Album

The Electric Lady

Janelle Monáe

2013 · Funk / Soul, Pop

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The Electric Lady by Janelle Monáe

The Electric Lady is a Soul & Funk album by Janelle Monáe, originally released in 2013. On Gatefold: 13 pressings tracked, owned by 14 collectors.

About

With her second full-length album, Janelle Monáe continues the imaginative narrative of her futuristic alter-ego Cindi Mayweather. This storyline started on Monáe's debut EP, <i>Metropolis: The Chase Suite</i>, and continued though the acclaimed 2010 full-length <i>The ArchAndroid</i>. The richly detailed tunes on <i>The Electric Lady</i> continue the story of Mayweather—a femme android superhero—through a funk-infused power struggle in the city of Metropolis. And even though Monáe’s concept is elaborate, hard-grooving tunes like “Q.U.E.E.N.” (feat. Erykah Badu), “Electric Lady,” and “Dance Apocalyptic” are undeniably magnetic and stand on their own merits. Tracks like “We Were Rock n' Roll” and “It's Code” demonstrate Monáe’s gift for weaving influences of classic soul and exploratory funk (think Funkadelic and Nona Hendryx) with crisp neo-soul production and rock guitar flourishes. Prince makes a guest vocal on an album highlight—“Givin Em What They Love”—while reflexive ballads like “PrimeTime” (feat. Miguel), “Can’t Live Without Your Love,” and “What an Experience” feature some of Monáe’s most personal songwriting to date.

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Tracklist

  1. Suite IV
  2. 1Suite IV Electric Overture1:37
  3. 2Givin Em What They Love4:26
  4. 3Q.U.E.E.N.5:10
  5. 4Electric Lady5:09
  6. 5Good Morning Midnight (Interlude)1:23
  7. 6Primetime4:40
  8. 7We Were Rock & Roll4:19
  9. 8The Chrome Shoppe (Interlude)1:10
  10. 9Dance Apocalyptic3:25
  11. 10Look Into My Eyes2:19
  12. Suite V
  13. 11Suite V Electric Overture2:20
  14. 12It's Code4:05
  15. 13Ghetto Woman4:47
  16. 14Our Favorite Fugitive (Interlude)1:23
  17. 15Victory4:13
  18. 16Can't Live Without Your Love3:54
  19. 17Sally Ride4:08
  20. 18Dorothy Dandridge Eyes4:16
  21. 19What An Experience4:56

Sound DNA

  • Soul & Funk
  • Contemporary R&B
  • groovy
  • swaggering
  • soulful

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Alexander PageSTRINGS , VIOLIN, VIOLA VIOLIN, VIOLA VIOLIN, VIOLA, ORCHESTRA
  • Azza GallabFEATURING
  • Big BoiFEATURING LEAD VOCALS
  • BoskoBACKING VOCALS
  • Brandon GilliardBASS GUITAR
  • Cee-LoFEATURING LEAD VOCALS
  • Charlie DarkerFEATURING
  • Christopher BurnsHORNS , TROMBONE TROMBONE
  • Darryl ReevesHORNS , TENOR SAXOPHONE HORNS, TENOR SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
  • Deep CottonBACKING VOCALS
  • Dr. Nathaniel Irvin IIACOUSTIC GUITAR
  • Erykah BaduBACKING VOCALS FEATURING LEAD VOCALS
  • Esperanza SpaldingBACKING VOCALS FEATURING LEAD VOCALS
  • George 2.0FEATURING FEATURING, ENSEMBLE
  • Grace ShimCELLO CELLO, ORCHESTRA STRINGS , CELLO
  • Hornz UnlimitedCOMPOSED BY , ARRANGED BY HORNS, ARRANGED BY , COMPOSED BY HORNS, COMPOSED BY , ARRANGED BY
  • Isis ValentinoFEATURING
  • Janelle MonáeBACKING VOCALS LEAD VOCALS VOCALS

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