Watson | Faith Evans | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 12 | ChangeA. Moody, H. Robinson | Faith Evans | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 13 | Troubled WorldF. Evans, D.J. Rogers Jr. | Faith Evans | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 14 | Baby LayF. Evans, Ben Briggs III | Faith Evans | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 15 | Something About Faith | Faith Evans | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 16 | Way You Move | Faith Evans | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 58 mins | 134 MB | |||||
| 58 mins | 392 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trevor Baptiste | Management |
| 2 | Alejandro Barajas | Mixing Assistant |
| 3 | Ivan "Orthodox" Barias | Composer, Engineer, Instrumentation, Producer |
| 4 | Joe Basurto | Design Consultant |
| 5 | Anthony Bell | Producer |
| 6 | Charlie Bereal | Guitar, Guitar Overdubs |
| 7 | Kristene Bernard | Make-Up |
| 8 | Derek Blanks | Photography |
| 9 | Ben Briggs III | Additional Production, Associate Executive Producer, Composer, Drums, Engineer, Mixing, Producer, Programming |
| 10 | Patrick "Devinaire" Briggs | Keyboards, Producer |
| 11 | Calvin Broadus | Composer |
| 12 | Shon Brooks | Engineer |
| 13 | Eric "Ebo" Butler | Mixing |
| 14 | Ebony Carr-Baskin | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 15 | Mike City | Composer, Instrumentation, Producer |
| 16 | A.J. Clarke | Assistant Engineer |
| 17 | Alex Clarke | Vocals |
| 18 | Danny Coakley | Vocals |
| 19 | Keyshia Cole | Featured Artist |
| 20 | Toni Coleman | Vocals |
| 21 | Fabian Cooke | Assistant Engineer |
| 22 | Brian Culberston | Fender Rhodes, Piano, Synthesizer |
| 23 | Laurel Dann | A&R |
| 24 | Gleyder "Gee" Disla | Engineer |
| 25 | Marleny Dominguez | Label Direction |
| 26 | Thomas Drayton | Guitar (Bass) |
| 27 | F. Evans | Composer |
| 28 | Faith Evans | A&R, Executive Producer, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background) |
| 29 | J. Ferguson | Composer |
| 30 | Gerald Deus | Assistant Engineer |
| 31 | Chuck Gibson | Guitar |
| 32 | Richard Glass | Vocals |
| 33 | Paul Grosso | Creative Director, Design |
| 34 | Bernie Grundman | Mastering |
| 35 | George Gumbs | Assistant Engineer |
| 36 | Dae Dae Haddon | Drums |
| 37 | Carvin "Ransum" Haggins | Composer, Engineer, Producer |
| 38 | Brandon Henderson | Assistant Engineer |
| 39 | Patrick Hewlett | Assistant Engineer |
| 40 | Bob Horn | Mixing |
| 41 | IBE | Engineer, Instrumentation, Producer |
| 42 | Eric Ingram | Dubs, Guitar (Bass) |
| 43 | Joe the Butcher | Engineer |
| 44 | K Stewart | Composer |
| 45 | Derek Lafayette | Marketing |
| 46 | Daniel Laporte | Engineer |
| 47 | Corey Latif | Vocals (Background) |
| 48 | Bianca Lewis | Grooming |
| 49 | Lex Lipsitz | Percussion |
| 50 | Harvey Mason, Jr. | Composer |
| 51 | Darrell Miller | Legal Advisor |
| 52 | Arnold Mischkulnig | Mastering, Mixing |
| 53 | A. Moody | Composer |
| 54 | Bishop Moore | Consultant |
| 55 | Kirk Moore | Vocals |
| 56 | Tyler Nicolo | Engineer |
| 57 | Kenny Olsen | Guitar, Soloist |
| 58 | Bert Padell | Management |
| 59 | Malik Pendleton | Composer, Instrumentation, Mixing, Producer |
| 60 | Julian Petty | Legal Advisor |
| 61 | Kelly Price | Featured Artist |
| 62 | Raekwon | Featured Artist |
| 63 | Jeffry Rameau | Assistant Engineer |
| 64 | Red Man | Featured Artist |
| 65 | Shanell Red | Vocal Arrangement |
| 66 | Redman | Featured Artist |
| 67 | Jessica Reedy | Featured Artist |
| 68 | Salaam Remi | Arranger, Bass, Drums, Guitar, Producer |
| 69 | Amber Renick | Hair Stylist |
| 70 | Darrell Robinson | Producer |
| 71 | H. Robinson | Composer |
| 72 | D.J. Rogers Jr. | Composer, Vocals |
| 73 | Fox Rothschild | Legal Advisor |
| 74 | Kye Russaw | Assistant Engineer, Engineer, Instrumentation, Producer |
| 75 | Todd Russaw | A&R, Executive Producer, Management |
| 76 | Don Lee Samuels | Vocals |
| 77 | Monique Scott | Stylist |
| 78 | Gil Smith II | Additional Production |
| 79 | Johnnie "Smurf" Smith | Additional Production, Keyboards |
| 80 | Snoop Dogg | Featured Artist |
| 81 | Dee "Pitboss" Sonaram | A&R, Promoter |
| 82 | Staybent Krunk A-Delic | Programming |
| 83 | Kyle Stewart | Engineer, Instrumentation, Producer |
| 84 | Shadow Stokes | Promoter |
| 85 | Chucky Thompson | Instrumentation, Moog Synthesizer, Producer |
| 86 | Brad Todd | Additional Production, Engineer, Executive Producer, Mixing, Producer |
| 87 | Mickel Valere | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 88 | K. Vincent | Composer |
| 89 | Keonte Vincent | Engineer, Vocals (Background) |
| 90 | E. Watson | Composer |
| 91 | "You Can Ask" Giz | Mixing |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |