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Bitter is an appropriate title for Meshell Ndegéocello's third album. Inspired by a torturous romantic relationship, Bitter surges with emotions, and most of them are shaded with regret, remorse, or bitterness. Undoubtedly, the relationship was painful, but it has given Ndegéocello an artistic focus missing on her two previous albums. It provides a sorrowful, meditative emotional template that she matches with moody, slow songs that flow into each other. It's the kind of album that demands close listening, otherwise it has the tendency to fade into the background. For some listeners, concentrated listening may be a little difficult, given the bleak emotions of the music, but Ndegéocello's subtle songcraft truly reveals itself upon close inspection. And, with repeated plays, Bitter reveals itself as the most personal -- and in many ways, most rewarding -- album of her career.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Josh Turner, SecondEngineer - Joseph Turner, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Lisa Coleman, Musician - Wendy Melvoin, Musician - Doyle Bramhall II, Musician - Joe Henry, Musician - Greg Calbi, Masterer - Greg Leisz, Musician - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Vocals, Writer, Bass, Musician - ROGER MOUTENOT, Mixer - Abe Laboriel Jr., Musician - CHRIS BRUCE, Musician - TOM SCHICK, AdditionalEngineer - Rafael Serrano, SecondEngineer - Danny Sadownick, Musician - DUSTY WAKEMAN, RecordingEngineer - Craig Street, Producer - DAVID TORN, Musician - Alan Stepansky, Musician - Robert Rinehart, Musician - Sandra Park, Musician - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Ronny Drayton, Musician - Arif St. Michael, Musician - Chris Ribando, SecondEngineer - Steven Barber, String Arranger - Biti Straug, Musician - Elijah Bedford, SecondEngineer - Husky Hoskuids, AdditionalEngineer - Kai Morrison, Co-ordinator Production - Sharon Yamata, Musician
© 1999 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 1999 Maverick Recording Company
Josh Turner, SecondEngineer - Joseph Turner, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Lisa Coleman, Musician - Wendy Melvoin, Musician - Doyle Bramhall II, Musician - Joe Henry, Musician - Greg Calbi, Masterer - Greg Leisz, Musician - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Vocals, Writer, Bass, Musician - ROGER MOUTENOT, Mixer - Abe Laboriel Jr., Musician - CHRIS BRUCE, Musician - TOM SCHICK, AdditionalEngineer - Rafael Serrano, SecondEngineer - Danny Sadownick, Musician - DUSTY WAKEMAN, RecordingEngineer - Craig Street, Producer - DAVID TORN, Musician - Alan Stepansky, Musician - Robert Rinehart, Musician - Sandra Park, Musician - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Ronny Drayton, Musician - Arif St. Michael, Musician - Federico Gonzalez Peña, Writer - Chris Ribando, SecondEngineer - Steven Barber, String Arranger - Biti Straug, Musician - Elijah Bedford, SecondEngineer - Husky Hoskuids, AdditionalEngineer - Kai Morrison, Co-ordinator Production - Sharon Yamata, Musician
© 1999 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 1999 Maverick Recording Company
Josh Turner, SecondEngineer - Joseph Turner, Assistant Mixing Engineer - David Gamson, Writer - Lisa Coleman, Musician - Wendy Melvoin, Musician - Doyle Bramhall II, Musician - Joe Henry, Musician - Greg Calbi, Masterer - Greg Leisz, Musician - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Vocals, Writer, Bass, Musician - ROGER MOUTENOT, Mixer - Abe Laboriel Jr., Musician - CHRIS BRUCE, Musician - TOM SCHICK, AdditionalEngineer - Rafael Serrano, SecondEngineer - Danny Sadownick, Musician - DUSTY WAKEMAN, RecordingEngineer - Craig Street, Producer - DAVID TORN, Musician - Alan Stepansky, Musician - Robert Rinehart, Musician - Sandra Park, Musician - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Ronny Drayton, Musician - Arif St. Michael, Musician - Chris Ribando, SecondEngineer - Steven Barber, String Arranger - Biti Straug, Musician - Elijah Bedford, SecondEngineer - Husky Hoskuids, AdditionalEngineer - Kai Morrison, Co-ordinator Production - Sharon Yamata, Musician
