Comfort Woman (album)
Comfort Woman is the fifth solo album by Me'shell Ndegeocello. It was released on October 14, 2003, on Maverick Records. The album peaked at #150 on the Billboard Top 200 list that year. The album also peaked at #43 on Billboard's R&B Album chart. The LP was the final record released by Maverick, ending her ten-year contract.
| Comfort Woman | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 14, 2003 | |||
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| Label | Maverick | |||
| Producer | Me'shell Ndegeocello, Allen Cato | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [2] |
| Blender | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| Los Angeles Times | [6] |
| LA Weekly | (favorable)[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Uncut | (favorable)[9] |
| Village Voice | [10] |
| Vibe | [11] |
| Yahoo! Music | (favorable)[12] |
Track listing
- "Love Song, No. 1" (Me'shell Ndegeocello) – 4:03
- "Come Smoke My Herb" (Ndegeocello) – 3:53
- "Andromeda & the Milky Way" (Ndegeocello, Allen Cato) – 4:28
- "Love Song #2" (Ndegeocello) – 3:47
- "Body" (Ndegeocello) – 3:42
- "Liliquoi Moon" (Ndegeocello) – 4:41
- "Love Song #3" (Ndegeocello, Doyle Bramhall II) – 4:32
- "Fellowship" (Ndegeocello, Bob Marley) – 3:14
- "Good Intentions" (Ndegeocello, Chris Dave) – 3:48
- "Thankful" (Ndegeocello) – 3:25
Personnel
- Me'shell Ndegeocello – bass guitar, vocals, producer, vocal arrangement, additional instrumentation
- Allen Cato – guitar, producer, talk box, drum programming
- Oren Bloedow – guitar
- Doyle Bramhall II – guitar, soloist
- Chris Dave – drums
- Kofi Taha – executive producer
- Jeff Patrick Krasno – executive producer
- Eric Dyba – engineer
- Chris Bittner – assistant engineer
- Ari Raskin – assistant engineer
- Emily Lazar – mastering
- Bob Power – mixing
- Sasha Victory – tracking
- Flem – art direction, design
- Frank Maddocks – art direction, design
- Mark Seliger – photography
References
- Critic reviews at Metacritic
- Jurek, Thom. Comfort Woman at AllMusic
- Patel, Joseph (November 2003). "The Guide: Me'Shell Ndegéocello – Comfort Woman". Blender. New York: Dennis Publishing. p. 118.
- Tyehimba, Cheo (October 17, 2003). "Music Review: Comfort Woman". Entertainment Weekly. No. 733. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- Clarke, Betty (November 28, 2003). "CD: Me'shell Ndegeocello, Comfort Woman". The Guardian. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017.
- Nichols, Natalie (October 12, 2003). "Meshell Ndegeocello tones down the vitriol". Los Angeles Times. p. E53. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- Hardy, Ernest (November 27, 2003). "Forgive Me, Meshell". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- "Meshell Ndegeocello – Comfort Woman". Rolling Stone. No. 935. November 13, 2003. p. 97. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved March 5, 2007.
- "Me'Shell Ndegeocello – Comfort Woman". Uncut. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- Christgau, Robert (February 4, 2004). "Parts of the Elephunk". The Village Voice. Vol. 49, no. 5. p. C90. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- Simon, Andrew (December 2003). "Revolutions: Meshell Ndegeocello – Comfort Woman". Vibe. New York. p. 214.
- Leroy, Dan (October 16, 2003). "Me'Shell Ndegeocello – Comfort Woman album review". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
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