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Mama's Gun [2 LP]
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Album: Mama's Gun [2 LP]
# Song Title   Time
  Disc 1
1)    Penitentiary Philosophy More Info... 0:06
2)    Didn't Cha Know More Info... 0:04
3)    My Life More Info... 0:04
4)    ... & On More Info... 0:03
5)    Cleva More Info... 0:03
6)    Hey Sugah More Info... 0:01
7)    Booty More Info... 0:04
8)    Kiss Me On My Neck More Info... 0:05
9)    A.D. 2000 More Info... 0:05
10)    Orange Moon More Info... 0:07
11)    In Love With You More Info... 0:05
12)    Bag Lady More Info... 0:05
13)    Time's a Wastin' More Info... 0:06
14)    Green Eyes More Info... 0:10
 
Album: Mama's Gun [2 LP]
# Song Title   Time
  Disc 1
1)    Penitentiary Philosophy More Info... 0:06
2)    Didn't Cha Know More Info... 0:04
3)    My Life More Info... 0:04
4)    ... & On More Info... 0:03
5)    Cleva More Info... 0:03
6)    Hey Sugah More Info... 0:01
7)    Booty More Info... 0:04
8)    Kiss Me On My Neck More Info... 0:05
9)    A.D. 2000 More Info... 0:05
10)    Orange Moon More Info... 0:07
11)    In Love With You More Info... 0:05
12)    Bag Lady More Info... 0:05
13)    Time's a Wastin' More Info... 0:06
14)    Green Eyes More Info... 0:10
 
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Performer Notes
  • 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.
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (1/4/01, p.106) - Ranked #9 in Rolling Stone's Top 10 Albums of 2000 - "...She takes chances the way Stevie Wonder or Nina Simone did in their prime....she has taken her art to the next level..."

Entertainment Weekly (11/24/00, p.81) - "...A '70s soul homage featuring live musicians and a smooth-funk sound that wouldn't be out of place on a CTI record....Badu has a nuanced voice that pokes through the bland surfaces..." - Rating: B-

Uncut (2/01, p.79) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Warm jazz textures, slinky beats, smoking grooves and hip hop lite. Badu's silky tones are as seductive as ever..."

Muzik (2/01, p.79) - 5 out of 5 - "...The freshest, most inspirational set of new grooves on the planet..."

CMJ (1/08/01, p.9) - Included in CMJ's "Best of the Year" for 2000.

CMJ (12/11/00, p.4) - "...A sultry concoction of mild jazz and soft '70s marked by an all-around reverence for 'retro'....demonstrating her true artistry."
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