© 1999 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 1999 Maverick Recording Company
Josh Turner, SecondEngineer - Joseph Turner, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Lisa Coleman, Musician - Wendy Melvoin, Musician - Doyle Bramhall II, Musician - Joe Henry, Musician - Greg Calbi, Masterer - Greg Leisz, Musician - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Vocals, Writer, Bass, Musician - ROGER MOUTENOT, Mixer - Abe Laboriel Jr., Musician - CHRIS BRUCE, Musician - TOM SCHICK, AdditionalEngineer - Rafael Serrano, SecondEngineer - Danny Sadownick, Musician - DUSTY WAKEMAN, RecordingEngineer - Craig Street, Producer - DAVID TORN, Musician - Alan Stepansky, Musician - Robert Rinehart, Musician - Sandra Park, Musician - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Ronny Drayton, Musician - Arif St. Michael, Musician - Federico Gonzalez Peña, Writer - Chris Ribando, SecondEngineer - Steven Barber, String Arranger - Biti Straug, Musician - Elijah Bedford, SecondEngineer - Husky Hoskuids, AdditionalEngineer - Kai Morrison, Co-ordinator Production - Sharon Yamata, Musician
© 1999 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 1999 Maverick Recording Company
Josh Turner, SecondEngineer - Joseph Turner, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Lisa Coleman, Musician - Wendy Melvoin, Musician - Doyle Bramhall II, Musician - Joe Henry, Musician - Greg Calbi, Masterer - Greg Leisz, Musician - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Vocals, Writer, Bass, Musician - ROGER MOUTENOT, Mixer - Abe Laboriel Jr., Musician - CHRIS BRUCE, Musician - TOM SCHICK, AdditionalEngineer - Rafael Serrano, SecondEngineer - Danny Sadownick, Musician - DUSTY WAKEMAN, RecordingEngineer - Craig Street, Producer - DAVID TORN, Musician - Alan Stepansky, Musician - Robert Rinehart, Musician - Sandra Park, Musician - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Ronny Drayton, Musician - Arif St. Michael, Musician - Chris Ribando, SecondEngineer - Steven Barber, String Arranger - Biti Straug, Musician - Elijah Bedford, SecondEngineer - Husky Hoskuids, AdditionalEngineer - Kai Morrison, Co-ordinator Production - Sharon Yamata, Musician
© 1999 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 1999 Maverick Recording Company
Josh Turner, SecondEngineer - Joseph Turner, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Lisa Coleman, Musician - Wendy Melvoin, Musician - Doyle Bramhall II, Musician - Joe Henry, Musician - Greg Calbi, Masterer - Jimi Hendrix, Writer - Greg Leisz, Musician - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Vocals, Bass, Musician - ROGER MOUTENOT, Mixer - Abe Laboriel Jr., Musician - CHRIS BRUCE, Musician - TOM SCHICK, AdditionalEngineer - Rafael Serrano, SecondEngineer - Danny Sadownick, Musician - DUSTY WAKEMAN, RecordingEngineer - Craig Street, Producer - DAVID TORN, Musician - Alan Stepansky, Musician - Robert Rinehart, Musician - Sandra Park, Musician - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Ronny Drayton, Musician - Arif St. Michael, Musician - Chris Ribando, SecondEngineer - Steven Barber, String Arranger - Biti Straug, Musician - Elijah Bedford, SecondEngineer - Husky Hoskuids, AdditionalEngineer - Kai Morrison, Co-ordinator Production - Sharon Yamata, Musician
© 1999 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 1999 Maverick Recording Company
