
Two years in the making, Evans' second solo effort, Keep the Faith, was released during October 1998. The next year, Evans was featured on " Heartbreak Hotel", a collaboration with singers Whitney Houston and Kelly Price, that scored number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song, which featured Combs, Evans, and all-male group 112, became a worldwide number-one success and debuted on top of the Billboard Hot 100 during 1997, scoring that for eleven weeks.

After The Notorious B.I.G.'s murder during March 1997, Combs helped Evans produce her tribute song named " I'll Be Missing You", based on the melody of The Police's 1983 single " Every Breath You Take". The album was certified platinum with 1.5 million copies sold, according to RIAA. Faith became a success based on the singles " You Used to Love Me" and " Soon as I Get Home". Released on Augin North America, the album was a collaboration with Bad Boy's main producers The Hitmen, including Chucky Thompson and Combs, but it also resulted in recordings with Poke & Tone and Herb Middleton. Blige's My Life (1994) and Usher's self-titled debut album (1994) prior to starting work on her debut record album Faith. Newly contracted to Bad Boy Records in 1995, Evans was consulted by executive producer Sean Combs to contribute backing vocals and writing skills to Mary J. As of January 2009, she has released four regular studio albums, one holiday album, and thirty-four singles on Bad Boy Entertainment and Capitol Records. This is a comprehensive listing of official releases by Faith Evans, an American R&B, hip hop and soul singer.
