Mama’s Gun (Vinyl Me, Please. Essentials)

~ Release by Erykah Badu (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Annotation

VMP Essentials
- Record of the Month for November 2020
- Badu's seminal sophomore studio LP, featuring "Didn't Cha Know" and "Bag Lady"
- Lacquers cut by Barry Grint at Alchemy Mastering London
- Pressed on exclusive 2LP Gold + Scarlet Vinyl
- Includes exclusive art print

Annotation last modified on 2024-01-31 02:30 UTC.

Tracklist

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112" Vinyl
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A1Penitentiary Philosophy
assistant recording engineer:
Jon Adler and Steve Mandel (US engineer, producer, songwriter)
recording engineer:
Russell Elevado and Tom Soares
co-producer:
Ahmir (? Luv) Thompson the Soulquarian (US drummer, producer and DJ) and Pino Palladino
executive producer:
Kedar Massenburg
producer:
Erykah Badu and James Poyser the Soulquarian (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Steve Mandel (US engineer, producer, songwriter)
mixer:
Russell "The Dragon" Elevado
bass:
Pino Palladino (from 1999 until 2000)
clavinet, organ and Rhodes piano [Rhodes]:
James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Ahmir (? Luv) Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ) (from 1999 until 2000)
guitar:
Jef Le Johnson (from 1999 until 2000)
background vocals:
Erykah Badu, Chinah (aka China Blac) (from 1999 until 2000) and Yah Zarah (from 1999 until 2000)
vocals:
Erykah Badu (from 1999 until 2000)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 2000)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1999 until 2000)
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Penitentiary Philosophy
lyricist:
Erykah Badu
composer:
Ahmir K. Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ), Erykah Badu, Pino Palladino and James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
3.35?:??
A2Didn’t Cha Know
assistant recording engineer:
Mitch Getz, William Jackson (engineer) and Shinobu Mitsuoka
recording engineer:
Leslie Brathwaite (He's a Man), Tom Soares and Vernon J. Mungo
programming:
Jay Dee (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee)
executive producer:
Kedar Massenburg
producer:
Jay Dee the Soulquarian (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee)
assistant mixer:
Shinobu Mitsuoka
mixer:
Leslie Brathwaite (He's a Man)
Minimoog and Rhodes piano [Rhodes]:
James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
additional background vocals:
Yah Zarah (from 1999 until 2000)
vocals:
Erykah Badu (from 1999 until 2000)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 2000)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1999 until 2000)
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Didn’t Cha Know
lyricist and composer:
Erykah Badu
3?:??
A3My Life
assistant recording engineer:
Jon Adler, Mike "Shaggy" Turner (Engineer/Producer), Shinobu Mitsuoka and Krystof Zizka
recording engineer:
Mark “Exit” Goodchild, Leslie Brathwaite (He's a Man), Jon Smeltz and Tom Soares
additional programming:
James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
drum machine programming:
Jay Dee (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee)
co-producer:
Jay Dee the Soulquarian (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee)
executive producer:
Kedar Massenburg
producer:
Erykah Badu and James Poyser the Soulquarian (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Shinobu Mitsuoka
mixer:
Leslie Brathwaite (He's a Man)
piano and Rhodes piano [Rhodes]:
James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
viola:
Davis Barnet (from 1999 until 2000) and Peter Nocella (from 1999 until 2000)
violin:
Charlie Parker, Jr. (violinist) (from 1999 until 2000), Emma Kummrow (from 1999 until 2000), Olgo Konopelsky (from 1999 until 2000), Igor Szwec (from 1999 until 2000) and Gregory Teperman (from 1999 until 2000)
vocals:
Erykah Badu (from 1999 until 2000)
strings [string] arranger:
Larry Gold
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 2000)
recorded at:
DARP Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, The Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1999 until 2000)
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
My Life
additional lyricist:
Robert Bradford
lyricist:
Erykah Badu
composer:
Erykah Badu and James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
3.35?:??
