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• ' Released: October 31, 1998 • ' Released: October 19, 1999 • ' Released: January 1, 2000 • ' Released: March 25, 2000 • ' Released: April 8, 2000 Voodoo is the second by American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. It was released on January 25, 2000,. D'Angelo recorded the album during 1998 and 1999 at in New York City, with an extensive line-up of musicians associated with the musical collective. Produced primarily by the singer, Voodoo features a loose, -based sound and serves as a departure from the more conventional song structure of his debut album, (1995). Its lyrics explore themes of spirituality, love, sexuality, growth, and fatherhood. Following heavy promotion and public anticipation, the album was met with commercial and critical success. Psy gentleman video songs free download 3gp.

It debuted at number one on the US, selling 320,000 copies in its first week, and spent 33 weeks on the chart. It was promoted with five singles, including the hit single ', whose music video garnered D'Angelo mainstream attention and controversy. Upon its release, Voodoo received general acclaim from music critics and earned D'Angelo several accolades. It was named one of the year's best albums by numerous publications. D'Angelo promoted Voodoo with an international in late 2000. While successful early on, the tour became plagued by concert cancellations and D'Angelo's personal frustrations. Voodoo has since been regarded by music writers as a creative milestone of the genre during its apex.

It has sold over 1.7 million copies in the United States and has been certified by the (RIAA). [I]f I was a singer this would be the record I'd make. But that doesn't mean this is for everybody.

Music lovers come under 2 umbrellas [.] those who use it for growth and spiritual fulfillment and [.] those who use it for mere background music. The thing is, this record is too extreme to play the middle of the fence. —, 1999 D'Angelo was dissatisfied with the direction of R&B and soul music when conceiving the album.

In an interview for, he said that 'the term R&B doesn't mean what it used to mean. R&B is pop, that's the new word for R&B.' He also found contemporary R&B to be 'a joke', adding that 'the funny thing about it is that the people making this shit are dead serious about the stuff they're making. It's sad—they've turned black music into a club thing.' In the liner notes for Voodoo, Saul Williams examined the album's concept and echoes D'Angelo's dissatisfaction with the mainstream direction of contemporary R&B/soul and hip hop, noting a lack of artistic integrity in the two music genres.

In an interview for, D'Angelo said of his role and influences for Voodoo, 'I consider myself very respectful of the masters who came before. In some ways, I feel a responsibility to continue and take the cue from what they were doing musically and vibe on it. That's what I want to do. But I want to do it for this time and this generation'.

In the album's, D'Angelo said that Voodoo is 'like a funk album. The natural progression of soul, the next step to soul is funk'. Producer and drummer issued an essay in 1999 that discussed the album's creation and analyzed its songs. He described the project as a 'vicarious fantasy', a 'new direction of soul for 2000', and 'the that will reveal the most for your personality'.

He addressed the inspiration behind Voodoo, saying 'It was a love for the dead state of black music, a love to show our idols how much they taught us [.] I hope you enjoy it. Just have an open mind to new shit. Just give us that.' Questlove discussed his expectations of a reaction from music listeners to the concept, saying in an interview for upon the album's release, 'We knew this album would be a hard pill to swallow. People may want D to play into their R&B love-god fantasies—wearing Armani suits, singing something sweet in your ear—but he made a conscious effort to shake people up, to take a chance. It's not a middle-ground record—you're either going to love it or hate it.'

In an interview for, D'Angelo said of the album's title and its meaning, 'the myriad influences found on it can be traced through the blues and back deeper in history through songs sung–in religious [voodoo] ceremonies.' In an interview for magazine, he stated that his intentions for recording the album were to express the power of music and artistic respect for it. The theme is illustrated in Voodoo 's liner photography by Thierry LesGoudes, which depicts D'Angelo participating in a voodoo ceremony.