AlbumE · 2000
Voodoo
by D'Angelo
Voodoo is a 2000 neo-soul album by D'Angelo. It runs 13 tracks across 79 minutes on EMI. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.5/5 from 20 ratings.
#2 in Best albums of 2000 · #1 in Best neo-soul albums
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- 4.5 /5
- 20 ratings
- 89 /100
- 9 critics
- 13
- Tracks
- 79 min
- Runtime
- 92 bpm
- Tempo
- A minor
- Key
Ratings
20 ratings · avg 4.5
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Reviews
1 review
- 5.0
the drums drag behind the beat on purpose the entire time and it makes everything feel warm and half-asleep. nobody's matched this feel since.
12 people have played it start to finish
2 people are spinning it this week
Critics
9 publications
- USA Today4/4
- Pitchfork10/10
- AllMusic5/5
- NME9/10
- The Village VoiceA−
- Entertainment WeeklyA−
- Melody Maker4.5/5
- The New Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5
- Rolling Stone3/5
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Voodoo album cover

The Voodoo cover was designed by Wendy Sherman, photographed by Thierry Lesgoudes, and art-directed by Len Peltier.
- Design
- Wendy Sherman
- Photography
- Thierry Lesgoudes
- Art direction
- Len Peltier
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Tracklist
13 tracks · 79 min
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According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on Voodoo is Playa Playa — rated 5.0/5 by 4 listeners.
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About
Five years after his Brown Sugar album helped launch contemporary R&B, D'Angelo finally returned with his sophomore effort, Voodoo. His soulful voice is just as sweet as it was on Brown Sugar, though D'Angelo stretches out with a varied cast of collaborators, including trumpeter Roy Hargrove and guitarist Charlie Hunter, fellow neo-soul stars Lauryn Hill and Raphael Saadiq, and hip-hop heads like DJ Premier, Method Man & Redman, and Q-Tip. It must have been difficult to match his debut (and the frequent delays prove it was on his mind), but Voodoo is just as rewarding a soul album as D'Angelo's first.
In brief
- Is Voodoo good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Voodoo 4.5/5 from 20 ratings.
- What is the highest-rated track on Voodoo?
- Playa Playa, rated 5.0/5 by 4 listeners on Riffiter.
- When was Voodoo released?
- Voodoo was released in 2000 on EMI.
- How many tracks are on Voodoo?
- Voodoo has 13 tracks, with a runtime of 79 minutes.
- What genre is Voodoo?
- Voodoo is catalogued under Neo-Soul, Hip-Hop, Jazz.
- What BPM is Voodoo?
- Voodoo runs at a median tempo of 92 BPM across its tracks, most often in A minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Voodoo?
- Listeners of Voodoo also rate The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill, Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu, Reflections (A Retrospective) by Mary J. Blige.
- Who produced Voodoo?
- Voodoo was produced by D’Angelo, DJ Premier and Raphael Saadiq. D’Angelo produced all of them.
- Who wrote the songs on Voodoo?
- Voodoo was written by D’Angelo, ?uestlove, Angie Stone and DJ Premier. D’Angelo wrote 2 of them.
Voodoo at a glance
- Label
- Virgin Records
- Recorded at
- Electric Lady Studios
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Credits
- Produced by
- Written by
- Mixed by
D’AngeloRussell Elevado
- Engineered by
- Steve Mandel
- Played by
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