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D'Angelo in his music video for "Untitled (How Does It Feel)"

D'Angelo (born Michael Eugene Archer on February 11, 1974 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American soul singer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer.

Biography

He began performing as a young child, and recorded his debut album, Brown Sugar, in 1995. Though sales were sluggish at first, the album was eventually a hit, in large part to "Lady", a Top Ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and helped kickstart the burgeoning nu soul singers of the 1990s (along with Maxwell, Erykah Badu and others). The album was a critical success as well, and appeared on many critics' "best of" lists for the year.

In the five year gap between Brown Sugar and the follow-up, D'Angelo appeared on several soundtracks, including Belly ("Devil's Pie"), frequently singing covers like "Girl You Need a Change of Mind" (Eddie Kendricks, Get on the Bus), "She's Always in My Hair" (Prince, Scream 2) and "Heaven Must Be Like This" (The Ohio Players, Down in the Delta), as well as appearing on Lauryn Hill's landmark The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.

The much-delayed follow-up to Brown Sugar, Voodoo, was finally released in 2000. It debuted at #1 and went on to win 2 Grammy Awards, one for Best R&B Album, and the other for Best R&B Male Vocal Performance. The lead single was "Untitled (How Does It Feel)", a tribute to the legendary artist Prince. The song became a huge R&B hit buoyed by an innovative video feature a nude D'Angelo performing the song with no accompaniment or ornamentation. The video was nominated for 4 MTV Video Music Awards and currently ranks #44 in VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Videos. He also performed "Be Here" (with Raphael Saadiq) from Saadiq's album Instant Vintage.

D'Angelo has a son, Michael Jr., with fellow neo-soul singer Angie Stone, and a daughter, Imani, born in October 1999.

In 2002, Q magazine named him in their list of the "50 Bands To See Before You Die".

In January of 2005, D'Angelo was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance, and driving while intoxicated. He pleaded guilty to the DUI and marijuana charge and, on April 13, was given a fine and suspended sentence and his driver's license was revoked. On September 12, he received a three-year suspended sentence on the cocaine possession charge.

On September 19, 2005, just a week after being sentenced for cocaine possession, D'Angelo was critically injured in Powhatan County, Virginia when the SUV he was riding in hit a fence, ejecting him from the vehicle. He was not wearing a seatbelt. He has now been released from the hospital and is recovering at home from multiple rib injuries and bruises. A followup release to Voodoo has yet to see the light of day; however, in recent months, D'Angelo is said to be hard at work on a third album, tentatively titled James River.[1]

Discography

Albums

Singles

  • "Brown Sugar" (1995)
  • "Cruisin'" (1996)
  • "Lady" (1996)
  • "Me And Those Dreamin' Eyes Of Mine" (1996)
  • "Left & Right" (1999)
  • "Untitled (How Does It Feel?)" (2000)
  • "Send It On" (2000)

Other Musical Recordings

  • "U Will Know" collaboration as B.M.U (Black Men United) on 'Jason's Lyric' soundtrack album (1994)
  • "Pray" on Vertical Hold's 'Head First' album (1994)
  • "Crew" keyboards on A Tribe Called Quest's 'Beats Rhymes & Life' album (1996)
  • "Overjoyed" on Boys Choir of Harlem's 'Up In Harlem' album (1996)
  • "Cold World (Remix)" single collaboration with Genius/GZA (1996)
  • "Your Precious Love" collaboration with Erykah Badu on 'High School High' soundtrack album (1996)
  • "Girl You Need A Change Of Mind" on 'Get On The Bus' soundtrack album (1996)
  • "The Hypnotic" collaboration on The Roots' 'Illadelph Halflife' album (1996)
  • "I Found My Smile Again" on 'Space Jam' soundtrack album (1997)
  • "Ain't Nobody Home" collaboration on B.B.King's 'Deuces Wild' album (1997)
  • "The 'Notic" collaboration with The Roots (featuring Erykah Badu) on 'Men In Black' soundtrack album (1997)
  • "Heaven Must Be Like This" on 'Down In The Delta' soundtrack album (1998)
  • "Nothing Even Matters" collaboration on Lauryn Hill's 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' album (1998)
  • "Break Ups 2 Make Ups" collaboration on Method Man's 'Tical 2: Judgement Day' album (1998)
  • "She's Always In My Hair" on 'Scream 2' soundtrack album (1998)
  • "The Spark" keyboards on The Roots' 'Things Fall Apart' album (1999)
  • "Everyday" collaboration and production on Angie Stone's 'Black Diamond' album (1999)
  • "Time Travelin'", "Time Travelin' (Reprise)", "Geto Heaven Part Two" and "Cold-Blooded" collaborations on Common's 'Like Water For Chocolate' album (2000)
  • "Everybody Loves The Sunshine" on D'Angelo's 'Untitled (How Does It Feel?) single (2000)
  • "Tell Me" collaboration on Slum Village's 'Fantastic, Vol. 2' album (2000)
  • "Caravan" collaboration with The Roots on the various artists' 'Red Hot and Indigo' Duke Ellington tribute album (2001)
  • "Talk S*** 2 Ya" collaboration on 'Baby Boy' soundtrack album (2001)
  • "Be Here" collaboration on Raphael Saadiq's 'Instant Vintage' album (2002)
  • "Water No Got Enemy" collaboration with various artists on 'Red Hot + Riot' album (2002)
  • "I'll Stay" collaboration on Roy Hargrove's 'The RH Factor: Hard Groove' album (2003)

Samples

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