Next to her recording career, Evans is widely known as the widow of New York rapper Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G." Wallace, whom she married in 1994 two months after meeting at a photoshoot. The turbulent marriage led to Evans' involvement in the East Coast-West Coast hip hop feud, dominating the rap scene at the time, and ended with Wallace's murder in a yet-unsolved drive-by shooting in Los Angeles in March 1997. A 1997 tribute single featuring Puff Daddy and 112, entitled "I'll Be Missing You," became Evans' biggest-selling hit to date and won her a Grammy Award in 1998.
After marrying Todd Russaw and having a third child, named Joshua, Evans released her long-awaited follow-up, Keep the Faith in 1998. Unlike the solemn approach to her first album, this album spoke of optimism, good times, and love. Among its biggest hits include the Chic-sampled track "Love Like This" (#7 US), the P. Diddy helmed "All Night Long" (#9 US), and Babyface lent her a number-one R&B hit song with "Never Gonna Let You Go". Outside of her own albums, Evans found another hit that year with Whitney Houston and Kelly Price on the song "Heartbreak Hotel".
Evans released her third album, 2001's Faithfully, which included the hit singles "You Gets No Love" (#8 R&B) and "I Love You" (#2 R&B). For the album's promotion, Evans went through a transformation in her physical appearance. Always a slightly full figured woman, Evans shed over fifty pounds and presented a sexier image that was present for the videos to "I Love You" and "Burnin' Up". Fatman Scoop also sampled her vocals on the song "Be Faithful" in 2003, which reached number one in the UK. Although the album wasn't as largely promoted as her first two, it was a moderate success. The album was certified platinum in January 2002, with over 1 million units sold.
Evans rebounded with a record that many of her fans have proclaimed as her strongest record to date, The First Lady (released on April 5, 2005) her Capitol record debut album. After finding success with her Twista collaboration, "Hope", Evans released her first song of new material in three years with "Again", a biographical account of her life struggles. Faith recorded "Say A Prayer" with gospel music star Donald Lawrence on his "I Speak Life" album in 2004. The First Lady came out commemorating her tenth anniversary in the industry and her first record on Capitol Records after leaving Bad Boy in 2003. With the help of "Again" reaching the top ten of Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, and appearances on David Letterman, BET, Later... with Jools Holland and MTV the album entered the Billboard 200 at number two with 160,000 copies sold in its first week, marking the largest first-week total of her career. The First Lady was RIAA certified Gold selling over 600,000 copies to date. The second single, "Mesmerized", saw Faith going with a 70's retro-funk soul vibe. The track failed to crack top fifty R&B despite numerous remixes; however a dance remix by the Freemasons went on to hit number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
At the end of 2005, Evans released her fifth studio album, A Faithful Christmas, a Christmas collection of new material and covers of seasonal classics. She also made lots of appearances on holiday TV programming. In early 2006, Faith Evans' third single, "Tru Love" (produced by Jermaine Dupri and Bryan Michael Cox), gradually gained ground on urban/urban AC radio without any assistance from her label since they never promoted (sent to radio) or had a video for "Tru Love", becoming her twelfth solo R&B hit (Top 30). Also in 2005, Evans appeared along with Jessi Colter and Cece White as a feature vocalist on the Shooter Jennings song "Southern Comfort" from the album "Put the O Back in Country".
On October 5. 2010, Evans' sixth album, "Something About Faith." The album debuted at #4 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #15 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 23,586 copies in its first week. The albums' lead single "Already Gone" peaked at #22 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart. The albums' second single and music video "Right Here" was released on February 14, 2011.
In 2012, Evans became a cast member of TV One reality show R&B Divas Atlanta alongside Nicci Gilbert, Syleena Johnson, Keke Wyatt and Monifah. Evans also co-executive produces the show.[25] The album R&B Divas Atlanta, led by Evans was released on October 2, 2012. Proceeds from the album will benefit the Whitney E. Houston Academy of Creative & Performing Arts in East Orange, New Jersey.
On August 6, 2013, Evans confirmed she had begun work on her 6th album, tentatively titled Incomparable. Evans also revealed guest appearances for the album are slated to include Missy Elliott, KeKe Wyatt, B.Slade and Karen Clark Sheard of The Clark Sisters. "I Deserve It", a record featuring recurring collaborator Missy Elliott and her protégée Sharaya J, was released via iTunes on August 25, 2014 as the album's lead single. Incomparable was released on November 24, 2014. On TMZ, Evans had announced that she is working on a posthumous Notorious B.I.G. album titled The King & I, which will feature duets with the two. She plans to release it sometime in 2015.