Josh Turner, SecondEngineer - Doyle Bramhall, Writer - Joseph Turner, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Lisa Coleman, Musician - Wendy Melvoin, Musician - Doyle Bramhall II, Musician - Joe Henry, Musician - Greg Calbi, Masterer - Greg Leisz, Musician - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Vocals, Writer, Bass, Musician - ROGER MOUTENOT, Mixer - Abe Laboriel Jr., Musician - CHRIS BRUCE, Musician - TOM SCHICK, AdditionalEngineer - Rafael Serrano, SecondEngineer - Danny Sadownick, Musician - DUSTY WAKEMAN, RecordingEngineer - Craig Street, Producer - DAVID TORN, Musician - Alan Stepansky, Musician - Robert Rinehart, Musician - Sandra Park, Musician - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Ronny Drayton, Musician - Arif St. Michael, Musician - Chris Ribando, SecondEngineer - Steven Barber, String Arranger - Biti Straug, Musician - Elijah Bedford, SecondEngineer - Husky Hoskuids, AdditionalEngineer - Kai Morrison, Co-ordinator Production - Sharon Yamata, Musician
© 1999 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 1999 Maverick Recording Company
Josh Turner, SecondEngineer - Joseph Turner, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Lisa Coleman, Musician - Wendy Melvoin, Musician - Doyle Bramhall II, Musician - Joe Henry, Musician - Greg Calbi, Masterer - Greg Leisz, Musician - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Vocals, Writer, Bass, Musician - ROGER MOUTENOT, Mixer - Abe Laboriel Jr., Musician - CHRIS BRUCE, Musician - ALLEN CATO, Writer - TOM SCHICK, AdditionalEngineer - Rafael Serrano, SecondEngineer - Danny Sadownick, Musician - DUSTY WAKEMAN, RecordingEngineer - Craig Street, Producer - DAVID TORN, Musician - Alan Stepansky, Musician - Robert Rinehart, Musician - Sandra Park, Musician - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Ronny Drayton, Musician - Arif St. Michael, Musician - Chris Ribando, SecondEngineer - Steven Barber, String Arranger - Biti Straug, Musician - Elijah Bedford, SecondEngineer - Husky Hoskuids, AdditionalEngineer - Kai Morrison, Co-ordinator Production - Sharon Yamata, Musician
© 1999 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 1999 Maverick Recording Company
Josh Turner, SecondEngineer - Joseph Turner, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Lisa Coleman, Musician - Wendy Melvoin, Musician - Doyle Bramhall II, Musician - Joe Henry, Musician - Greg Calbi, Masterer - Greg Leisz, Musician - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Vocals, Writer, Bass, Musician - ROGER MOUTENOT, Mixer - Abe Laboriel Jr., Musician - CHRIS BRUCE, Musician - TOM SCHICK, AdditionalEngineer - Rafael Serrano, SecondEngineer - Danny Sadownick, Musician - DUSTY WAKEMAN, RecordingEngineer - Craig Street, Producer - DAVID TORN, Musician - Alan Stepansky, Musician - Robert Rinehart, Musician - Sandra Park, Musician - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Ronny Drayton, Musician - Arif St. Michael, Musician - Chris Ribando, SecondEngineer - Steven Barber, String Arranger - Biti Straug, Musician - Elijah Bedford, SecondEngineer - Husky Hoskuids, AdditionalEngineer - Kai Morrison, Co-ordinator Production - Sharon Yamata, Musician
© 1999 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 1999 Maverick Recording Company
Josh Turner, SecondEngineer - Joseph Turner, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Lisa Coleman, Musician - Wendy Melvoin, Musician - Doyle Bramhall II, Musician - Joe Henry, Musician - Greg Calbi, Masterer - Greg Leisz, Musician - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Vocals, Bass, Musician - ROGER MOUTENOT, Mixer, Writer - Abe Laboriel Jr., Musician - CHRIS BRUCE, Musician - TOM SCHICK, AdditionalEngineer - Rafael Serrano, SecondEngineer - Danny Sadownick, Musician - DUSTY WAKEMAN, RecordingEngineer - Craig Street, Producer - DAVID TORN, Writer, Musician - Alan Stepansky, Musician - Robert Rinehart, Musician - Sandra Park, Musician - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Ronny Drayton, Musician - Arif St. Michael, Musician - Chris Ribando, SecondEngineer - Steven Barber, String Arranger - Biti Straug, Musician - Elijah Bedford, SecondEngineer - Husky Hoskuids, AdditionalEngineer - Kai Morrison, Co-ordinator Production - Sharon Yamata, Musician
