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1999 studio album by Angie Stone
Black Diamond is the debut studio album by American singer Angie Stone . It was released on September 28, 1999, by Arista Records . The album is named after Stone's then-teenaged daughter Diamond Ti'ara.[5]
Track listing
Standard edition Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Freedom (Intro)" Angie Stone Stone 0:42 2. "No More Rain (In This Cloud) " Stone 4:42 3. "Green Grass Vapors"
Aaron Lyles
Stephanie Bolton
Aaron "Freedom" Lyles
Stone
4:14 4. "Everyday " Russell Elevado 3:28 5. "Coulda Been You"
Stone
Sekou Aiken
Rex Rideout
Phil Temple
4:25 6. "Visions" DJ U-Neek 3:31 7. "Life Story " 4:07 8. "Just a Pimp" 4:12 9. "Trouble Man " Marvin Gaye 2:33 10. "Bone 2 Pic (Wit U)" Muhammad 5:19 11. "Man Loves His Money" 4:11 12. "Love Junkie" Stone 4:18 13. "Black Diamonds & Blue Pearls (Interlude)" Stone Stone 1:35 14. "Heaven Help " (bonus track) DeVeaux 3:19 15. "Don't Wanna Ride Without You" (hidden track) Stone 4:10 Total length: 54:46
German edition bonus tracks[6] Title Writer(s) 15. "Without You" Stone 3:35 16. "Thank You" 0:23
UK edition[7] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Freedom (Intro)" Stone Stone 0:42 2. "No More Rain (In This Cloud)"
Stone
Williams
Chambers
Weatherly
Stone 4:42 3. "Everyday" Elevado 3:28 4. "Bone 2 Pic (Wit U)" Muhammad 5:19 5. "Life Story"
DeVeaux
Cutfather & Joe[a]
4:07 6. "Visions"
Davis
Middleton
Lind
White
DJ U-Neek 3:31 7. "Coulda Been You"
Stone
Aiken
Rideout
Temple
4:25 8. "Just a Pimp" 4:12 9. "Black Diamonds & Blue Pearls (Interlude)" Stone Stone 1:35 10. "Green Grass Vapors" 4:14 11. "Baby Slow Down" DeVeaux 4:09 12. "Love Junkie" Stone 4:18 13. "Trouble Man" Gaye 2:33 14. "My Lovin' Will Give You Something" DeVeaux 4:33 15. "Heaven Help" DeVeaux 3:19 16. "Life Story" (Jazz Hop Mix) (includes hidden track "Don't Wanna Ride Without You") 8:14
Japanese edition and German reissue[8] [9] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 15. "Thank You" 0:23 16. "Heaven Help" DeVeaux 3:19 17. "Life Story" (Jazz Hop Mix) 4:16 18. "Without You" Stone 3:35
Digital deluxe edition (disc one)[10] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Freedom (Intro)" Stone Stone 0:42 2. "No More Rain (In This Cloud)"
Stone
Williams
Chambers
Weatherly
Stone 4:42 3. "Green Grass Vapors" 4:14 4. "Everyday" Elevado 3:28 5. "Coulda Been You"
Stone
Aiken
Rideout
Temple
4:25 6. "Visions"
Davis
Middleton
Lind
White
DJ U-Neek 3:31 7. "Life Story"
DeVeaux
Cutfather & Joe[a]
4:07 8. "Just a Pimp" 4:12 9. "Trouble Man" Gaye 2:33 10. "Bone 2 Pic (Wit U)" Muhammad 5:19 11. "Man Loves His Money" 4:11 12. "Love Junkie" Stone 4:18 13. "Black Diamonds & Blue Pearls (Interlude)" Stone Stone 1:35 14. "Heaven Help" DeVeaux 3:19 15. "Without You" Stone 3:35 16. "Thank You" 0:22 17. "Baby Slow Down" DeVeaux 4:09 18. "Ear-Responsible" 4:32 19. "Work It Out" Stone 3:23 20. "My Lovin' Will Give You Something" DeVeaux 4:33 21. "I Gotta Thing for You" Stone 5:08
Digital deluxe edition (disc two)[10] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "No More Rain (In This Cloud)" (StarGate Radio Mix)
Stone
Williams
Chambers
Weatherly
3:57 2. "No More Rain (In This Cloud)" (Erick Sermon Remix) (featuring Loon )
Stone
Williams
Chambers
Weatherly
4:17 3. "No More Rain (In This Cloud)" (Wookie Vocal Mix)
Stone
Williams
Chambers
Weatherly
4:48 4. "Everyday" (Mike City Remix) 3:58 5. "Everyday" (Neptunes Remix) (featuring Pusha T ) 4:20 6. "Everyday" (Suli & Stef Bass Remix) (featuring Mad Snake) 4:49 7. "Everyday" (Full Crew Rap Mix) (featuring Phoebe 1) 3:52 8. "Everyday" (Soultown Mix) (featuring Phoebe 1) 4:23 9. "Life Story" (Jazz Hop Mix) 4:15 10. "Life Story" (Full Crew Hip Hop Mix) 4:21 11. "Life Story" (Booker T Vocal Mix) 5:39 12. "Life Story" (Club 69 Future Mix) 3:36 13. "Life Story" (music video) 4:08 14. "Everyday" (music video) 3:26 15. "No More Rain (In This Cloud)" (music video) 4:13 16. "Behind the Scenes" (video) 8:02 17. "Everyday" (Neptunes Remix) (music video) 3:29
