Faith Evans: Keeping Her Head To The Sky 1 (1995-1998)

Like most people who become R&B singers in the United States, Faith Evans received her musical training in the black church. She was the female R&B singer tasked with delivering love ballads for Puff Daddy's up-start Bad Boy label in 1995, which was founded after his break with Uptown. "Faith", the singer's first album delivered many slow-burning, passionate, atmospheric songs in a sound that is commonly today attributed to Aaliyah. Faith Evans received much less attention than Aaliyah, but had a number of hits from her first album in her home country (the US). It was only after her husband (rapper The Notorious BIG) was killed that she was thrust into the spotlight. In the midst of her mourning, she sang the hook of Puff Daddy's "Ill Be Missing You", which is the most successful song of Faith Evans, Puff Daddy, 112, & Bad Boy Records. "I'll Be Missing You" is one of the most popular songs of all-time in the United States & Sweden. It swept the charts of the entire US & Western European sections of the world & as of 2016 is the 94th most successful song in the history of American pop musick. We end with Faith's first single from her second album, where she benefited from her newfound infamy, but stayed true to her previous themes and down-to-earth persona.

Tracklist:
1. Soon As I Get Home - Faith -1995
US GOLD, 3 US R&B, 21 US Pop
2. Come Over - Faith - 1995
56 US R&B
3. All In This - Faith - 1995
4. Give It To Me - Faith - 1995
5. You Don't Understand - Faith - 1995
6. Don't Be Afraid - Faith - 1995
7. Reasons - Faith - 1995
8. Love Don't Live Here Anymore (With Mary J. Blige) - Faith - 1995
9. I'll Be Missing You (With Puff Daddy & 112) - No Way Out - 1997
3X PLATINUM US, 3X PLATINUM DE, 2X PLATINUM AUSTRIA, 2X PLATINUM AUSTRALIA, 2X PLATINUM CN, 2X PLATINUM HO, 2X PLATINUM SWE, 2X PLATINUM UK, PLATINUM NO, GOLD FR, #94 US Pop All-Time, #99 Sweden All-Time, #10 US Pop 1990's Decade,#1 Ho Year-End 1997, #2 AUSTRALIA Year-End 1997, #2 DE Year-End 1997, #2 SWITZ Year-End 1997, #3 UK Year-End 1997, #4 AUSTRIA Year-End 1997, #FLA 4 Year-End 1997, #FR 8 Year-End 1997, #13 WAL Year-End 1997, #36 CN Year-End 1997, #1 EU, #1 US Pop, #1 US R&B, #1 US Dance, #1 NZ, #1 AUSTRALIA, #4 CN
10. Love Like This - Keeping The Faith - 1998
GOLD US, #2 US R&B, #7 US Pop, #24 UK, #29 FR, #33 NZ, #79 HO