[2] While it received generally mixed to positive reviews from most music critics and earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 2011 ceremony, Something About Faith debuted with first week sales of 23,586 copies only – a considerable drop from her previous album The First Lady, which had opened to 157,000 units in 2005.

[3] In 2012, Evans co-executive produced and became a cast member on the TV One reality show R&B Divas: Atlanta alongside fellow R&B singers Nicci Gilbert, Syleena Johnson, Keke Wyatt and Monifah.

[4] The show offered an inside look at how the singers balance their music careers and personal lives as they work towards producing an Evans-led compilation album, R&B Divas (2012), in memory of Whitney Houston.

[8] Following her divorce from Todd Russaw, Evans conceptualized a concept album that talks about her post-divorce life, depicting topics such as "dating, having fun, and being upfront about my needs and expectations.

SoulTracks editor Melody Charles found that "drom beginning to end, [Evans] packs Incomparable with sophistication, sex appeal and soul.

Executive producing and co-writing on every track except one, Evans [laces] up a satisfying set of jams [...] That enviable range, galvinizing grasp of melody and engaging approach to the genre all add up to one truth: after nearly 20 years since her Bad Boy debut, Faith is notorious in her own right.

[11] Tshepo Mokoena, writing for The Guardian, found that "Evans puts her all into this eighth studio album, but her smokily distinctive voice sits atop melodies and arrangements that rarely innovate."