As much as i respect her as a superb vocalist, so far i have been nothing but disappointed with her releases because where she's coming from she could DEF do better than that.

So nay untill something masterful comes along the way

i do like Faith's voice, but i do agree with you that she is much more capable of what she puts out.

I have all of her albums I listen to them and get into them over time....I can agree with everyone so far on this thread she is capable of more.

Never really got into her music

MaybI agree that her material ain't doing her a bit of justice,,,Chaka herself said that Faith would've been a massive soul singer(and I stress about choosing the term SOUL singer from an R&B singer) if she chose material that showcase her chops as opposed to the hard beats, samples and the whole PLASTIC shebang.

If you want to hear Faith @ her peak, I suggest you to pick up Faithfully.

You could hear her echoing Billie Holiday and Betty Carter here and there(in fact, she said that she listened to Lady & Betty alot while she recorded that album) even though she's from the Clark Sisters school.

I'll go with YAY,,,,coz I def can hear the promise of a "soul singer" in her voice, despite the crappy production.

Her debut is her best cd.

Scorpion said:

I vote yay because of the debut album myself. I been trying to tell some of the Faith-hater that her & Mary J. Blige were never the same to begin with.

And despite making money mostly as a songwriter with other artists of the mid 90's, most of the haters would still vote nay because of her ties with Biggie.

Yay. If she had some quality music, i could definitely be more into her. Debut CD is the best hand's down.

The 90s R&B (ie. hip-hop) production is holding her back, honestly.