Jermaine Dupri, Chucky Thompson, Mario Winans, and the ubiquitous Bryan-Michael Cox also assist, but Carvin "Ransum" Haggins and Ivan "Orthodox" Barias deserve a lot of credit for their work on half of the songs. Evans, as always, does the bulk of the songwriting and some of the production with some key help. Punchy Neptunes production "Goin' Out," the sparkling "I Don't Need It," the uplifting "Again" (a good match with Fantasia's similarly affirming "Baby Mama"), and "Stop n Go" - a gorgeous ballad with a devastating chorus. The first half's excellence and numerous dimensions, including the That transpires during the latter half of the album has more to do with Give a lot of skip and delete buttons a break. Thrown effectively into the mix - and its tactful sequencing should
Grooves, and slow jams - with a knowing, timely homage to the late Lyn Collins Is terrifically balanced in its distribution of club tracks, midtempo Often bogged down with some lukewarm ballads, The First Lady Where her first three albums are too lengthy, Hour in running time, it's her shortest album to date, which also helps Ups and downs and continues to absorb her inspirations.
Proves that she only gets better with time, as she goes through more If there was any creative block during the time away, it doesn't show. The wait between 2001's Faithfully and this 2005 release was easily the longest in Evans' career. The first Faith Evans album without the Bad Boy logo on the sleeve and the word "faith" in the title, The First Lady thankfully offers nothing else in the way of a shake-up.
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