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1998 studio album by Faith Evans
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 US Billboard 200 . The album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA .
Background
Two years in the making, Evans' second solo effort, Keep the Faith , was released during October 1998. Almost entirely written and produced by her, Evans considered the album difficult to complete as she had initially felt discouraged about the progress at first.[9] Upon its release, however, the album garnered generally positive reviews by music critics, with AllMusic noting it "without a doubt a highlight of 1990s soul-pop music".[10] Also enjoying commercial success, it went platinum and produced the top ten singles "Love Like This " and "All Night Long" (released March 30, 1999) prompting Evans to start an 18-city theater tour with Dru Hill and Total the following year.[9]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Faith (Intro)" Faith Evans Jeffrey "J Dub" Walker J Dub 0:59 2. "Love Like This " 4:01 3. "All Night Long " (featuring Puff Daddy ) Evans Combs Lawrence Crawford Emery Todd Russaw Todd Gaither Bertram Reid Galen Underwood 3:54 4. "Sunny Days" 4:20 5. "Tears Away (Interlude)" J Dub 1:42 6. "My First Love" 4:59 7. "Anything You Need" 5:59 8. "No Way" J Dub 5:02 9. "Life Will Pass You By" 4:48 10. "Keep the Faith" Evans Combs Dent Walker Donovan Jackson Franklin Brown 5:02 11. "Special Place (Interlude)" Jordan 1:01 12. "Never Gonna Let You Go " Babyface Kenya Ivey Tavia Ivey 4:27 13. "Stay (Interlude)" J Dub 1:56 14. "Caramel Kisses" (featuring 112 ) Evans Combs Thompson Scandrick Keith Parker Thompson 4:42 15. "Lately I " 4:18
Samples
Personnel
Musicians
Faith Evans – arranger , vocal arrangement, vocals, vocals (background)
Michael Thompson – guitar
Michael Hart Thompson – guitar
Babyface – drum programming , keyboards, vocals (background)
Damon Thomas – drum programming, keyboards
Mike Mason – piano, strings
Greg Phillinganes – piano
Nathan East – bass guitar
Ricky Lawson – drums
112 – arranger, performer, vocal arrangement
Diddy – performer
Kelly Price – arranger, vocal arrangement, vocals (background)
Axel Niehaus – arranger, vocal arrangement
Carl Thomas – vocal arrangement
Kenya Ivey – vocals (background)
Tavia Ivey – vocals (background)
Lorne Rawls – arranger
DJ Rodgers – arranger
Mario Winans – overdubs
Production
Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander – engineer , mixing
Tony Black – engineer, mixing
Axel Niehaus – engineer, mixing
Paul Boutin – engineer
Tom Cassel – engineer
Joe "Smilin' Joe" Perrera – engineer
Rob Paustian – engineer
Thom Russo – engineer
Doug Wilson – engineer
E'lyk – assistant engineer, mixing
Jon Gass – mixing
Tony Maserati – mixing
Michael Patterson – editing
Herb Powers – mastering
Gwendolyn Niles – project manager
Faith Evans – executive producer , producer
Sean "Puffy" Combs – executive producer, producer
Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie – associate executive producer
Babyface – producer
Mike Mason – producer
Ron Lawrence – producer
Carl Thompson – producer
David Foster – producer, vocal producer
Richard "Younglord" Frierson – producer
Todd Russaw – associate executive producer
Jesse Rivera – project coordinator
Albert Watson – photography
Gwynnis Mosby – make-up
Klya Wright – hair stylist
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
^ a b Matt Diehl (1998-10-30). "Keep the Faith Review | Music Reviews and News" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 2011-06-17 .
^ Promis, Jose F.. Keep the Faith at AllMusic . Retrieved 2011-06-17.
^ "Top Pop Albums (Faith Evans: Keep the Faith )" . Los Angeles Times . 1998-12-03. Retrieved 2011-06-17 .
^ a b "Faith Evans - Keep the Faith CD Album" . CD Universe . Retrieved 2012-12-23 .
^ Ernest Hardy (1998-11-02). "Faith Evans: Keep The Faith : Music Reviews" . Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2012-12-23 .
^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide . New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 284 . ISBN 0-7432-0169-8 . rolling stone faith evans album guide.
^ Craig Seymour (1998-12-01). "Puffinstuff - Page 1 - Music - New York" . The Village Voice . Archived from the original on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2011-06-17 .
^ Yahoo! Music review
^ a b Chappell, Kevin (1999-04-01). "After Biggie: Evans Has A New Love, A NEW Baby, A New Career" . Ebony . FindArticles.com. Retrieved 2009-03-14 . [permanent dead link ]
^ Promis, Jose F. (2008-04-30). "Keep the Faith review" . AllMusic . Retrieved 2010-01-24 .
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved June 10, 2018.
^ "Faith Evans Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved June 11, 2018.
^ "Faith Evans Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved June 11, 2018.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999" . Billboard . Retrieved August 23, 2020 .
^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1999" . Billboard . Retrieved June 11, 2018 .
^ "American album certifications – Faith Evans – Keep the Faith" . Recording Industry Association of America .
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