Again (Faith Evans song)
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"Again" is a song by American recording artist Faith Evans
. It was written by Ivan Barias
, Venus Dodson, Carvin Haggins
, Jerry Harris, and Evans and produced by Carvin & Ivan
for her fourth studio album The First Lady
(2005).
Released as the album's lead single, the song marked a top ten return for Evans on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
chart in the U.S., peaking at number seven, and charting at number 47 on the Hot 100
chart. It also returned her to the top 20 on the UK Singles Chart
, where "Again" peaked at number 12.
and Carvin Haggins
, with the latter also handling the song's entire prodction. The track is one out of several track on which Evans collaborated with Carvin & Ivan
, both of who advised her to record a song for the album that would address her 2004 arrest for drug possession. In a interview with Vibe, Haggins noted, that the original lyrics to "Again" were actually more risqué than the version that was eventually recorded for the album. In the first version of the song's second verse Evans name-checked radio personality Wendy Williams and cited old rumors about a romance with Tupac Shakur
.
Download single
CD-Maxi single
Faith Evans
Faith Renée Evans is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, record producer, actress and author. Born in Florida and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles during 1993 for a career with the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B...
. It was written by Ivan Barias
Carvin & Ivan (Karma Productions)
Carvin & Ivan is a multi-platinum production duo out of Philadelphia consisting of Grammy nominated producer/songwriters Ivan "Orthodox" Barias and Carvin "Ransum" Haggins...
, Venus Dodson, Carvin Haggins
Carvin & Ivan (Karma Productions)
Carvin & Ivan is a multi-platinum production duo out of Philadelphia consisting of Grammy nominated producer/songwriters Ivan "Orthodox" Barias and Carvin "Ransum" Haggins...
, Jerry Harris, and Evans and produced by Carvin & Ivan
Carvin & Ivan (Karma Productions)
Carvin & Ivan is a multi-platinum production duo out of Philadelphia consisting of Grammy nominated producer/songwriters Ivan "Orthodox" Barias and Carvin "Ransum" Haggins...
for her fourth studio album The First Lady
The First Lady
The First Lady received positive reviews from most music critics upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72, based on 17 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews"...
(2005).
Released as the album's lead single, the song marked a top ten return for Evans on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
chart in the U.S., peaking at number seven, and charting at number 47 on the Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart. It also returned her to the top 20 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, where "Again" peaked at number 12.
Background and recording
"Again" was written by Evans with Venus Dodson, Jerry Harris, and Ivan BariasCarvin & Ivan (Karma Productions)
Carvin & Ivan is a multi-platinum production duo out of Philadelphia consisting of Grammy nominated producer/songwriters Ivan "Orthodox" Barias and Carvin "Ransum" Haggins...
and Carvin Haggins
Carvin & Ivan (Karma Productions)
Carvin & Ivan is a multi-platinum production duo out of Philadelphia consisting of Grammy nominated producer/songwriters Ivan "Orthodox" Barias and Carvin "Ransum" Haggins...
, with the latter also handling the song's entire prodction. The track is one out of several track on which Evans collaborated with Carvin & Ivan
Carvin & Ivan (Karma Productions)
Carvin & Ivan is a multi-platinum production duo out of Philadelphia consisting of Grammy nominated producer/songwriters Ivan "Orthodox" Barias and Carvin "Ransum" Haggins...
, both of who advised her to record a song for the album that would address her 2004 arrest for drug possession. In a interview with Vibe, Haggins noted, that the original lyrics to "Again" were actually more risqué than the version that was eventually recorded for the album. In the first version of the song's second verse Evans name-checked radio personality Wendy Williams and cited old rumors about a romance with Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur , known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2007, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world...
.
Formats and tracklistings
These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Again."Download single
- "Again" – 3:21
- "Do My Thang" – 3:43
CD-Maxi single
- "Again" – 3:21
- "Get Over You" – 3:45
- "Again" (instrumental) – 3:21
Charts
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