Faithfully (Faith Evans album)

Faithfully
Studio album by Faith Evans
Released November 6, 2001
Recorded 2000–2001
Genre R&B, hip hop soul, hip hop, soul
Length 61:19
Label Bad Boy
Producer Todd Russaw (Execute Producer)
Faith Evans(Executive Producer)
P. Diddy(Executive Producer)
The Neptunes, Mario Winans, Bink, Battlecat, Michaelangelo Saulsberry, Buckwild, Chucky Thompson, Vada Nobles, Havoc, Hozay Clowney
Faith Evans chronology
Keep the Faith
(1998)		 Faithfully
(2001)		 The First Lady
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
BBC (favorable)[2]
Entertainment Weekly (A-)[3]
The Independent [4]
Rolling Stone (favorable)[5]

Faithfully is the third studio album by American singer Faith Evans, released by Bad Boy Records in the United States on November 6, 2001 (see 2001 in music). Featuring production by Sean Combs, The Neptunes, Cory Rooney, Michael Angelo Saulsberry, Mario Winans, it peaked at number 14 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. The single "I Love You" also peaked at number 14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. This was the last album of Faith Evans as Faithfully was recorded for Bad Boy Records before her split in 2003.

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Intro"   Faith Evans, Roosevelt Harrell III Bink 0:52
2. "Alone in This World"   Evans, Sean Combs, Mechalie Jamison, Michael Carlos Jones, Jack Knight, Herbert Magidson, Nashiem Myrick, Christopher Wallace, Mario Winans, Allie Wrubel P. Diddy 3:53
3. "You Gets No Love" (featuring P. Diddy & Loon) Tevell Coleman, Evans, Mechalie Jamison, Michaelangelo Saulsberry, Kameelah Williams, Andre Wilson Michaelangelo Saulsberry 4:01
4. "Burnin' Up"   Evans, Chauncey Hawkins, Chad Hugo, Pharell Williams The Neptunes 3:31
5. "I Love You"   Anthony Best, Evans, Isaac Hayes, Michael Jamison, Jennifer Lopez, Bobby Springsteen Buckwild, Mario Winans, P. Diddy 4:27
6. "Everything" (Interlude) Jamison, Winans Winans 0:49
7. "Back to Love"   Evans, Mike Cleveland, Combs, Jamison, Winans Winans, Diddy 3:40
8. "Faithful" (Interlude) Cheri Dennis, Evans, Chucky Thompson Chucky Thompson, Todd Russaw 2:00
9. "Do Your Time"   Evans, Combs, Hubert Laws, Harold Lilly, Winans Winans, Diddy 4:20
10. "Don't Cry"   Robert Barnett, Andre Benjamin, Patrick Brown, Combs, Evans, Jones, Knight, Willie Knighton, Ray Murray, Antwan Patton, Adonis Shropshire, Rico Wade, Williams, Winans Winans, Diddy 3:37
11. "Faithfully"   Evans, Kevin Gilliam, Jamison, James Mtume, Williams Battlecat 3:57
12. "Brand New Man"   Kip Collins, Combs, Evans, Jamison, Jones, Winans Kip Collins 4:12
13. "Ghetto" (Interlude) Evans, Saulsberry Saulsberry 1:21
14. "Where We Stand"   Hozay Clowney, Evans, Michael Franks, Rasheem Pugh Evans, Hozay Clowney 4:22
15. "Heaven Only Knows"   Combs, Jonathan Davis, Evans, Kamaal Fareed, Albert Johnson, Lilly, René Moore, Kejuan Muchita, Terance Perry, Mayfield Small, Winans Havoc, Winans, Diddy 4:15
16. "Love Can't Hide"   Evans, Vada Nobles, Rasheem Pugh Evans, Hozay Clowney 4:22
17. "Can't Believe" (featuring Carl Thomas) Jermaine Baxter, Combs, Anthony Cruz, Jamison, Jones, Nasir Jones, Knight, Chris Taylor, Winans, Andre Young Mario Winans, P. Diddy 5:00
18. "Love Song" (Interlude) Evans, Chucky Thompson Chucky Thompson 1:49

Samples

"Alone" contains a sample form Who Shot Ya By Notorious B.I.G
"Back to Love" contains a sample from "Last Night A DJ Saved My Life" by InDeep.
"Faithful (Interlude)" contains a sample from "Faithful to the End" by D.J. Rogers.
"Can't Believe" contains a sample from "Phone Tap" by "The Firm".
"Don't Cry" contains a sample from "Mainstream" by OutKast.
"Faithfully" contains a sample from "Juicy Fruit" by Mtume.
"Where We Stand" contains a sample from "Never Say Die" by Michael Franks.

Charts

Charts (2001) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[6] 2
U.S. Billboard 200[6] 14

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ BBC review
  3. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  4. ^ The Independent review
  5. ^ Rolling Stone review
  6. ^ a b Faith Evans - Faithfully >> Charts & Awards >> Billboard albums | allmusic.com

External links

Faith Evans
Studio albums
Faith (1995) · Keep the Faith (1998) · Faithfully (2001) · The First Lady (2005) · A Faithful Christmas (2005)  · Something About Faith (2010)
Singles
"You Used to Love Me" · "Soon as I Get Home" · "Ain't Nobody" · "Kissing You" · "Come Over" · "Love Like This" · "All Night Long" · "Never Gonna Let You Go" · "Lately I" · "Can't Believe" · "You Get's No Long" · "I Love You" · "Burnin' Up" · "Alone In this World" · "Again" · "Mesmerized" · "Tru Love · "Gone Already"
Tours
Related topics
Book:Faith Evans