- Online Shopping /
- Entertainment /
- Music /
- R & B /
- R & B
People who viewed this also viewed
Today: $99.99
Compare at: $159.99
Our Savings: 38% off
- Artist:
- Badu, Erykah
- Description:
- Personnel includes: Erykah Badu (vocals, acoustic guitar, whistle, synthesizer); Jef Le Johnson (acoustic & electric guitars); Dready (acoustic guitar, bass); Pino Palladino (electric guitar, bass); Russell Elevado (guitar); Igor Swzec, Emma Kummrow, Charles Parker, Gregory Teperman, Charles Kwas, Olga Konopelsky (violin); Davis Barnett, Peter Nocello (viola); Larry Gold (cello); D`Wayne Kerr (flute); Jacques "Pepe" Swarzbart (saxophone); Roy Hargrove (trumpet); Frank "Roots" Lacy (trombone); James Poyser (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet, organ, ARP synthesizer, Mini-Moog synthesizer); Geno "Junebugg" Young (Fender Rhodes piano); Bilal Oliver (Fender Rhodes piano); R.C. Williams, Shaun "Fingers" Matin (keyboards); Roy Ayers (vibraphone).
Producers include: Erykah Badu, James Poyser, Jay Dee, Jah Born, Shaun Martin.
Engineers include: Chris Bell, Russell Elevado, Tom Soares.
"Bag Lady" was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and for Best R&B Song.
"Didn`t Cha Know" was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best R&B Song.
R&B diva Erykah Badu`s long-awaited second studio release finds her incorporating pronounced jazz influences into her history-cognizant mixture of hip-hop and soul. Jazzy touches, from the vibes on "My Life" to the ballad "Orange Moon," with its languid upright bass and bop-schooled piano, abound. Jazz trumpeter extraodinaire Roy Hargrove was responsible for all the horn arrangements on MAMA`S GUN.
"Booty"`s Crusaders-style horns and loose, funky rhythm nod to mid `70s R&B, and the guitar lines on "Bag Lady" could have come off a vintage Marvin Gaye album. With its delicate acoustic guitar textures, lush background vocals, and `70s-style keyboards, "A.D. 2000" occupies a classy middle ground between Sade and HISSING OF SUMMER LAWNS-era Joni Mitchell. The album closes with the adventurous, suite-like "Green Eyes." The first section of the song finds Badu crooning in a `30s jazz-blues style over crackles that emulate a scratchy old 78. The second "movement" grows jazzier, led by flute and punctuated by acoustic bass lines and brush-strokes on the drums. The final section bears a more modern R&B feel, with syncopated rhythms and a carefully arranged horn section. Ultimately, Badu`s self-description of an "analog girl in a digital world" proves highly apt on MAMA`S GUN.
- Track Listing:
- Penitentiary Philosophy
- Didn`t Cha Know
- My Life
- & On, ...
- Cleva
- Hey Sugah
- Booty
- Kiss Me on My Neck (Hesi)
- A.D. 2000
- Orange Moon
- In Love With You
- Bag Lady
- Time`s a Wastin
- Green Eyes
Album Information
- Release Date:
- 11/21/2000
- Type:
- Performer
- Genre:
- R&B
- Subgenre:
- Contemporary R&B
- Label:
- Motown Records
- Catalog Number:
- 153 259
- Original Release Year:
- 2000
- # of Discs:
- 1
- Studio/Live:
- Studio
- Mono/Stereo:
- Stereo
- Guest Artist:
- Roy Ayers; Roy Hargrove; Betty Wright
Portions copyright 2005 Muze Inc. All rights reserved.
Customer Reviews
Overall Rating: 4.5
I love Ms. Badu, her music is soothing and upbeat. You can turn any track on and find it relatable and enjoyable. This is a timeless *classic*!! I'd definitely recommend this album to my friends, and have already done so.
- How often do you shop at Overstock.com? Monthly
- Are you a Club O Member? No
Ratings-Only Reviews
Based on the average of (1) ratings-only reviews
Rating:
5.00
out of
5.00
5.00
out of
5.00
Would recommend?:
Yes
1
out of
1
??
Sponsored Links
Back to top
People who bought this also bought
Your recently viewed products




![Jay-Z - The Blueprint Vol. 3 [PA] [9/8] *](http://cdn2.overstock.com/images/products/T12210448.jpg)




















