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

1▶12" Vinyl
2▼12" Vinyl
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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 Lady
executive producer:
Kedar Massenburg
bass:
Braylon Lacy
drums (drum set):
Gino “LockJohnson” Iglehart
flute:
D'Wayne Kerr
keyboard:
Shaun Martin
percussion:
Ramone Gonzalez
background vocals:
N’Dambi, YahZarah and Geno Young
recording of:
Bag Lady
lyricist:
Erykah Badu
composer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Erykah Badu, Isaac Hayes, Shaun Martin, Nathaniel Hale (Nate Dogg) and Ricardo Brown (Kurupt, US rapper)
quotes music from:
Bumpy’s Lament
Erykah 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?:??