D'Angelo (born Michael Eugene Archer on February 11, 1974 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American soul singer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. Contents [hide] 1 Biography 2 Associate Acts 2.1 Influences 2.2 Contemporaries 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 Singles 3.3 Singles (alternative versions) 3.4 Other musical recordings 4 Samples 5 External links [edit] Biography He began performing as a young child, and recorded his debut album, Brown Sugar, in 1995. Though sales were sluggish at first, the album was eventually a hit, in large part to "Lady," a Top Ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and helped kickstart the burgeoning nu soul singers of the 1990s (along with Maxwell, Erykah Badu and others). The album was a critical success as well, and appeared on many critics' "best of" lists for the year. In the five year gap between Brown Sugar and the follow-up, D'Angelo appeared on several soundtracks, including Belly ("Devil's Pie"), frequently singing covers like "Girl You Need a Change of Mind" (Eddie Kendricks, Get on the Bus), "She's Always in My Hair" (Prince, Scream 2) and "Heaven Must Be Like This" (The Ohio Players, Down in the Delta), as well as appearing on Lauryn Hill's landmark The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill on the duet Nothing Even Matters. The much-delayed follow-up to Brown Sugar, Voodoo, was finally released in 2000. It debuted at #1 and went on to win 2 Grammy Awards, one for Best R&B Album, and the other for Best R&B Male Vocal Performance. The lead single was "Untitled (How Does It Feel)", a tribute to the legendary artist Prince. The song became a huge R&B hit buoyed by an innovative video featuring a shirtless D'Angelo performing the song with no accompaniment or ornamentation. The video was nominated for 4 MTV Video Music Awards and currently ranks #44 in VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Videos. He also performed "Be Here" (with Raphael Saadiq) from Saadiq's album Instant Vintage. D'Angelo has a son, Michael Jr., with fellow neo-soul singer Angie Stone, and a daughter, Imani, born in October 1999. In 2002, Q magazine named him in their list of the "50 Bands To See Before You Die". In January of 2005, D'Angelo was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance, and driving while intoxicated. He pleaded guilty to the DUI and marijuana charge and, on April 13, was given a fine and suspended sentence and his driver's license was revoked. On September 12, he received a three-year suspended sentence on the cocaine possession charge. On September 19, 2005, just a week after being sentenced for cocaine possession, D'Angelo was critically injured in Powhatan County, Virginia when the SUV he was riding in hit a fence, ejecting him from the vehicle. He was not wearing a seatbelt. He has now been released from the hospital and is recovering at home from multiple rib injuries and bruises. A followup release to Voodoo has yet to see the light of day; however, in recent months, D'Angelo is said to be hard at work on a third album, tentatively titled James River.[1] After a long period of inactivity, in recent months, D'Angelo has guested on several albums, including releases by J Dilla, Common [2], Red Hot & Riot and The RH Factor. In August of 2006, D'Angelo is confirmed to have exited a rehabiltation stint on the island of Antigua and has begun collaborations with Common and Q-Tip. He also entered discussions with Jermaine Dupri on how to market what appears to be a forthcoming LP, though the official news of a release has not been made public yet. [3] [edit] Associate Acts [edit] Influences Marvin Gaye Prince [edit] Contemporaries Erykah Badu Bilal Maxwell Raphael Saadiq [edit] Discography [edit] Albums Brown Sugar (1995) #22 US (Platinum) Live at the Jazz Cafe (1996) Voodoo (2000) #1 US (Platinum) [edit] Singles "Brown Sugar" (1995) "Cruisin'" (1996) "Lady" (1996) "Me And Those Dreamin' Eyes Of Mine" (1996) "Devil's Pie" (1998) "Left & Right" (1999) "Untitled (How Does It Feel?)" (2000) "Send It On" (2000) [edit] Singles (alternative versions) This list details alternative versions of songs featured on official single releases, as detailed above. "Brown Sugar (Dime Bag Mix)" (1995) "Brown Sugar (Dollar Bag Mix)" (1995) "Brown Sugar (Radio Version)" (1995) "Brown Sugar (Soul Inside 808 Mix)" (1995) "Brown Sugar (Sugar Beatminerz Remix)" (1995) "Cruisin' (Carl McIntosh Mix)" (1996) "Cruisin' (Cut The Sax Remix)" (1996) "Cruisin' (Dallas Austin Remix)" (1996) "Cruisin' (Wet Remix)" (1996) "Cruisin' (The