Mama's Gun (+Bonus Track)

Rating

Album: Mama's Gun (+Bonus Track)
#	Song Title		Time
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

Tracks

1. Penitentiary Philosophy

2. Didn't Cha Know

3. My Life

4. . . .And On

5. Cleva

6. Hey Sugar

7. Booty

8. Kiss Me On My Neck (Hesi)

9. A.D. 2000

10. Orange Moon

11. In Love With You

12. Bag Lady

13. Time's A Wastin

14. Green Eyes

15. Bag Lady (Cheeba Sac Radio Edit)

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.
CD contains bonus track.
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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