A4… & On
assistant recording engineer:
Geff Grimes, Shinobu Mitsuoka and Michael Verdes
recording engineer:
Chris Bell (technical) and Tom Soares
programming:
Jah Born
executive producer:
Kedar Massenburg
producer:
Erykah Badu and Jah Born
assistant mixer:
Jason Dale
mixer:
Tom Soares
drums (drum set):
Ahmir (? Luv) Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ) (from 1999 until 2000)
Rhodes piano [Rhodes]:
James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
vocals:
Erykah Badu (from 1999 until 2000)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 2000)
recorded at:
Dallas Sound Lab in Irving, Texas, United States, Palmyra Studios in Ellis County, Texas, United States, The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1999 until 2000)
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
… & On
lyricist:
Erykah Badu
composer:
Erykah Badu, Jahmal Cantero, Shaun Martin and James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
3.25?:??
B1Cleva
assistant recording engineer:
Jon Adler, Vincent Alexander, Steve Mandel (US engineer, producer, songwriter) and Shinobu Mitsuoka
recording engineer:
Leslie Brathwaite (He's a Man) and Tom Soares
executive producer:
Kedar Massenburg
producer:
Erykah Badu and James Poyser the Soulquarian (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Shinobu Mitsuoka
mixer:
Leslie Brathwaite (He's a Man)
bass:
Pino Palladino (from 1999 until 2000)
drums (drum set):
Ahmir (? Luv) Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ) (from 1999 until 2000)
percussion:
Leonard "Doc" Gibbs (percussionist) (from 1999 until 2000)
piano, Rhodes piano [Rhodes] and synthesizer [ARP String Ensemble]:
James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
vibraphone [vibes]:
Roy Ayers (from 1999 until 2000)
additional vocals:
Roy Ayers
background vocals:
Erykah Badu
vocals:
Roy Ayers (from 1999 until 2000) and Erykah Badu (from 1999 until 2000)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 2000)
recorded at:
Stankonia Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1999 until 2000)
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Cleva
lyricist:
Erykah Badu
composer:
Erykah Badu and James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
3.5?:??
B2Hey Sugah
assistant recording engineer:
Michael Verdes
recording engineer:
Chris Bell (technical)
executive producer:
Kedar Massenburg
producer:
Erykah Badu
assistant mixer:
Brian Geten and Paul Gregory (US engineer)
mixer:
Tom Soares
bass:
Braylon Lacy (from 1999 until 2000)
drums (drum set):
Gino "Lock Johnson" Iglehart (from 1999 until 2000)
flute:
D'Wayne Kerr (from 1999 until 2000)
keyboard [keys]:
Shaun Martin (from 1999 until 2000)
background vocals:
Erykah Badu, Geno "Junebugg" Young (from 1999 until 2000), N’Dambi (from 1999 until 2000) and Yah Zarah (from 1999 until 2000)
vocals:
Erykah Badu (from 1999 until 2000)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 2000)
recorded at:
Dallas Sound Lab in Irving, Texas, United States and Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1999 until 2000)
mixed at:
Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Hey Sugah
lyricist and composer:
Erykah Badu and N’Dambi
1.7?:??
B3Booty
assistant recording engineer:
Steve Mandel (US engineer, producer, songwriter) and Michael Verdes
recording engineer:
Chris Bell (technical) and Russell Elevado
co-producer:
James Poyser the Soulquarian (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
executive producer:
Kedar Massenburg
producer:
Erykah Badu
assistant mixer:
Steve Mandel (US engineer, producer, songwriter)
mixer:
Russell "The Dragon" Elevado
bass:
Jay Dee (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee) (from 1999 until 2000)
clavinet, Rhodes piano [Rhodes] and synthesizer [ARP String Ensemble]:
James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Ahmir (? Luv) Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ) (from 1999 until 2000)
percussion:
Leonard "Doc" Gibbs (percussionist) (from 1999 until 2000)
saxophone:
Jacques "Pepe" Swarzbart (from 1999 until 2000)
trombone:
Frank "Roots" Lacy (trombone player) (from 1999 until 2000)
trumpet:
Roy "Honeybun" Hargrove (from 1999 until 2000)
vocals:
Erykah Badu (from 1999 until 2000)
horn arranger:
Roy "Honeybun" Hargrove
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 2000)
recorded at:
Palmyra Studios in Ellis County, Texas, United States and Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1999 until 2000)
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Booty
lyricist and composer:
Erykah Badu
3?:??
