Inspired by producer Chucky Thompsons original track, which contains interpolations from Johnnie Taylors 1968 single Whos Making Love, written by Homer Banks, Don Davis, Bettye Crutcher, and Raymond Jackson, and George Bensons Footin It, crafted by Benson and Donald Sebesky, Evans wrote the song alongside Andre Johnson, Kameelah Williams, Thompson, and husband Todd Russaw; its production was handled by Johnson, Thompson and Russaw.A throwback to 1960s music, the uptempo funk song exhibits style similar to that of Lyn Collins, Aretha Franklin and James Brown, among others.The musical composition of the song, as well as Evans vocals and versatility, positively surprised critics, who ranked it among the albums standout tracks.Released as the albums second single following Again, Mesmerized reached the top twenty in the Netherlands, and peaked at number 22 on the Flemish Ultratop 50, where it became Evans highest-charting single as a solo artist.
A prominent remix of the song, produced by English dance duo Freemasons, also reached number one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart and remained atop for three consecutive weeks. The song was also promoted by a Bryan Barber-directed music video which features Evans performing with her band in front of a light wall. I mean sometimes when you just cant even sleep, you cant think. Sure and Christopher Williams, she became the first female artist to be contracted with Sean Puff Daddy Combs Bad Boy Entertainment recording company during 1994, for which she collaborated with several label mates such as Mary J. Inspired by producer Chucky Thompson s original track, which contains interpolations from Johnnie Taylor s 1968 single Whos Making Love, written by Homer Banks, Don Davis, Bettye Crutcher, and Raymond Jackson, and George Benson s Footin It, crafted by Benson and Donald Sebesky, Evans wrote the song alongside Andre Johnson, Kameelah Williams, Thompson, and husband Todd Russaw; its production was handled by Johnson, Thompson and Russaw. The song was also promoted by a Bryan Barber -directed music video which features Evans performing with her band in front of a light wall. I just wanted to kind of get that attitude without totally redoing a Lyn Collins song or without totally taking her approach to it or her ad-libs. I kept it more on an Aretha vibe with the ad-libs, and the whole attitude, just real gutsy and raw, was inspired by Lyn Collins. A funky breakdown, spirited backing vocals and a righteous attitudethe sentiment on this cut is guaranteed to make her soul sisters shout. Similarly, Will Layman from PopMatters felt that the record was a piece of real JB -esque organ funk that allows Faith to testify as lead singer and then play call-and-response with her own overdubbed gospel chorus. It is a greasy-hot performance that never goes over the top into American Idol melismatic mania or silly high note reaching. In his album review of The First Lady, Raymond Fiore from Entertainment Weekly wrote that on the Lyn Collins-worthy Mesmerized, Evans flaunts the assured power of her sexy instrument. Generally critical with the album, People found that only a couple of jazzy house numbers pump things up, but too few tracksthe gospel-powered Mesmerized being oneare truly first-rate. Faith Evans. Capitol Records. CS1 maint: others ( link ). Faith Evans: Always Changing, Still The Same. MTV News. Viacom. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Rolling Stone. RollingStone.com. Archived from the original on 2007-04-30. Faith Evans - The First Lady. Paste. PasteMagazine.com. Retrieved 2012-12-23. OMH. MusicOMH.com. People. People.com. Retrieved 2013-05-23. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.
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