Black Diamond (Angie Stone album)

Black Diamond
Studio album by Angie Stone
Released	September 27, 1999
Recorded	1998–1999
Genre	R&B, soul, neo soul
Length	50:36
Label	Arista
Producer	Angie Stone, Aaron "Freedom" Lyles, Gerry DeVeaux, Russell Elevado, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Cutfather & Joe, DJ U-Neek, Phil Temple, Rex Rideout
Angie Stone chronology
Black Diamond (1999) Mahogany Soul (2001)
Singles from Black Diamond
"No More Rain (In This Cloud)" "Life Story" "Everyday"

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Black Diamond is the debut album by American R&B-soul singer-songwriter Angie Stone, released in the United States on September 28, 1999 by Arista Records. Stone was in her late-30s when this album was released, having made her recording debut as part of the Sugar Hill rap trio The Sequence 20 years earlier. An in-demand session singer, she performed on works by Lenny Kravitz and Mantronix.

The album is named after her teenage daughter Diamond Ti’ara.^[3]

Track listing

1. "Freedom (Intro)" (Angie Stone) – 0:42
2. "No More Rain (In This Cloud)" (Stone, B. Williams, Gordon Chambers, Jim Weatherly) – 4:42
   • Contains a sample of Gladys Knight & the Pips' "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" (Jim Weatherly)
3. "Green Grass Vapors" (Aaron Burns-Lyles, Stephanie Bolton) – 4:14
4. "Everyday" (Stone, D'Angelo) – 3:28
5. "Coulda Been You" (Stone, Phil Temple, Rex Rideout, Sekou Aiken) – 4:25
6. "Visions" (V. Davis, Jr., Tim Middleton) – 3:31
7. "Life Story" (Gerry DeVeaux, Craig Ross) – 4:07
8. "Just a Pimp" (Burns-Lyles, Bolton) – 4:12
9. "Trouble Man" (Marvin Gaye) – 2:33
10. "Bone 2 Pic (Wit U)" (Stone, Chalmers "Spanky" Alford, Ali Shaheed Muhammad) – 5:19
11. "Man Loves His Money" (Burns-Lyles, Bolton) – 4:11
12. "Love Junkie" (Stone) – 4:18
13. "Black Diamonds & Blue Pearls (Interlude)" (Stone) – 1:35
14. "Heaven Help" (DeVeaux, Terry Britten) – 3:19
15. "Life Story" (Jazz Hop Mix) – 4:16

German edition

15. "Without You" (Stone) – 3:35
16. "Thank You" (Stone) – 0:23

UK edition

1. "Freedom (Intro)" – 0:42
2. "No More Rain (In This Cloud)" – 4:42
3. "Everyday" – 3:28
4. "Bone 2 Pic (Wit U)" – 5:19
5. "Life Story" – 4:07
6. "Visions" – 3:31
7. "Coulda Been You" – 4:25
8. "Just a Pimp" – 4:12
9. "Black Diamonds & Blue Pearls (Interlude)" – 1:35
10. "Green Grass Vapors" – 4:14
11. "Baby Slow Down" (Stone, DeVeaux, Charlie Mole) – 4:09
12. "Love Junkie" – 4:18
13. "Trouble Man" – 2:33
14. "My Lovin' Will Give You Something" (DeVeaux, David Gamson, Melvin Ragin) – 4:33
15. "Heaven Help" – 3:19
16. "Life Story" (Jazz Hop Mix) – 4:16

Japanese edition

1. "Freedom (Intro)" – 0:42
2. "No More Rain (In This Cloud)" – 4:42
3. "Everyday" – 3:28
4. "Bone 2 Pic (Wit U)" – 5:19
5. "Life Story" – 4:07
6. "Visions" – 3:31
7. "Coulda Been You" – 4:25
8. "Just a Pimp" – 4:12
9. "Black Diamonds & Blue Pearls (Interlude)" – 1:35
10. "Green Grass Vapors" – 4:14
11. "Baby Slow Down" – 4:09
12. "Love Junkie" – 4:18
13. "Trouble Man" – 2:33
14. "My Lovin' Will Give You Something" – 4:33
15. "Thank You" – 0:23
16. "Heaven Help" – 3:19
17. "Life Story" (Jazz Hop Mix) – 4:16
18. "Without You" – 3:35