B4Kiss Me on My Neck (Hesi)
assistant recording engineer:
Steve Mandel (US engineer, producer, songwriter), Mike "Shaggy" Turner (Engineer/Producer) and Shinobu Mitsuoka
recording engineer:
Russell Elevado, Tom Soares and Vernon J. Mungo
co-producer:
James Poyser the Soulquarian (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter) and Jay Dee the Soulquarian (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee)
executive producer:
Kedar Massenburg
producer:
Erykah Badu and Jay Dee (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee)
assistant mixer:
Steve Mandel (US engineer, producer, songwriter)
mixer:
Russell "The Dragon" Elevado
bass:
Jay Dee (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee)
drums (drum set):
Ahmir (? Luv) Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ) (from 1999 until 2000)
flute:
D'Wayne Kerr (from 1999 until 2000)
guitar:
Russell Elevado (from 1999 until 2000)
Minimoog and Rhodes piano [Rhodes]:
James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
percussion:
Leonard "Doc" Gibbs (percussionist) (from 1999 until 2000)
background vocals:
Erykah Badu and Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer) (from 1999 until 2000)
vocals:
Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer) and Erykah Badu (from 1999 until 2000)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 2000)
recorded at:
DARP Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1999 until 2000)
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Kiss Me on My Neck (Hesi)
lyricist:
Erykah Badu
composer:
Erykah Badu, Jack DeJohnette, James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter) and Jimmy Yancey
3?:??
B5A.D. 2000
recording engineer:
Vernon Mungo and Tom Soares
assistant engineer:
Jon Adler, Mike "Shaggy" Turner (Engineer/Producer) and Shinobu Mitsuoka
co-producer:
Ahmir (? Luv) Thompson the Soulquarian (US drummer, producer and DJ), James Poyser the Soulquarian (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter) and Pino Palladino
executive producer:
Kedar Massenburg
producer:
Erykah Badu
assistant mixer:
Shinobu Mitsuoka
mixer:
Tom Soares
acoustic guitar:
Erykah Badu (from 1999 until 2000)
additional acoustic guitar:
Jef Le Johnson (from 1999 until 2000)
bass:
Pino Palladino (from 1999 until 2000)
drums (drum set):
Ahmir (? Luv) Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ) (from 1999 until 2000)
Minimoog and Rhodes piano [Rhodes]:
James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
additional vocals:
Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer) (from 1999 until 2000)
vocals:
Erykah Badu (from 1999 until 2000)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 2000)
recorded at:
DARP Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1999 until 2000)
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
A.D. 2000
lyricist and composer:
Erykah Badu and Betty Wright (American soul and R&B singer)
3.5?:??
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C1Orange Moon
assistant recording engineer:
Jon Adler, Vincent Alexander and Rob Smith (UK engineer)
recording engineer:
Leslie Brathwaite (He's a Man), Tom Soares and Vernon J. Mungo
executive producer:
Kedar Massenburg
producer:
Erykah Badu
assistant mixer:
Vincent Alexander
mixer:
Leslie Brathwaite (He's a Man)
bass:
Braylon Lacy (from 1999 until 2000)
drums (drum set):
Gino "Lock Johnson" Iglehart (from 1999 until 2000)
flute:
D'Wayne Kerr (from 1999 until 2000)
keyboard [keys]:
Shaun "Fingers" Martin (from 1999 until 2000)
background vocals:
Geno "Junebugg" Young (from 1999 until 2000), N’Dambi (from 1999 until 2000) and Yah Zarah (from 1999 until 2000)
vocals:
Erykah Badu (from 1999 until 2000)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 2000)
recorded at:
DARP Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, Stankonia Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1999 until 2000)
mixed at:
Stankonia Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Orange Moon
lyricist:
Erykah Badu
composer:
Erykah Badu, Eugene Young, Braylon Lacy and Shaun Martin
Erykah Badu3?:??
