Faith Evans

Album : Something About Faith

Released October 5, 2010

Something About Faith delivers soaring soulful melodies and exceptional vocal arrangements only bested by her signature voice.

Serving as the perfect reintroduction to the First Lady, the official first single, ’Gone Already’, is an emotionally charged radio-friendly ballad, complimented by a definitive lyric that showcases the essence of Faith.

Upon its release, Something About Faith Evans received generally mixed to positive reviews from most music critics.

Ed Masley of AZCentral stated that "there’s a lot to like" and went on to praise her "honeyed vocals" on "The Way You Move", but despite feeling that "the better songs could definitely hold their own on any future greatest hits collection" he went on to note that "Like a lot of R&B releases, it may be a bit on the top-heavy side".

On the contrary Mark Edward Nero of About.com described the album as being "ordinary, non-controversial and unassuming" and felt that Evans’ voice had been "toned down" and "harnessed so much that there’s very few thickly passionate or dramatic moments...and some songs have such an overproduced feel to them that Faith’s essence gets lost in the mix" despite noting that "at her best, she’s a compelling, top-tier vocalist who’s luscious voice has the power to mesmerize".

Likewise, Melanie Sims of The Canadian Press described the album as being a "batch of soulful yet predictable ballads", noting "Party" as sounding "dated" and Evans sounding "choked" on "Can’t Stay Away". However, Sims praised the "elegant sound" of "Gone Already", the "super smooth "Right Here" and bedtime ballad "Baby Lay"", before going on to state that "Troubled World" is "the only track that manages to show the true depth and richness of the voice that has gotten Evans this far".

While Andy Kellman of Allmusic described "this round of songs" as "pleasant" but "merely decent" and stated that the album "does not pack the lasting value boasted by Evans’ most recent work" - such as The First Lady which he hailed as being "one of Faith Evans’ strongest albums".