more than the femme fatale in some bullshit hip-hop feud, and Keep the Faith is a strong reminder that she has the talent. All she lacks are the songs." Similarly, Craig Seymour remarked in his review for Village Voice: "Though there's much great singing on Keep the Faith, there are too few great or even good songs. While the mostly self-penned tunes on her debut at least had a fluid quality befitting her dewy vocals, on Keep the Faith they just seem aimless. If you're not paying attention to every twist and turn of her spiraling melismas, the album passes by like a summer breeze, pleasant but neither distinctive nor memorable." Commercial performance Keep the Faith debuted and peaked at number six on the US Billboard 200 in the week of November 14, 1998. Evans' first top ten album, it scored first week sales of 85,000 copies. By December 1998, the album had sold 251,000 units. On July 29, 1999, Keep the Faith was cerified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Track listing Samples "Keep the Faith" samples "Never Alone" by Yolanda Adams "Life Will Pass You By" samples "Gotta Make It Up to You" by Angela Bofill "Love Like This" samples "Chic Cheer" by Chic "Sunny Days" samples "I'm Back for More" by Al Johnson and Jean Carne "All Night Long" samples "I Hear Music in the Streets" by Unlimited Touch Personnel Performers and musicians Faith Evans – arranger, vocal arrangement, vocals, vocals (background) Michael Thompson – guitar Michael Hart Thompson – guitar Babyface – drum programming, keyboards, vocals (background) Damon Thomas – drum programming, keyboards Mike Mason – piano, strings Greg Phillinganes – piano Nathan East – bass guitar Ricky Lawson – drums 112 – arranger, performer, vocal arrangement Diddy – performer Kelly Price – arranger, vocal arrangement, vocals (background) Axel Niehaus – arranger, vocal arrangement Carl Thomas – vocal arrangement Kenya Ivey – vocals (background) Tavia Ivey – vocals (background) Lorne Rawls – arranger DJ Rodgers – arranger Mario Winans – overdubs Technical Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander – engineer, mixing Tony Black – engineer, mixing Axel Niehaus – engineer, mixing Paul Boutin – engineer Tom Cassel – engineer Joe "Smilin' Joe" Perrera – engineer Rob Paustian – engineer Thom Russo – engineer Doug Wilson – engineer E'lyk – assistant engineer, mixing Jon Gass – mixing Tony Maserati – mixing Michael Patterson – editing Herb