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Erykah Badu, Mama's Gun

Audio CD

Disk ID: 822154

Disk length: 1h 4m 20s (14 Tracks)

Original Release Date: 2000

Label: Unknown

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Tracks & Durations

1. Penitentiary Philosophy 0:17
2. Didn't ya know 4:00
3. My Life 4:01
4. ... & on 1:22
5. Cleva 3:47
6. Hey Sugah 0:53
7. Booty 4:07
8. Kiss me on my neck (Hesi) 5:36
9. A.D. 2000 4:53
10. Orange moon 7:12
11. In love with you 5:25
12. Bad Lady 5:50
13. Time's a waistin 6:44
14. Green Eyes10:03

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Review

A true tour de force, Mama's Gun is that rare sophomore album that shows a maturing artist at her best. Erykah Badu's voice was always her main attraction--its unique sound has been compared to Billie Holiday and Chaka Khan. Here, it's her skill with that voice that shines. Badu shapes her instrument to suit her material (all of it written or cowritten by her). A full range is represented: On faster, danceable tracks like "Penitentiary Philosophy" and "Booty," she sounds gritty and funky. On softer, more introspective tracks, like "A.D. 2000" and the single "Bag Lady," she shows amazing restraint, letting her voice travel lightly over the notes, allowing the songs' emotions to guide her performance. The high point of the disc is Badu's duet with Stephen Marley, "In Love with You," easily the sweetest, truest love song of the year. That alone is reason enough to buy the disc--and you won't regret having done so. --Courtney Kemp

Other Versions

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Tracks: 14, Disk length: 1h 12m 19s (+7m 59s)

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Tracks: 15 (+1 tracks), Disk length: 1h 17m 12s (+12m 52s)

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