Bio
She grew up listening to ’70s soul and ’80s hip-hop, but Erykah Badu drew more comparisons to Billie Holiday upon her breakout in 1997, after the release of her first album, Baduizm. The grooves and production on the album are bass-heavy R&B, but Badu’s langurous, occasionally tortured vocals and delicate phrasing immediately removed her from the legion of cookie-cutter female R&B singers. A singer/songwriter responsible for all but one of the songs on Baduizm, she found a number 12 hit with her first single “On & On,” which pushed the album to number two on the charts.
Born Erica Wright in Dallas in 1971, Badu attended a school of the arts and was working as a teacher and part-time singer in her hometown when she opened for D’Angelo at a 1994 show. D’Angelo’s manager, Kedar Massenburg, was impressed with the performance and hooked her up with the singer to record a cover of the Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell duet “Precious Love.” He also signed Badu to his recently formed Kedar Entertainment label, and served as producer for Baduizm, which also starred bassist Ron Carter and members of hip-hop avatars the Roots on several tracks. The first single, “On & On,” became a number one R&B hit in early 1997, and Baduizm followed it to the top of the R&B album charts by March. Opening for R&B acts as well as rap’s Wu-Tang Clan, Erykah Badu stopped just short of number one on the pop album charts in April. Her Live album followed later in the year. In 2000 she returned with her highly anticipated second studio album, Mama’s Gun, which was co-produced by Badu, James Poyser, Bilal and Jay Dee and contained the hit single, “Bag Lady”.~ John Bush, All Music Guide
Erykah Badu – Live 2009
1. Erykah Badu – Intro Performing (Creating A Moment) (0:17)
2. Erykah Badu – Badu (1:37)
3. Erykah Badu – Annie (3:35)
4. Erykah Badu – Me (4:32)
5. Erykah Badu – Soldier (4:33)
6. Erykah Badu – Didn’t Cha Know (8:46)
7. Erykah Badu – Other Side Of The Game (9:32)
8. Erykah Badu – Honey (4:57)
9. Erykah Badu – The Healer (3:30)
10. Erykah Badu – Searching (4:10)
11. Erykah Badu – Stay (Chaka Khan Cover) (4:41)
12. Erykah Badu – Love Hangover (Diana Ross Cover) (3:30)
13. Erykah Badu – Your Mind (6:40)
14. Erykah Badu – A Cipher (2:08)
15. Erykah Badu – Ye-Yo (4:53)
16. Erykah Badu – Next Lifetime (11:41)
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Albums
New Amerykah Part One 4th World War
1. Erykah Badu – Amerykahn Promise (4:16)
2. Erykah Badu – The Healer (3:59)
3. Erykah Badu – Me (5:36)
4. Erykah Badu – My People (3:24)
5. Erykah Badu – Soldier (5:03)
6. Erykah Badu – The Cell (4:20)
7. Erykah Badu – Twinkle (6:56)
8. Erykah Badu – Master Teacher (6:47)
9. Erykah Badu – That Hump (5:24)
10. Erykah Badu – Telephone (7:47)
11. Erykah Badu – Bonus Track (5:20)
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Baduism
1. Erykah Badu – Rimshot (Intro) (1:57)
2. Erykah Badu – On & on (3:46)
3. Erykah Badu – Appletree (4:25)
4. Erykah Badu – Otherside of the game (6:33)
5. Erykah Badu – Sometimes (mix #9) (0:44)
6. Erykah Badu – Next Lifetime (6:26)
7. Erykah Badu – Afro (freestyle skit) (2:04)
8. Erykah Badu – Certainly (4:43)
9. Erykah Badu – 4 leaf clover (4:34)
10. Erykah Badu – No love (5:08)
11. Erykah Badu – Drama (6:02)
12. Erykah Badu – Sometimes… (4:10)
13. Erykah Badu – Certainly (flipped it) (5:26)
14. Erykah Badu – Rimshot (outro) (2:19)
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Live 160
1. Erykah Badu – Rimshot (Intro) (3:50)
2. Erykah Badu – Other Side of the Game (8:22)
3. Erykah Badu – On & On (5:26)
4. Erykah Badu – Reprise (2:14)
5. Erykah Badu – Apple Tree (2:54)
6. Erykah Badu – Ye Yo (6:07)
7. Erykah Badu – Searching (4:26)
8. Erykah Badu – Boogie Nights/All Night (6:03)
9. Erykah Badu – Certainly (7:07)
10. Erykah Badu – Stay (4:58)
11. Erykah Badu – Next Lifetime (Interlude) (1:28)
12. Erykah Badu – Tyrone (3:55)
13. Erykah Badu – Next Lifetime (12:06)
14. Erykah Badu – Tyrone [Extended Version] (5:40)
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Bootleg 2007
1. Erykah Badu – Your Mind (6:38)
2. Erykah Badu – Love Hangover (Diana Ross Cover) (3:28)
3. Erykah Badu – Music Is Everything (0:11)
4. Erykah Badu – Live (4:05)
5. Erykah Badu – Apple Tree Cafe (1:37)
6. Erykah Badu – Didn’t Cha Know (4:17)
7. Erykah Badu – Fly Away Ft Sa Ra & Georgia Anne | (3:58)
8. Erykah Badu – Muldrow (4:12)
9. Erykah Badu – I Want You (8:29)
10. Erykah Badu – Love Of My Life Ft Common (5:37)
11. Erykah Badu – Bag Lady (4:04)
12. Erykah Badu – Hold On Ft Pharoah Monch (3:49)
13. Erykah Badu – You Got Me Ft The Roots (4:40)
14. Erykah Badu – Think Twice Ft Roy Hargrove (2:59)
15. Erykah Badu – Ye-Yo (4:59)
16. Erykah Badu – Today (6:44)
17. Erykah Badu – Never + Your Precious Love Ft D Angelo (3:29)
Mamas Gun
1. Erykah Badu – Penitentiary Philosophy (6:09)
2. Erykah Badu – Didn’t Cha Know (3:58)
3. Erykah Badu – My Life (3:59)
4. Erykah Badu – …& On (3:34)
5. Erykah Badu – Cleva (3:45)
6. Erykah Badu – Hey Sugah (0:51)
7. Erykah Badu – Booty (4:04)
8. Erykah Badu – Kiss Me on My Neck (Hesi) (2:45)
9. Erykah Badu – A.D. 2000 (4:51)
10. Erykah Badu – In Love With You (8:23)
11. Erykah Badu – Bag Lady (6:17)
12. Erykah Badu – Time’s a Wastin (9:35)
13. Erykah Badu – Green Eyes (14:50)
14. Erykah Badu – Bag Lady (7:48)
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Worldwide Underground
1. Erykah Badu – World Keeps Turnin’ (Intro) (1:39)
2. Erykah Badu – Bump It (8:49)
3. Erykah Badu – Back in the Day (Puff) (4:46)
4. Erykah Badu – I Want You (10:53)
5. Erykah Badu – Woo (3:14)
6. Erykah Badu – The Grind (2:49)
7. Erykah Badu – Danger (5:49)
8. Erykah Badu – Think Twice (3:02)
9. Erykah Badu – Love of My Life Worldwide (5:26)
10. Erykah Badu – World Keeps Turnin’ (Outro) (4:04)
11. Erykah Badu – Love Of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop) (Bonus Track) (3:50)
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No Covers
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