Black Diamond is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Angie Stone, released on September 28, 1999 by Arista Records. The album is named after Stone's then-teenage daughter Diamond Ti'ara.[5]
Track listing
| 1. |
"Freedom (Intro)" |
Angie Stone |
Stone |
0:42 |
| 2. |
"No More Rain (In This Cloud)" |
|
Stone |
4:42 |
| 3. |
"Green Grass Vapors" |
- Aaron Lyles
- Stephanie Bolton
|
- Aaron "Freedom" Lyles
- Stone
|
4:14 |
| 4. |
"Everyday" |
|
Russell Elevado |
3:28 |
| 5. |
"Coulda Been You" |
- Stone
- Sekou Aiken
- Rex Rideout
- Phil Temple
|
|
4:25 |
| 6. |
"Visions" |
|
DJ U-Neek |
3:31 |
| 7. |
"Life Story" |
|
|
4:07 |
| 8. |
"Just a Pimp" |
|
|
4:12 |
| 9. |
"Trouble Man" |
Marvin Gaye |
|
2:33 |
| 10. |
"Bone 2 Pic (Wit U)" |
|
Muhammad |
5:19 |
| 11. |
"Man Loves His Money" |
|
|
4:11 |
| 12. |
"Love Junkie" |
Stone |
|
4:18 |
| 13. |
"Black Diamonds & Blue Pearls (Interlude)" |
Stone |
Stone |
1:35 |
| 14. |
"Heaven Help" (bonus track) |
|
DeVeaux |
3:19 |
| 15. |
"Don't Wanna Ride Without You" (hidden track) |
Stone |
|
4:10 |
|
Total length:
|
54:46 |
| 15. |
"Without You" |
Stone |
3:35 |
| 16. |
"Thank You" |
|
0:23 |
| 1. |
"Freedom (Intro)" |
Stone |
Stone |
0:42 |
| 2. |
"No More Rain (In This Cloud)" |
- Stone
- Williams
- Chambers
- Weatherly
|
Stone |
4:42 |
| 3. |
"Everyday" |
|
Elevado |
3:28 |
| 4. |
"Bone 2 Pic (Wit U)" |
|
Muhammad |
5:19 |
| 5. |
"Life Story" |
|
- DeVeaux
- Cutfather & Joe[a]
|
4:07 |
| 6. |
"Visions" |
- Davis, Jr.
- Middleton
- Lind
- White
|
DJ U-Neek |
3:31 |
| 7. |
"Coulda Been You" |
- Stone
- Aiken
- Rideout
- Temple
|
|
4:25 |
| 8. |
"Just a Pimp" |
|
|
4:12 |
| 9. |
"Black Diamonds & Blue Pearls (Interlude)" |
Stone |
Stone |
1:35 |
| 10. |
"Green Grass Vapors" |
|
|
4:14 |
| 11. |
"Baby Slow Down" |
|
DeVeaux |
4:09 |
| 12. |
"Love Junkie" |
Stone |
|
4:18 |
| 13. |
"Trouble Man" |
Gaye |
|
2:33 |
| 14. |
"My Lovin' Will Give You Something" |
|
DeVeaux |
4:33 |
| 15. |
"Heaven Help" |
|
DeVeaux |
3:19 |
| 16. |
"Life Story" (Jazz Hop Mix) (includes hidden track "Don't Wanna Ride Without You") |
|
|
8:14 |
| 15. |
"Thank You" |
|
|
0:23 |
| 16. |
"Heaven Help" |
|
DeVeaux |
3:19 |
| 17. |
"Life Story" (Jazz Hop Mix) |
|
|
4:16 |
| 18. |
"Without You" |
Stone |
|
3:35 |
| 1. |
"Freedom (Intro)" |
Stone |
Stone |
0:42 |
| 2. |
"No More Rain (In This Cloud)" |
- Stone
- Williams
- Chambers
- Weatherly
|
Stone |
4:42 |
| 3. |
"Green Grass Vapors" |
|
|
4:14 |
| 4. |
"Everyday" |
|
Elevado |
3:28 |
| 5. |
"Coulda Been You" |
- Stone
- Aiken
- Rideout
- Temple
|
|
4:25 |
| 6. |
"Visions" |
- Davis, Jr.
