Plantation Lullabies is a Soul & Funk album by Me'Shell NdegéOcello, originally released in 1993. On Gatefold: 25 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Neo-Soul
- bassheavy
- laid-back
- nocturnal
About
Me'Shell Ndegéocello's debut album twists and turns through so many genres -- R&B, pop, jazz, hip-hop -- that it's hard to put a finger on just where she wants to take its 13 songs. That she also spins conventional racial and sexual identity here makes Plantation Lullabies an occasionally overwhelming -- as well as a vibrantly sophisticated -- listen. Ndegéocello defies labels throughout, tagging her slinking and crawling songs with a rubbery flow that's just as rooted in '70s funky soul as it is in '90s hip-hop culture. The best songs here -- "If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last .
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Tracklist
- 1Plantation Lullabies1:31
- 2I'm Diggin You (Like An Old Soul Record)4:25
- 3If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)4:31
- 4Shoot'n Up And Gett'n High4:14
- 5Dred Loc4:05
- 6Untitled1:41
- 7Step Into The Projects3:54
- 8Soul On Ice5:08
- 9Call Me4:45
- 10Outside Your Door5:08
- 11Picture Show4:38
- 12Sweet Love4:54
- 13Two Lonely Hearts (On The Subway)4:16
Credits
Performers
- Luis ConteCONGAS
- David GamsonDRUMS
- Melvin "Wah Wah" WatsonGUITAR
- Joshua RedmanSAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- James PrestonPIANO
- Bill SummersBONGOS PERCUSSION
- Geri AllenPIANO
- David FiuczynskiACOUSTIC GUITAR GUITAR
- Bobby LylePIANO
- Byron JacksonBACKING VOCALS
- Andre BettsDRUM PROGRAMMING
- Me'Shell NdegéOcelloDRUM PROGRAMMING
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 25 pressings tracked on Gatefold