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Black Diamond is the debut studio album by American singer Angie Stone. It was released on September 28, 1999, by Arista Records. The album is named after Stone's then-teenaged daughter Diamond Ti'ara.[5]

Black Diamond
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1999 (1999-09-28)
Recorded1998–1999
Genre
  • Soul
  • funk
  • hip hop[1]
Length54:46
LabelArista
Producer
  • Gerry DeVeaux (also exec.)
  • Angie Stone (also exec.)
  • Peter Edge (exec.)
  • Cutfather & Joe
  • DJ U-Neek
  • Russell Elevado
  • Aaron "Freedom" Lyles
  • Ali Shaheed Muhammad
  • Rex Rideout
  • Phil Temple
Angie Stone chronology
Black Diamond
(1999)
Mahogany Soul
(2001)
Singles from Black Diamond
  1. "No More Rain (In This Cloud)"
    Released: August 17, 1999
  2. "Life Story"
    Released: 2000
  3. "Everyday"
    Released: 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
Hot Press9/12[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

Track listing


Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Freedom (Intro)"Angie StoneStone0:42
2."No More Rain (In This Cloud)"
Stone4:42
3."Green Grass Vapors"
  • Aaron Lyles
  • Stephanie Bolton
  • Aaron "Freedom" Lyles
  • Stone
4:14
4."Everyday"
Russell Elevado3:28
5."Coulda Been You"
  • Stone
  • Sekou Aiken
  • Rex Rideout
  • Phil Temple
  • Rideout
  • Temple
  • Stone
4:25
6."Visions"
DJ U-Neek3:31
7."Life Story"
  • DeVeaux
  • Cutfather & Joe[a]
4:07
8."Just a Pimp"
  • Lyles
  • Bolton
  • Lyles
  • Stone
4:12
9."Trouble Man"Marvin Gaye
  • Stone
  • Lyles
2:33
10."Bone 2 Pic (Wit U)"Muhammad5:19
11."Man Loves His Money"
  • Lyles
  • Bolton
  • Lyles
  • Stone
4:11
12."Love Junkie"Stone
  • Stone
  • Lyles
4:18
13."Black Diamonds & Blue Pearls (Interlude)"StoneStone1:35
14."Heaven Help" (bonus track)
DeVeaux3:19
15."Don't Wanna Ride Without You" (hidden track)Stone 4:10
Total length:54:46
German edition bonus tracks[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Without You"Stone3:35
16."Thank You"
  • Stone
  • Robyn Smith
0:23
UK edition[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Freedom (Intro)"StoneStone0:42
2."No More Rain (In This Cloud)"
  • Stone
  • Williams
  • Chambers
  • Weatherly
Stone4:42
3."Everyday"
  • Stone
  • D'Angelo
Elevado3:28
4."Bone 2 Pic (Wit U)"
  • Muhammad
  • Stone
  • Alford
Muhammad5:19
5."Life Story"
  • DeVeaux
  • Ross
  • DeVeaux
  • Cutfather & Joe[a]
4:07
6."Visions"
  • Davis
  • Middleton
  • Lind
  • White
DJ U-Neek3:31
7."Coulda Been You"
  • Stone
  • Aiken
  • Rideout
  • Temple
  • Rideout
  • Temple
  • Stone
4:25
8."Just a Pimp"
  • Lyles
  • Bolton
  • Lyles
  • Stone
4:12
9."Black Diamonds & Blue Pearls (Interlude)"StoneStone1:35
10."Green Grass Vapors"
  • Lyles
  • Bolton
  • Lyles
  • Stone
4:14
11."Baby Slow Down"
DeVeaux4:09
12."Love Junkie"Stone
  • Stone
  • Lyles
4:18
13."Trouble Man"Gaye
  • Stone
  • Lyles
2:33
14."My Lovin' Will Give You Something"
  • DeVeaux
  • David Gamson
  • Melvin Ragin
DeVeaux4:33
15."Heaven Help"
  • DeVeaux
  • Britten
DeVeaux3:19
16."Life Story" (Jazz Hop Mix) (includes hidden track "Don't Wanna Ride Without You")
  • DeVeaux
  • Ross
  • DeVeaux
  • Full Crew[a]
8:14
Japanese edition and German reissue[8][9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Thank You"
  • Stone
  • Smith
 0:23
16."Heaven Help"
  • DeVeaux
  • Britten
DeVeaux3:19
17."Life Story" (Jazz Hop Mix)
  • DeVeaux
  • Ross
  • DeVeaux
  • Full Crew[a]
4:16
18."Without You"Stone 3:35
Digital deluxe edition (disc one)[10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Freedom (Intro)"StoneStone0:42
2."No More Rain (In This Cloud)"
  • Stone
  • Williams
  • Chambers
  • Weatherly
Stone4:42
3."Green Grass Vapors"
  • Lyles
  • Bolton
  • Lyles
  • Stone
4:14
4."Everyday"
  • Stone
  • D'Angelo
Elevado3:28
5."Coulda Been You"
  • Stone
  • Aiken
  • Rideout
  • Temple
  • Rideout
  • Temple
  • Stone
4:25
6."Visions"
  • Davis
  • Middleton
  • Lind
  • White
DJ U-Neek3:31
7."Life Story"
  • DeVeaux
  • Ross
  • DeVeaux
  • Cutfather & Joe[a]
4:07
8."Just a Pimp"
  • Lyles
  • Bolton
  • Lyles
  • Stone
4:12
9."Trouble Man"Gaye
  • Stone
  • Lyles
2:33
10."Bone 2 Pic (Wit U)"
  • Muhammad
  • Stone
  • Alford
Muhammad5:19
11."Man Loves His Money"
  • Lyles
  • Bolton
  • Lyles
  • Stone
4:11
12."Love Junkie"Stone
  • Stone
  • Lyles
4:18
13."Black Diamonds & Blue Pearls (Interlude)"StoneStone1:35
14."Heaven Help"
  • DeVeaux
  • Britten
DeVeaux3:19
15."Without You"Stone 3:35
16."Thank You"
  • Stone
  • Smith
 0:22
17."Baby Slow Down"
  • DeVeaux
  • Stone
  • Mole
DeVeaux4:09
18."Ear-Responsible"  4:32
19."Work It Out"Stone 3:23
20."My Lovin' Will Give You Something"
  • DeVeaux
  • Gamson
  • Ragin
DeVeaux4:33
21."I Gotta Thing for You"Stone 5:08
Digital deluxe edition (disc two)[10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."No More Rain (In This Cloud)" (StarGate Radio Mix)
  • Stone
  • Williams
  • Chambers
  • Weatherly
  • Stone
  • StarGate[b]
3:57
2."No More Rain (In This Cloud)" (Erick Sermon Remix) (featuring Loon)
  • Stone
  • Williams
  • Chambers
  • Weatherly
  • Stone
  • Sermon[b]
4:17
3."No More Rain (In This Cloud)" (Wookie Vocal Mix)
  • Stone
  • Williams
  • Chambers
  • Weatherly
  • Stone
  • Wookie[b]
4:48
4."Everyday" (Mike City Remix)
  • Stone
  • D'Angelo
3:58
5."Everyday" (Neptunes Remix) (featuring Pusha T)
  • Stone
  • D'Angelo
4:20
6."Everyday" (Suli & Stef Bass Remix) (featuring Mad Snake)
  • Stone
  • D'Angelo
4:49
7."Everyday" (Full Crew Rap Mix) (featuring Phoebe 1)
  • Stone
  • D'Angelo
3:52
8."Everyday" (Soultown Mix) (featuring Phoebe 1)
  • Stone
  • D'Angelo
4:23
9."Life Story" (Jazz Hop Mix)
  • DeVeaux
  • Ross
4:15
10."Life Story" (Full Crew Hip Hop Mix)
  • DeVeaux
  • Ross
4:21
11."Life Story" (Booker T Vocal Mix)
  • DeVeaux
  • Ross
5:39
12."Life Story" (Club 69 Future Mix)
  • DeVeaux
  • Ross
3:36
13."Life Story" (music video)  4:08
14."Everyday" (music video)  3:26
15."No More Rain (In This Cloud)" (music video)  4:13
16."Behind the Scenes" (video)  8:02
17."Everyday" (Neptunes Remix) (music video)  3:29

