Almost entirely written and produced by her, Evans considered the album difficult to complete as she had initially felt discouraged about the progress at first. Two years in the making, Evans' second solo effort, Keep the Faith, was released during October 1998. The next year, Evans was featured on " Heartbreak Hotel", a collaboration with singers Whitney Houston and Kelly Price, that scored number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song, which featured Combs, Evans, and all-male group 112, became a worldwide number-one success and debuted on top of the Billboard Hot 100 during 1997, scoring that for eleven weeks. After The Notorious B.I.G.'s murder during March 1997, Combs helped Evans produce her tribute song named " I'll Be Missing You", based on the melody of The Police's 1983 single " Every Breath You Take".
The album was certified platinum with 1.5 million copies sold, according to RIAA. Faith became a success based on the singles " You Used to Love Me" and " Soon as I Get Home". Released on Augin North America, the album was a collaboration with Bad Boy's main producers The Hitmen, including Chucky Thompson and Combs, but it also resulted in recordings with Poke & Tone and Herb Middleton. Blige's My Life (1994) and Usher's self-titled debut album (1994) prior to starting work on her debut record album Faith. Newly contracted to Bad Boy Records in 1995, Evans was consulted by executive producer Sean Combs to contribute backing vocals and writing skills to Mary J. As of January 2009, she has released four regular studio albums, one holiday album, and thirty-four singles on Bad Boy Entertainment and Capitol Records.
This is a comprehensive listing of official releases by Faith Evans, an American R&B, hip hop and soul singer. Thanks to his entrepreneurial spirit, Jairus also founded Swag Sample–an innovative company that provides royalty-free live music samples allowing producers to affordably create big sounds. Whether its Performing or bunkered down in the studio penning the next global hit, Jairus remains grounded in his beliefs: Real music, the kind saturated in passion and smothered in emotion, never dies. His songwriter/producer credits also include Eric Benet, Jill Scott, Redman, BJ the Chicago Kid, Deitrick Haddon, and Faith Evans.įurther demonstrating his respect throughout the industry, he earned a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Song as co-writer of Best of Me with Anthony Hamilton And Won 2 Grammy's For His Work With Anderson Paak on "Ventura". This young teenager would share the stage with Prince, a testament to his captivating love affair with the guitar. After an unbelievable five-month journey playing under the Purple One’s magic and guidance, Jairus toured and wrote songs for artists including Anderson Paak, Kendrick Lamar, Janet Jackson, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Anthony Hamilton, Cee Lo, Fantasia, Robin Thicke, and Boney James name a few.
Two years later, one of the most gifted musicians and icons of our time tapped Jairus’ talent. Instead, he stunned right alongside seasoned, adult musicians performing every Sunday and Friday.Īt the tender age of 15 after studying jazz guitar and bass in school, Jairus led recording sessions for RNB group “b2k” who released a certified Gold album. While that may sound standard for a budding musician, he didn’t perform as part of a youth group. That same year the guitar prodigy seized the opportunity to play guitar at his grandmother’s church. At the age of 10, His Mother Relocated the Family to Her hometown of Long Beach, Ca., a leap that would propel the musician’s talent into an international spotlight. Artist/Producer/Multi-instrumentalist Jairus Mozee embodies natural born talent never once forgoing the importance of nurturing his exceptional gift. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana to two musical parents, Jairus grew up in church and experienced his father’s guitar-playing skills throughout his life-inspiring his love for the instrument. For others, melodies pulse through their veins.
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