The First Lady

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1	–Faith Evans	Goin' Out Featuring – Pharrell*, Pusha TMixed By – Supa Engineer DURO*Producer – The NeptunesRecorded By – Andrew Coleman Written-By – P. Williams*, T. Thornton*
2	–Faith Evans	Again Guitar – Frankie "Vegas" RomanoInstruments [All Other] – Ivan "Orthodox" BariasMixed By – Manny MarroquinPerformer [Excerpts From "Genuine"] – The WhatnautsProducer – Carvin "Ransum" Haggins*, Ivan "Orthodox" BariasWritten-By – C. Haggins*, F. Evans*, G. Harris*, I. Barias*, V. Dodson*
3	–Faith Evans	I Don't Need It Instruments [All] – Ivan "Orthodox" BariasMixed By – Manny MarroquinPerformer [Elements Of "Nights Over Egypt"] – The Jones GirlsProducer – Carvin "Ransum" Haggins*, Ivan "Orthodox" BariasRecorded By – Brad ToddWritten-By – C. Haggins*, Cynthia Biggs, D. Wansel*, F. Evans*, I. Barias*
4	–Faith Evans	Stop N Go Backing Vocals – Faith Evans, Jay Shawn Smith*Engineer – Brad ToddGuitar – Frankie "Vegas" RomanoInstruments [All Other] – Johnnie "Smurf" Smith*Mixed By – Manny MarroquinProducer – Carvin "Ransum" Haggins*, Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Johnnie "Smurf" Smith*Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Matt CappyWritten-By – C. Haggins*, F. Evans*, I. Barias*, J. Smith*, J. Smith*
5	–Faith Evans	Mesmerized Mixed By – Manny MarroquinProducer – Andre "AJ" Johnson, Chucky Thompson, Todd RussawRecorded By – Ben Briggs, Brad ToddWritten-By – "AJ" Johnson*, B. Crutcher*, C. Thompson*, Don Davis , D. Sebesky*, F. Evans*, G. Benson*, H. Banks*, K. Williams*, R. Jackson*, S. Johnson*, T. Russaw*
6	–Faith Evans	Tru Love Mixed By – Jermaine Dupri, Phil TanProducer – Jermaine DupriProducer [Additional Production] – Bryan Michael Cox*Recorded By – Brad ToddWritten-By – B. Cox*, F. Evans*, J. Dupri*, J. Austin*
7	–Faith Evans	Jealous Engineer [Additional Protools Engineering Assisted By] – Tim RobertsEngineer [Additional Protools Engineering] – John HanesInstruments [All] – Ivan "Orthodox" BariasMixed By – Serban GheneaPerformer [Excerpts From "Esta Noche La Paso Contigo"] – Los Angeles NegrosProducer – Carvin "Ransum" Haggins*, Ivan "Orthodox" BariasRecorded By – Brad ToddWritten-By – B. Briggs*, C. Haggins*, F. Evans*, I. Barias*, L. Barraza*, T. Russaw*
8	–Faith Evans	Ever Wonder Featuring, Producer, Bass – Mario WinansGuitar – Tony Alperti*Mixed By – Manny MarroquinRecorded By – Eric HunterRecorded By [Vocals] – Brad ToddWritten-By – F. Evans*, M. Winans*, T. Russaw*
9	–Faith Evans	Catching Feelings Co-producer – Faith EvansEngineer [Assistant Mix] – Brian Ellis Mixed By – Brad ToddProducer, Instruments [All] – Bryan-Michael CoxRecorded By – Ben Briggs, Brad ToddWritten-By – B. Briggs*, B. Cox*, F. Evans*, P. Stewart*, T. Russaw*
10	–Faith Evans	Get Over You Guitar – Frankie Vegas Romano*Instruments [All Other] – Ivan "Orthodox" BariasKeyboards [Additional Keys] – Johnnie "Smurf" Smith*Mixed By – Manny MarroquinProducer – Carvin "Ransum" Haggins*, Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Johnnie "Smurf" Smith*Recorded By – Brad ToddWritten-By – C. Haggins*, F. Evans*, I. Barias*, J. Smith*
11	–Faith Evans	Until You Came Engineer – Brad Todd, Carvin Haggins, Frank "Mumbles" Sutton*Engineer [Additional Protools Engineering Assisted By] – Tim RobertsEngineer [Additional Protools Engineering] – John HanesInstruments [All] – Ivan "Orthodox" BariasKeyboards – Johnnie "Smurf" Smith*Mixed By – Serban GheneaProducer – Carvin "Ransum" Haggins*, Ivan "Orthodox" BariasWritten-By – C. Haggins*, F. Evans*, I. Barias*, J. Smith*, J. Smith*
12	–Faith Evans	Lucky Day Bass – Harley White Jr.*Co-producer – Faith EvansGuitar – Russ Brown Keyboards – Rod MorganMixed By – Manny MarroquinPercussion – William PrinceProducer – Faith Evans, The Original HeadsRecorded By – Ben Briggs, Brad ToddWritten-By – B. Briggs*, D. Antoine*, F. Evans*, H. White Jr.*, M. Jamison*, R. Morgan*, W. Prince*
13	–Twista Featuring Faith*	Hope Engineer [Faith Evans' Vocals] – Howard Willing, Manny MarroquinMixed By – Manny MarroquinProducer – Toxic Producer [Faith Evans' Vocals] – Andrew SlaterRecorded By [Additional Recording], Producer [Additional Production For Twista] – Mike CarenWritten-By – C. Mitchell*, F. Taylor*, T. Calloway*

