Michelle Lynn Johnson, better known as Meshell Ndegeocello (born August 29, 1968), is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, and bassist. She has gone by the name Meshell Suhaila Bashir-Shakur which is used as a writing credit on some of her later work. Her music incorporates a wide variety of influences, including funk, soul, jazz, hip hop, reggae, and rock. She has received significant critical acclaim throughout her career, being nominated for eleven Grammy Awards, and winning one. She also has been credited for helping to "spark the neo-soul movement.Ndegeocello adopted her surname, which she says means "free like a bird" in Swahili. Ndegeocello honed her skills on the D.C. go-go circuit in the late 1980s with the bands Prophecy, Little Bennie and the Masters, and Rare Essence.Going solo, she was one of the first artists to sign with Maverick Records, where she released her debut album, Plantation Lullabies. Her biggest hit is a duet with John Mellencamp, a cover version of Van Morrison's Wild Night, which reached No. 3 on the Billboard charts.
Tracklisting
- Adam
- Fool Of Me
- Faithful
- Satisfy
- Bitter
- May This Be Love
- Sincerity
- Loyalty
- Beautiful
- Eve
- Wasted Time
- Grace
- Wasted Time (alternate version)*
- Fool Of Me (Instrumental)*
- Bitter (Instrumental)*
- Beautiful (Instrumental)*
- Wasted Time (Instrumental)*
- Grace (Instrumental)*
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