Faith EvansFaith Evans (born June 10, 1973) is an R&B singer from Newark, New Jersey, who achieved fame in the early 1990s. She is most often remembered for being the widow of the late rapper, Notorious B.I.G.. Faith Evans was considered an R&B superstar for much of the early and mid '90s, as part of P. Diddy's successful Bad Boy record label. Along with other premier female soul singers at the time, Mary J. Blige and Aaliyah, Evans sang the chorus on the popular remix of B.I.G.'s single "One More Chance". As Evans and B.I.G. (who was one of Diddy's closet friends) slowly became closer, P. Diddy started to spend more time working on Faith's upcoming album than work with Blige at the time who was visibly upset over what she saw as a disrespect on Diddy's part, she parted from Diddy in 1995 but would be present on Faith's first album writing several singles for her as Faith had done on Blige's 1994 album, My Life. With Diddy's full concentration on Evans, the First Lady of Bad Boy's debut album, Faith Evans was released in early 1995. Its singles, "Soon As I Get Home", "You Used To Love Me", "Come Over", and "Ain't Nobody" became smashes at urban radio that year and into 1996. The album also contained a duet with Blige on a cover of Rose Royce's disco hit, "Love Don't Live Here Anymore". After her husband's murder in early 1997, Evans joined 112 and P. Diddy in recording "I'll Be Missing You", a touching song which sampled The Police's "Every Breath You Take" and acted as a fitting tribute to the late Notorious B.I.G. Although Evans had had previous urban successes, this song was the first that mainstream America heard of her. Evans' sophomore album, Keep The Faith, was released in 1999. It produced the singles "Love Like This" and "All Night Long", featuring P. Diddy, both of which failed to catch on with mainstream radio despite performing substantially at urban radio. The album's third single, "Never Gonna Let You Go", was less successful. In early 2001, Evans released "Good Life", a single from the Fast And The Furious soundtrack, which featured rap from Murder Inc. members Ja Rule, Vita, and Cadillac Tah. The same year, she was featured on Carl Thomas' single, "Can't Believe". In late 2001, Evans released her third album, which spawned the successful urban single "You Gets No Love". The next single, a tender ballad called "I Love You", was released in early 2002 and achieved moderate pop success--a first for a Faith Evans single. "Burnin' Up", the album's third single, featured Bad Boy rapper Loon and was successful on urban radio, despite failing to make the pop charts. The video was a remix of the song, which featured extra raps from Missy Elliott, in addition to Loon, and garnered substantial MTV2 play throughout the summer of 2002. In 2004, Evans and her husband got into trouble when the couple was arrested for having marijuana in their car. They later were granted misdemeanors and paid for their crime. Now signed to Capitol Records after her tenure with Bad Boy ended in 2003, she will release her fourth album, The First Lady this spring. She can be featured on the hit single with rapper Twista titled "Hope" on the Coach Carter soundtrack. This page about Faith Evans includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Faith Evans News stories about Faith Evans External links for Faith Evans Videos for Faith Evans Wikis about Faith Evans Discussion Groups about Faith Evans Blogs about Faith Evans Images of Faith Evans |
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She can be featured on the hit single with rapper Twista titled "Hope" on the Coach
Carter soundtrack. The video was a remix of the song, which featured extra raps from Missy Elliott, in addition to Loon, and garnered substantial MTV2 play throughout the summer of 2002. The offical track listing as follows: Bad Boyfriend, Run Baby Run, Right Between the Eyes, Why Do You Love Me, Bleed Like Me, It's All Over But The Crying, Boys Wanna Fight, Sex is Not The Enemy, Metal Heart, Why Don't You Come Over, and Happy Home. "Burnin' Up", the album's third single, featured Bad Boy rapper Loon and was successful on urban radio, despite failing to make the pop charts. Garbage's next album, Bleed Like Me, will be released on April 11th 2005 (April 12th in North America). The next single, a tender ballad called "I Love You", was released in early 2002 and achieved moderate pop success--a first for a Faith Evans single. Garbage followed the album up with a successful tour of the US and Europe. In late 2001, Evans released her third album, which spawned the successful urban single "You Gets No Love". Still, the album managed to reach #6 in the UK and #13 in the US, though it quickly slid down the charts. The same year, she was featured on Carl Thomas' single, "Can't Believe". Hence, no songs charted in the US, and