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The First Lady >>
I'll Be Missing You: Tribute to the Notorious B.I.G. >>
Faith >>
Keep the Faith >>
If Faith Evans's self-titled debut was inexplicably entwined with the rise of the Bad Boy empire, her eagerly anticipated follow-up, Keep the Faith, has been further steeped in the history of hip-hop-before anyone heard a note. There are plenty of ballads here ("No Way" and "Lately I" being the best), and Evans doesn't hesitate to mine her emotional turmoil for lyrical material, but it's the welcome inclusion of sublime mid-tempo grooves ("Sunny Days", "Life Will Pass You By") and party jams such as "All Night Long" that make this album a sure-fire classic. Forget the hype and enjoy the sound of Evans's gospel-trained voice riding the old-school beats in the addictive "Love Like This". The most interesting thing about this album is not Evans's personal trials but that despite them, her voice is still as sweet as the caramel kisses she sings about. --Rebecca Wallwork
Ill Be Missing You >>
Keep the Faith >>
If Faith Evans's self-titled debut was inexplicably entwined with the rise of the Bad Boy empire, her eagerly anticipated follow-up, Keep the Faith, has been further steeped in the history of hip-hop-before anyone heard a note. There are plenty of ballads here ("No Way" and "Lately I" being the best), and Evans doesn't hesitate to mine her emotional turmoil for lyrical material, but it's the welcome inclusion of sublime mid-tempo grooves ("Sunny Days", "Life Will Pass You By") and party jams such as "All Night Long" that make this album a sure-fire classic. Forget the hype and enjoy the sound of Evans's gospel-trained voice riding the old-school beats in the addictive "Love Like This". The most interesting thing about this album is not Evans's personal trials but that despite them, her voice is still as sweet as the caramel kisses she sings about. --Rebecca Wallwork
Faithfully >>
A sadness is etched into Faith Evans's smoky vocals on Faithfully--an underpinning of regret and the blues that gives her a vulnerability and realness that's compelling. That hint of heartache is perfectly suited for love-lost mid-tempo ballads, like her 1995 hit "You Used To Love Me," and in many ways Faith (once married to the late Notorious B.I.G.) is a modern-day torch singer. Yet like Mary J Blige, her sister in sorrow, Faith has added more up-tempo rhythm to her moody mix, as evidenced by the thumping first single off her third CD. Set to a banging, West Coast-style beat, "You Gets No Love" (produced by newcomer Michelangelo Saulsberg) is club-ready and playful, yet Faith's wistful tone is almost overwhelmed by the bounce. That's why the strongest songs on this satisfying CD are cuts like the lush "I Love You" and the stand-by-your-man anthem "Do Your Time," both co-produced by P Diddy. She can sing just about anything but when Faith lets her love light simmer she creates a smouldering flame. --Amy Linden
Georgy Porgy [CD 2] >>
Faithfully >>
A sadness is etched into Faith Evans's smoky vocals on Faithfully--an underpinning of regret and the blues that gives her a vulnerability and realness that's compelling. That hint of heartache is perfectly suited for love-lost mid-tempo ballads, like her 1995 hit "You Used To Love Me," and in many ways Faith (once married to the late Notorious B.I.G.) is a modern-day torch singer. Yet like Mary J Blige, her sister in sorrow, Faith has added more up-tempo rhythm to her moody mix, as evidenced by the thumping first single off her third CD. Set to a banging, West Coast-style beat, "You Gets No Love" (produced by newcomer Michelangelo Saulsberg) is club-ready and playful, yet Faith's wistful tone is almost overwhelmed by the bounce. That's why the strongest songs on this satisfying CD are cuts like the lush "I Love You" and the stand-by-your-man anthem "Do Your Time," both co-produced by P Diddy. She can sing just about anything but when Faith lets her love light simmer she creates a smouldering flame. --Amy Linden
Love Like This >>