Notes

Sample credits


Personnel


Credits adapted from the liner notes of Black Diamond.[11]


Musicians



Technical



Artwork



Charts



Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[21] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[23] Gold 812,000[24]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


Release history


Region Date Format Edition Label Ref.
United States September 28, 1999
  • CD
  • cassette
Standard Arista [25][26]
Germany November 8, 1999 CD BMG [27]
Canada February 8, 2000 [28]
Japan February 16, 2000 EMI [9]
United Kingdom February 28, 2000 Arista [7]
Germany March 20, 2000 Reissue BMG [29]
Various September 18, 2012 Digital download Deluxe
  • BRM
  • Peace Bisquit
[10]

References


  1. LaVeck, Theresa E. "Black Diamond – Angie Stone". AllMusic. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  2. Morgan, Laura (November 19, 1999). "Black Diamond". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  3. Porcelli, Kim (March 2, 2000). "Black Diamond". Hot Press. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  4. Byrd, Ayana (October 14, 1999). "Angie Stone: Black Diamond". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 1, 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  5. Easlea, Daryl (2012). "Review of Angie Stone – Black Diamond". BBC Music. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  6. "Stone,Angie – Black Diamond – CD (1999)". musicline.de (in German). Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  7. "Black Diamond: Angie Stone". Amazon. United Kingdom. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  8. "Stone,Angie – Black Diamond – CD (2000)". musicline.de (in German). Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  9. "Black Diamond : Angie Stone". HMV Japan. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  10. "Black Diamond (Deluxe Edition) by Angie Stone". iTunes Store. United States. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  11. Black Diamond (liner notes). Angie Stone. Arista Records. 1999. 07822-19092-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 268.
  13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Angie Stone – Black Diamond" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  14. "Norwegiancharts.com – Angie Stone – Black Diamond". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  15. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  16. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  17. "Angie Stone Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  18. "Angie Stone Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  19. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  20. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  21. "Dutch album certifications – Angie Stone – Black Diamond" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved June 30, 2019. Enter Black Diamond in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  22. "British album certifications – Angie Stone – Black Diamond". British Phonographic Industry. October 18, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  23. "American album certifications – Angie Stone – Black Diamond". Recording Industry Association of America. February 2, 2000.
  24. "Ten Years Of People On Verge". Vibe. September 1, 2003. p. 165. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  25. "Black Diamond: Angie Stone (CD)". Amazon. United States. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  26. "Black Diamond: Angie Stone (cassette)". Amazon. United States. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  27. "Black Diamond: Angie Stone". Amazon (in German). Germany. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  28. "Black Diamond: Angie Stone". Amazon. Canada. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  29. "Black Diamond: Angie Stone". Amazon (in German). Germany. Retrieved February 13, 2020.

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Black Diamond — дебютный альбом американской R&B и соул-певицы Энджи Стоун, выпущенный в США 28 сентября 1999 года на лейбле Arista Records. Альбом имел коммерческий успех и принес певице большую известность.



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