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| Track Listing 1. Brown Sugar 2. Alright Alright 3. Jonz In My Bonz 4. Me And Those Dreaming Eyes Of Mine 5. S*** Damn Motherfucker 6. Smooth 7. Cruisin' 8. When We Get By 9. Lady 10. Higher
Album Notes Personnel: D'Angelo (vocals, various instruments); Rafael Saadiq (guitar, bass); Mark Whitfield, Bob Power (guitar); Laura Vivino (flute, piccolo); Bob "Bassy" Brockman (trumpet); Tim Christian (piano); Larry Grenadier, Will Lee (bass); Gene Lake, Ralph Rolle (drums); Ali Shaheed Muhammad (drum programming).Producers: D'Angelo, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Bob Power, Rafael Saadiq.Engineers: Bob Power, G-Spot, Darrin Harris.Recorded at Pookie Lab, Sacramento, California; Battery Studios and RPM Studios, New York.The single "Brown Sugar" was nominated for 1996 Grammy Awards for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song, and the album was nominated for Best R&B Album."Lady" was nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.All the new jacks who talk about molding the forces of classic R&B's style, hip-hop's modernism, and jazz's flexibility into a sleek, soulful package should take a good close look at D'Angelo's debut. BROWN SUGAR is audacious enough to succeed on aesthetics alone. Instead of stilted, synthetic textures, there is the constant warmth of a Fender Rhodes electric piano (evoking Stevie and Marvin's mid-'70s records), and rather than filling the air with shrieking castrato vocals, there are four-part harmonies peeking out from behind every corner. In short, BROWN SUGAR is an honest-to-goodness soul record without the hollow bluster of modern soul.Some of the credit for this must go to the 21-year-old's choice of collaborators--or the absence of. Rather than hand his talents over to any of the uber-producers who rule modern R&B, D'Angelo handles most tasks himself--from writing and producing to arranging and playing (including all vocals and most of the instrumentation). When he does turn for help, D'Angelo takes on musicians with distinctive feels--Tribe Called Quest DJ Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and Tony! Toni! Tone!'s Rafael Saadiq--then works to their strengths. "Brown Sugar" percolates between Muhammad's breathy, organic jazz track, accented by a sleek snare and laid-back piano, and D'Angelo's playful, sexually-charged delivery. On "Lady," Saadiq's funky licks try to steal the song away from the melodious Four Tops-like chorus, playing to a wonderful draw. When alone, D'Angelo sculpts pieces as warmly innovative as "When We Get By," with its swingin' stride bass, and as traditionally uplifting as the gospel "Higher," on which D'Angelo's organ competes for the spotlight with a choir of his voices. Editorial Reviews Rolling Stone (05/13/1999) NME (07/22/1995) Spin (10/01/1995) Rolling Stone (09/07/1995) Vibe (08/01/1995) Village Voice (02/20/1996) Rolling Stone (05/13/1999) | |||||||||||
Reviews  D'angelo - Brown SugarReview created: 01/10/08 by: joner69er89 ( 0 )  I decided to buy it because i lost my copy of the CD! I love the music, obviously, and the CD and case is in great condition so no complaints :) Review ID: 10000000008860740 Was this review helpful? Report this review D'AngeloReview created: 14/08/08 by: D'Angelo was one of the founding fathers and leading lights of the neo-soul movement of the mid- to late '90s, which aimed to bring the organic flavor of classic R&B back to the hip-hop age. Modeling himself on the likes of Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Curtis Mayfield, and Al Green, D'Angelo's influences didn't just come across in his vocal style -- like most of those artists, he wrote his own material (and frequently produced it as well), helping to revive the concept of the R&B auteur. His debut album, Brown Sugar, gradually earned him an audience so devoted that the follow-up, Voodoo, debuted at number one despite a five-year wait in between. It's a SHAME that music today isn't as good as it was back then. Review ID: 10000000008352887 Was this review helpful? Report this review Th angelo cdReview created: 03/01/08 by: luv2impress ( 3 ) I like the sellers truthfulness in description on receipt of the item. I decided to purchase this item because it was cost. Review ID: 10000000004949596 Was this review helpful? Report this review GeniusReview created: 03/09/06 by: Everything about this cd has come from a genius. The musical arrangements and timing is spot on. His vocal ability is far above any of his peers. This is my second copy! The first one I bought has been played so much that is just worn out! Review ID: 10000000001721406 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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