Description

Faith Evans – The First Lady / EMI CD Audio 2005

UPC 724386078629

Country:	Mexico
Released:	6 Jun 2005
Genre:	Hip Hop
Style:	RnB/Swing

The First Lady is the fourth studio album by American singer Faith Evans. Released by Capitol Records, it marked Evans' debut (and her only release) on the EMI subsidiary, following her departure from Bad Boy Records in 2003. Despite this, the singer reunited with much of her frequent contributors to work on the album, including The Neptunes, Chucky Thompson, and Mario Winans. Duo Carvin & Ivan of Karma Productions wrote and produced the predominant part of all songs that were included in the final track listing.

Generally well received by critics, The First Lady debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 and number one on the U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums with opening week sales of 157,000 units. It remains Evans' highest ranking album on either chart, and the best first week sales of her career. By the end of 2005, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, denoting shipments exceeding 500,000 in the United States alone. In support of the album, Evans embarked on a concert tour, The First Lady Tour, in the United States and Europe in mid-2005. In 2006, The First Lady was nominated for Best Female R&B/Soul Album at the 20th Soul Train Music Awards.

Tracklist:

1	Goin' Out Featuring – Pharrell, Pusha T Mixed By – Supa Engineer DURO Producer – The Neptunes Recorded By – Andrew Coleman (3) Written-By – P. Williams, T. Thornton Featuring – Pharrell, Pusha T Mixed By – Supa Engineer DURO Producer – The Neptunes Recorded By – Andrew Coleman (3) Written-By – P. Williams, T. Thornton	4:06
2	Again Instrumentation By [All] – Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Written-By – J. Harris, V. Dodson Instrumentation By [All] – Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Written-By – J. Harris, V. Dodson	3:18
3	I Don't Need It Instrumentation By [All Other] – Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Written-By – C. Biggs*, D. Wansel Instrumentation By [All Other] – Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Written-By – C. Biggs, D. Wansel	3:48
4	Stop N Go Backing Vocals – Faith Evans, Jay Shawn Smith Engineer – Brad Todd Flugelhorn, Horns, Trumpet – Matt Cappy Instrumentation By [All Other], Producer – Johnnie "Smurf" Smith Written-By – J. Smith, J. Smith Backing Vocals – Faith Evans, Jay Sawn Smith Engineer – Brad Todd Flugelhorn, Horns, Trumpet – Matt Cappy Instrumentation By [All Other], Producer – Johnnie "Smurf" Smith Written-By – J. Smith*, J. Smith	4:15
5	Mesmerized Producer – Andre "AJ" Johnson, Chucky Thompson, Todd Russaw Written-By – "AJ" Johnson, B. Crutcher, C. Thompson, D. Davis, D. Sebesky, G. Benson, H. Banks, K. Williams R. Jackson, S. Johnson, T. Russaw Producer – Andre "AJ" Johnson, Chucky Thompson, Todd Russaw Written-By – "AJ" Johnson, B. Crutcher, C. Thompson, D. Davis, D. Sebesky, G. Benson, H. Banks, K. Williams, R. Jackson, S. Johnso, T. Russaw	4:10
6	Tru Love Mixed By – Jermaine Dupri, Phil Tan Producer – Bryan Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri Written-By – B. Cox, J. Dupri, J. Austin Mixed By – Jermaine Dupri, Phil Tan Producer – Bryan Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri Written-By – B. Cox, J. Dupri, J. Austin	3:41
7	Jealous Engineer [Additional Protools] – John Hanes Engineer [Assisted By] – Tim Roberts Instrumentation By [All] – Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Mixed By – Serban Ghenea Written-By – B. Briggs, L. Barraza, T. Russaw Engineer [Additional Protools] – John Hanes Engineer [Assisted By] – Tim Roberts Instrumentation By [All] – Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Mixed By – Serban Ghenea Written-By – B. Briggs, L. Barraza, T. Russaw	3:28
8	Ever Wonder Bass, Producer, Featuring – Mario Winans Guitar – Tony Alperti Recorded By – Eric Hunter Recorded By [Vocals] – Brad Todd Written-By – M. Winans, T. Russaw Bass, Producer, Featuring – Mario Winans Guitar – Tony Alperti Recorded By – Eric Hunter Recorded By [Vocals] – Brad Todd Written-By – M. Winans, T. Russaw	3:38
9	Catching Feelings Co-producer – Faith Evans Engineer [Assistant] – Brian Ellis (3) Instrumentation By [All], Producer – Bryan-Michael Cox Mixed By – Brad Todd Written-By – B. Briggs, B. Cox, P. Stewart, T. Russaw Co-producer – Faith Evans Engineer [Assistant] – Brian Ellis (3) Instrumentation By [All], Producer – Bryan-Michael Cox Mixed By – Brad Todd Written-By – B. Briggs, B. Cox, P. Stewart, T. Russaw	4:39
10	Get Over You Instrumentation By [All Other] – Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Keyboards [Additional], Producer – Johnnie "Smurf" Smith Written-By – J. Smith Instrumentation By [All Other] – Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Keyboards [Additional], Producer – Johnnie "Smurf" Smith Written-By – J. Smith	3:58
11	Until You Came Engineer – Brad Todd, Carvin Haggins, Frank "Mumbles" Sutton Engineer [Additional Protools] – John Hanes Engineer [Assisted By] – Tim Roberts Instrumentation By [All] – Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Keyboards – Johnnie "Smurf" Smith Mixed By – Serban Ghenea Written-By – J. Smith, J. Smith Engineer – Brad Todd, Carvin Haggins, Frank "Mumbles" Sutton Engineer [Additional Protools] – John Hanes Engineer [Assisted By] – Tim Roberts Instrumentation By [All] – Ivan "Orthodox" Barias Keyboards – Johnnie "Smurf" Smith Mixed By – Serban Ghenea Written-By – J. Smith*, J. Smith	4:45
12	Lucky Day Bass – Harley White Jr. Guitar – Russ Brown (2) Keyboards – Rod Morgan Percussion – William Prince Producer – Faith Evans, The Original Heads Written-By – B. Briggs, D. ntoine, H. White Jr., M. Jamison, R. Morgan, W. Prince Bass – Harley White Jr. Guitar – Russ Brown (2) Keyboards – Rod Morgan Percussion – William Prince Producer – Faith Evans, The Original Head Written-By – B. Briggs*, D. Antoine, H. White Jr., M. Jamison, R. Morgan, W. Prince	4:07
13	Hope Engineer – Howard Willing, Manny Marroquin Featuring – Faith, Twista Producer – Toxic (4) Producer [Additional Production For Twista], Recorded By [Additional] – Mike Caren Producer [Faith Evans' Vocal] – Andrew Slater Written-By – C. Mitchell, F. Taylor, T. Calloway Engineer – Howard Willing, Manny Marroquin Featuring – Faith, Twista Producer – Toxic (4) Producer [Additional Production For Twista], Recorded By [Additional] – Mike Caren Producer [Faith Evans' Vocal] – Andrew Slater Written-By – C. Mitchell, F. Taylor, T. Calloway	4:16