Notes
^a signifies an additional producer
^b signifies a remixer
Sample credits
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Black Diamond .[11]
Musicians
Technical
Angie Stone – production (tracks 1–3, 5, 8, 9, 11–13) ; recording engineering, mix engineering, executive production
Aaron "Freedom" Lyles – production (tracks 3, 8, 9, 11, 12) ; recording engineering, mix engineering
Ali Shaheed Muhammad – production (track 10) ; recording engineering
Russell Elevado – production (track 4)
Rex Rideout – production (track 5) ; engineering assistance
Phil Temple – production (track 5)
DJ U-Neek – production (track 6)
Gerry DeVeaux – production (tracks 7, 14) ; executive production
Cutfather & Joe – remix, additional production (track 7) ; mix engineering
Aaron Connor – recording engineering
Tim Donovan – recording engineering, mix engineering
Tim Hunt – recording engineering
Eli Lishinsky – recording engineering
Kevin "K.D." Davis – mix engineering
Tony Maserati – mix engineering
Mads Nilsson – mix engineering
Soul Spin – mix engineering
Denise Barbarita – engineering assistance
Erik Fryland – engineering assistance
Charles McCrorey – engineering assistance
Jeff Gregory – engineering assistance
Susanne Savage – production coordination
Miriam Gonzales – production coordination
Jo Jones – production coordination
Lesvia Castro – production coordination
Coen Antonisse – production coordination
Herb Powers Jr. – mastering
Peter Edge – executive production
Artwork
Margery Greenspan – art direction
Sheri G. Lee – art direction, design
Ruven Afanador – photography
Phil Knott – back cover photography
Angie Stone – collage construction
Lori Demsey – collage construction
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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^ a b "Black Diamond : Angie Stone" . HMV Japan . Retrieved September 27, 2015 .
^ a b c "Black Diamond (Deluxe Edition) by Angie Stone" . iTunes Store . United States. Retrieved September 27, 2015 .
^ Black Diamond (liner notes). Angie Stone . Arista Records . 1999. 07822-19092-2.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Angie Stone – Black Diamond" . Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved May 2, 2019.
^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved September 27, 2015.
^ "Angie Stone Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved June 21, 2018.
^ "Angie Stone Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved June 21, 2018.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000" . Billboard . Retrieved May 2, 2019 .
^ "Dutch album certifications – Angie Stone – Black Diamond" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved June 30, 2019 . Enter Black Diamond in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2002 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen" .
^ "British album certifications – Angie Stone – Black Diamond" . British Phonographic Industry . October 18, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2015 . Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Black Diamond in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ "Ten Years Of People On Verge" . Vibe . September 1, 2003. p. 165. Retrieved June 14, 2020 .
^ "American album certifications – Angie Stone – Black Diamond" . Recording Industry Association of America . February 2, 2000.
^ "Black Diamond: Angie Stone (CD)" . Amazon . United States. Retrieved February 13, 2020 .
^ "Black Diamond: Angie Stone (cassette)" . Amazon . United States. Retrieved February 13, 2020 .
^ "Black Diamond: Angie Stone" . Amazon (in German). Germany. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015 .
^ "Black Diamond: Angie Stone" . Amazon . Canada. Retrieved February 13, 2020 .
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