German re-release

1. "Freedom (Intro)" – 0:42
2. "No More Rain (In This Cloud)" – 4:42
3. "Everyday" – 3:28
4. "Bone 2 Pic (Wit U)" – 5:19
5. "Life Story" – 4:07
6. "Visions" – 3:31
7. "Coulda Been You" – 4:25
8. "Just a Pimp" – 4:12
9. "Black Diamonds & Blue Pearls (Interlude)" – 1:35
10. "Green Grass Vapors" – 4:14
11. "Baby Slow Down" – 4:09
12. "Love Junkie" – 4:18
13. "Trouble Man" – 2:33
14. "My Lovin' Will Give You Something" – 4:33
15. "Life Story" (Jazz Hop Mix) – 4:16
16. "Without You" – 3:35

iTunes deluxe edition

Disc one

• Original German configuration

Bonus tracks

17. "Baby Slow Down"
18. "Ear-Responsible"
19. "Work It Out"
20. "My Lovin' Will Give You Something"
21. "I Gotta Thing for You"

Disc two

1. No More Rain (In This Cloud) [Star Gate Radio Mix]
2. No More Rain (In This Cloud) [feat. Lain] [Eric Sermon Remix]
3. No More Rain (In This Cloud) [Wookie Vocal Mix]
4. Everyday (Mike City Remix)
5. Everyday (feat. Pusha T) [Neptunes Remix]
6. Everyday (feat. Mad Snake) [Suli and Stef Bass Remix]
7. Everyday (feat. Phoebe 1) [Full Crew Rap Mix]
8. Everyday (feat. Phoebe 1) [Soul Town Mix]
9. Life Story (Jazz Hop Mix)
10. Life Story (Full Crew Hip Hop Mix)
11. Life Story (Booker T Vocal Mix)
12. Life Story (Club 69 Future Mix)

Bonus material

• "Life Story" (music video)
• "Everyday" (music video)
• "No More Rain (In This Cloud)" (music video)
• "Behind the Scenes"
• "Everyday (Neptunes Remix)" (music video)

Personnel

• Ruven Afanador – Photography
• Sekou Aiken – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
• Chuck Amos – Hair Stylist
• Denise Barbarita – Assistant Engineer
• Joe Belmaati – Programming
• Stefanie Bolton – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
• Aaron Connor – Engineer
• Culfather – Mixing
• Cutfather – Producer, Mixing
• D'Angelo – Producer
• Joe Davis – Mixing
• Michaela Angela Davis – Stylist
• Gerry DeVeaux – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Executive Producer
• Tim Donovan – Engineer, Mixing
• Tenita Dreher – Vocals
• Peter Edge – Executive Producer
• Eric Fryland – Assistant Engineer
• Miriam Gonzales – Production Coordination
• Margery Greenspan – Art Direction
• Jeff Gregory – Assistant Engineer
• Tim Hunt – Engineer
• Coen Antonisse – Production Coordination
• Jo Jones – Production Coordination
• Phil Knott – Photography
• Lenny Kravitz – Producer
• Sheri G. Lee – Art Direction, Design
• Eli Lishinsky – Engineer
• Aaron Lyles – Engineer
• Tony Maserati – Mixing
• Charles McCrorey – Assistant Engineer
• Ali Shaheed Muhammad – Producer, Engineer
• Matz Nilsson – Mixing
• Herb Powers – Mastering
• Rex Rideout – Programming, Producer, Assistant Engineer
• Julie Roberts – Vocals
• Juliet Roberts – Vocals (bckgr)
• Susanne Savage – Production Coordination
• Ali Shaheed – Producer, Engineer
• Angie Stone – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Engineer, Performer, Executive Producer, Mixing
• Phil Temple – Producer

Charts

Release history

References