Baduizm
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| Studio album by Erykah Badu | ||||
| Released | February 11, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1995-1996 Battery Studios (New York, New York) Dallas Sound Lab (Dallas, Texas) Sigma Sounds & Ivory Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
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| Genre | R&B, neo soul, jazz, hip hop | |||
| Length | 58:15 | |||
| Label | Kedar, Universal Motown | |||
| Producer | Madukwu Chinwah, Erykah Badu, John Meredith, James Poyser, The Roots | |||
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Baduizm is the debut album of R&B and neo soul musician Erykah Badu, released February 11, 1997 on Kedar Records.[11] Baduizm established Badu as a popular artist and received reviews lauding her return to the simplicity of early-1970s soul. (And, - "Like the conscious soul era it invoked - the Stevies , Slys and Marvins and Curtis Mayfields of the early '70s - its politics and social comment strived to be inclusive, to understand why a vicious, materialist attitude had permeated black culture since the Reagan '80s.") [12] Badu's original claim to fame was bass-heavy, groovy beats and emotionally charged lyrics. The most popular song from the album, which led to her subsequent fame, was "On & On". On July 17, 2007, a special edition of Baduizm was released which contains the original album plus a bonus CD which contains different versions on "On & On", "Appletree", "Next Lifetime", and "A Child With the Blues" (originally featured in the film Eve's Bayou). Baduizm's commercial and critical success earned Erykah Badu popularity at the time and helped establish her as one of the emerging neo soul genre's leading artists.[13]
Baduizm is listed as one of the 261 greatest albums since punk and disco (the year 1976), in the music critic Garry Mulholland's book Fear of Music (ISBN 0-75286-831-4). 'This record works as seduction soundtrack, Saturday night chill-out, Sunday morning church replacement. The success of Erykah Badu's masterpiece briefly threatened to inspire a new era in conscious soul. But only Lauryn Hill and D'Angelo were at her level. Baduizm stands alone, a missing link between '70s street funk, basement jazz, bohemian hip hop and the blues reinventions of Portishead."
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[edit] Track listing
- "Rimshot (Intro)" (Erykah Badu, Madukwu Chinwah) - 1:56
- "On & On" (Badu, Jaborn Jamal) - 3:45
- "Appletree" (Badu, Robert Bradford) - 4:25
- "Otherside of the Game" (Badu, Bro Questlove, Richards Nichols, James Poyser, The Roots) - 6:33
- "Sometimes [Mix #9]" (Badu, Nichols, Poyser, The Roots) - 0:44
- "Next Lifetime" (Badu, A. Scott) - 6:26
- "Afro" (Badu, Jahphar Barron, Poyser) - 2:04
- "Certainly" (Badu, Chinwah) - 4:43
- "4 Leaf Clover" (David Lewis, Wayne Lewis) - 4:34
- "No Love" (Badu, Bradford) - 5:08
- "Drama" (Badu, Ty Macklin) - 6:02
- "Sometimes..." (Badu, Nichols, Poyser, The Roots) - 4:10
- "Certainly [Flipped It]" (Badu, Chinwah) - 5:26
- "Rimshot (Outro)" (Badu, Chinwah) - 2:19
- Special edition bonus tracks
- "On & On (Jazz Mix)"
- "On & On (Da Boom Squad Remix)"
- "Appletree (2B3 Summer Vibes Mix)"
- "Appletree (Live @ The Jazz Cafe)"
- "Next Lifetime (Linslee Remix)"
- "A Child with the Blues" (ft. Terence Blanchard)
[edit] Chart history
- Album
| Chart | Position |
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| The Billboard 200 | 2 |
| Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 1 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 7 [14] |
| U.K. Albums Chart | 17 [15] |
- Singles
Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1997 | "On & On" | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 3 |
| 1997 | "On & On" | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 9 |
| 1997 | "On & On" | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| 1997 | "On & On" | Rhythmic Top 40 | 23 |
| 1997 | "On & On" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 12 |
[edit] Awards
| Year | Song/Album | Category | Result |
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| 1997 | Baduizm | Best R&B Album | Won |
| "On & On" | Best Female R&B Vocal Performance | Won | |
| Best R&B Song | Nominated | ||
| N/A | Best New Artist | Nominated |
[edit] Personnel
- Musicians
- Erykah Badu - keyboard, vocals, background vocals
- Ron Carter - bass
- Madukwu Chinwah - voices
- Ike Lee III - keyboard
- N'Dambi - voices
- Bob Power - guitar, keyboard, multiple instruments
- Tone Da Backbone - multiple instruments
- Production
- Producers: Erykah Badu, Jafar Barron, Robert Bradford, Madukwu Chinwah, Jaborn Jamal, Ike Lee III, John Meredith, Richard Nichols, Bob Power, James Poyser, The Roots, Tone Da Backbone
- Executive producer: Kedar Massenburg
- Engineers: Lee Anthony, Tim Donovan, Michael Gilbert, Dave Ivory, Anthony Lee, Bob Power, Frank Salazar, Chris Trevett
- Assistant engineers: Tim Donovan, Sharon Kearney, Charles McCrorey, John Meredith
- Mixing: Ken Ifill, Tim Latham, Bob Power
- Mixing assistants: Martin Czembor, Tim Donovan, Paul Shatraw
- Programming: Erykah Badu, Ike Lee III, Bob Power, Tone Da Backbone
- Drum programming: Erykah Badu, John Meredith
- Art direction: Sandie Lee Drake
- Design: Susan Bibeau
- Photography: Marc Baptiste
- Stylist: Andrew Dosunmu
[edit] References
- ^ Bush, John. Review: Baduizm. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-08-03.
- ^ Kot, Greg. "Review: Baduizm". Chicago Tribune: 53. February 21, 1997. Archived from the original on 2009-08-09. (Transcription of original review at talk page)
- ^ Columnist. Review: Baduizm. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2009-08-03.
- ^ Hilburn, Robert. Review: Baduizm. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-08-03.
- ^ Columnist. "Review: Baduizm". Q: 117. March 1997.
- ^ Lewis, Miles Marshall. Review: Baduizm. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2008-08-03.
- ^ Jones, Steve. "Review: Baduizm". USA Today: 06.D. February 11, 1997. Archived from the original on 2009-09-01. (Transcription of original review at talk page)
- ^ Good, Karen R. "Review: Baduizm". Vibe: 133–134. March 1997.
- ^ Tate, Greg. "Review: Baduizm". The Village Voice: 65, 69. February 18, 1997.
- ^ Stern, Chip. Review: Baduizm. Yahoo! Music. Retrieved on 2009-08-03.
- ^ Baduizm: Overview. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2009-04-13.
- ^ Garry Mulholland Fear of Music p. 292
- ^ O'Donnell, David. Review: Baduizm. BBC Music. Retrieved on 2009-08-03.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com". http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Erykah+Badu&titel=Baduizm&cat=a. Retrieved 7 July 2009. The album peaked at 7th place on 2 May 1997
- ^ Garry Mulholland ; Fear of Music p.291 ISBN 0-75286-831-4
[edit] External links
- Baduizm at Discogs
- Baduizm at Acclaimed Music
- Album Review at Time
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