Black Diamond (Angie Stone album)

Black Diamond
Black Diamond
Studio album by Angie Stone
Released	September 28, 1999
Recorded	1998–1999
Genre	R&B; soul; neo soul;
Length	54:46
Label	Arista
Producer	Gerry DeVeaux (also exec.); Angie Stone (also exec.); Peter Edge (exec.); Cutfather & Joe; DJ U-Neek; Russell Elevado; Aaron "Freedom" Lyles; Ali Shaheed Muhammad; Rex Rideout; Phil Temple;
Angie Stone chronology
Singles from Black Diamond
	"No More Rain (In This Cloud)"; Released: 1999; "Life Story"; Released: 2000; "Everyday"; Released: 2000;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[2]
Hot Press	9/12^[3]
Rolling Stone	^[4]

Black Diamond is the debut studio album by American singer Angie Stone. It was released on September 28, 1999, by Arista Records. The album is named after Stone's then-teenaged daughter Diamond Ti'ara.^[5]

Track listing[]

Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Freedom (Intro)"	Angie Stone	Stone	0:42
2.	"No More Rain (In This Cloud)"	Stone Bert Williams Gordon Chambers Jim Weatherly	Stone	4:42
3.	"Green Grass Vapors"	Aaron Lyles Stephanie Bolton	Aaron "Freedom" Lyles Stone	4:14
4.	"Everyday"	Stone D'Angelo	Russell Elevado	3:28
5.	"Coulda Been You"	Stone Sekou Aiken Rex Rideout Phil Temple	Rideout Temple Stone	4:25
6.	"Visions"	Virgil Davis Jr. Tim Middleton Jon Lind Maurice White	DJ U-Neek	3:31
7.	"Life Story"	Gerry DeVeaux Craig Ross	DeVeaux Cutfather & Joe^[a]	4:07
8.	"Just a Pimp"	Lyles Bolton	Lyles Stone	4:12
9.	"Trouble Man"	Marvin Gaye	Stone Lyles	2:33
10.	"Bone 2 Pic (Wit U)"	Ali Shaheed Muhammad Stone Chalmers Alford	Muhammad	5:19
11.	"Man Loves His Money"	Lyles Bolton	Lyles Stone	4:11
12.	"Love Junkie"	Stone	Stone Lyles	4:18
13.	"Black Diamonds & Blue Pearls (Interlude)"	Stone	Stone	1:35
14.	"Heaven Help" (bonus track)	DeVeaux Terry Britten	DeVeaux	3:19
15.	"Don't Wanna Ride Without You" (hidden track)	Stone		4:10
Total length:				54:46

German edition bonus tracks^[6]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
15.	"Without You"	Stone	3:35
16.	"Thank You"	Stone Robyn Smith	0:23

UK edition^[7]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Freedom (Intro)"	Stone	Stone	0:42
2.	"No More Rain (In This Cloud)"	Stone Williams Chambers Weatherly	Stone	4:42
3.	"Everyday"	Stone D'Angelo	Elevado	3:28
4.	"Bone 2 Pic (Wit U)"	Muhammad Stone Alford	Muhammad	5:19
5.	"Life Story"	DeVeaux Ross	DeVeaux Cutfather & Joe^[a]	4:07
6.	"Visions"	Davis Middleton Lind White	DJ U-Neek	3:31
7.	"Coulda Been You"	Stone Aiken Rideout Temple	Rideout Temple Stone	4:25
8.	"Just a Pimp"	Lyles Bolton	Lyles Stone	4:12
9.	"Black Diamonds & Blue Pearls (Interlude)"	Stone	Stone	1:35
10.	"Green Grass Vapors"	Lyles Bolton	Lyles Stone	4:14
11.	"Baby Slow Down"	DeVeaux Stone Charlie Mole	DeVeaux	4:09
12.	"Love Junkie"	Stone	Stone Lyles	4:18
13.	"Trouble Man"	Gaye	Stone Lyles	2:33
14.	"My Lovin' Will Give You Something"	DeVeaux David Gamson Melvin Ragin	DeVeaux	4:33
15.	"Heaven Help"	DeVeaux Britten	DeVeaux	3:19
16.	"Life Story" (Jazz Hop Mix) (includes hidden track "Don't Wanna Ride Without You")	DeVeaux Ross	DeVeaux Full Crew^[a]	8:14

