First Love (Karina Pasian album)

"16 @ War"
First Love
Studio album by Karina
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
	"16 @ War"; Released: April 29, 2008; "Can't Find The Words"; Released: June 16, 2008; "First Love"; Released: August 5, 2008 (iTunes promo single); "Winner"; Released: August 12, 2008 (iTunes promo single);

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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
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	"They Ain't Gotta Love You"	Ashanti; R. Richard; J. Williams		3:42
8	"Slow Motion"	Gordon Chambers; Barry Eastmond; Vince Percy		3:54
9	"Can't Bring Me Down"	Gordon Chambers; Troy Taylor		3:14
10	"First Love"	Shawn Campbell; Gordon Chambers; Marshall J. Leathers; Marcus Grant		3:46
11	"Go Back"	Ester Dean, Traci Hale, Reggie "Syience" 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. The remix features Israel The ILLa Real.

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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'

External links

Official Site

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[1] Allmusic review

[2] "DJBooth.net review". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2011-07-13.

[billboard-3] Breaking & Entering: Karina Pasian

[reuters-4] Teen R&B singer Karina Pasian declares "War"

[bet-5] Ivey, Nile (2008-05-06). "Karina Pasian: Ready For War". BET. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-22.

[Amazon-6] First Love: Karina. Accessed May 22, 2008.

[sohood-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.

[cream-8] An interview with KARINA: 'I wanted to do a classic timeless album'