Plantation Lullabies

Plantation Lullabies
Studio album by Me'shell Ndegeocello
Released	19 October 1993
Recorded	1993
Genre	Soul, hip hop
Length	50:58
Label	Maverick
Producer	David Gamson, André Betts, Bob Power, Me'shell Ndegeocello
Me'shell Ndegeocello chronology
Plantation Lullabies (1993) Peace Beyond Passion (1996)

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Allmusic	link
BBC Music	(favorable) link
Robert Christgau	link
Entertainment Weekly	B+ link
New York Times	(favorable) link
Rolling Stone	1993
Rolling Stone	2004
Slant	link
Vibe	(favorable) link
Yahoo! Music	(favorable) link

Plantation Lullabies is the first album by Me'shell Ndegeocello. It was released 19 October 1993 on Maverick Records. The album peaked at #166 on the Billboard Top 200 list in 1994; with the single "If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)" reaching #73 on the Hot 100.

Me'shell received three Grammy nominations in 1995: Best R&B Album and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song for "If That's Your Boyfriend".

In the U.S, Plantation Lullabies peaked at #166 on the Billboard 200 Album chart. It also peaked at #7 on Billboard's Heatseekers Album chart and #35 on the Billboard Top R&B Album chart.

The first single taken from the LP was "Dred Loc", in 1993, which peaked at #86 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. The third single, "Outside Your Door", peaked at #41 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, after the success of "If That's Your Boyfriend" in 1994.

"If That's Your Boyfriend" was a major crossover success for Me'Shell. It peaked at #73 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as peaking at #21 on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles and #23 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. The remixed versions of the single peaked at #20 on the Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart and #18 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi Single Sales chart. The song was also a left field Top 40 hit in the US, peaking at #35 on the Billboard Rhythmic Top 40. The music video for "If That's Your Boyfriend" was nominated for two MTV Music Video Awards, for "Best New Artist" and for "Best Female Video".

Track listing

1. "Plantation Lullabies" – 1:31
2. "I'm Diggin You (Like An Old Soul Record)" – 4:25
3. "If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)" – 4:31
4. "Shoot'n Up and Gett'n High" – 4:14
5. "Dred Loc" – 4:05
6. Untitled – 1:41
7. "Step Into The Projects" – 3:54
8. "Soul On Ice" – 5:08
9. "Call Me" – 4:45
10. "Outside Your Door" – 5:08
11. "Picture Show" – 4:38
12. "Sweet Love" – 4:54
13. "Two Lonely Hearts (On The Subway)" – 4:16

Personnel

• Me'shell Ndegeocello – producer, vocals, bass guitar, additional instruments
• Wah-Wah Watson – guitar
• Geri Allen – piano
• Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
• Luis Conte – congas
• Bobby Lyle – piano solo
• Byron Jackson – background vocals
• David Fiuczynski – acoustic guitar
• James "Sleepy Keys" Preston – piano
• DJ Premier – turntable interpretations
• Bill Summers – drums, shekere
• David Gamson – drums, producer
• André Betts – producer, drum programming
• Bob Power – producer, mixer
• George Karas – mixer
• Tom Coyne – mastering
• Mic Murphy – additional engineering
• Julie Larson – A&R coordinator
• Bill Toles – executive producer

Singles

• Dred Loc

US 12" single (1993)  0-41039
1. Dred Loc
2. Dred Loc (Skins I'm In Remix)
3. Dred Loc (Sly N Robbie Remix)
4. Dred Loc (Skins I'm In Instrumental)
5. Dred Loc (Sly N Robbie Instrumental)

• If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)

• Outside Your Door

US 12" promo (1993)  PRO-A-6852
1. Outside Your Door (Edit)  4.23
2. Outside Your Door  5.07
3. Outside Your Door (Remix)  5.05

US CD promo (1993)  PRO-CD-6852-R
1. Outside Your Door (Edit)  4.23
2. Outside Your Door (Remix)  5.05
3. Outside Your Door  5.07

• Call Me

UK 12" single (1993)  WO244T

UK CD single (1994)  WO244CD
1. Call Me (Master Mix)
2. Call Me
3. If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night) (Cool R&B Extended Mix)