Voodoo (D'Angelo album) (SMASH HIT CLASSIC) CD

Voodoo is the second studio album by American R&B and neo soul musician D'Angelo, released January 25, 2000 on Virgin Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during 1998 to 1999 at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, with an extensive line-up of musicians associated with the Soulquarians musical collective. Primarily produced by D'Angelo, Voodoo contains an experimental, groove-based funk sound and serves as a departure from the conventional structure of his debut album Brown Sugar (1995). The album features lyrical themes such as spirituality, love, sexuality, growth, and fatherhood.

Amid heavy promotion and an anticipated release, the album was met with a considerable amount of commercial and critical success. It debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 320,000 copies in its first week, with help from the single "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" and its controversial music video. Upon its release, Voodoo received general acclaim from most music critics and earned D'Angelo several accolades, including a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. It has sold over 1.7 million copies in the U.S. and has been certified platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America.

The album is D'Angelo's last studio album prior to a sabbatical period of legal controversies and absence from the music scene, following the end of the album's international supporting tour in late 2000. While successful early on, the tour eventually became marked by concert cancellations and D'Angelo's personal frustrations. Despite not duplicating his debut album's commercial success, Voodoo has been regarded by music writers as D'Angelo's masterpiece and a creative milestone of the neo soul genre. In 2003, the album was ranked number 488 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.