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 protΓ©gΓ©e 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.
You Don't Love Me
Faith Evans Lyrics
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You used to love me
I remember the days
You used to love me
You don't appreciate the time
I put into this love affair of ours, baby
I couldn't let you walk around
I remember the way
You used to love me (baby, I remember the way)
I remember the days (oh-whoa)
You used to love me
I gave you all my precious love
And anything you wanted from me
You didn't hear me callin' out
Callin' for your warm affection, after all this time
You can't deny what I'm feelin', it's real (ooh, whoa)
And I stood right by your side (stood by your side)
Went through all the hurt and pain
Then you turned and walked away
I remember the way (I remember)
You used to love me (baby, yeah)
I remember the days (ooh)
You used to love me
Oh, remember
Yeah-yeah, ooh
Can't give up on the way you used to give it to me
Give it to me
What a feeling, it's so real
I remember the way (ooh)
You used to love me (baby, you used to love me, yeah-yeah-yeah)
I remember the days
You used to love me (whoa, yeah-yeah-yeah)
You didn't hear me callin' out (didn't hear me)
And that's not what love's about (no, no)
I remember
Used to love me (used to love me everyday)
(Everyday, everyday)
Now your love has gone away
I remember, I remember (baby, I)
I remember the way (I remember)
You used to love me (you used to love me everyday)
I remember the days (do you remember? I remember)
You used to love me (ooh)
I remember the way (the way)
You used to love me (you used to walk holding my hand)
('Cause you used to be my man, I remember)
I remember the days (all the ways)
You used to love me (did you hear me callin' out?)
(And that's not what love's about, oh, I remember)
I remember the way (oh , oh, I)
You used to love me (baby, you used to love me)
I remember the days (I said I remember)
You used to love me
The lyrics of Faith Evans's song You Used To Love Me describe a woman's nostalgia for the way her partner used to love and treat her, and her frustration with his current lack of affection. The singer laments that her partner no longer appreciates her, and reminisces about the way things used to be. She reminisces about how she gave her partner everything he wanted and needed, only to be left feeling neglected and forgotten. The singer ultimately realizes that her partner's departure has left her feeling empty and longing for the way things used to be.
The song's lyrics are straightforward and heartfelt, providing a straightforward commentary on the joys and pains of love. The singer's raw emotions and memories of the past offer an intimate and relatable experience for listeners. The song's melody and rhythm also help to enhance its emotive tone, with Evans's soulful vocals adding an extra layer of emotional resonance.
Line by Line Meaning
I remember the way
I have clear memories of how things used to be
You used to love me
You used to show genuine affection towards me
I remember the days
I have fond memories of when things were better between us
You don't appreciate the time
You don't value the effort I put into our relationship
I put into this love affair of ours, baby
I invested a lot of myself into our relationship
I couldn't let you walk around
I couldn't allow you to continue to treat me poorly
Thinking it's alright to let me down, I remember
You used to let me down and I remember the pain it caused
I gave you all my precious love
I gave you everything I had to offer
And anything you wanted from me
I was willing to give you anything you desired
You didn't hear me callin' out
You ignored my pleas for attention and affection
Callin' for your warm affection, after all this time
I longed for your love and affection, despite the time that had passed
You can't deny what I'm feelin', it's real
My emotions for you are genuine and undeniable
And I stood right by your side
I remained loyal to you and supported you
Went through all the hurt and pain
I endured hardships and difficulties in our relationship
Then you turned and walked away
You left me despite all I had done for you
Oh, Remember
Oh, please remember
Can't give up on the way you used to give it to me, give it to me
I can't let go of how things used to be between us
What a feeling, it's so real
The love I felt for you was incredibly powerful and authentic
You didn't hear me callin' out
You didn't listen to my cries for help
And that's not what love's about (no, no)
Ignoring your partner's needs and feelings is not love
You used to love me everyday,
You used to consistently show me love and affection
Now your love has gone away
Now you no longer love me as you once did
I remember, I remember
I will always remember how you used to love me
Lyrics Β© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Carl Thompson, Faith Evans, Sean Combs
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@tnawcwvictoria
+Solomon Dow Back when the NBA had the FIRE and the PASSION and players were all about the game instead of just about the paycheck
Thank GOD for the Spurs and the Celtics keepin' it Old School
I still love the NBA on TNT and NBA TV mainly b/c of the commentators that they have, ESPN just like to talk about Kobe Bryant and LeBron James and think they're all that and I get so irritated
Thank GOD for NBCSN, CBS Sports Network and FS1
Not only that, but I am SICK of Reality TV
@marcusbrown1767
That bass line slide is outrageous.
@nylevettemilligan8829
I SO agree!
@champoable
Hip Hop = bass line
@rachelr3230
π· sickening after all these years...I can't!
@daiiran
Love it so much
@hb120877
πβ€love it...
@wahaywgr
One of the hardest things is remembering when that certain person loved you. Made you feel Amazing. Then all of a sudden, they change.
@twinbladexx2322
From the person you used to love and cherish to a person you used to know.
@abby_littlesabby_littles2121
Gregory Hayward u can give a person the world and not even have a place in it.
@ThraxioLarge
staci Owens Damn that is profound. And very true