Black Messiah

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Length
A1	Ain't That Easy recording of: Ain’t That Easy lyricist: D’Angelo, Kendra Foster and Q‐Tip composer: D’Angelo	4:49
A2	1000 Deaths recording of: 1000 Deaths lyricist: D’Angelo and Kendra Foster composer: D’Angelo	5:50
A3	The Charade recording of: The Charade lyricist: D’Angelo and Kendra Foster composer: D’Angelo and ?uestlove	3:21
B1	Sugah Daddy recording of: Sugah Daddy lyricist: D’Angelo, Kendra Foster and Q‐Tip composer: D’Angelo, James Gadson and Pino Palladino	5:03
B2	Really Love part of: Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 98) recording of: Really Love lyricist: D’Angelo and Kendra Foster composer: D’Angelo	5:44

2▶12" Vinyl

additional mixer:	Ben Kane
mixer:	Russell Elevado
executive producer:	Alan Leeds Kevin Liles
additional audio engineer:	Tony Rambo
assistant audio engineer:	Ricky Begin Mike Boden Martin Cooke Nicolas Essig Justin Gerrish Noah Goldstein Mike Layos Chris Soper
audio engineer:	Russell Elevado Ben Kane
membranophone programming:	Ahmir Khalib Thompson D’Angelo
brass arranger and horn arranger:	Roy Hargrove
strings arranger:	Brent Fischer
mastering:	Dave Collins
bass guitar:	D’Angelo Pino Palladino
cornet, flugelhorn and trumpet:	Roy Hargrove
guitar:	Chalmers "Spanky" Alford D’Angelo Mark Hammond Isaiah Sharkey
instruments:	Jesse Johnson
keyboard, organ, piano and synthesizer:	D’Angelo
membranophone:	Ahmir Khalib Thompson
sitar:	D’Angelo Pino Palladino Isaiah Sharkey
strings:	Chuck Berghofer Assa Drori Maurice Grants Anatoly Rosinsky Elizabeth Wilson
woodwind:	Alex Budman Bill Reichenbach, Jr.
background vocals:	D’Angelo Kendra Foster Jermaine Holmes Ahrel Lumzy

part of:	Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 9) (order: 9) TheNeedleDrop: Top 50 Albums of 2014 (number: 11) (order: 11) Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 35) (order: 35) Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s (number: 36) (order: 36) Consequence of Sound: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s (number: 53) (order: 53) Rolling Stone: The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far (number: 157) (order: 60) TheNeedleDrop: Top 200 Albums of the 2010s (number: 65) (order: 65) Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 70) (order: 70) Grammy Award: Best R&B Album nominees (number: 2016 winner) (order: 110) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 395) (order: 395) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 395) (order: 395)

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/771416 [info]
reviews:	https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20078-black-messiah/ [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/dangelo_and_the_vanguard/black_messiah/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002801939 [info]
Wikidata:	Q18638796 [info]