D'Angelo
Voodoo (Edited)
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MOG Editorial Review
It's tough to say whether neo-soul crooner D'Angelo would have reached the same level of celebrity had he not released a nudity-laden video for the utterly brilliant song "Untitled (How Does It Feel)." Regardless, you don't have to listen to Voodoo for more than a few minutes to know the music didn't need controversy as a selling point, since the music was great on its own. Produced in conjunction with the Roots' drummer ?uestlove, J Dilla and James Poyser (aka The Soulquarians), Voodoo was touted by all involved as the return of real soul music. Dark and dense, but still smooth and soulful, tracks like "Devil's Pie" feature deep bass grooves which cater perfectly to D'Angelo's high falsetto, and the combination helped turn Voodoo into a soul standard.
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AMG Review of Voodoo [Clean]
John Bush
All Music GuideFive years after his Brown Sugar album helped launch contemporary R&B, D'Angelo finally returned with his sophomore effort, Voodoo. His soulful voice is just as sweet as it was on Brown Sugar, though D'Angelo stretches out with a varied cast of collaborators, including trumpeter Roy Hargrove and guitarist Charlie Hunter, fellow neo-soul stars Lauryn Hill and Raphael Saadiq, and hip-hop heads like DJ Premier, Method Man & Redman, and Q-Tip. It must have been difficult to match his debut (and the frequent delays prove it was on his mind), but Voodoo is just as rewarding a soul album as D'Angelo's first. [Voodoo was also released in a "clean" edition, containing no profanities or vulgarities.]
 "Voodoo (Edited)")
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- Release Date 2000
- Label Virgin Records America
- Genre Soul/R&B
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