Bitter (Meshell Ndegeocello album)
Bitter is the third solo album by Meshell Ndegeocello. It was released on August 24, 1999, on Maverick Records. The album peaked at #105 on the Billboard Top 200 list in 1999. The album also peaked at #13 on Billboard's Top Internet Albums chart and #40 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart. Track #2 "Fool of Me" is featured in the soundtrack to the film "Love & Basketball [1] Was featured in the Netflix show "She's Gotta Have It".
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| Released | August 24, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1997–99 | |||
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| Length | 47:36 | |||
| Label | Maverick | |||
| Producer | Craig Street | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Billboard | (favorable) link |
| Chicago Tribune | (unfavorable) link |
| Robert Christgau |  |
| Entertainment Weekly | A link |
| New York Times | (favorable) link |
| Rolling Stone |  |
| Vibe | (favorable) link |
| Village Voice | (favorable) link |
| Yahoo! Music | (favorable) link |
Track listing
- "Adam" (Meshell Ndegéocello) – 2:24
- "Fool of Me" (Ndegéocello, Federico González Peña) – 3:30
- "Faithful" (Ndegéocello, David Gamson) – 4:46
- "Satisfy" (Ndegéocello, Peña) – 4:05
- "Bitter" (Ndegéocello) – 4:15
- "May This Be Love" (Jimi Hendrix) – 5:17
- "Sincerity" (Ndegéocello, Doyle Bramhall II) – 5:30
- "Loyalty" (Ndegéocello, Allen Cato) – 4:20
- "Beautiful" (Ndegéocello) – 2:44
- "Eve" (David Torn, Roger Moutenot) – 1:23
- "Wasted Time" (Ndegéocello) – 4:55
- "Grace" (Ndegéocello) – 4:27
Personnel
Musicians
(instruments are not stated in the booklet)
- Meshell Ndegéocello - vocals, electric bass, additional instruments
- Lisa Coleman - piano, keyboards
- Wendy Melvoin - guitar
- Chris Bruce - (guitar, bass?)
- Doyle Bramhall II - guitar
- Ronny Drayton - electric guitar
- Greg Leisz - pedal steel guitar (11 at least)
- David Torn - guitar
- Abraham Laboriel Jr. - drums, percussion
- Daniel Sadownick - percussion
- Biti Straug - background vocals
- Arif St. Michael - background vocals
- Joe Henry - vocals (11), (keyboards?)
- Sandra Park - violin
- Sharon Yamada - violin
- Robert Rinehart - viola
- Alan Stepansky - cello
- Steve Barber – string arrangements
Technical
- Craig Street – producer
- Dusty Wakeman – engineer (Mad Dog Studios, Burbank, Ca.)
- S. Husky Höskulds - engineer for additional recordings (Sunset Sound Factory, Los Angeles, Ca.)
- Tom Schick – engineer for additional recordings (Sear Sound, New York, N.Y.)
- Elijah Bradford, Rafael Serrano, Chris Ribando, Joseph Turner – second engineers
- Roger Moutenot – mixing (Sunset Sound Factory, L.A.)
- Joseph Turner – mixing assistant
- Greg Calbi – mastering (Sterling Sound, N.Y.)
- Paul Thompson – production assistant
- Kai Morrison – project coordination
- Kevin Reagan – art direction, design
- Gail Swanlund – design
- Sheryl Nields – photography
References
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