© 1999 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 1999 Maverick Recording Company
Josh Turner, SecondEngineer - Joseph Turner, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Lisa Coleman, Musician - Wendy Melvoin, Musician - Doyle Bramhall II, Musician - Joe Henry, Musician - Greg Calbi, Masterer - Greg Leisz, Musician - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Vocals, Writer, Bass, Musician - ROGER MOUTENOT, Mixer - Abe Laboriel Jr., Musician - CHRIS BRUCE, Musician - TOM SCHICK, AdditionalEngineer - Rafael Serrano, SecondEngineer - Danny Sadownick, Musician - DUSTY WAKEMAN, RecordingEngineer - Craig Street, Producer - DAVID TORN, Musician - Alan Stepansky, Musician - Robert Rinehart, Musician - Sandra Park, Musician - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Ronny Drayton, Musician - Arif St. Michael, Musician - Chris Ribando, SecondEngineer - Steven Barber, String Arranger - Biti Straug, Musician - Elijah Bedford, SecondEngineer - Husky Hoskuids, AdditionalEngineer - Kai Morrison, Co-ordinator Production - Sharon Yamata, Musician
© 1999 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 1999 Maverick Recording Company
Josh Turner, SecondEngineer - Joseph Turner, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Lisa Coleman, Musician - Wendy Melvoin, Musician - Doyle Bramhall II, Musician - Joe Henry, Musician - Greg Calbi, Masterer - Greg Leisz, Musician - Me'shell Ndegeocello, Vocals, Writer, Bass, Musician - ROGER MOUTENOT, Mixer - Abe Laboriel Jr., Musician - CHRIS BRUCE, Musician - TOM SCHICK, AdditionalEngineer - Rafael Serrano, SecondEngineer - Danny Sadownick, Musician - DUSTY WAKEMAN, RecordingEngineer - Craig Street, Producer - DAVID TORN, Musician - Alan Stepansky, Musician - Robert Rinehart, Musician - Sandra Park, Musician - Meshell Ndegeocello, MainArtist - Ronny Drayton, Musician - Arif St. Michael, Musician - Chris Ribando, SecondEngineer - Steven Barber, String Arranger - Biti Straug, Musician - Elijah Bedford, SecondEngineer - Husky Hoskuids, AdditionalEngineer - Kai Morrison, Co-ordinator Production - Sharon Yamata, Musician
© 1999 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 1999 Maverick Recording Company
Album review
Bitter is an appropriate title for Meshell Ndegéocello's third album. Inspired by a torturous romantic relationship, Bitter surges with emotions, and most of them are shaded with regret, remorse, or bitterness. Undoubtedly, the relationship was painful, but it has given Ndegéocello an artistic focus missing on her two previous albums. It provides a sorrowful, meditative emotional template that she matches with moody, slow songs that flow into each other. It's the kind of album that demands close listening, otherwise it has the tendency to fade into the background. For some listeners, concentrated listening may be a little difficult, given the bleak emotions of the music, but Ndegéocello's subtle songcraft truly reveals itself upon close inspection. And, with repeated plays, Bitter reveals itself as the most personal -- and in many ways, most rewarding -- album of her career.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:37
- Main artists: Meshell Ndegeocello
- Label: Maverick
- Genre: Jazz
© 1999 Maverick Recording Company ℗ 1999 Maverick Recording Company
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