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RnB 28 January, 2005

Faith Evans' The First Lady To Be Released March 29

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LOS ANGELES (Capitol Records) - Faith Evans' time is now. You can see it in her newly toned physique. You can sense it in her confident manner. You can hear it on her fourth CD (and debut on Capitol Records) The First Lady, which is set for a March 29 release.

Featuring songs written and arranged by Evans, and production from the Neptunes, Chucky Thompson, Mario Winans, Brian Cox, Jermaine Dupri, and Carvin and Ivan, The First Lady is the platinum selling, Grammy-winning Faith Evans as you've never experienced her. Direct. Dramatic. Playful. Passionate. Rich with womanly insight and wisdom, deep with a sexy, flirty vivaciousness and brimming with a heart and soul that will not be denied. Ten years into a career that has had its share of tribulations and triumph, Faith Evans has made the record she was born to create. "I'm still here," Evans says with a smile, "Still standing."

Thanks to her appearance on "Hope," the hit track by Twista featuring Evans, from the Coach Carter soundtrack, the Los Angeles-based powerhouse singer-songwriter has generated early excitement for the album's release. The First Lady depicts a woman looking back unflinchingly on the chaos of her life and emerging stronger on the other side.

The first single, "Again," is an intimate, detailed look at the drama of the past few years and a way to appease enquiring minds. Set to a retro-infused mid-tempo groove, "Again" is Evans' "testimony": "When you come back out, people want to talk about what you've been through and being in the news," she says. "I've seen how things can get blown out of proportion." The video for "Again" will be shot in Los Angeles at the end of January by Chris Robinson, who also lensed the clip for "Hope,"

The First Lady showcases the elegant, classy singer's versatility. If "Again" makes you think, the buoyantly funky "Goin' Out," which was produced by the Neptunes and features Pharrell Williams and Pusha from the Clipse, makes you move. "Mesmerized," which Evans co-wrote with her husband and manager Todd Russaw, delivers passion with a classic soul vibe. The album also features a lush romantic duet with Mario Winans. Throughout, Evans' smoldering, confident contralto brings the emotional intensity for which she is known and loved. On The First Lady, she is at the top of her game.

The wife and married mother-of-three has achieved commercial success and critical acclaim for her three platinum-selling solo albums, Faith (1995), Keep the Faith (1998), and Faithfully (2001), which was nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Album. The First Lady cements her standing as one of the premier R&B/soul vocalists in the world.

Evans became the first woman signed to Sean P. Diddy Combs' Bad Boy label in 1994. In 1997, she suddenly became a household name when her husband, the rap star Notorious B.I.G., was fatally killed in a drive-by shooting. Combs and Evans released a tribute song, "I'll Be Missing You," which went to No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart and won a Grammy for "Best Rap Performance."

When asked what people will hear when in The First Lady Faith is reflective. "Growth. This time, perhaps more than ever before, I am trying to show a real range of emotions. I've been through so much. I lost a husband, a label, I've gained weight, lost weight. These are all things that are a part of my life and of my music, but I'm able to take the good and the bad and grow. After three albums I know that nobody can do what Faith Evans does like Faith Evans."






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