Japanese edition and German reissue^[8]^[9]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Thank You"	Stone Smith		0:23
16.	"Heaven Help"	DeVeaux Britten	DeVeaux	3:19
17.	"Life Story" (Jazz Hop Mix)	DeVeaux Ross	DeVeaux Full Crew^[a]	4:16
18.	"Without You"	Stone		3:35

Digital deluxe edition (disc one)^[10]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
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"	Lyles Bolton	Lyles Stone	4:14
4.	"Everyday"	Stone D'Angelo	Elevado	3:28
5.	"Coulda Been You"	Stone Aiken Rideout Temple	Rideout Temple Stone	4:25
6.	"Visions"	Davis Middleton Lind White	DJ U-Neek	3:31
7.	"Life Story"	DeVeaux Ross	DeVeaux Cutfather & Joe^[a]	4:07
8.	"Just a Pimp"	Lyles Bolton	Lyles Stone	4:12
9.	"Trouble Man"	Gaye	Stone Lyles	2:33
10.	"Bone 2 Pic (Wit U)"	Muhammad Stone Alford	Muhammad	5:19
11.	"Man Loves His Money"	Lyles Bolton	Lyles Stone	4:11
12.	"Love Junkie"	Stone	Stone Lyles	4:18
13.	"Black Diamonds & Blue Pearls (Interlude)"	Stone	Stone	1:35
14.	"Heaven Help"	DeVeaux Britten	DeVeaux	3:19
15.	"Without You"	Stone		3:35
16.	"Thank You"	Stone Smith		0:22
17.	"Baby Slow Down"	DeVeaux Stone Mole	DeVeaux	4:09
18.	"Ear-Responsible"			4:32
19.	"Work It Out"	Stone		3:23
20.	"My Lovin' Will Give You Something"	DeVeaux Gamson Ragin	DeVeaux	4:33
21.	"I Gotta Thing for You"	Stone		5:08

Digital deluxe edition (disc two)^[10]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"No More Rain (In This Cloud)" (StarGate Radio Mix)	Stone Williams Chambers Weatherly	Stone StarGate^[b]	3:57
2.	"No More Rain (In This Cloud)" (Erick Sermon Remix) (featuring Loon)	Stone Williams Chambers Weatherly	Stone Sermon^[b]	4:17
3.	"No More Rain (In This Cloud)" (Wookie Vocal Mix)	Stone Williams Chambers Weatherly	Stone Wookie^[b]	4:48
4.	"Everyday" (Mike City Remix)	Stone D'Angelo	Elevado Mike City^[a]^[b]	3:58
5.	"Everyday" (Neptunes Remix) (featuring Pusha T)	Stone D'Angelo	Elevado The Neptunes^[a]^[b]	4:20
6.	"Everyday" (Suli & Stef Bass Remix) (featuring Mad Snake)	Stone D'Angelo	Elevado Suli & Stef^[a]^[b]	4:49
7.	"Everyday" (Full Crew Rap Mix) (featuring Phoebe 1)	Stone D'Angelo	Elevado Amos Oke^[a]^[b] Orlando Gittens^[a]^[b]	3:52
8.	"Everyday" (Soultown Mix) (featuring Phoebe 1)	Stone D'Angelo	Elevado Oke^[a]^[b] Gittens^[a]^[b]	4:23
9.	"Life Story" (Jazz Hop Mix)	DeVeaux Ross	DeVeaux Full Crew^[a]^[b]	4:15
10.	"Life Story" (Full Crew Hip Hop Mix)	DeVeaux Ross	DeVeaux Full Crew^[a]^[b]	4:21
11.	"Life Story" (Booker T Vocal Mix)	DeVeaux Ross	DeVeaux Booker T^[a]^[b]	5:39
12.	"Life Story" (Club 69 Future Mix)	DeVeaux Ross	DeVeaux Peter Rauhofer^[a]^[b]	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

^{^a} signifies an additional producer
^{^b} signifies a remixer

Sample credits

"No More Rain (In This Cloud)" contains excerpts and samples of "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" by Gladys Knight & the Pips.

