Keep the Faith (Faith Evans album)

Keep the Faith
Studio album by Faith Evans
Released October 27, 1998
Recorded 1997–1998
Genre
Length 57:52
Label Bad Boy
Producer Sean Combs (Exec.), Ron Lawrence, Stevie J, Babyface, Chucky Thompson, J. Dub, Anthony Dent
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: November 24, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Columbus Times(favorable)
Entertainment WeeklyA− [2]
Los Angeles Times [3]
Q [4]
Rolling Stone [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [6]
Urban Latino [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.

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

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Faith (Intro)"  Faith Evans, Jeffrey "J Dub" WalkerJ Dub 0:59
2. "Love Like This"  F. Evans, Sean Combs, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Schon Crawford, Clarence Emery, Bernard Edwards, Nile RodgersFaith Evans, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Sean "Puffy" Combs 4:01
3. "All Night Long" (featuring Puff Daddy)F. Evans, S. Combs, R. "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Schon Crawford, Clarence Emery, Todd Russaw, Todd Gaither, Bertram Reid, Galen UnderwoodF. Evans, R. Lawrence, S. Combs 3:54
4. "Sunny Days"  F. Evans, S. Combs, J. Walker, Anthony Dent, Lorne B. Rawls, Kenneth StoverAnthony Dent, J Dub, S. Combs 4:20
5. "Tears Away (Interlude)"  F. Evans, J. WalkerJ Dub 1:42
6. "My First Love"  F. Evans, S. Combs, Chucky Thompson, Kelly PriceChucky Thompson, S. Combs 4:59
7. "Anything You Need"  F. Evans, S. Combs, J. WalkerJ Dub, S. Combs 5:59
8. "No Way"  F. Evans, J. Walker, K. PriceJ Dub 5:02
9. "Life Will Pass You By"  F. Evans, S. Combs, R. "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Carlton Thomas, D.J. Rogers Jr., Richard Frierson, Michael Keith, Quinnes Parker, Daron Jones, Marvin Scandrick, Angela Bofill, Jeffrey Cohen, Narada Michael WaldenRichard Frieson, R. Lawrence, S. Combs 4:48
10. "Keep the Faith"  F. Evans, S. Combs, A. Dent, J. Walker, Donovan Jackson, Franklin BrownA. Dent, J Dub, S. Combs 5:02
11. "Special Place (Interlude)"  F. Evans, Steven JordanSteven "Stevie J" Jordan 1:01
12. "Never Gonna Let You Go"  Babyface, Damon ThomasBabyface, Kenya Ivey, Tavia Ivey 4:27
13. "Stay (Interlude)"  F. Evans, J. WalkerJ Dub 1:56
14. "Caramel Kisses" (featuring 112)F. Evans, S. Combs, C. Thompson,
M. Scandrick, M. Keith, Q. Parker
C. Thompson 4:42
15. "Lately I"  Diane Warren, S. JordanSteven "Stevie J" Jordan 4:18

Samples

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart (OCC)[11] 69
U.S. Billboard 200 6
U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 3

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Personnel

Musicians
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 Evansexecutive producer, producer
  • Sean "Puffy" Combs – executive producer, producer
  • Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie – associate executive producer
  • Babyface – producer
  • Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence – 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
  • Harve PierreA&R
  • Albert Watson – photography
  • Gwynnis Mosby – make-up
  • Klya Wright – hair stylist

References

  1. Promis, Jose F.. Keep the Faith at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  2. Matt Diehl (1998-10-30). "Keep the Faith Review | Music Reviews and News". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  3. "Top Pop Albums (Faith Evans: Keep the Faith)". Los Angeles Times. 1998-12-03. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  4. 1 2 "Faith Evans - Keep the Faith CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Craig Seymour (1998-12-01). "Puffinstuff - Page 1 - Music - New York". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  8. Yahoo! Music review
  9. 1 2 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.
  10. Promis, Jose F. (2008-04-30). "Keep the Faith review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  11. Faith Evans Official UK Charts History. Officialcharts.com
  12. "American album certifications – Faith Evans – Keep the Faith". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

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