Soon as I Get Home

"Soon as I Get Home" was written by Evans, Sean Combs and Chucky Thompson and produced by Combs and Thompson for her debut studio album Faith (1995). The song was done to pass the time at the studio because Thompson had a flight to catch later that day.{{cite web|last=Williams|first=Chris|title=Producer Chucky Thompson recalls crafting Faith Evans' debut album, Faith (1995) {{!}} Return To The Classics|url=http://soulculture.com/features/interviews/faith-evans-return-to-the-classics/|website=Soul Culture|date=January 2, 2012|access-date=November 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315195754/http://soulculture.com/features/interviews/faith-evans-return-to-the-classics/|archive-date=March 15, 2014}} As he was about to leave, he received a call from Combs insisting he record the music Evans heard him play before he got on the plane.{{cite web|title=Interview: Chucky Thompson Talks Creating Faith Evans' Debut "Faith" and the History Behind the Notorious B.I.G.'s "Big Poppa" (Part 2)|url=http://youknowigotsoul.com/interview-chucky-thompson-part-2|website=Youknowigotsoul.com|access-date=November 10, 2023}} Evans later left a message on Thompson's answering machine – which was the song she wrote and recorded. Thompson said the song was finished and he didn't add any other touches to it.

In her 2008 autobiography Keep the Faith, Evans acknowledged that while most material on her debut album were written to describe her feelings for then-husband The Notorious B.I.G., she wrote "Soon as I Get Home" with lines that she wished he would sing to her after he was spending more and more time traveling.{{cite book |last=Evans |first=Faith |author-link=Faith Evans |date=2008 |title=Keep the Faith: A Memoir |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FZoOAQAAMAAJ |location= |publisher=Grand Central Publishing |page= |isbn=978-0-44619-950-6}} In 2011, Evans ranked the song among her ten favorite recording, telling Youknowigotsoul: "I’ve heard many people say this song is a timeless love song. It’s one of my faves from my first album, and I love the energy the audience gives me every time I perform it live."{{cite web|url=https://youknowigotsoul.com/faith-evans-reveals-her-top-10-favorite-faith-evans-songs-to-youknowigotsoul|website=Youknowigotsoul.com|title=Faith Evans Reveals Her Top 10 Favorite Songs She's Recorded (Exclusive)|date=January 1, 2011|access-date=November 10, 2023}}

In his review for Billboard, editor Larry Flick noted that "Evans will have no trouble affirming her status as the next queen of hip-hop/soul with this gloriously romantic slow jam. The chorus lingers in the mind long after the song has faded, and Evans' vocals demand comparison to the early work of Gladys Knight and Mary Wells. Producer Chucky Thompson ties all these lovely threads together into a cohesive piece that will win the hearts of top 40, R&B, and even AC radio programmers."{{cite magazine|first=Larry|last=Flick|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pw0EAAAAMBAJ|magazine=Billboard|title=Reviews & Previews – Singles|date=November 25, 1995|access-date=November 10, 2023}} In September 1996, "Soon as I Get Home" won Evans the Lady of Soul Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist.{{cite magazine|first=J.R.|last=Reynolds|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wwkEAAAAMBAJ|magazine=Billboard|title=Arista Acts Top Lady of Soul Awards|date=September 21, 1996|access-date=November 10, 2023}}

On the week of December 9, 1995, "Soon as I Get Home" debuted at numbers seven and 40 on both the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot 100 charts respectively.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/1995-12-09/|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: December 9, 1995|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 8, 2024|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330061241/https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/1995-12-09/|archive-date=March 30, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1995-12-09/|title=The Hot 100: December 9, 1995|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415020921/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1995-12-09/|archive-date=April 15, 2023|url-status=live}} It reached number 21 on the Hot 100 the week of January 6, 1996, staying on the chart for 20 weeks.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1996-01-06/|title=The Hot 100: January 6, 1996|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308141616/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1996-01-06/|archive-date=March 8, 2023|url-status=live}} The song peaked at number three on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart the week of February 10, remaining there for 22 weeks.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/1996-02-10/|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: February 10, 1996|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 8, 2024|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330061320/https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/1996-02-10/|archive-date=March 30, 2018|url-status=live}} Four days later, it was certified gold by the RIAA.

A music video for "Soon as I Get Home" was directed by Marcus Raboy.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12777392/|work=IMDb|title=Faith Evans: Soon as I Get Home|access-date=November 10, 2023}}

{{Track listing

| headline = US CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Soon as I Get Home|others=Faith Evans|year=1995|type=US CD single liner notes|publisher=Bad Boy Records, Atlantic Records}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Soon as I Get Home

| note1 = radio edit

| writer1 = {{hlist|Faith Evans|Sean Combs|Chucky Thompson}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Combs|Thompson}}

| length1 = 4:16

| title2 = Soon as I Get Home

| note2 = album version

| writer2 = {{hlist|Evans|Combs|Thompson}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Combs|Thompson}}

| length2 = 5:24

| title3 = Soon as I Get Home

| note3 = instrumental

| writer3 = {{hlist|Evans|Combs|Thompson}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Combs|Thompson}}

| length3 = 5:29

| title4 = No Other Love

| note4 = album version

| writer4 = Evans

| extra4 = Combs

| length4 = 5:29

| title5 = You Used to Love Me

| note5 = Puff Daddy mix

| writer5 = Evans

| extra5 = Combs

| length5 = 4:33

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = US CD Remix single{{cite AV media notes|title=Soon as I Get Home|others=Faith Evans|year=1995|type=US CD Remix single liner notes|publisher=Bad Boy Records, Atlantic Records}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Soon as I Get Home

| note1 = album version

| writer1 = {{hlist|Evans|Combs|Thompson}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Combs|Thompson}}

| length1 = 5:24

| title2 =Soon as I Get Home

| note2 = remix featuring Aaron Hall

| writer2 = {{hlist|Evans|Combs|Thompson|Hall|Stevie J}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Combs|Thompson}}

| length2 = 4:59

| title3 = Soon as I Get Home

| note3 = instrumental

| writer3 = {{hlist|Evans|Combs|Thompson}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Combs|Thompson}}

| length3 = 5:29

}}

Sample credits

• "You Used to Love Me (Puff Daddy mix)" contains a sample from "Are You a Customer" by EPMD.

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Faith.{{cite AV media notes|title=Faith|publisher=Bad Boy Records|others=Faith Evans|title-link=Faith (Faith Evans album)|year=1995}}

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• Bob Brockman – recording engineer
• Sean Combs – mixing engineer, producer
• Faith Evans – vocal arranger, vocalist, writer
• Tony Maserati – engineer

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• Darryl McCleary – additional keyboards
• Jon Shriver – second engineer
• Chucky Thompson – producer

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