''Black Diamond'' is the debut studio album by American singer Angie Stone. It was released on September 28, 1999, by

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. The album is named after Stone's then-teenaged daughter Diamond Ti'ara.

Track listing

Notes * signifies an additional producer * signifies a remixer Sample credits * "No More Rain (In This Cloud)" contains excerpts and samples of " Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" by Gladys Knight & the Pips.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Black Diamond''.

Musicians

* Angie Stone – vocals * Joe Belmaati – programming, musician * Rex Rideout – programming, musician *

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– musician *

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– musician * Iran – musician * Jonas Krag – musician *

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– musician * Aaron "Freedom" Lyles – musician * Ali Shaheed Muhammad – musician * Joe Quinde – musician * Craig Ross – musician * Sekou Aiken – background vocals * Stephanie Bolton – background vocals * Gerry DeVeaux – background vocals * Tenita Jordan Dreher – background vocals * Gemini – background vocals * Juliet Roberts – background vocals

Technical

* Angie Stone – production ; recording engineering, mix engineering, executive production * Aaron "Freedom" Lyles – production ; recording engineering, mix engineering * Ali Shaheed Muhammad – production ; recording engineering * Russell Elevado – production * Rex Rideout – production ; engineering assistance * Phil Temple – production * DJ U-Neek – production * Gerry DeVeaux – production ; executive production * Cutfather & Joe – remix, additional production ; mix engineering * Aaron Connor – recording engineering * Tim Donovan – recording engineering, mix engineering * Tim Hunt – recording engineering * Eli Lishinsky – recording engineering * Kevin "K.D." Davis – mix engineering * Tony Maserati – mix engineering * Mads Nilsson – mix engineering * Soul Spin – mix engineering * Denise Barbarita – engineering assistance * Erik Fryland – engineering assistance * Charles McCrorey – engineering assistance * Jeff Gregory – engineering assistance * Susanne Savage – production coordination * Miriam Gonzales – production coordination * Jo Jones – production coordination * Lesvia Castro – production coordination * Coen Antonisse – production coordination * Herb Powers Jr. – mastering * Peter Edge – executive production

Artwork

* Margery Greenspan – art direction * Sheri G. Lee – art direction, design * Ruven Afanador – photography * Phil Knott – back cover photography * Angie Stone – collage construction * Lori Demsey – collage construction

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Personnel

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Artwork

Charts

Weekly charts

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Release history

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