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Me’shell Ndegeocello: Comfort Woman

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On October 14, 2003, “Mavercik Records” label released “Comfort Woman”, the fifth Me’shell Ndegeocello solo album. It was recorded in 2003, and was produced by Me’shell Ndegeocello and Allen Cato.

Personnel:

  • Me’shell Ndegeocello– bass guitar, vocals, vocal arrangement, additional instrumentation
  • Allen Cato – guitar, talk box, drum programming
  • Oren Bloedow– guitar
  • Doyle Bramhall II– guitar, soloist
  • Chris Dave– drums
  • Kofi Toha – executive producer
  • Jeff Patrick Krasno – executive producer
  • Eric Dyba – engineer
  • Chris Bittner – engineer assistant
  • Ari Raskin – engineer assistant
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Bob Power – mixing
  • Sasha Victory – tracking
  • Flem – art direction, design
  • Frank Maddocks – art direction, design
  • Mark Seliger – photography

Track listing:

  1. Love Song, No. 1 – Me’shell Ndegeocello
  2. Come Smoke My Herb – Me’shell Ndegeocello
  3. Andromeda & the Milky Way – Me’shell Ndegeocello, Allen Cato
  4. Love Song #2 – Me’shell Ndegeocello
  5. Body – Me’shell Ndegeocello
  6. Liliquoi Moon – Me’shell Ndegeocello
  7. Love Song #3 – Me’shell Ndegeocello, Doyle Bramhall II
  8. Fellowship – Me’shell Ndegeocello, Bob Marley
  9. Good Intentions – Me’shell Ndegeocello, Chris Dave
  10. Thankful – Me’shell Ndegeocello

Me’shell Ndegeocello: Peace Beyond Passion

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On June 25, 1996, “Maverick Records” label released “Peace Beyond Passion” the second Me’shell Ndegeocello album. It was recorded 1995 – 1996, and was produced by David Gamson.

Personnel:

  • Me’Shell Ndegéocello – bass guitar, guitar, percussion, arranger, multi instruments, drum programming
  • Allen Cato – guitar
  • David Torn– guitar
  • David Fiuczynski– guitar
  • Wendy Melvoin– guitar, arrangements
  • Wah Wah Watson– guitar, wah wah guitar
  • Billy Preston– organ
  • Gene Lake – drums
  • Federico Pena – percussion, Fender Rhodes
  • Daniel Sadownick – percussion
  • Luis Conte– percussion
  • Joshua Redman– horns, saxophone, horn section
  • Oliver Lake– horns
  • Bennie Maupin– bass clarinet
  • David Campbell— strings and horn arrangements
  • Paul Riser – string arrangements
  • David Gamson – arranger, drums, engineer, vocal arrangement, drum programming, atmosphere
  • Rail Jon Rogut – engineer
  • Mike Krowiak – engineer
  • Charles Nasser – engineer
  • Suzanne Dyer – engineer
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Bob Power – mixing
  • Gregory-Trevor Gilmer – art direction
  • Guzman (Constance Hansen & Russell Peacock – photography
  • Melvone Farrell – make-up

Track listing:

  1. The Womb
  2. The Way
  3. Deuteronomy: Niggerman
  4. Ecclesiastes: Free My Heart
  5. Leviticus: Faggot
  6. Mary Magdalene
  7. God Shiva
  8. Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?
  9. Stay
  10. Bittersweet
  11. A Tear and a Smile
  12. Make Me Wanna Holler

Meshell Ndegeocello: The Anthropological Mixtape

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On June 4, 2002, “Maverick” label released “Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape”, the fourth Meshell Ndegeocello studio album. It contains short clips of spoken word performances by writers and artists Angela Davis, Gil-Scott Heron and Etheridge Knight, and was produced by Meshell Ndegeocello, Allen Cato,Missy Elliott,  Rockwilder and Supa Dave West.

Personnel:

  • Meshell Ndegeocello– vocals, bass guitar, additional instruments
  • Allen Cato – vocals, guitar, vocal arrangement, drum programming
  • Michael Hampton –guitar
  • Michael Cain– piano
  • Federico Gonzalez Peña – piano
  • Grégoire Maret– harmonica
  • Oliver Gene Lake Jr. –drums
  • Kiggo Wellman – drums
  • Sean Rickman– drums
  • Alfredo Mojica –percussion
  • Jacques Schwarz-Bart– tenor saxophone
  • Marcus Miller– bass clarinet, fretless bass
  • Talib Kweli– rapper
  • Redman – rapper
  • Tweet– vocals
  • Lalah Hathaway– vocals, vocal arrangement
  • Caron Wheeler– vocals
  • Allen Cato – engineer
  • Andrew Brooks – engineer
  • Eric Dyba – engineer
  • Bob Power –mixing
  • Tom Coyne– mastering
  • Frank Maddocks – art direction, design
  • David Fenton –photography
  • Supa Dave West– track programmer
  • Rail Jon Rogut – production editing

Track listing:

  1. Dead Nigga Blvd., Pt. 1 – Meshell Ndegeocello, Allen Cato
  2. Hot Night – Supa Dave West, Meshell Ndegeocello, Talib Kweli, Héctor Lavoe
  3. Interlude: Blah Blah Blah, Dyba Dyba Dyba – Meshell Ndegeocello,Allen Cato
  4. Priorities 1-6 – Meshell Ndegeocello, Allen Cato
  5. Pocketbook – Meshell Ndegeocello
  6. Barry Farms – Meshell Ndegeocello
  7. Trust – Meshell Ndegeocello
  8. Akel Dama (Field of Blood) – Meshell Ndegeocello, Michael Cain
  9. Earth – Meshell Ndegeocello,Allen Cato
  10. Better By the Pound – George Clinton, Grace Cook
  11. Criterion – Meshell Ndegeocello
  12. God.Fear.Money – Meshell Ndegeocello
  13. Jabril – Meshell Ndegeocello
  14. Dead Nigga Blvd., Pt. 2 – Meshell Ndegeocello, Allen Cato
  15. Interlude: 6 Legged Griot Trio (Weariness) – Meshell Ndegeocello
  16. Pocketbook (Rockwilder and Missy Elliott Remix) – Meshell Ndegeocello, Missy Elliott, Dana Stinson, Reggie Noble