D'Angelo And The Vanguard - Black Messiah
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Black Messiah

Label RCA ‎– 88875056552Sony Music ‎– 88875056552
Format CD, Album
Barcode 0888750565525
Country Europe
Released 15 Dec 2014
Genre Funk / Soul
Style Soul, Funk
1 Ain't That Easy 4:49
2 1000 Deaths 5:49
3 The Charade 3:20
4 Sugah Daddy 5:02
5 Really Love 5:44
6 Back To The Future (Part I) 5:22
7 Till It's Done (Tutu) 3:51
8 Prayer 4:32
9 Betray My Heart 5:55
10 The Door 3:08
11 Back To The Future (Part II) 2:24
12 Another Life 5:58
Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Brent Fischer
Art Direction, Design – Afropunk
Art Direction, Design – Exposure America
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Ahrell Lumzy
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – D'Angelo
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Jermaine Holmes
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Kendra Foster
Bass – D'Angelo
Bass – Pino Palladino
Creative Director [RCA Creative Director] – Erwin Gorostiza
Drum Programming – Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
Drum Programming – D'Angelo
Drums – Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
Drums – Chris Dave
Drums – James Gadson
Engineer – Ben Kane
Engineer – Russell Elevado
Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Tony Rambo
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – 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] – Nico Essig
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Noah Goldstein
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Ricky Begin
Executive-Producer – Alan Leeds
Executive-Producer – Kevin Liles
Guitar, Steel Guitar, Classical Guitar [Nylon Guitar] – D'Angelo
Guitar, Steel Guitar, Classical Guitar [Nylon Guitar] – Spanky Alford
Guitar, Steel Guitar, Classical Guitar [Nylon Guitar] – Isaiah Sharkey
Guitar, Steel Guitar, Classical Guitar [Nylon Guitar] – Jesse Johnson
Guitar, Steel Guitar, Classical Guitar [Nylon Guitar] – Mark Hammond
Legal [Legal Representation] – Lesa Kasambalides
Legal [Legal Representation] – Paul Rothenberg
Legal [Legal Representation] – Samantha Shipp
Liner Notes [Foreword] – Nelson George
Management – Alan Leeds
Management – Kevin Liles
Management [Business] – Joshua Klein
Management [Business] – Keri Weaver
Management [Personal Assistant To D'Angelo] – Malcolm Fernando Kee
Mastered By – Dave Collins
Mixed By – Russell Elevado
Mixed By [Additional Mixing] – Ben Kane
Photography By – Barron Claiborne
Photography By [Live Photography] – Carine Bijlsma
Piano, Organ, Keyboards, Synthesizer – D'Angelo
Producer – D'Angelo
Sitar – D'Angelo
Sitar – Isaiah Sharkey
Sitar – Pino Palladino
Strings, Woodwind – Alex Budman
Strings, Woodwind – Anatoly Rosinsky
Strings, Woodwind – Assa Drori
Strings, Woodwind – Bill Reichenbach
Strings, Woodwind – Chuck Berghoffer
Strings, Woodwind – Elizabeth Wilson
Strings, Woodwind – Maurice Grants
Trumpet, Cornet, Flugelhorn, Arranged By [Brass And Horn Arrangement] – Roy Hargrove
Vocals [Spoken Vocals] – Gina
Issued in a standard jewel case with a sticker that reads:
"The long-awaited follow-up to the critically acclaimed Voodoo album!".

Track 2 contains a portion of the audio from the film "The Murder of Fred Hampton" used courtesy of Chicago Film Archives.
Track 5 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.

Publishing
1: 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).
2: Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (administered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), Ear Kandy Music (BMI).
3, 12: 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).
4: 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).
5: 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).
6, 8, 9, 11: Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (administered by Universal Polygram International Publishing).
7, 10: 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: KWL Enterprises, Inc. (Kevin Liles) and Shelltoe Entertainment (Alan Leeds).
Business management: Monarch Business and Wealth Management, LLC.
Legal representation: Rothenberg P.C.

Questlove appears courtesy of Def Jam Records. Roy Hargrove appears courtesy of Groove and High Records.

Art direction and design for Multiply.

℗ & © 2014 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
Distributed by Sony Music Entertainment.
Sony Music Entertainment International Services GmbH.
Made in the EU.
Barcode – 8 8875-05655-2 5
Rights Society – BIEM/GEMA
Label Code – LC 00316
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, 3) – Sony DADC A0102428640-0101 15 A00
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2) – Sony DADC A0102428640-0101 15 A02
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4) – A0102428640-0101 35 A00
Mastering SID Code (Variant 1, 2, 3, 4) – IFPI L555
Mould SID Code (Variant 1) – IFPI 945Q
Mould SID Code (Variant 2) – IFPI 946R
Mould SID Code (Variant 3) – IFPI 946T
Mould SID Code (Variant 4) – IFPI 944A
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