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Capitol Music
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Capitol Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Capitol Records, Inc.
• Made By – Mediamotion
• Published By – Waters Of Nazareth Publishing
• Published By – EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
• Published By – Neighborhood Pusha Publishing
• Recorded At – Hovercraft Studios
• Recorded At – The Hit Factory Criteria
• Mixed At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
• Published By – Faith Evans Publishing
• Published By – Nivrac Tyke
• Published By – Tetra Grammaton Music
• Published By – Universal Music Publishing
• Published By – Robinson Music
• Published By – Gambi
• Published By – Twenty Nine Black Music
• Produced For – Karma Productions, LLC
• Recorded At – Studio Atlantis
• Recorded At – Pedigree Music Room
• Mixed At – Larrabee Sound Studios
• Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
• Recorded At – Home Cookin' Studios
• Recorded At – Paramount Recording Studios
• Licensed From – Philadelphia International Records
• Published By – Melodic Piano Productions
• Published By – HC 1030 Publishing
• Published By – Big James Publishing
• Published By – Famous Music Publishing
• Produced For – Home Cookin Productions, LLC
• Published By – Woman On Top Music
• Published By – Life Print Publishing
• Published By – Haleem Music
• Published By – Sony ATV
• Published By – BingoLong Publishing
• Published By – Irving Music, Inc.
• Published By – Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc.
• Published By – Fred Alhert Music
• Produced For – Pedigree M.G.I.
• Recorded At – Pedigree Music House
• Published By – Shaniah Cymone Music
• Published By – EMI April Music
• Published By – Naked Under My Clothes
• Published By – Chrysalis Music
• Published By – Babyboy's Little Publishing Company
• Published By – Noontime South
• Produced For – So So Def Productions, Inc.
• Produced For – Blackbaby, Inc.
• Recorded At – SouthSide Studios
• Mixed At – SouthSide Studios
• Published By – The Bloc Is Hot Music
• Published By – BMG Music Publishing NA. Inc
• Published By – BMG Music Publishing, S.A. De C.V.
• Mixed At – MixStar Studios
• Licensed From – Capitol Records
• Published By – Marsky Music
• Recorded At – Big 3 Recording Studios
• Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
• Published By – W.B.M. Music Corp.
• Published By – Buttaphly 2Phly Music
• Mixed At – Pedigree Sound Asylum
• Published By – Home Cookin Productions
• Published By – Original Heads Music
• Published By – Gloria's Boy Music
• Published By – Staying High Music
• Published By – China White Music
• Published By – God Given Music
• Produced For – China White Productions
• Recorded At – Stankonia Recording
• Recorded At – Cherokee Studios
• Mixed At – Larrabee North
• Recorded At – Larrabee North
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound

Credits

• A&R – Andrew Shack, Todd Russaw, Wendy Goldstein
• Administrator [A&R Administrator] – Jonna Terrasi
• Art Direction, Design – Eric Roinestad
• Coordinator [A&R Coordinator] – Candyce Handley, Marsha Burnett
• Creative Director – Mary Fagot
• Legal [Legal Representation] – Jess Rosen
• Management – Pedigree M.G.I., Todd Russaw
• Management [Capitol Records Business Affairs] – Craig Marshall
• Mastered By – Tom Coyne
• Photography By – Rankin
• Photography By [Page 10] – Sheryl Neilds*