Main Body Mix)" (1996) "Lady (2B3 Long Play Mix By 2B3)" (1996) "Lady (2B3 Shake Dat Ass Mix)" (1996) "Lady (CJ Mackintosh Mix)" (1996) "Lady (CJ Mackintosh Radio Edit)" (1996) "Lady (Clean Street Version Featuring AZ)" (1996) "Lady (Just Tha Beat Mix Featuring AZ)" (1996) "Lady (Live Version)" (1996) "Me And Those Dreamin' Eyes Of Mine (Def Squad Mix)" (1996) "Me And Those Dreamin' Eyes Of Mine (Def Squad Mix Instrumental)" (1996) "Me And Those Dreamin' Eyes Of Mine (Erick Sermon Remix)" (1996) "Me And Those Dreamin' Eyes Of Mine (Erick Sermon Remix Instrumental)" (1996) "Me And Those Dreamin' Eyes Of Mine (DJ Premier Remix)" (1996) "Me And Those Dreamin' Eyes Of Mine (DJ Premier Remix Instrumental)" (1996) "Me And Those Dreamin' Eyes Of Mine (DJ Premier Just The Beat Mix)" (1996) "Me And Those Dreamin' Eyes Of Mine (DJ Premier Just The Beat Mix Instrumental)" (1996) "Me And Those Dreamin' Eyes Of Mine (Acapella)" (1996) "Devil's Pie (Raw Version)" (1998) "Devil's Pie (Instrumental)" (1998) "Devil's Pie (Clean Version)" (1998) "Devil's Pie (Raw Acapella)" (1998) "Left & Right (Explicit Edit)* (1999) "Left & Right (Instrumental Version)" (1999) "Left & Right (Radio Edit)" (1999) "Left & Right (W/O Rap Version) (1999) "Left & Right (Acapella) (1999) "Untitled (How Does It Feel?) (Radio Edit)" (2000) "Send It On" (Call Out Hook) (2000) "Send It On" (Radio Edit) (2000) [edit] Other musical recordings This list excludes recordings which only include samples of D'Angelo recordings. "U Will Know" collaboration as B.M.U (Black Men United) on Jason's Lyric (soundtrack) album (1994) "Pray" on Vertical Hold's 'Head First' album (1994) "Crew" keyboards on A Tribe Called Quest's Beats, Rhymes and Life album (1996) "Overjoyed" on Boys Choir of Harlem's 'Up In Harlem' album (1996) "Cold World (Remix)" single collaboration with GZA (1996) "Your Precious Love" collaboration with Erykah Badu on High School High soundtrack album (1996) "Girl You Need A Change Of Mind" on Get On The Bus soundtrack album (1996) "The Hypnotic" collaboration on The Roots' Illadelph Halflife album (1996) "I Found My Smile Again" on the Space Jam (soundtrack) album (1997) "Ain't Nobody Home" collaboration on B.B.King's Deuces Wild album (1997) "The 'Notic" collaboration with The Roots (featuring Erykah Badu) on Men In Black soundtrack album (1997) "Heaven Must Be Like This" on Down In The Delta soundtrack album (1998) "Nothing Even Matters" collaboration on Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill album (1998) "Break Ups 2 Make Ups" collaboration on Method Man's Tical 2000: Judgement Day album (1998) "She's Always In My Hair" on Scream 2 soundtrack album (1998) "The Spark" keyboards on The Roots' Things Fall Apart album (1999) "Everyday" collaboration and production on Angie Stone's Black Diamond album (1999) "Time Travelin'", "Time Travelin' (Reprise)", "Geto Heaven Part Two" and "Cold-Blooded" collaborations on Common's Like Water for Chocolate album (2000) "Everybody Loves The Sunshine" on D'Angelo's Untitled (How Does It Feel?) single (2000) "Tell Me" collaboration on Slum Village's Fantastic, Vol. 2 album (2000) "Caravan" collaboration with The Roots on the various artists' Red Hot + Indigo Duke Ellington tribute / charity fund-raising album (2000) "Talk S*** 2 Ya" collaboration on Baby Boy soundtrack album (2001) "Be Here" collaboration on Raphael Saadiq's Instant Vintage album (2002) "Water No Got Enemy" collaboration with various artists on Red Hot + Riot: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti tribute / charity fund-raising album (2002) "I'll Stay" collaboration on Roy Hargrove's The RH Factor: Hard Groove album (2003) "Be Here" live collaboration on Raphael Saadiq's All Hits at the House of Blues album (2005) "Sing A Simple Song" virtual collaboration with Sly and The Family Stone, featuring Isaac Hayes and Chuck D on Different Strokes By Different Folks tribute album (2006) "Bullsh*t" collaboration on Roy Hargrove's The RH Factor: Distractions album (2006) "So Far to Go" collaboration on J Dilla's The Shining album (2006) [edit] Samples Download sample of "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" from Voodoo [edit] External links http://www.okayplayer.com/dangelo Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Angelo" Categories: 1974 births | Living people | African-American singers | American artist-producers | American male singers | American rhythm and blues singers | American rhythm and blues guitarists | American singer-songwriters | American soul singers | Neo soul singers | People from Virginia | Rhythm and blues pianists