Comfort Woman (album)

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Comfort Woman
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 14, 2003
Genre
LabelMaverick
ProducerMe'shell Ndegeocello, Allen Cato
Me'shell Ndegeocello chronology
Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape
(2002)
Comfort Woman
(2003)
The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel
(2005)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
The Guardian[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
LA Weekly(favorable)[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Uncut(favorable)[9]
Village Voice(dud)[10]
Vibe[11]
Yahoo! Music(favorable)[12]

Comfort Woman is the fifth solo album by Me'shell Ndegeocello. It was released on October 14, 2003, on Maverick Records. The album peaked at #150 on the Billboard Top 200 list that year. The album also peaked at #43 on Billboard's R&B Album chart. The LP was the final record released by Maverick, ending her ten-year contract.

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Love Song, No. 1" (Me'shell Ndegeocello) – 4:03
  2. "Come Smoke My Herb" (Ndegeocello) – 3:53
  3. "Andromeda & the Milky Way" (Ndegeocello, Allen Cato) – 4:28
  4. "Love Song #2" (Ndegeocello) – 3:47
  5. "Body" (Ndegeocello) – 3:42
  6. "Liliquoi Moon" (Ndegeocello) – 4:41
  7. "Love Song #3" (Ndegeocello, Doyle Bramhall II) – 4:32
  8. "Fellowship" (Ndegeocello, Bob Marley) – 3:14
  9. "Good Intentions" (Ndegeocello, Chris Dave) – 3:48
  10. "Thankful" (Ndegeocello) – 3:25

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Critic reviews at Metacritic
  2. ^ Jurek, Thom. Comfort Woman at AllMusic
  3. ^ Patel, Joseph (November 2003). "The Guide: Me'Shell Ndegéocello – Comfort Woman". Blender. New York: Dennis Publishing. p. 118.[dead link]
  4. ^ Tyehimba, Cheo (October 17, 2003). "Music Review: Comfort Woman". Entertainment Weekly. No. 733. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  5. ^ Clarke, Betty (November 28, 2003). "CD: Me'shell Ndegeocello, Comfort Woman". The Guardian. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017.
  6. ^ Nichols, Natalie (October 12, 2003). "Meshell Ndegeocello tones down the vitriol". Los Angeles Times. p. E53. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  7. ^ Hardy, Ernest (November 27, 2003). "Forgive Me, Meshell". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "Meshell Ndegeocello – Comfort Woman". Rolling Stone. No. 935. November 13, 2003. p. 97. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved March 5, 2007.
  9. ^ "Me'Shell Ndegeocello – Comfort Woman". Uncut. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  10. ^ Christgau, Robert (February 4, 2004). "Parts of the Elephunk". The Village Voice. Vol. 49, no. 5. p. C90. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  11. ^ Simon, Andrew (December 2003). "Revolutions: Meshell Ndegeocello – Comfort Woman". Vibe. New York. p. 214.[dead link]
  12. ^ Leroy, Dan (October 16, 2003). "Me'Shell Ndegeocello – Comfort Woman album review". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2024.

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