- Middleton
- Lind
- White
|
DJ U-Neek |
3:31 |
| 7. |
"Life Story" |
|
- DeVeaux
- Cutfather & Joe[a]
|
4:07 |
| 8. |
"Just a Pimp" |
|
|
4:12 |
| 9. |
"Trouble Man" |
Gaye |
|
2:33 |
| 10. |
"Bone 2 Pic (Wit U)" |
|
Muhammad |
5:19 |
| 11. |
"Man Loves His Money" |
|
|
4:11 |
| 12. |
"Love Junkie" |
Stone |
|
4:18 |
| 13. |
"Black Diamonds & Blue Pearls (Interlude)" |
Stone |
Stone |
1:35 |
| 14. |
"Heaven Help" |
|
DeVeaux |
3:19 |
| 15. |
"Without You" |
Stone |
|
3:35 |
| 16. |
"Thank You" |
|
|
0:22 |
| 17. |
"Baby Slow Down" |
|
DeVeaux |
4:09 |
| 18. |
"Ear-Responsible" |
|
|
4:32 |
| 19. |
"Work It Out" |
Stone |
|
3:23 |
| 20. |
"My Lovin' Will Give You Something" |
|
DeVeaux |
4:33 |
| 21. |
"I Gotta Thing for You" |
Stone |
|
5:08 |
| 1. |
"No More Rain (In This Cloud)" (StarGate Radio Mix) |
- Stone
- Williams
- Chambers
- Weatherly
|
|
3:57 |
| 2. |
"No More Rain (In This Cloud)" (Erick Sermon Remix) (featuring Loon) |
- Stone
- Williams
- Chambers
- Weatherly
|
|
4:17 |
| 3. |
"No More Rain (In This Cloud)" (Wookie Vocal Mix) |
- Stone
- Williams
- Chambers
- Weatherly
|
|
4:48 |
| 4. |
"Everyday" (Mike City Remix) |
|
|
3:58 |
| 5. |
"Everyday" (Neptunes Remix) (featuring Pusha T) |
|
|
4:20 |
| 6. |
"Everyday" (Suli & Stef Bass Remix) (featuring Mad Snake) |
|
|
4:49 |
| 7. |
"Everyday" (Full Crew Rap Mix) (featuring Phoebe 1) |
|
|
3:52 |
| 8. |
"Everyday" (Soultown Mix) (featuring Phoebe 1) |
|
|
4:23 |
| 9. |
"Life Story" (Jazz Hop Mix) |
|
|
4:15 |
| 10. |
"Life Story" (Full Crew Hip Hop Mix) |
|
|
4:21 |
| 11. |
"Life Story" (Booker T Vocal Mix) |
|
|
5:39 |
| 12. |
"Life Story" (Club 69 Future Mix) |
|
|
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
- Sampling credits
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Black Diamond.[11]
- Angie Stone – vocals (all tracks); production (tracks 1–3, 5, 8, 9, 11–13); collage construction, executive production, mix engineering, recording engineering
- Ruven Afanador – photography
- Sekou Aiken – backing vocals
- Chalmers "Spanky" Alford – musician
- Coen Antonisse – production coordination
- Denise Barbarita – assistant engineering
- Joe Belmaati – musician, programming
- Stephanie Bolton – backing vocals
- Kirk Burrowes – management
- Lesvia Castro – production coordination
- Aaron Connor – recording engineering
- Cutfather & Joe – additional production (track 7); mix engineering
- D'Angelo – musician
- Kevin "K.D." Davis – mix engineering
- DJ U-Neek – production (track 6)
- Lori Demsey – collage construction
- Gerry DeVeaux – production (tracks 7, 14); backing vocals, executive production, mix engineering, recording engineering
- Tim Donovan – mix engineering, recording engineering
- Tenita Jordan Dreher – backing vocals
- Peter Edge – executive production
- Russell Elevado – production (track 4)
- Erik Fryland – assistant engineering
- Gemini – backing vocals
|
- Miriam Gonzales – production coordination
- Margery Greenspan – art direction
- Jeff Gregory – assistant engineering
- Tim Hunt – recording engineering
- Iran – musician
- Jo Jones – production coordination
- Phil Knott – back cover photography
- Jonas Krag – musician
- Lenny Kravitz – musician
- Sheri G. Lee – art direction, design
- Eli Lishinsky – recording engineering
- Aaron "Freedom" Lyles – production (tracks 3, 8, 9, 11, 12); musician, recording engineering
- Tony Maserati – mix engineering
- Charles McCrorey – assistant engineering
- Joe Quinde – musician
- Ali Shaheed Muhammad – production (track 10); mix engineering, musician, recording engineering
- Mads Nilsson – mix engineering
- Herb Powers, Jr. – mastering
- Breyon Prescott – management
- Rex Rideout – production (track 5); assistant engineering, programming
- Juliet Roberts – backing vocals
- Craig Ross – musician
- Susanne Savage – production coordination
- Soul Spin – mix engineering
- Phil Temple – production (track 5)
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Release history
References
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