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Capitol Records, Inc.
Distributed By – EMI Music Mexico, S.A. De C.V.
Manufactured By – EMI Music Mexico, S.A. De C.V.

A&R – Andrew Shack, Todd Russaw, Wendy Goldstein
A&R [Administrator] – Jonna Terrasi
A&R [Coordinator] – Candyce Handley, Marsha Burnett
Art Direction, Design – Eric Roinestad
Creative Director – Mary Fagot
Executive-Producer – Andrew Shack, Todd Russaw
Guitar – Frankie "Vegas" Romano* (tracks: 2, 4, 10)
Management – Todd Russaw
Mastered By – Tom Coyne
Mixed By – Manny Marroquin (tracks: 2 to 5, 8, 10, 12, 13)
Photography By – Rankin (3)
Photography By [Page 10 - Inlay] – Sheryl Nields
Producer – Carvin "Ransum" Higgins* (tracks: 2 to 4, 7, 10, 11), Ivan "Orthodox" Barias (tracks: 2 to 4, 7, 10, 11)
Recorded By – Ben Briggs (tracks: 5, 9, 12), Brad Todd (tracks: 3, 5 to 7, 9, 10, 12)
Written-By – C. Haggins* (tracks: 2 to 4, 7, 10, 11), F. Evans* (tracks: 2 to 12), I. Barias* (tracks: 2 to 4, 7, 10, 11)

Barcode (Text): 7 2438 6 07862 9
Barcode (String): 724386078629