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Black Diamond.^[11]

Musicians[]

Angie Stone – vocals
Joe Belmaati – programming, musician
Rex Rideout – programming, musician
Chalmers "Spanky" Alford – musician
D'Angelo – musician
Iran – musician
Jonas Krag – musician
Lenny Kravitz – musician
Aaron "Freedom" Lyles – musician
Ali Shaheed Muhammad – musician
Joe Quinde – musician
Craig Ross – musician
Sekou Aiken – background vocals
Stephanie Bolton – background vocals
Gerry DeVeaux – background vocals
Tenita Jordan Dreher – background vocals
Gemini – background vocals
Juliet Roberts – background vocals

Technical[]

Angie Stone – production (tracks 1–3, 5, 8, 9, 11–13); recording engineering, mix engineering, executive production
Aaron "Freedom" Lyles – production (tracks 3, 8, 9, 11, 12); recording engineering, mix engineering
Ali Shaheed Muhammad – production (track 10); recording engineering
Russell Elevado – production (track 4)
Rex Rideout – production (track 5); engineering assistance
Phil Temple – production (track 5)
DJ U-Neek – production (track 6)
Gerry DeVeaux – production (tracks 7, 14); executive production
Cutfather & Joe – remix, additional production (track 7); mix engineering
Aaron Connor – recording engineering
Tim Donovan – recording engineering, mix engineering
Tim Hunt – recording engineering
Eli Lishinsky – recording engineering
Kevin "K.D." Davis – mix engineering
Tony Maserati – mix engineering
Mads Nilsson – mix engineering
Soul Spin – mix engineering
Denise Barbarita – engineering assistance
Erik Fryland – engineering assistance
Charles McCrorey – engineering assistance
Jeff Gregory – engineering assistance
Susanne Savage – production coordination
Miriam Gonzales – production coordination
Jo Jones – production coordination
Lesvia Castro – production coordination
Coen Antonisse – production coordination
Herb Powers Jr. – mastering
Peter Edge – executive production

Artwork[]

Margery Greenspan – art direction
Sheri G. Lee – art direction, design
Ruven Afanador – photography
Phil Knott – back cover photography
Angie Stone – collage construction
Lori Demsey – collage construction

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2000–2002)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[12]	84
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[13]	28
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[14]	38
UK Albums (OCC)^[15]	62
UK R&B Albums (OCC)^[16]	4
US Billboard 200^[17]	46
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[18]	9

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2000)	Position
US Billboard 200^[19]	158
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[20]	31

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)^[21]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[22]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[24]	Gold	812,000^[23]
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region	Date	Format	Edition	Label	Ref.
United States	September 28, 1999	CD cassette	Standard	Arista	^[25]^[26]
Germany	November 8, 1999	CD		BMG	^[27]
Canada	February 8, 2000			BMG	^[28]
Japan	February 16, 2000			EMI	^[9]
United Kingdom	February 28, 2000			Arista	^[7]
Germany	March 20, 2000		Reissue	BMG	^[29]
Various	September 18, 2012	Digital download	Deluxe	BRM Peace Bisquit	^[10]

References[]

^ LaVeck, Theresa E. "Black Diamond – Angie Stone". AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
^ Morgan, Laura (November 19, 1999). "Black Diamond". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
^ Porcelli, Kim (March 2, 2000). "Black Diamond". Hot Press. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
^ Byrd, Ayana (October 14, 1999). "Angie Stone: Black Diamond". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 1, 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
^ Easlea, Daryl (2012). "Review of Angie Stone – Black Diamond". BBC Music. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
^ "Stone,Angie – Black Diamond – CD (1999)". musicline.de (in German). Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Black Diamond: Angie Stone". Amazon. United Kingdom. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
^ "Stone,Angie – Black Diamond – CD (2000)". musicline.de (in German). Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Black Diamond : Angie Stone". HMV Japan. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Black Diamond (Deluxe Edition) by Angie Stone". iTunes Store. United States. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
^ Black Diamond (liner notes). Angie Stone. Arista Records. 1999. 07822-19092-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 268.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Angie Stone – Black Diamond" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Angie Stone – Black Diamond". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
^ "Angie Stone Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
^ "Angie Stone Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
^ "Dutch album certifications – Angie Stone – Black Diamond" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved June 30, 2019. Enter Black Diamond in the "Artiest of titel" box.
^ "British album certifications – Angie Stone – Black Diamond". British Phonographic Industry. October 18, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2015.Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Black Diamond in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ "Ten Years Of People On Verge". Vibe. September 1, 2003. p. 165. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
^ "American album certifications – Angie Stone – Black Diamond". Recording Industry Association of America. February 2, 2000.
^ "Black Diamond: Angie Stone (CD)". Amazon. United States. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
^ "Black Diamond: Angie Stone (cassette)". Amazon. United States. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
^ "Black Diamond: Angie Stone". Amazon (in German). Germany. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
^ "Black Diamond: Angie Stone". Amazon. Canada. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
^ "Black Diamond: Angie Stone". Amazon (in German). Germany. Retrieved February 13, 2020.

