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The title is deceiving, not to mention a little ridiculous, given the short discography from which the disc has to pull. The Best So Far... is more like a sampler of D'Angelo's two proper studio albums -- one that favors the a cappella version of "Devil's Pie" over the original mix, one that includes neither "Spanish Joint" nor "Shit, Damn, Motherfucker" -- accompanied by an incomplete array of soundtrack and compilation appearances and features. It's an obvious cash-in; plenty of fans are so hungry for something new from D'Angelo that they must be willing to partially satiate themselves with the next best thing. It is doubtful that many would have moaned about expanded reissues of Brown Sugar and Voodoo, two of the most excellent and singular R&B albums of the past 15 years, which would've been a less problematic way to put all the rarities back into circulation. And a complete set of non-album material would have been an ideal stopgap, a good way to treat those who have been waiting all this time for album number three (if a licensing headache for Virgin). Anyone with remote interest in D'Angelo needs the two primary albums. There's no way around it; this will not cut it. But if you've been apprehensive to shell out for all the discs containing stray appearances -- including Space Jam, Get on the Bus, Scream 2, Down in the Delta, Marvin Is 60, and Raphael Saadiq's Instant Vintage -- this will come in handy, despite the nagging flaws. There's also a DVD containing seven videos.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Michael Archer, ComposerLyricist - Raphael Saadiq, Producer - D'Angelo, Producer, MainArtist - Charlie Ray Wiggins, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1994 Virgin Records
Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Producer - Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad, ComposerLyricist - D'Angelo, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Virgin Records
Marvin Tarplin, ComposerLyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist - D'Angelo, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1995 Virgin Records
Bob Power, Producer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Archer, ComposerLyricist - D'Angelo, Producer, Vocals, Musician, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1995 Virgin Records
Bob Power, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Archer, ComposerLyricist - Herb Powers Jr., Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Larry Grenadier, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Gene Lake, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - D'Angelo, Producer, Vocals, Vocal Arranger, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - G-Spot, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Whitfield, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Luther Archer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Virgin Records
Prince, Composer - D'Angelo, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Virgin Records
SKIP SCARBOROUGH, ComposerLyricist - D'Angelo, MainArtist
℗ 1996 Virgin Records
Leroy Bonner, Author - Marshall Jones, Author - Marvin Pierce, Author - Clarence Satchell, Author - James L. Williams, Author - Ralph Middlebrook, Author - D'Angelo, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1998 Virgin Records
Bob Power, Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - NICKOLAS ASHFORD, ComposerLyricist - Valerie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Tim Donovan, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Derivaz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - D'Angelo, MainArtist - Erykah Badu, MainArtist - Martin Czembor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Christopher Martin, ComposerLyricist - Michael Archer, ComposerLyricist - DJ Premier, Producer - D'Angelo, Producer, Mix Engineer, Musician, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Virgin Records
Clifford Smith, ComposerLyricist - Reggie Noble, ComposerLyricist - Michael Archer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Method Man, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Mandell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Q-Tip, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Elevado, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Redman, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - D'Angelo, Producer, Mix Engineer, Musician, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jonathan William Davis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Virgin Records
Michael Archer, ComposerLyricist - Raphael Saadiq, Producer, ComposerLyricist - D'Angelo, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Virgin Records
Richard Westfield, ComposerLyricist - George Melvin Brown, ComposerLyricist - Angela Stone, ComposerLyricist - D'Angelo, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Virgin Records
G. McDaniels, ComposerLyricist - Pino Palladino, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ahmir Thompson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - D'Angelo, Producer, Mix Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Virgin Records
Benjamin Wright, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Glenn Standridge, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Michael Archer, ComposerLyricist - Robert Ozuna, ComposerLyricist - Raphael Saadiq, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Fred Jackson, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Romero, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gerry "The Gov" Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jake & the Phatman, Producer, Drums, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer - D'Angelo, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution, Inc.
Album review
The title is deceiving, not to mention a little ridiculous, given the short discography from which the disc has to pull. The Best So Far... is more like a sampler of D'Angelo's two proper studio albums -- one that favors the a cappella version of "Devil's Pie" over the original mix, one that includes neither "Spanish Joint" nor "Shit, Damn, Motherfucker" -- accompanied by an incomplete array of soundtrack and compilation appearances and features. It's an obvious cash-in; plenty of fans are so hungry for something new from D'Angelo that they must be willing to partially satiate themselves with the next best thing. It is doubtful that many would have moaned about expanded reissues of Brown Sugar and Voodoo, two of the most excellent and singular R&B albums of the past 15 years, which would've been a less problematic way to put all the rarities back into circulation. And a complete set of non-album material would have been an ideal stopgap, a good way to treat those who have been waiting all this time for album number three (if a licensing headache for Virgin). Anyone with remote interest in D'Angelo needs the two primary albums. There's no way around it; this will not cut it. But if you've been apprehensive to shell out for all the discs containing stray appearances -- including Space Jam, Get on the Bus, Scream 2, Down in the Delta, Marvin Is 60, and Raphael Saadiq's Instant Vintage -- this will come in handy, despite the nagging flaws. There's also a DVD containing seven videos.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:53
- Main artists: D'Angelo
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Virgin Catalog (V81)
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2008 Virgin Records This Compilation ℗ 2008 Virgin Records
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