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
Studio album by
Karina
ReleasedAugust 19, 2008 (U.S.)
Recorded2007-2008
GenreR&B, Soul, Pop
Length40:49
LabelDef Jam
ProducerLos da Mystro, Ne-Yo, The-Dream, Tricky Stewart, Oak Felder, Syience, Troy Taylor
Singles from First Love
  1. "16 @ War"
    Released: April 29, 2008
  2. "Can't Find The Words"
    Released: June 16, 2008
  3. "First Love"
    Released: August 5, 2008 (iTunes promo single)
  4. "Winner"
    Released: August 12, 2008 (iTunes promo single)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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"
Main article: 16 @ War

"16 @ War" is the first single released from the album First Love.

"Can't Find The Words"
Main article: Can't Find The Words (Karina Pasian song)

"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. The remix features Israel The ILLa Real.

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. "DJBooth.net review". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
  3. Breaking & Entering: Karina Pasian
  4. Teen R&B singer Karina Pasian declares "War"
  5. Ivey, Nile (2008-05-06). "Karina Pasian: Ready For War". BET. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
  6. First Love: Karina. Accessed May 22, 2008.
  7. "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.
  8. An interview with KARINA: 'I wanted to do a classic timeless album'
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