[1] LaVeck, Theresa E. "Black Diamond – Angie Stone". AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2015.

[2] Morgan, Laura (November 19, 1999). "Black Diamond". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 27, 2015.

[3] Porcelli, Kim (March 2, 2000). "Black Diamond". Hot Press. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2015.

[4] Byrd, Ayana (October 14, 1999). "Angie Stone: Black Diamond". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 1, 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2007.

[5] Easlea, Daryl (2012). "Review of Angie Stone – Black Diamond". BBC Music. Retrieved May 15, 2014.

[6] "Stone,Angie – Black Diamond – CD (1999)". musicline.de (in German). Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.

[UK-standard-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Black Diamond: Angie Stone". Amazon. United Kingdom. Retrieved February 13, 2020.

[8] "Stone,Angie – Black Diamond – CD (2000)". musicline.de (in German). Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.

[JP-standard-9] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Black Diamond : Angie Stone". HMV Japan. Retrieved September 27, 2015.

[deluxe-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Black Diamond (Deluxe Edition) by Angie Stone". iTunes Store. United States. Retrieved September 27, 2015.

[11] Black Diamond (liner notes). Angie Stone. Arista Records. 1999. 07822-19092-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[12] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 268.

[ac_Netherlands_Angie_Stone-13] "Dutchcharts.nl – Angie Stone – Black Diamond" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2018.

[ac_Norway_Angie_Stone-14] "Norwegiancharts.com – Angie Stone – Black Diamond". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2018.

[ac_UK2_-15] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 2, 2019.

[ac_UKR&B_-16] "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 27, 2015.

[ac_Billboard200_Angie_Stone-17] "Angie Stone Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2018.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Angie_Stone-18] "Angie Stone Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2018.

[19] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2020.

[20] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2019.

[NetherlandsAngie_StoneBlack_DiamondalbumCertRef-21] "Dutch album certifications – Angie Stone – Black Diamond" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved June 30, 2019. Enter Black Diamond in the "Artiest of titel" box.

[United_KingdomAngie_StoneBlack_DiamondalbumCertRef-22] "British album certifications – Angie Stone – Black Diamond". British Phonographic Industry. October 18, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2015.Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Black Diamond in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[23] "Ten Years Of People On Verge". Vibe. September 1, 2003. p. 165. Retrieved June 14, 2020.

[United_StatesAngie_StoneBlack_DiamondalbumCertRef-24] "American album certifications – Angie Stone – Black Diamond". Recording Industry Association of America. February 2, 2000.

[25] "Black Diamond: Angie Stone (CD)". Amazon. United States. Retrieved February 13, 2020.

[26] "Black Diamond: Angie Stone (cassette)". Amazon. United States. Retrieved February 13, 2020.

[27] "Black Diamond: Angie Stone". Amazon (in German). Germany. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.

[28] "Black Diamond: Angie Stone". Amazon. Canada. Retrieved February 13, 2020.

[29] "Black Diamond: Angie Stone". Amazon (in German). Germany. Retrieved February 13, 2020.

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Discography
Studio albums	Black Diamond Mahogany Soul Stone Love The Art of Love & War Unexpected Rich Girl Dream Covered in Soul Full Circle
Compilation albums	Stone Hits: The Very Best of Angie Stone
Singles	"No More Rain (In This Cloud)" "Life Story" "Everyday" "Brotha" "Wish I Didn't Miss You" "More Than a Woman" "I Wanna Thank Ya" "U-Haul" "I Wasn't Kidding" "Baby" "I Ain't Hearin' U" "Do What U Gotta Do" "These Eyes"
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