the four singles released charted in the 20s in the UK. members Ja Rule, Vita, and Cadillac Tah. While it represented the band's most eclectic and mature sound to date, it contained no standout commercial singles. In early 2001, Evans released "Good Life", a single from the Fast And The Furious soundtrack, which featured rap from Murder Inc. After again retreating into the studio for several years, Garbage released beautifulgarbage in 2001. The album's third single, "Never Gonna Let You Go", was less successful. In 1999, they performed the theme song to the James Bond movie The World Is Not Enough. Diddy, both of which failed to catch on with mainstream radio despite performing substantially at urban radio. Their second album Version 2.0 topped the charts in the UK and hit #13 in the US. It produced the singles "Love Like This" and "All Night Long", featuring P. "Push It" was released and became a summer hit in 1998, reaching #9 in the UK and #52 in the US. Evans' sophomore album, Keep The Faith, was released in 1999. Garbage spent two years working on their follow-up album, during which time Shirley Manson became well-known by the technologically savvy by being one of the first artists to maintain a blog. Although Evans had had previous urban successes, this song was the first that mainstream America heard of her. It went top 20 in the US and top 10 in the United Kingdom. Diddy in recording "I'll Be Missing You", a touching song which sampled The Police's "Every Breath You Take" and acted as a fitting tribute to the late Notorious B.I.G. They released their debut album, Garbage, later that year. After her husband's murder in early 1997, Evans joined 112 and P. Garbage released a string of increasingly-successful singles over the year 1995, culminating in the massive hit "Stupid Girl". The album also contained a duet with Blige on a cover of Rose Royce's disco hit, "Love Don't Live Here Anymore". The fact that Garbage is composed of three music producers is made obvious by the high production quality, with many layers and a "wall of sound" production aesthetic. Its singles, "Soon As I Get Home", "You Used To Love Me", "Come Over", and "Ain't Nobody" became smashes at urban radio that year and into 1996. Garbage utilizes samples, electronic loops, grungy guitars, and various other effects to produce haunting and melodic tracks, made distinctive by Scottish singer Shirley Manson's sultry vocals. With Diddy's full concentration on Evans, the First Lady of Bad Boy's debut album, Faith Evans was released in early 1995. This made the band particularly popular with disaffected youths. Diddy started to spend more time working on Faith's upcoming album than work with Blige at the time who was visibly upset over what she saw as a disrespect on Diddy's part, she parted from Diddy in 1995 but would be present on Faith's first album writing several singles for her as Faith had done on Blige's 1994 album, My Life. Garbage's angry, emotional lyrics contrasted with their catchy, pop alternative rock music. (who was one of Diddy's closet friends) slowly became closer, P. Another anecdotal origin for their name, was that Butch Vig contributed a remix to Nine Inch Nails' album Fixed, which Trent Reznor labeled "garbage". As Evans and B.I.G. The band may have derived its name from their insertion of seemingly unusable noise in their songs. Blige and Aaliyah, Evans sang the chorus on the popular remix of B.I.G.'s single "One More Chance". Mackenzie and Angelfish), they asked her to join the band. Along with other premier female soul singers at the time, Mary J. After the group saw Shirley Manson on MTV (from her careers with Goodbye Mr. Diddy's successful Bad Boy record label. Vig, the producer of such influential albums as Nirvana's Nevermind and the Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream decided he wanted to play in a band and asked fellow producers Marker and Erikson to join him. Faith Evans was considered an R&B superstar for much of the early and mid '90s, as part of P. Garbage is an international rock group formed in 1993 by Shirley Manson, Butch Vig, Steve Marker, and Duke Erikson. She is most often remembered for being the widow of the late rapper, Notorious B.I.G. 2002 "Shut Your Mouth" #20 UK. Faith Evans (born June 10, 1973) is an R&B singer from Newark, New Jersey, who achieved fame in the early 1990s. 2002 "Breaking Up the Girl" #27 UK. 2002 "Cherry Lips" #22 UK. 2001 "Androgyny" #24 UK. 1999 "The World is Not Enough" #11 UK. 1999 "You Look So Fine" #19 UK. 1999 "When I Grow Up" #9 UK. 1998 "Special" #15 UK, #52 US. 1998 "I Think I'm Paranoid" #9 UK. 1998 "Push It" #9 UK, #52 US. Tricky) #10 UK. 1996 "Milk" (feat. 1996 "Stupid Girl" #4 UK, #24 US. 1995 "Queer" #13 UK. 1995 "Only Happy When It Rains" #29 UK, #55 US. 1995 "Subhuman" #50 UK. 1995 "Vow" #138 UK, #97 US. |