First Love (Karina Pasian album)
First Love is the debut studio album by Dominican-American R&B singer Karina Pasian.[3][4][5] The album was released on August 19, 2008.[6][7] The album debuted on #57 on the Billboard 200.
| First Love | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | August 19, 2008 (U.S.) |
| Recorded | 2007-2008 |
| Genre | R&B, Soul, Pop |
| Length | 40:49 |
| Label | Def Jam |
| Producer | Los da Mystro, Ne-Yo, The-Dream, Tricky Stewart, Oak Felder, Syience, Troy Taylor |
| Singles from First Love | |
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| DJBooth.net | [2] |
The album includes the singles "16 @ War"[5] and "Can't Find The Words".
Karina recorded over 70 songs for the album,[3] including a collaboration with John Legend called "Promise" that didn't make the album.[8] First Love sold 9,000 copies in its first week. On December 3, 2008, the album was nominated for a Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album. As of December 2008, the album has sold a total of 28,408 copies.
Track listing
| # | Title | Composer(s) | Featured guest(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "90's Baby" | Warren "Oak" Felder; Chasity Nwagbara | 3:20 | |
| 2 | "Baby Baby" | Niatia Kirkland; Chris "Tricky" Stewart; Terius "The-Dream" Nash | Lil Mama | 3:50 |
| 3 | "Can't Find The Words" | Farrah Fleurimond; Carlos “Los Da Mystro” McKinney; Natalie Walker; Daniel Crawley | 3:58 | |
| 4 | "16 @ War" | Chris "Tricky" Stewart; Terius "The-Dream" Nash | 3:23 | |
| 5 | "Winner" | Rico Love; Carlos “Los Da Mystro” McKinney | 4:11 | |
| 6 | "The Love We Got" | Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell; Chris "Tricky" Stewart; Terius "The-Dream" Nash | 3:34 | |
| 7 | "Can You Handle It" | Reggie "Syience" Perry; Shaffer Smith | 4:00 | |
| 8 | "They Ain't Gotta Love You" | Kandi Burruss; John Williams; Brandon "Blaze" Bowles | 3:42 | |
| 9 | "Slow Motion" | Gordon Chambers; Barry Eastmond; Vince Percy | 3:54 | |
| 10 | "Can't Bring Me Down" | Gordon Chambers; Troy Taylor | 3:14 | |
| 11 | "First Love" | Shawn Campbell; Gordon Chambers; Marshall J. Leathers; Marcus Grant | 3:46 | |
| 12 | "Go Back" | Ester Dean; Traci Hale; Perry | 3:16 |
Singles
"16 @ War"
"16 @ War" is the first single released from the album First Love.
"Can't Find The Words"
"Can't Find the Words" is the second single from First Love.
"First Love"
Released: August 5, 2008 (U.S.)
Genres: Pop, R&B
Length: 3:36
Label: Def Jam
Writers: Shawn Campbell; Gordon Chambers; Marshall J. Leathers; Marcus Grant
"First Love" is a promo single that was released to iTunes on August 5, 2008 to promote the album.
"Winner"
Released: August 12, 2008 (U.S.)
Genres: Contemporary R&B, Pop
Length: 4:11
Label: Def Jam
Writers: Rico Love; Carlos "Los Da Maestro" McKinney, Shehnaz Khan
"Winner" is also a promo single released on August 12, 2008 to iTunes, just one week before the release of the album “First Love.”
References
- Allmusic review
- "DJBooth.net review". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- Breaking & Entering: Karina Pasian
- Teen R&B singer Karina Pasian declares "War"
- Ivey, Nile (2008-05-06). "Karina Pasian: Ready For War". BET. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- First Love: Karina. Accessed May 22, 2008.
- "Karina Pasian Debut Album First Love, In Stores August 19th!". So Hood Magazine. 2008-05-14. Archived from the original on 2008-05-19. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
- An interview with KARINA: 'I wanted to do a classic timeless album'