Faith Evans INCOMPARABLE

Personnel: Faith Evans (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Kevin KD Davis. Recording information: Alofa 1 Recording; Ameraycan Recording; ATM Studios; Daddy's House Recording; Goldmind Studios, Atlanta, GA; Paramount Recording; Serenity Sound; Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, CA; Sixwill Studios, Bethlehem, PA; SKip Saylor Recording. Photographer: Janell Barakat. "We 'bout to make it hot for the summer, baby!," proclaims Missy Elliott at the beginning of Incomparable lead single "I Deserve It," which was officially released in late August. It was evidently intended for earlier impact, reached none of Billboard's charts, and didn't exactly scorch anyway. While those signs were all bad, Faith Evans' sixth proper album, which followed three months later, comfortably surpasses everything she released after 2005's The First Lady. Perhaps due to a combination of her reality television work, maturity, and the establishment of her own label, Evans sounds freer and more direct than ever, whethe