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D'Angelo
Background information
Birth name	Michael Eugene Archer
Born	February 11, 1974 in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Genre(s)	R&B Modern R&B Neo-soul
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter Keyboardist Producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, piano/keyboard, rhodes, wurlitzer, drums, bass, and guitar
Years active	1994-present
Label(s)	EMI Virgin
Associated acts	Soulquarians The Roots Raphael Saadiq Angie Stone

D'Angelo (born Michael Eugene Archer on February 11, 1974 in Richmond, Virginia) is a Grammy Award winning American soul singer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. He is often cited as the de facto leader of neo-soul, largely due to the impact of his debut album Brown Sugar, and its follow-up Voodoo. A virtuoso musician, D'Angelo is known for his production and songwriting talents as much as for his vocal abilities, and often draws comparisons to his influences, Marvin Gaye, and Prince. He has influenced the sound of modern R&B, particularly neo-soul.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Music samples 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 Singles 3.3 Other musical recordings 4 Associated Acts 4.1 Influences 4.2 Contemporaries 5 Samples 6 External links

The son of a Virginian preacher, D'Angelo began performing as a young child. By his late teens he had signed a songwriting deal with EMI, and penned the hit song "U Will Know", performed by Black Men United for the Jason's Lyric motion picture soundtrack. Shortly after, he began recording his debut album, Brown Sugar, which was released in June of 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 neo 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 on the duet "Nothing Even Matters".

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 Male R&B Vocal Performance. The lead single was "Left & Right" (featuring Method Man and Redman), but it was the album's second single, "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" (a tribute to the legendary artist Prince), that became a huge R&B hit buoyed by an innovative yet infamous video featuring a presumably nude D'Angelo (from his face to his hips). 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. A follow-up to the Voodoo album has yet to be released; however, in recent months, D'Angelo is said to be hard at work on a third album, tentatively titled James River.[1] After a long period of inactivity, D'Angelo has made guest appearances on several albums, including releases by J Dilla, Common [2], Red Hot & Riot and The RH Factor.

In August of 2006, D'Angelo is confirmed to have exited a rehabiltation stint on the island of Antigua and has begun collaborations with Common and Q-Tip. He also entered discussions with Jermaine Dupri on how to market what appears to be a forthcoming LP, though the official news of a release has not been made public yet. [3] Although music for his own album has yet to materialize, D'Angelo was recently featured on the song "Imagine", by Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, which was released on November 21, 2006.

Album cover	Album information
	Brown Sugar Released: July 3, 1995 Chart positions: #22 US U.S. Sales: 2.0 Million Last RIAA certification: 2x Platinum Singles: "Brown Sugar", "Cruisin'", "Lady", "Me and Those Dreamin' Eyes of Mine"
	Live at the Jazz Cafe Released: June 30, 1998 Chart positions: - U.S. Sales: - Last RIAA certification: - Singles: -
	Voodoo Released: January 11, 2000 Chart positions: #1 US U.S. Sales: 1.5 Million Last RIAA certification: Platinum Singles: "Devil's Pie", "Left & Right" (with Method Man and Redman), "Untitled (How Does It Feel?)", "Send It On"
	James River Released: N/A Chart positions: N/A U.S. Sales: N/A Last RIAA certification: N/A Singles: TBA

Year	Title	Chart Positions						Album
		US Hot 100	US R&B/Hip-Hop
1995	"Brown Sugar"	#27	#5	Brown Sugar
1995	"Cruisin'"	#53	#10	Brown Sugar
1996	"Lady"	#10	#2	Brown Sugar
1996	"Me and Those Dreamin' Eyes of Mine"	#74	#25	Brown Sugar
1998	"Devil's Pie"	-	-	Belly Soundtrack Voodoo
1999	"Left & Right" (featuring Method Man & Redman)	-	#18	Voodoo
2000	"Untitled (How Does It Feel)"	#25	#2	Voodoo
2000	"Send It On"	#-	#33	Voodoo

This list excludes recordings which only include samples of D'Angelo 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 and Life album (1996)
• "Overjoyed" on Boys Choir of Harlem's 'Up In Harlem' album (1996)
• "Cold World (Remix)" single collaboration with 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 the 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 2000: 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 + Indigo Duke Ellington tribute / charity fund-raising album (2000)
• "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: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti tribute / charity fund-raising album (2002)
• "I'll Stay" collaboration on Roy Hargrove's The RH Factor: Hard Groove album (2003)
• "Be Here" live collaboration on Raphael Saadiq's All Hits at the House of Blues album (2005)
• "Sing A Simple Song" virtual collaboration with Sly and The Family Stone, featuring Isaac Hayes and Chuck D on Different Strokes By Different Folks tribute album (2006)
• "Bullsh*t" collaboration on Roy Hargrove's The RH Factor: Distractions album (2006)
• "So Far to Go" collaboration on J Dilla's The Shining album (2006)
• "Imagine" collaboration on Snoop Dogg's Blue Carpet Treatment album (2006) featuring Dr.Dre

• Marvin Gaye
• Prince

• Erykah Badu
• Bilal
• Maxwell
• Raphael Saadiq
• Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson
• J Dilla

• Download sample of "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" from Voodoo

• http://www.okayplayer.com/dangelo

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Groups
Black Star | Reflection Eternal | Slum Village | The Roots
Members
?uestlove | Bilal | Common | D'Angelo | Erykah Badu | J Dilla | James Poyser | Mos Def | Q-Tip | Talib Kweli
See also
Native Tongues Posse | The Ummah