Incomparable (Faith Evans album)

Incomparable
Studio album by Faith Evans
Released November 24, 2014 (2014-11-24)
Recorded 2013-14
Studio
Length 63:24
Label
Producer
Faith Evans chronology
R&B Divas
(2012)R&B Divas2012		 Incomparable
(2014)		 The King & I
(2017)The King & I2017
Singles from Incomparable
  1. "I Deserve It"
    Released: June 25, 2014
  2. "Make Love"
    Released: June 9, 2015
  3. "Good Time"
    Released: August 31, 2015

Incomparable is the seventh studio album by American recording artist Faith Evans. It was released by the Prolific Music Group on November 24, 2014 in the United States.[1] on Prolific Music Group, with distribution through BMG Chrysalis.

Background

In 2010, Evans released her sixth studio album Something About Faith. Released on Prolific Music Group and distributed by E1 Music, the album marked her first independent release, following her departure from Bad Boy Records in 2003 and her subsequent but short-lived engagement with Capitol Records in 2005.[2] While it received generally mixed to positive reviews from most music critics and earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 2011 ceremony, Something About Faith debuted with first week sales of 23,586 copies only – a considerable drop from her previous album The First Lady, which had opened to 157,000 units in 2005.[3] In 2012, Evans co-executive produced and became a cast member on the TV One reality show R&B Divas: Atlanta alongside fellow R&B singers Nicci Gilbert, Syleena Johnson, Keke Wyatt and Monifah.[4] The show offered an inside look at how the singers balance their music careers and personal lives as they work towards producing an Evans-led compilation album, R&B Divas (2012), in memory of Whitney Houston. Broadcast to rating records for the network,[5] the album earned Evans a Grammy Award nod for Best R&B Album at the 55th awards ceremony.[6]

The following year, the singer began work on her seventh studio album, which she later cited her "my best work yet."[7] Evans played an important role in every aspect of the album's creation, co-wrote and produced every song on the album, while also serving as the project's executive producer under her Prolific Music imprint.[7] The title was inspired by a fan.[7]

Critical reception

Upon release, Incomparable received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Andy Kellman from Allmusic found that the album "comfortably surpasses everything [Evans] released after 2005's The First Lady" and it offered "a lot to like." He noted however that "the downside to [her] confidence and creative control is that the songs often sound disjointed from one another. These 16 cuts are more like a playlist of mostly good-to-great selections than a focused album."[8] Tshepo Mokoena, writing for The Guardian, found that "Evans puts her all into this eighth studio album, but her smokily distinctive voice sits atop melodies and arrangements that rarely innovate." While she found praise for Evans's performances, Mokoena noted that "Evans has stuck to tried-and-tested formulas [..] It’s just a shame that her cliche-ridden lyrics feel so impersonal."[9]

Chart performance

Incomparable debuted at number 27 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 17 on the US Independent Albums chart with first week sales of 3,920 copies.[8] It marked Evans' lowest-selling album since 2005's A Faithful Christmas and became her first non-traditional studio album to miss both the top ten of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and the upper half of the US Billboard 200.[8]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Incomparable.[10]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Prelude"/"Thank You Good Night"
  • Faith Evans
  • G'harah Degeddingseze
  • Steve Russell Harts
  • Jimmy Rodgers
  • Shanell Irving
  • Lakeisha Renee Lewis
  • Tonyatta Martinez
  • Evans ("Prelude")
  • Degeddingseze
  • Harts
  • Rodgers
  • Evans[a] ("Thank You Good Night")
4:42
2."Extraordinary"
  • Evans
  • Michael Flowers
  • Toni Coleman
  • Achaia Dixon
  • Camille Hooper
  • Jaila Simms
  • Ben Briggs III
3:28
3."I Deserve It" (featuring Missy Elliott & Sharaya J)
3:40
4."Really Wanna Do"
  • Evans
  • Briggs
  • Coleman
  • Simms
  • Jeffrey Brown
  • Raven Chambers
  • Briggs
  • Evans
  • Brown[a]
3:39
5."Take Your Time (Interlude)"
2:37
6."Fragile"
  • Thompson
  • Evans
3:43
7."Incomparable"
  • Morgan
  • Evans
3:51
8."Ride the Beat (Interlude)"
  • Evans
  • Thompson
  • Coleman
  • Simms
  • Briggs
  • Thompson
  • Evans
2:40
9."Make Love" (featuring Keke Wyatt)
6:47
10."Good Time" (featuring Problem)
  • Evans
  • Edwards
  • Coleman
  • Simms
  • Briggs
  • Dixon
  • Jason Martin
  • Mars
  • Evans
4:34
11."Forever"
  • Evans
  • Briggs
  • Rufus Moore
  • Sydney-Michelle Harvey
  • Simms
  • Brown
  • Raven
  • Briggs
  • Evans
  • Simms[a]
4:09
12."Ever Go Away (Interlude)"
  • Thompson
  • Evans
  • Thompson
  • Evans
2:03
13."He Is"
  • Darren Henson
  • Keith Pelzer
4:28
14."Paradise" (featuring B. Slade & Karen Clark-Sheard)
  • City
  • Evans
3:42
15."Thank You's (Outro)"
  • Evans
  • Briggs
  • Coleman
  • Simms
  • Brown
  • Chambers
  • Joe Wilson
  • Briggs
  • Evans
5:41
16."Maybe"
  • Evans
  • Griffin
  • Briggs
  • Briggs
  • Evans
3:39
Total length:63:24
Notes

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
scope="row"US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] 17
scope="row"US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] 27

References

  1. ↑ "Faith Evans: Incomparable". iTunes.com. 2014-11-24. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  2. ↑ "Faith Evans Gets SIRIUS, Reveals Album Cover". Rap-Up.com. 2010-08-31. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Something About Faith - Faith Evans". Billboard.com. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Exclusive: 'R&B' Divas' With Faith Evans, Nicci Gilbert, Syleena Johnson To Premiere on TV One". Billboard.biz. June 25, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ "TV One's "R&B Divas" Propels Network to New Ratings Record". TheFutonCritic.com. August 21, 2012. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  6. ↑ Faith Evans Earns Grammy Nomination For Album, R&B Divas. Newsone.com
  7. 1 2 3 Leight, Elias. "Watch Faith Evans Dish on Her 'Incomparable' New Album". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 Kellmam, Andy. "Incomparable – Faith Evans". AllMusic. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  9. ↑ Mokoena, Tshepo. "Faith Evans: Incomparable review – distinctive delivery, dated sounds". The Guardian. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  10. ↑ Incomparable (Media notes). Faith Evans. BMG. 2014.
  11. ↑ "Faith Evans Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Faith Evans Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
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