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1999 studio album by Angie Stone
Black Diamond Released September 28, 1999 (1999-09-28 ) Recorded 1998–99 Genre Length 54 :46 Label Arista Producer
"No More Rain (In This Cloud)"
"Life Story"
"Everyday"
Black Diamond is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Angie Stone , released on September 28, 1999 by Arista Records . The album is named after Stone's then-teenage 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, Jr.
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, Jr.
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
Sampling credits
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Black Diamond .[ 11]
Angie Stone – vocals (all tracks) ; production (tracks 1–3, 5, 8, 9, 11–13) ; collage construction, executive production, mix engineering, recording engineering
Ruven Afanador – photography
Sekou Aiken – backing vocals
Chalmers "Spanky" Alford – musician
Coen Antonisse – production coordination
Denise Barbarita – assistant engineering
Joe Belmaati – musician, programming
Stephanie Bolton – backing vocals
Kirk Burrowes – management
Lesvia Castro – production coordination
Aaron Connor – recording engineering
Cutfather & Joe – additional production (track 7) ; mix engineering
D'Angelo – musician
Kevin "K.D." Davis – mix engineering
DJ U-Neek – production (track 6)
Lori Demsey – collage construction
Gerry DeVeaux – production (tracks 7, 14) ; backing vocals, executive production, mix engineering, recording engineering
Tim Donovan – mix engineering, recording engineering
Tenita Jordan Dreher – backing vocals
Peter Edge – executive production
Russell Elevado – production (track 4)
Erik Fryland – assistant engineering
Gemini – backing vocals
Miriam Gonzales – production coordination
Margery Greenspan – art direction
Jeff Gregory – assistant engineering
Tim Hunt – recording engineering
Iran – musician
Jo Jones – production coordination
Phil Knott – back cover photography
Jonas Krag – musician
Lenny Kravitz – musician
Sheri G. Lee – art direction, design
Eli Lishinsky – recording engineering
Aaron "Freedom" Lyles – production (tracks 3, 8, 9, 11, 12) ; musician, recording engineering
Tony Maserati – mix engineering
Charles McCrorey – assistant engineering
Joe Quinde – musician
Ali Shaheed Muhammad – production (track 10) ; mix engineering, musician, recording engineering
Mads Nilsson – mix engineering
Herb Powers, Jr. – mastering
Breyon Prescott – management
Rex Rideout – production (track 5) ; assistant engineering, programming
Juliet Roberts – backing vocals
Craig Ross – musician
Susanne Savage – production coordination
Soul Spin – mix engineering
Phil Temple – production (track 5)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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