Dangelo Brown Sugar

Personnel: D'Angelo (vocals, various instruments); Rafael Saadiq (guitar, bass); Mark Whitfield, Bob Power (guitar); Laura Vivino (flute, piccolo); Bob "Bassy" Brockman (trumpet); Tim Christian (piano); Larry Grenadier, Will Lee (bass); Gene Lake, Ralph Rolle (drums); Ali Shaheed Muhammad (drum programming).Producers: D'Angelo, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Bob Power, Rafael Saadiq.Engineers: Bob Power, G-Spot, Darrin Harris.Recorded at Pookie Lab, Sacramento, California; Battery Studios and RPM Studios, New York.The single "Brown Sugar" was nominated for 1996 Grammy Awards for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song, and the album was nominated for Best R&B Album."Lady" was nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.All the new jacks who talk about molding the forces of classic R&B's style, hip-hop's modernism, and jazz's flexibility into a sleek, soulful package should take a good close look at D'Angelo's debut. BROWN SUGAR is audaciou