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D'Angelo And The Vanguard
Black Messiah

Album US 2014 on RCA label
R&B/Soul and Blues (Soul, Funk)

Sticker on the original cellophane wrapper reads "The Long-Awaited Follow-up To The Critically Acclaimed Voodoo Album!". Although there are not "sides" to the compact disc, the songs shown above have headers as illustrated. Track 1: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (administered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), U Betta Like My Muzic/Songs Of SMP (ASCAP), Ear Kandy Music (BMI) Track 2: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (administered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), Ear Kandy Music (BMI) / Contains a portion of the audio from the film "The Murder of Fred Hampton" used courtesy of Chicago Film Archives Tracks 3 and 12: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (administered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), Legendelphia Music LLC/Universal Music-Careers (ASCAP), Ear Kandy Music (BMI) Track 4: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (administered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), U Betta Like My Muzic/Songs Of SMP (ASCAP), Ear Kandy Music (BMI), Onip Songs/BMG Bumblebee (BMI), Gadtoon Music (BMI) Track 5: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (administered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), Ear Kandy Music (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) / Contains a sample from "We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue" written and performed by Curtis Mayfield, published by Warner-Tamerland Publishing Corp. (BMI), under license from Warner Bros. Records, Inc. by arrangement with Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company. Tracks 6, 8, 9 and 11: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (administered by Universal Polygram International Publishing) Tracks 7 and 10: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (administered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), Ear Kandy Music (BMI) Recorded at M.S.R. Studios, Hydra SF, Henson Studios, The Plant, Sear Sound, Avatar Studios and Quad Studios. Mixed at M.S.R. Studios and Henson Studios. "No Digital "Plug-ins" of Any Kind Were Used in This Recording. All of the Recording, Processing, Effects and Mixing Was Done in the Analog Domain Using Tape and Mostly Vintage Equipment for Best Results. Listen at Maximum Volume." Management: Kevin Liles, KWL Enterprises, Inc. and Alan Leeds, Shelltoe Entertainment Business Management: Joshua Klein and Keri Weaver, Monarch Business and Wealth Management, LLC. Legal Representation: Paul Rothenberg, Samantha Shipp and Lesa Kasambalides, Rothenberg P.C. Personal Assistant to D'Angelo: Malcolm Fernando Kee "Thanks to Peter Edge, Tom Corson, Jocelyn Cooper, Matthew Morgan, Michelle Ryang, Irene Sourlis, Carolyn Williams, Erwin Gorostiza, Theola Borden, Junko Takada, Annie Meaher, Beth Hawkins, Nat Pastor, Roe Williams, Ashish Chutei, Heathcliff Berru, Scott Mantell, Questlove, Q-Tip, Bill Reeves, Lou Barber, Roxane George, Mark Jenkins, Tina Farris, Cecilia Ramirez, The Vanguard (Past and Present), Little Homey, Dominique Trenier." Questlove Appears Courtesy of Def Jam Records. Roy Hargrove Appears Courtesy of Groove and High Records. "Perpetrators Beware Say a Prayer If You Dare for the Believers with a Faith at the Size of a Seed Enough to Be Redeemed Relegated to Savages Bound by the Way of the Deceivers" ℗&© 2014 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.

     
Musicians
PortraitD'Angelo voc, *1974 US
producer, lyrics by, music by, piano, organ, keyboards, synthesizer, guitar, steel guitar, sitar, bass, drum programming, backing vocals, background vocals, classical guitar, nylon guitar, album by
PortraitThe Vanguard ,
album by
PortraitBrent Fischer eb, *1964 US
arranged by, string arrangement
PortraitKendra Foster bvoc, voc,
backing vocals, background vocals, lyrics by
PortraitChris Dave dr, *1968 US
drums
PortraitJames Gadson dr, *1939 US
drums, music by
PortraitAhmir '?uestlove' Thompson dr, key, *1971 US
drums, drum programming
PortraitEddie "Spanky" Alford g, *1955 US
guitar, steel guitar, classical guitar, nylon guitar
PortraitJesse Johnson g, voc, bvoc, *1960 US
guitar, steel guitar, classical guitar, nylon guitar
Mark Hammond
guitar, steel guitar, classical guitar, nylon guitar
PortraitIsaiah Sharkey g, sit, stg, acg,
guitar, steel guitar, sitar, classical guitar, nylon guitar
PortraitNelson George , *1957 US
liner notes, foreword
PortraitQ-Tip voc, *1970 US
lyrics by
PortraitPino Palladino b, *1957 GB
music by, sitar, bass
PortraitAlex Budman cl, as, *1973 US
strings, woodwind
PortraitAnatoly Rosinsky vn,
strings, woodwind
PortraitAssa Drori vn, US
strings, woodwind
PortraitBill Reichenbach tb, US
strings, woodwind
PortraitChuck Berghofer b, *1937 US
strings, woodwind
PortraitElizabeth Wilson vn,
strings, woodwind
PortraitMaurice Grants vc, US
strings, woodwind
PortraitRoy Hargrove tr, fh, *1969 US
trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, brass, arranged by, horn arrangment
PortraitGina Figueroa ,
vocals, spoken word
Producers
Afropunk art direction, design
Exposure America art direction, design
Ahrell Lumzy backing vocals, background vocals
Jermaine Holmes backing vocals, background vocals
Erwin Gorostiza creative director, rca creative director
Tony Rambo engineer, additional engineering
Chris Soper engineer, assistant engineer
Justin Garrish engineer, assistant engineer
Martin Cooke engineer, assistant engineer
Mike Boden engineer, assistant engineer
Mike Layos engineer, assistant engineer
Nicolas Essig engineer, assistant engineer
Noah Goldstein engineer, assistant engineer
Ricki Begin engineer, assistant engineer
Alan Leeds executive-producer, management
Kevin Liles executive-producer, management
Dave Collins mastered by
Ben Kane engineer, mixed by, additional mixing
Russell Elevado mixed by, engineer
Barron Claiborne photography by
Carine Bijlsma photography by, live photography
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Side AD'Angelo And The Vanguard
2Ain't That EasyD'Angelo And The Vanguard4:49
31000 DeathsD'Angelo And The Vanguard5:49
4The CharadeD'Angelo And The Vanguard3:20
5Sugah DaddyD'Angelo And The Vanguard5:02
6Really LoveD'Angelo And The Vanguard5:44
7Side BD'Angelo And The Vanguard
8Back To the Future (Part I)D'Angelo And The Vanguard5:22
9Till It's Done (Tutu)D'Angelo And The Vanguard3:51
10PrayerD'Angelo And The Vanguard4:32
11Betray My HeartD'Angelo And The Vanguard5:55
12The DoorD'Angelo And The Vanguard3:08
13Back To the Future (Part II)D'Angelo And The Vanguard2:24
14Another LifeD'Angelo And The Vanguard5:58
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