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The First Lady is terrifically balanced in its distribution of club tracks, midtempo grooves, and slow jams.
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Entertainment WeeklyThough blemished by a few toothless slow jams... the album's mature whimsy reflects a healthier, happier Faith Evans. [8 Apr 2005, p.63]
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By turns playful, sexy, soulful, funky and passionate, Evans showcases the full range of her talents on her most consistent effort yet.
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Her tightest set yet.
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Lyrically, The First Lady offers plenty of revelations.
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MojoShe's right back on track with this terrific debut for Capitol. [Jun 2005, p.110]
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BlenderIntermittently great. [May 2005, p.117]
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Remarkable for its warm reliability.
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By the time you've absorbed her past, her new label, her cover, her album title, and then the mostly fresh music behind it all, you should be largely won over by Faith Evans's genuine talent.
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Evans restores soul music's long-overlooked tradition of autobiographical storytelling, dissecting her life before and after the spotlight began to burn.
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VibeThere's no doubt that Evans can still finesse the notes. But instead of continually pushing her sound into the future, she often backtracks, covering much of the same ground as her previous offerings. [Jun 2005, p.156]
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The quality is unmistakable and confirmation enough that she deserves to be remembered as more than just Biggie’s widow.
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New Musical Express (NME)[Evans is] a sharp songwriter with an acute ear for melody and a voice that could bitch-slap any R&B wannabe into place. [21 May 2005, p.66]
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