Keep the Faith (Faith Evans album)

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Keep the Faith
Studio album by Faith Evans
Released October 27, 1998
Recorded 1997–1998
Genre R&B, hip hop soul
Length 57:52
Label Bad Boy
Producer Babyface, Sean Combs(Exec.), Ron Lawrence, Stevie J.
Faith Evans chronology
Faith
(1995)		 Keep the Faith
(1998)		 Faithfully
(2001)
Singles from Keep the Faith
  1. "Love Like This"
    Released: September 15, 1998
  2. "All Night Long"
    Released: March 2, 1999
  3. "Never Gonna Let You Go"
    Released: August 17, 1999
  4. "Lately I"
    Released: 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars [1]
Columbus Times (favorable)
Entertainment Weekly A− [2]
Los Angeles Times 2.5/4 stars [3]
Q 3/5 stars [4]
Rolling Stone 2.5/5 stars [5]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars [6]
Urban Latino 4/4 stars [4]
Village Voice (mixed) [7]
Yahoo! Music (favorable) [8]

Keep the Faith is the second album by American singer Faith Evans. It was released on Bad Boy Records and peaked at number 6 on the U.S. Billboard 200. The album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.

Contents

[edit] Release and reception

Entertainment Weekly (10/30/98, p. 114) - "...KEEP THE FAITH remains commercial R&B, all bedroom strings and Babyface-style acoustic accents. what sets Evans apart is that she, like her soul sista Mary J. Blige, investigates her pain in a way that contradicts the lush sonics..." - Rating: A-

Q Magazine: (12/00, p. 143) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Proves that in voice and soul, she's every inch Mary J. Blige's equal..."

Urban Latino (2/99, p. 80) - 4 out of 4 - "...bonafide, homegrown R&B sounds....steeped in the Blues and Gospel traditions....Evans [is] a true Soul singer....a great pick for you lovers..."

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Faith (Intro)"
  2. "Love Like This"
  3. "All Night Long" (featuring Puff Daddy)
  4. "Sunny Days"
  5. "Tears Away (Interlude)"
  6. "My First Love"
  7. "Anything You Need"
  8. "No Way"
  9. "Life Will Pass You By"
  10. "Keep the Faith"
  11. "Special Place (Interlude)"
  12. "Never Gonna Let You Go"
  13. "Stay (Interlude)"
  14. "Caramel Kisses" (featuring 112)
  15. "Lately I"

[edit] Samples

Keep the Faith sampled "Never Alone" by Yolanda Adams

Life Will Pass You By sampled "Gotta Make It Up to You" by Angela Bofill

Love Like This sampled "Chic Cheer" by Chic

Sunny Days sampled "I'm Back for More" by Al Johnson and Jean Carne

All Night Long sampled "I Hear Music in the Streets" by Unlimited Touch

[edit] Charts

Chart (1998) Provider Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 6
U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 3

[edit] Credits

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Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander Engineer, Mixing

Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie- Associate Executive Producer

Babyface- Drum Programming, Keyboards, Producer, Vocals (Background)

Tony Black Engineer, Mixing

Paul Boutin, Engineer

Tom Cassel, Engineer

Sean "Puffy" Combs- Executive Producer, Producer

Diddy, Performer

DJ Rodgers, Arranger

E'lyk ,Assistant Engineer, Mixing

Nathan East, Bass

Faith Evans- Arranger, Executive Producer, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals, Vocals (Background)

David Foster, Producer, Vocal Producer

Richard "Younglord" Frierson, Producer

Jon Gass, Mixing

Kenya Ivey, Vocals (Background)

Tavia Ivey, Vocals (Background)

Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Producer

Ron Lawrence, Producer

Ricky Lawson, Drums

Tony Maserati, Mixing

Mike Mason, Piano, Producer, Strings

Gwynnis Mosby, Make-Up

Axel Niehaus, Arranger, Engineer, Mixing, Vocal Arrangement

Gwendolyn Niles, Project Manager

Michael Patterson, Editing

Rob Paustian ,Engineer

Joe "Smilin' Joe" Perrera, Engineer

Greg Phillinganes, Piano

Harve Pierre- A&R

Herb Powers, Mastering

Kelly Price, Arranger, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background)

Lorne Rawls, Arranger

Jesse Rivera ,Project Coordinator

Todd Russaw ,Associate Executive Producer

Thom Russo ,Engineer

Carl Thomas, Vocal Arrangement

Damon Thomas ,Drum Programming, Keyboards

Carl Thompson, Producer

Michael Thompson, Guitar

Michael Hart Thompson, Guitar

Albert Watson, Photography

Doug Wilson, Engineer

Mario Winans, Overdubs

Klya Wright, Hair Stylist

112, Arranger, Performer, Vocal Arrangement

[edit] References

  1. ^ Keep the Faith (Faith Evans album) at Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  2. ^ Reviewed by Matt Diehl (1998-10-30). "Keep the Faith Review | Music Reviews and News". EW.com. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,285510,00.html. Retrieved 2011-06-17. 
  3. ^ "Top Pop Albums - Page 2 - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 1985-03-24. http://articles.latimes.com/1998/dec/03/entertainment/ca-49981?pg=2. Retrieved 2011-06-17. 
  4. ^ a b "Music: Keep the Faith (CD) by Faith Evans (Artist)". Tower.com. 2005-05-03. http://www.tower.com/keep-faith-evans-cd/wapi/105872762. Retrieved 2011-06-17. 
  5. ^ 1998
  6. ^ 2004
  7. ^ Craig Seymour (1998-12-01). "Puffinstuff - Page 1 - Music - New York". Village Voice. http://www.villagevoice.com/1998-12-01/music/puffinstuff/. Retrieved 2011-06-17. 
  8. ^ http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:DoVj1u4z1OUJ:music.yahoo.com/release/175590+Keep+the+Faith+evans+review&cd=37&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

[edit] External links

Faith Evans
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Singles
Tours
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