Recorded 1997 | Length 76:58 Release date 18 November 1997 | |
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Released November 18, 1997 (1997-11-18) Genres Hip hop music, Jazz, Neo soul, Rhythm and blues, Contemporary R&B Nominations Grammy Award for Best R&B Album, Soul Train Music Award for Best Album of the Year Similar Erykah Badu albums, Neo soul albums, Other albums | ||
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Live is a live concert album by American singer Erykah Badu, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). Released in the fall of 1997, with her debut album Baduizm released earlier that year, Live quickly went double platinum with the radio hit "Tyrone".
Contents
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- Erykah badu tyrone live 1997 album baduizm live
- Background
- Reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Production
- Songs
- References
Live includes cover versions of songs by Chaka Khan ("Stay"), Roy Ayers ("Searchin'") and a medley of Heatwave's "Boogie Nights", The Mary Jane Girls' "All Night Long", and Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.) by Tom Browne.
The album was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 1999 Grammy Awards, while the track "Tyrone" was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
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Background
Following Badu signing to Universal Records, she released her debut studio album Baduizm, in early 1997. The album was met with critical and commercial success, debuting at number two on the Billboard charts and number one on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Baduizm's commercial and critical success helped establish Badu as one of the emerging neo soul genre's leading artists. Her particular style of singing drew many comparisons to Billie Holiday. Baduizm was certified three times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, Gold by the British Phonographic Industry and the Canadian Recording Industry Association. Badu recorded her first live album, while pregnant with Seven, and the release of the recording coincided with his birth.
Reception
Upon release Live was met with acclaim from music critics. Leo Stanley of Allmusic praised Badu's decision to release a live album so shortly after releasing her debut continuing to praise the album Stanley said; "Not only does it illustrate the depths of Badu's talents, but Live is as strong and captivating as Baduizm." A reviewer of Entertainment Weekly praised the albums Jazz composition, continuing to call the album "sassy" and "relaxed".
The album was released on November 18, 1997 and reached number four on the US Billboard 200 and number one on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album was certified two times platinum by RIAA for shipments of over two million copies.
Track listing
- "Rimshot (Intro)" (Erykah Badu, Madukwu Chinwah) – 3:48
- "Otherside of the Game" (Badu, Bro.Questlove, Richard Nichols, James Poyser, The Roots) – 8:21
- "On & On" (Badu, Jaborn Jamal) – 5:25
- "Reprise" – 2:13
- "Appletree" (Badu, Robert Bradford) – 2:54
- "Ye Yo" (Badu) – 6:07
- "Searching" (Roy Ayers) – 4:26
- "Boogie Nights/All Night" (James A. Johnson, Rodney L. Temperton) – 6:03
- "Certainly" (Badu, Chinwah) – 7:06
- "Stay" (Richard Calhoun, Chaka Khan) – 4:58
- "Next Lifetime (Interlude)" (Badu, Tone The Backbone [Anthony Scott]) – 1:30
- "Tyrone" (Badu, Norman "Keys" Hurt) – 3:56
- "Next Lifetime" (Badu, Tone the Backbone [Anthony Scott]) – 12:05
- "Tyrone" [Extended Version] (Badu, Hurt) – 5:40
Personnel
Production
Songs
1Rimshot (intro)3:50
2Other Side Of The Game8:22
3On & On5:30