Catching Feelings
Faith Evans Lyrics
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(Take your time)
If you just relax and take your time
You'll see in me you'll find peace of mind
Something about the way that you touch me it makes me glow
In me you can confide
But the love it takes some time
Feels like you can be the one that's catchin' feelings
I know you can't help it but just slow down
Boy you know you alright with me (you know that you're alright)
Feels like you can be the one that's catchin' feelings
I know you can't help it but just slow down
Boy you know you alright with me (you know that you're alright)
If you weren't so young
Maybe we could be serious oh
Infatuations killing me so mysterious
When there's no other you'll be my lover if you play it cool (baby just take it slow)
I can't fall in love with you (in love with you) so maybe we can rondevu (rondevu)
Feels like you can be the one that's catchin' feelings
I know you can't help it but just slow down
Boy you know you alright with me (you know that you're alright)
Feels like you can be the one that's catchin' feelings
I know you can't help it but just slow down
Boy you know you alright with me (you know that you're alright)
I knew you where so young
You were just a love thing and I
I just let you get a taste of my love
I let my guard down
It was only supposed to be one time oh but now we find our selves
Doing it over and over and over
Cause what we have is only physical (only physical)
I gotta give you time to let you grow
It feels good but you gotta slow down
Catchin' feelings
Cause I don't want to turn you out catching feelings
(baby just take it slow)
Take it slow
All you gotta do
Take it slow
Just take it slow
Whoa ohh whao
Whao ohh whao
The song "Catching Feelings" by Faith Evans is about a romantic relationship where one partner is finding it difficult to control their emotions and is getting too attached too quickly. The singer is advising her partner to take things slow and enjoy their time together without rushing into love. She urges her partner to relax and let things happen naturally, as love takes time to develop. The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "Feels like you can be the one that's catchin' feelings," which means that the partner is becoming emotionally invested in the relationship and falling in love.
In the first verse of the song, Evans explains that her partner's touch makes her glow and that she feels safe confiding in him. However, she believes that love takes time, and so she advises her partner to slow down and not rush into anything. In the second verse, Evans admits that she was at fault for letting the relationship become more physical than emotional, and that she needs to give her partner time to mature and develop before committing to a serious relationship.
The song is a soulful, mid-tempo ballad that showcases Evans' powerful vocals. The musical arrangement combines electronic and organic elements, using a mixture of synthesizers, acoustic instruments, and drums to create an atmospheric sound.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh oh (oh oh)
Just relax and take your time
If you just relax and take your time
If you take your time, you’ll see I’ll bring you peace of mind
Something about the way that you touch me it makes me glow
The way you touch me makes me happy and calm
In me you can confide
You can trust me and tell me anything
But the love it takes some time
It takes time to build a genuine love
Feels like you can be the one that's catchin' feelings
I can tell that you’re starting to have strong feelings for me
I know you can't help it but just slow down
I understand that you can’t control your emotions, but please slow down
Boy you know you alright with me (you know that you're alright)
I like you and value you in my life
If you weren't so young
If you were older, we could be more serious
Maybe we could be serious oh
If you were older, we could have a real relationship
Infatuations killing me so mysterious
I’m confused by how strongly I feel about you
When there's no other you'll be my lover if you play it cool (baby just take it slow)
If you’re patient and take things slow, you could be my partner
I can't fall in love with you (in love with you) so maybe we can rondevu (rondevu)
I’m not ready to fall in love with you, but we can keep seeing each other for now
I knew you where so young
I knew you were young
You were just a love thing and I
At first, I just wanted a physical relationship
I just let you get a taste of my love
I let you experience my affection
I let my guard down
I stopped being cautious around you
It was only supposed to be one time oh but now we find our selves
We were only supposed to hook up once, but now we’re still seeing each other
Doing it over and over and over
We’ve been hooking up repeatedly
Cause what we have is only physical (only physical)
Our relationship is based purely on physical attraction
I gotta give you time to let you grow
I need to give you time to mature and see if your feelings for me deepen
It feels good but you gotta slow down
Although it feels great to be together, we need to slow things down
Cause I don't want to turn you out catching feelings
I don’t want you to fall too hard for me and get hurt when our relationship ends
(baby just take it slow)
Please be patient with me
Take it slow
Don’t rush things
All you gotta do
Just be patient
Whoa ohh whao
Just relax
Whao ohh whao
Take it easy
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: PATRICE STEWART, TODD L RUSSAW, FAITH RENEE EVANS, BEN FRANK BRIGGS, BRYAN MICHAEL PAUL COX
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