Faith Evans Drink For Pink Charity Fundraiser
Club Tempo
Oct. 10, 2010
The Deal: After several years without a new album, the Grammy-winning songstress — whose three platinum-certified albums helped solidify her as an R&B superstar — is back. Garbed in a fabulous pink blazer, the singer took to the stage to promote her new album, Something About Faith, and raise awareness about breast cancer.
The Good: She sounds every bit as good live as she does on her albums and by good I mean amazing. Evans is a true performer and sings songs she must have done thousands of times as if she were auditioning for her first record deal. She feels her music and hits every note including the ones most artists would rely on a background track for. There’s a passion there that just resonates and there’s no way you could help feeling it.
The Bad: Apparently she’s been on the road a lot lately because twice she shouted out Greensboro. Too bad we were in Charlotte. But hey, not knowing what city you’re in because you’re traveling so much sounds like a pretty good problem to have. Hearing her perform classic hits like “Again,” “I Love You” and “You Gets No Love” more than made up for it.
The Verdict: Simply put, awesome. There aren’t many artists who can maintain their stature for over 16 years and even fewer who look and sound better than ever. Somehow Evans does this with ease. This mother, actress, author and singer has a star that seems to be hotter than ever and her new single “Gone Already” proves she’s definitely still got the goods.
This article appears in Oct 12-18, 2010.
