Erykah Badu – Baduizm – CD

Badu and her large turban appeared out of nowhere in early 1997, on a murmuring, romantic album that trod the median between old-school soul and contemporary electronic R&B. Badu’s songs, especially the hit “On & On” and the catchy “Certainly”, recall Sade in their polished, subtle sexiness. Badu almost never raises her voice–save the occasional “ooh-wee!” exultation–but she skilfully uses repetition and chanting to empower her words. Later portraying a beautiful swamp queen, she was one of the only good things about the movie Blues Brothers 2000.

1 Rimshot (Intro)
2 On & On
3 Appletree
4 Otherside of the Game
5 Sometimes
6 Next Lifetime
7 Afro (Freestyle Skit)
8 Certainly
9 4 Leaf Clover
10 No Love
11 Drama
12 Sometimes…
13 Certainly (Flipped It)
14 Rimshot (Outro)