Baduizm
Sign in to saveBaduizm is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Erykah Badu. It was released on February 11, 1997, by Kedar Records and Universal Records. After leaving university in order to concentrate on music full-time, Badu then began touring with her cousin, Robert "Free" Bradford, and recorded a 19-song demo, Country Cousins, which attracted the attention of Kedar Massenburg. He set Badu up to record a duet with D'Angelo, "Your Precious Love," and eventually signed her to a record deal with Universal. Recording sessions for the album took place from January to October 1996 in New York C
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Key facts
- Album.name
- Baduizm
- Album.type
- studio
- Album.artist
- Erykah Badu
- Album.cover
- Baduizm.png
- Album.released
- February 11, 1997
- Album.recorded
- January–October 1996
- Album.studio
- Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ivory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Battery, New York City Dallas Sound Lab, Dallas, Texas
- Album.length
- 58:15
- Album.label
- Kedar Universal
- Album.producer
- Madukwu Chinwah Bob Power JaBorn Jamal Ike Lee III Erykah Badu the Roots Richard Nichols James Poyser Tone the Backbone Jaífar Barron Robert Bradford
- Album.next_title
- Live
- Album.next_year
- 1997
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- album
- Genre
- neo soul
- Producer
- The Roots
- Performer
- Erykah Badu
- Record label
- Motown
- Distribution format
- music download
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- publication date
- 1997-02-11
- language of work or name
- English language
- number of parts of this work
- 14
- review score
- 4.5
- title
- Baduizm
- form of creative work
- studio album
- has characteristic
- debut album
- distributed by
- Tidal
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Background and recording
- Release and sales
- Critical reception
- Accolades
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Charts
- Weekly charts
- Year-end charts
- Certifications
- Awards
- See also
- References
- External links
Baduizm is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Erykah Badu. It was released on February 11, 1997, by Kedar Records and Universal Records. After leaving university in order to concentrate on music full-time, Badu then began touring with her cousin, Robert "Free" Bradford, and recorded a 19-song demo, Country Cousins, which attracted the attention of Kedar Massenburg. He set Badu up to record a duet with D'Angelo, "Your Precious Love," and eventually signed her to a record deal with Universal. Recording sessions for the album took place from January to October 1996 in New York City, Philadelphia, and Dallas.
Baduizm was met with positive reviews from music critics who praised the album's musical style and Badu's artistic vision; other critics noted similarities between Badu and Billie Holiday. Baduizm was a commercial success, debuting at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart and number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album was certified three times platinum by Recording Industry Association of America, Gold by British Phonographic Industry and Gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association.
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