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.
Lucky Day
Faith Evans Lyrics
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Today is a lucky day
We can get away
Just tell the DJ to play (and play)
I just want to hear you play my favorite song
I just to hear you play my favorite
[Verse 1]
Got my body moving on the floor
Everytime i hear that Funky music
I just let the rhythm take control
Come on...come on
[Chorus 1]
I like the jam your playing for me (don't stop don't stop that jam)
Don't stop the jam just play it for me
(it's that jam yeah, it's that jam yeah)
[chorus 2]
[Verse 2]
When you put the needle on the record
Ain't nobody standing on the wall
Everybody's stepping at this party
Doing what we're doing
Everybody just get down and have a ball
[chorus 1]
[chorus 2]
[Bridge]
Let the music play till the break of day yeah
Got to feel the groove got to make a move
As we dance all night till the morning light
It's that jam [x4]
[Chorus 2]
Come on get up and dance [x8]
The song Lucky Day by Faith Evans celebrates the joy of dancing and having a good time with the DJ playing the perfect tune. The chorus repeats the phrase "Today is a lucky day, we can get away, just tell the DJ to play" and signifies the power of music to transport one's mind and body to a happy place. The lyrics describe the feeling of letting go and enjoying the rhythm of the music while dancing on the floor. The DJ is portrayed as the master of the party, controlling the vibe with the "funky music" and inviting everyone to join in. The bridge of the song encourages the listener to keep dancing till daybreak, emphasizing the euphoric feeling of being lost in music.
Line by Line Meaning
Today is a lucky day
It's a day that is full of good luck and opportunities.
We can get away
We have the chance to escape from reality and just have fun.
Just tell the DJ to play (and play)
Ask the DJ to play some good music and keep it playing all night long.
I just want to hear you play my favorite song
All I want is for the DJ to play my favorite song so I can dance and enjoy myself.
DJ's got me feeling kinda sexy
The music the DJ is playing is making me feel attractive and confident.
Got my body moving on the floor
The music is so good that I can't help but dance and move my body to the rhythm.
Everytime i hear that Funky music
Whenever I hear that groovy and fun music, it just lifts my spirit up.
I just let the rhythm take control
I just let myself be carried away by the music and let it direct my body and movements.
Come on...come on
An encouraging expression to get everyone to join in and dance.
I like the jam your playing for me (don't stop don't stop that jam)
I am really enjoying the music you are playing (please don't stop, keep it going!).
Don't stop the jam just play it for me
Keep the music playing, don't turn it off or play something else, I want to keep dancing to this jam.
(it's that jam yeah, it's that jam yeah)
This is the specific song or type of music that I love and I want to keep hearing it.
When you put the needle on the record
The moment when the DJ starts playing the next song by putting the needle on the record player.
Ain't nobody standing on the wall
Everybody is dancing and having a good time, nobody is just standing around doing nothing (leaning on the wall).
Everybody's stepping at this party
Everyone's dancing and stepping to the music at this party.
Doing what we're doing
Just continuing to dance and enjoy ourselves as the music plays.
Everybody just get down and have a ball
Let loose and have a great time dancing and enjoying the music.
Let the music play till the break of day yeah
Keep the music playing until the sun comes up (or at least very late into the night).
Got to feel the groove got to make a move
We need to sense the rhythm and let it guide our movements, and keep dancing.
As we dance all night till the morning light
We are going to dance and have fun until the sun comes up and the morning light appears.
It's that jam [x4]
This specific song or type of music is the best and we want to keep hearing it.
Come on get up and dance [x8]
An invitation or playful command for everyone to get up and start dancing together.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: BENJAMIN WARREN BRIGGS, CLEM YOUNG, D. ANTOINE, FAITH EVANS, HARLEY WHITE, MICHAELI JAMISON, RODNEY MORGAN, WAUNG HANKERSON, WILLIAM PRINCE, WILLIAM G. YOUNG
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