Notes

Track 1
© 2005 Waters of Nazareth Publishing/EMI-Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI), Neighborhood Pusha Publishing, adm. by EMI-Blackwood Music Inc. (ASCAP)
Recorded at Hovercraft Studios, VA and Hit Factory Criteria, FL
Mixed for No Question Ent./Loreal Inc. at The Record Plant, CA
Pharrell appears courtesy of Neptunes-Virgin Records
Pusha appears courtesy of LaFaceRecords

Track 2
© 2005 Faith Evans Publishing (BMI), Nivrac Tyke (ASCAP), Tetra Grammaton Music/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP), Robinson Music o/b/o Gambi/29 Black Music (BMI)
Produced for Karma Productions, LLC
Recorded at Studio Atlantis and Pedigree Music Room, CA
Guitar for Home Cookin Studios
Mixed at Larrabee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Contains excerpts from "Genuine" written by V. Dobson and J. Harris. Published by Robinson Music o/b/o Gambi/29 Black Music (BMI) performed by The Whatnauts courtesy of Robinson Music Group

Track 3
© 2005 Faith Evans Publishing (BMI), Nivrac Tyke (ASCAP), Tetra Grammaton Music/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
Produced for Karma Productions, LLC
Recorded at Home Cookin Studios, Philadelphia, PA, Studio Atlantis, CA and Paramount Recording Studios, CA
Mixed at Larrabee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Contains elements of "Nights Over Egypt" (D. Wansel/C. Biggs), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI). "Nights Over Egypt" performed by The Jones Girls is used under license from Philadelphia International Records

Track 4
© 2005 Faith Evans Publishing (BMI), Nivrac Tyke (ASCAP), Tetra Grammaton Music/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP), Melodic Piano Productions and HC 1030 Publishing (ASCAP), Big James Publishing/Famous Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Produced for Karma Productions LLC (Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Ivan "Orthodox" Barias) and for Home Cookin Productions LLC (Johnnie "Smurf" Smith)
Recorded at Home Cookin Studios, Philadelphia, PA and Studio Atlantis, CA
Guitar for Home Cookin Studios
Mixed at Larrabee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Track 5
© 2005 Faith Evans Publishing (BMI), Woman On Top Music (ASCAP), Life Print Publishing (BMI), Haleem Music (ASCAP), Sony ATV (BMI), Bingo Long Publishing (BMI), Irving Music Inc (BMI), Screen Gems EMI Music Inc (BMI), Fred Alhert Music (BMI)
Produced for Pedigree M.G.I. (Todd Russaw)
Recorded at Pedigree Music House, Atlanta, GA
Mixed at Larrabee Sound Studios, CA
Contains interpolations from the composition "Who's Making Love" written by Homer Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Don Davis and Raymond Jackson and published by Irving Music Inc (BMI)
Contains interpolations from the composition "Footin' It" written by George Benson and Donald Sebesky and published by Screen Gems EMI Music Inc (BMI), Fred Alhert Music (BMI)

Track 6
© 2005 Shaniah Cymone Music/EMI April Music (ASCAP), Faith Evans Publishing (BMI), Naked Under My Clothes/Chrysalis Music (ASCAP), Babyboys Little Publishing Company/Noontime South (SESAC)
Produced for So So Def Productions, Inc.
Additional production for Blackbaby, Inc./So So Def Productions, Inc.
Recorded at SouthSide Studios, Atlanta, GA and Studio Atlantis, CA
Mixed at SouthSide Studios, Atlanta, GA

Track 7
© 2005 Faith Evans Publishing (BMI), Nivrac Tyke (ASCAP), Tetra Grammaton Music/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP), The Bloc Is Hot Music (ASCAP), Bingo Long Publishing (BMI), BMG Music Publishing NA, Inc. o/b/o its affiliate BMG Music Publishing, S.A. de C.V.
Produced for Karma Productions, LLC
Recorded at Studio Atlantis, CA and Paramount Recording Studios, CA
Mixed at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, VA
Contains a sample of "Esta Noche La Paso Contigo" written by Laura Gomez Llanos Barraza and published by BMG Music Publishing NA, Inc. o/b/o its affiliate BMG Music Publishing, S.A. de C.V. Excerpts from "Esta Noche La Paso Contigo" as performed by Los Angeles Negros, used under license from Capitol Records, a division of Capitol Records, Inc.