C2In Love With You
recorded in:
Marley Museum, Kingston, Jamaica (Kingston Parish), Jamaica
recording engineer:
Errol Brown (Jamaican engineer and dub producer)
executive producer:
Kedar Massenburg
producer:
Erykah Badu and Stephen Marley (Jamaican American reggae musician)
assistant mixer:
Shinobu Mitsuoka
mixer:
Tom Soares
acoustic guitar and bass:
Dready (bass, guitar) (from 1999 until 2000)
additional background vocals [vocal harmonies]:
Yah Zarah (from 1999 until 2000)
guest vocals:
Stephen Marley (Jamaican American reggae musician) (from 1999 until 2000)
vocals:
Erykah Badu (from 1999 until 2000) and Stephen Marley (Jamaican American reggae musician) (from 1999 until 2000)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 2000)
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
In Love With You
lyricist and composer:
Erykah Badu and Stephen Marley (Jamaican American reggae musician)
Erykah Badu featuring Stephen Marley3.5?:??
C3Bag LadyErykah Badu?:??
D1Time’s a Wastin
assistant recording engineer:
Vincent Alexander and Mike "Shaggy" Turner (Engineer/Producer)
recording engineer:
Mark “Exit” Goodchild and Jon Smeltz
co-producer:
Gino Iglehart, Braylon Lacy, Shaun Martin and Geno Young
executive producer:
Kedar Massenburg
producer:
Erykah Badu
assistant mixer:
Vincent Alexander
mixer:
Leslie Brathwaite (He's a Man)
bass:
Braylon Lacy (from 1999 until 2000)
cello:
Larry Gold (from 1999 until 2000)
drums (drum set):
Gino "Lock Johnson" Iglehart (from 1999 until 2000)
keyboard [keys]:
R.C. Williams (from 1999 until 2000) and Shaun "Fingers" Martin (from 1999 until 2000)
viola:
Davis Barnet (from 1999 until 2000) and Peter Nocella (from 1999 until 2000)
violin:
Charlie Parker, Jr. (violinist) (from 1999 until 2000), Emma Kummrow (from 1999 until 2000), Charles Kwas (from 1999 until 2000), Olgo Konopelsky (from 1999 until 2000), Igor Szwec (from 1999 until 2000) and Gregory Teperman (from 1999 until 2000)
vocals:
Erykah Badu (from 1999 until 2000)
strings arranger:
Larry Gold
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 2000)
recorded at:
DARP in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, The Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1999 until 2000)
mixed at:
Stankonia Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
recording of:
Time’s a Wastin
lyricist:
Erykah Badu
composer:
Erykah Badu and Shaun Martin
Erykah Badu4.35?:??
D2Green Eyes
assistant recording engineer:
Jon Adler
recording engineer:
Tom Soares
executive producer:
Kedar Massenburg
producer:
Erykah Badu, Vikter Duplaix and James Poyser the Soulquarian (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Steve Mandel (US engineer, producer, songwriter)
mixer:
Russell "The Dragon" Elevado
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Carlos Henderson (from 1999 until 2000)
drums (drum set):
Ahmir (? Luv) Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ) (from 1999 until 2000)
electric guitar:
Pino Palladino
flute:
D'Wayne Kerr (from 1999 until 2000)
piano and Rhodes piano [Rhodes]:
James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
saxophone:
Jacques Swarzbart (from 1999 until 2000)
trumpet:
Roy Hargrove (from 1999 until 2000)
vocals:
Erykah Badu (from 1999 until 2000)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 2000)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1999 until 2000)
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Green Eyes
lyricist:
Erykah Badu
composer:
Erykah Badu, Victor Emanuel Cooke and James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
Erykah Badu3.25?:??