The First Lady - Faith Evans
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72 out of 100

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  • Summary: The singer's first album in four years features contributions from the Neptunes, Jermaine Dupri and Mario Winans.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
  1. All Music Guide
    90
    The First Lady is terrifically balanced in its distribution of club tracks, midtempo grooves, and slow jams.
  2. Mojo
    80
    She's right back on track with this terrific debut for Capitol. [Jun 2005, p.110]
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  3. Uncut
    60
    She proves... that she's more than a professional widow. [Jul 2005, p.104]
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  4. musicOMH.com
    30
    There's little in the way of fire or grit here.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. SamSexy
    10
    Dis iz da best it iz so worf it. I r8 it 5 star It iz wiked at da mo. itz worf byin
  2. EltonW
    9
    This album was very refreshing considering the current state of R & B. It's nice to see Faith keep soul the heart of music. She took risks with this album and it is very rewarding. Key songs are I Don't Need It, Mesmerized, Again, Until You Came, Stop N Go, and Tru Love.… Expand
  3. DallasC
    9
    A great contemporary soul album that is tight in it's production. Faith sounds great as always and except for two rap-infused songs, the irritating first song, Going Out which at least will make you move and the much better Hope from the Coach Carter soundtrack, she is front and center and invokes a lot of First Ladies of Soul of the past while still remaining herself.… Collapse
  4. OmarB
    8
    This album is great. The first track is not that good but I will listen to it. The rest of the album flows nicely except for Jealous and Lucky Day. They are well written but the beat is not up to par with the rest of the album.… Expand

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