art Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Reclusive R&B star D'Angelo is apparently back at work on his decade-plus-in-the-making third album. A studio session took place in New York late last night with two longtime D'Angelo collaborators, Roots drummer Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and bassist Pino Palladino, as well as producer/engineer Russell Elevado, according to posts from Questlove on Twitter. "Most people use midnight as a time to sleep. others are working on their 11 year followup. this of course being hour number one," wrote the drummer. The album, which was at one point provisionally titled "James River," is being eyed for release before the end of the year through J Records, according to a source, but could move to early 2012 depending on when it is finally turned in. It will be D'Angelo's long-awaited follow-up to the 2000 album "Voodoo," which won the 2001 Grammy for best R&B album and has sold 1.7 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Questlove and Palladino later backed D'Angelo on an acclaimed tour in support of the album. The new project has been plagued by long breaks in recording and other delays, and many collaborators have come and gone. Last year, producer Mark Ronson told Billboard.com he was about to hit the studio with D'Angelo, but it is unknown if any of his work will make the final cut. Prince, Raphael Saadiq, John Mayer, Cee Lo Green and Roy Hargrove have also been mentioned as contributors at various times during the process. Since the release of "Voodoo," D'Angelo has endured a serious car accident and arrests for drug possession and solicitation. In lieu of new music of his own, he's made sporadic guest appearances on albums by Ronson, Common, Snoop Dogg, Q-Tip and the late J Dilla. His last release under his own name was the 2008 Virgin compilation "The Best So Far," which rounds up highlights from "Voodoo" and its 1995 predecessor "Brown Sugar," along with soundtrack contributions. http://www.billboard.com/#/news/d-angelo-back-at-work-on-long-awaited-new-1005277882.story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Enjoi Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 How long have we been hearing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art Posted July 16, 2011 Author Share Posted July 16, 2011 How long have we been hearing this? Ch... this is like the R&B Detox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyna ♔ Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Please tell me this is legit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedElegance™ Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Certainly that's not a recent pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Enjoi Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Certainly that's not a recent pic Go to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtraordinary Xternal Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 He should have came out a year after maxwell... it would have helped him. Maxwell had a successful album and brought mature RnB back... a perfect set up for D angelo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetDAYZ Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Does he have a fanbase anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*~WhitePicketDreams~* Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If he can't give me that, don't try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aed05 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 He should have came out a year after maxwell... it would have helped him. Maxwell had a successful album and brought mature RnB back... a perfect set up for D angelo. The door is still open. But, if his album is not going to be as good as Maxwell's, then he shouldn't even bother. Maxwell came back hard because he had the music to back it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Go to sleep. Let's not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selz Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 I will always love me some D'Angelo... I just hope if this is true that it's a better effort than Voodoo - compared to Brown Sugar that album was just weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*~WhitePicketDreams~* Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 The door is still open. But, if his album is not going to be as good as Maxwell's, then he shouldn't even bother. Maxwell came back hard because he had the music to back it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn1814 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Does he have a fanbase anymore YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetDAYZ Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn1814 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 If he loses weight, and put out some good music he will be fine. He may not sell as much as Maxi but I'm sure his tour will do great.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn1814 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIJ48iwrBdc&feature=related :clapping: :clapping: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetDAYZ Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 If he loses weight, and put out some good music he will be fine. He may not sell as much as Maxi but I'm sure his tour will do great.. Okay..long as we're clear because for a minute ya'll made it sound like folks was anticipating his return like Maxwell and Sade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodienda76 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 I love me some Maxwell...I used to fantasize about his mandingo while listening to "LADY" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn1814 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Okay..long as we're clear because for a minute ya'll made it sound like folks was anticipating his return like Maxwell and Sade. Well they are, it just won't be as big.. He can do what Maxi did and do a theater tour before his album is released and sing his old songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art Posted July 16, 2011 Author Share Posted July 16, 2011 Does he have a fanbase anymore Neo-soul listeners? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeaznboi Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackboy Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 I'm excited about this news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetDAYZ Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Well they are, it just won't be as big.. He can do what Maxi did and do a theater tour before his album is released and sing his old songs. Thats my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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