Track 8
© 2005 Faith Evans Publishing (BMI), Marsky Music (BMI), Bingo Long Publishing (BMI)
Recorded at Big3 Studios, St. Petersburg, FL
Vocals recorded at Record Plant, CA
Mixed at Larrabee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mario Winans appears courtesy of Bad Boy Records

Track 9
© 2005 Faith Evans Publishing (BMI), The Bloc Is Hot Music (ASCAP), Bingo Long Publishing (BMI), WBM Music Corp o/b/o itself and Babyboy's Publishing Company/Noontime South (SESAC), Buttaphly 2 Phly Music (ASCAP)
Co-produced for Pedigree M.G.I.
Recorded at Pedigree Music House, Atlanta, GA and Studio Atlantis, CA
Mixed at Pedigree Sound Asylum, LA

Track 10
© 2005 Faith Evans Publishing (BMI), Nivrac Tyke (ASCAP), Tetra Grammaton Music/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP), Melodic Piano Productions for Home Cookin Productions (ASCAP)
Produced for Karma Productions LLC (Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Ivan "Orthodox" Barias) and for Home Cookin Productions LLC (Johnnie "Smurf" Smith)
Recorded at Home Cookin Studios, Philadelphia, PA, Paramount Recording Studios and Studio Atlantis, CA
Mixed at Larrabee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Additional keys / guitar for Home Cookin Studios

Track 11
© 2005 Faith Evans Publishing (BMI), Nivrac Tyke (ASCAP), Tetra Grammaton Music/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP), Melodic Piano Productions and HC 1030 Publishing (ASCAP), Big James Publishing/Famous Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Produced for Karma Productions LLC
Recorded at Home Cookin Studios, Philadelphia, PA, Paramount Recording Studios and Studio Atlantis, CA
Mixed at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, VA
Keys for Home Cookin Studios

Track 12
© 2005 Faith Evans Publishing (BMI), Original Heads Music (ASCAP), The Bloc Is Hot Music (ASCAP), Gloria's Boy Music (ASCAP)
Produced / co-produced for Pedigree M.G.I.
Recorded at Pedigree Music House, Atlanta, GA
Mixed at Larrabee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Track 13
© 2004 Stayin High Music (ASCAP), China White Music (ASCAP), God Given Music (BMI)
Produced for China White Productions
Recorded at Stankonia Studios, Atlanta, GA
Additional recording at Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, CA
Mixed at Larrabee North Studios, N. Hollywood, CA
Faith Evans' vocals recorded at Larrabee North Studios
Twista performs courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation

Mastered at Sterling Sound, NY

Executive producer for Pedigree M.G.I. (Todd Russaw)

Back cover:
Capitol Records is a Capitol Music label. ℗ 2005 the copyright in this sound recording is owned by Capitol Records, Inc. © 2005 Capitol Records, Inc.
Printed in the EU.

CD face:
℗ © 2005 Capitol Records, Inc.
Made in the EU

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 7 2438-60786-2 9
• Rights Society: bel BIEM
• Label Code: LC 0148
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): MEDIAMOTION 4771162 @ 2 020102-NL
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): MEDIAMOTION 4771162 @ 2 020301-NL
• Mastering SID Code (Variant 1 & 2): IFPI LW03
• Mould SID Code (Variant 1): ifpi 1501
• Mould SID Code (Variant 2): ifpi 15D2

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
7243 4 77117 2 5, 477 1172	Faith Evans	The First Lady ‎(CD, Album)	EMI, EMI	7243 4 77117 2 5, 477 1172	UK & Europe	2005
CDP 7243 5 77297 2 7	Faith Evans	The First Lady ‎(CD, Album)	Capitol Records	CDP 7243 5 77297 2 7	US	2005
07243 860786 4 3	Faith Evans	The First Lady ‎(Cass, Album)	Capitol Records	07243 860786 4 3	Indonesia	2005
7243 8 60786 2 9	Faith Evans	The First Lady ‎(CD, Album)	Capitol Records	7243 8 60786 2 9	Canada	2005
7243 8 73696 1 0, 7243 5 77297 1 0	Faith Evans	The First Lady ‎(2xLP, Album)	Capitol Records, Capitol Records	7243 8 73696 1 0, 7243 5 77297 1 0	Europe	2005

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