Keep the Faith (Faith Evans album)

Keep the Faith
Keep the Faith
Studio album by Faith Evans
Released	October 27, 1998
Recorded	1997–1998
Genre	R&B
Length	57:52
Label	Bad Boy; Arista;
Producer	Sean Combs (exec.); Ron Lawrence; Stevie J; Babyface; David Foster; Chucky Thompson; J. Dub; Anthony Dent;
Faith Evans chronology
Singles from Keep the Faith
	"Love Like This"; Released: September 15, 1998; "All Night Long"; Released: March 2, 1999; "Never Gonna Let You Go"; Released: August 17, 1999; "Lately I"; Released: November 24, 1999;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Columbus Times	(favorable)
Entertainment Weekly	A−^[1]
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 US 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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Faith (Intro)"	Faith Evans Jeffrey "J Dub" Walker	J Dub	0:59
2.	"Love Like This"	Evans Sean Combs Ron Lawrence Schon Crawford Clarence Emery Bernard Edwards Nile Rodgers	Evans Amen-Ra Combs	4:01
3.	"All Night Long" (featuring Puff Daddy)	Evans Combs Lawrence Crawford Emery Todd Russaw Todd Gaither Bertram Reid Galen Underwood	Evans Amen-Ra Combs	3:54
4.	"Sunny Days"	Evans Walker Anthony Dent Lorne B. Rawls Kenneth Stover	Dent J Dub Combs	4:20
5.	"Tears Away (Interlude)"	Evans Walker	J Dub	1:42
6.	"My First Love"	Evans Combs Chucky Thompson Kelly Price	Thompson Combs	4:59
7.	"Anything You Need"	Evans Combs Walker	J Dub Combs	5:59
8.	"No Way"	Evans Walker Price	J Dub	5:02
9.	"Life Will Pass You By"	Evans Combs Lawrence Carlton Thomas D.J. Rogers, Jr. Richard Frierson Michael Keith Quinnes Parker Daron Jones Marvin Scandrick Angela Bofill Jeffrey Cohen Narada Michael Walden	Richard Frieson Lawrence Combs	4:48
10.	"Keep the Faith"	Evans Combs Dent Walker Donovan Jackson Franklin Brown	Dent J Dub Combs	5:02
11.	"Special Place (Interlude)"	Evans Steven "Stevie J" Jordan	Jordan	1:01
12.	"Never Gonna Let You Go"	Babyface Damon Thomas	Babyface Kenya Ivey Tavia Ivey	4:27
13.	"Stay (Interlude)"	Evans Walker	J Dub	1:56
14.	"Caramel Kisses" (featuring 112)	Evans Combs Thompson Scandrick Keith Parker	Thompson	4:42
15.	"Lately I"	Diane Warren Jordan	Foster Jordan	4:18

Samples

"Keep the Faith" samples "Never Alone" by Yolanda Adams
"Life Will Pass You By" samples "Gotta Make It Up to You" by Angela Bofill
"Love Like This" samples "Chic Cheer" by Chic
"Sunny Days" samples "I'm Back for More" by Al Johnson and Jean Carne
"All Night Long" samples "I Hear Music in the Streets" by Unlimited Touch

Personnel[]

Musicians

Faith Evans – arranger, vocal arrangement, vocals, vocals (background)
Michael Thompson – guitar
Michael Hart Thompson – guitar
Babyface – drum programming, keyboards, vocals (background)
Damon Thomas – drum programming, keyboards
Mike Mason – piano, strings
Greg Phillinganes – piano
Nathan East – bass guitar
Ricky Lawson – drums
112 – arranger, performer, vocal arrangement
Diddy – performer
Kelly Price – arranger, vocal arrangement, vocals (background)
Axel Niehaus – arranger, vocal arrangement
Carl Thomas – vocal arrangement
Kenya Ivey – vocals (background)
Tavia Ivey – vocals (background)
Lorne Rawls – arranger
DJ Rodgers – arranger
Mario Winans – overdubs

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 Evans – executive producer, producer
Sean "Puffy" Combs – executive producer, producer
Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie – associate executive producer
Babyface – 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
Albert Watson – photography
Gwynnis Mosby – make-up
Klya Wright – hair stylist

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1998)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[11]	69
US Billboard 200^[12]	6
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[13]	3

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1999)	Position
US Billboard 200^[14]	148
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[15]	45

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[16]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Matt Diehl (1998-10-30). "Keep the Faith Review | Music Reviews and News". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
^ Promis, Jose F.. Keep the Faith at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
^ "Top Pop Albums (Faith Evans: Keep the Faith)". Los Angeles Times. 1998-12-03. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Faith Evans - Keep the Faith CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
^ 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.
^ 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. rolling stone faith evans album guide.
^ Craig Seymour (1998-12-01). "Puffinstuff - Page 1 - Music - New York". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
^ Yahoo! Music review
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 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.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Promis, Jose F. (2008-04-30). "Keep the Faith review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
^ "Faith Evans Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
^ "Faith Evans Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
^ "American album certifications – Faith Evans – Keep the Faith". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links[]

[EW-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Matt Diehl (1998-10-30). "Keep the Faith Review | Music Reviews and News". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2011-06-17.

[2] Promis, Jose F.. Keep the Faith at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-17.

[3] "Top Pop Albums (Faith Evans: Keep the Faith)". Los Angeles Times. 1998-12-03. Retrieved 2011-06-17.

[cduniverse-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b "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. rolling stone faith evans album guide.

[7] Craig Seymour (1998-12-01). "Puffinstuff - Page 1 - Music - New York". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2011-06-17.

[8] Yahoo! Music review

[chappell-9] Jump up to: ^a ^b 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.^{[permanent dead link]}

[10] Promis, Jose F. (2008-04-30). "Keep the Faith review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-01-24.

[ac_UK2_-11] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 10, 2018.

[ac_Billboard200_Faith_Evans-12] "Faith Evans Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2018.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Faith_Evans-13] "Faith Evans Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2018.

[14] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2020.

[year-end-15] "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2018.

[United_StatesFaith_EvansKeep_the_FaithalbumCertRef-16] "American album certifications – Faith Evans – Keep the Faith". Recording Industry Association of America.

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