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Format: 2LP
Label: Blue Note
Year: 2026
Media Condition: New
Sleeve/Cover Condition: New
TRACKS:
A1 I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
A2 Don't You Want Me
A3 Don't Stop The Music
A4 Islands In The Stream
B1 It Ain't Me Babe
B2 Always On Time
B3 Be Real Black For Me
C1 Don't Look Any Further
C2 The Closer I Get To You
C3 Golden Ring
C4 I Got You Babe
C5 Here We Come (Here He Comes)
D1 Guilty
D2 Hunger Strike
D3 With God On Our Side
Pressed on translucent blue-green vinyl, includes a signed print of the cover image.
PERSONNEL:
Chris Bruce
Abe Rounds
Cynthia Erivo
Jake Sherman
Josh Johnson
David Gamson
Jebin Bruni
Meshell Ndegeocello
Cat Power
Deantoni Parks
Nick Hakim
Robert Glasper
Nayanna Holley
Ella Feingold
Chaka Khan
Benny Bock
Hanna Benn
Béla Fleck
Alan Hampton
Madison Cunningham
Emily King
Lizz Wright
Larry Goldings
Laura Lee
Wendy Melvoin
Gabe Noel
Lianne La Havas
Elena Pinderhughes
Destin Conrad
Moses Sumney
Brandi Carlisle
Oliver Lieber
ANONHI
Levon Henry
Evann McIntosh
Ink
Doyle Bramhall II
Willow Smith
Bill Callahan
Chris Thile
Meshell Ndegeocello's Synonym is an album of duets, reimagining and reconceptualizing songs written and performed by other musicians. Exploring expressions of desire, care, heartbreak, friendship, disappointment, and love in all forms, the thoughtfully curated collection of covers ranges from 1960’s folk and ’70s soul, country, and pop to ’80s R&B and electro-boogie, early-’90s alternative rock, and early-aughts hip-hop.
Guest performers include Cynthia Erivo, Cat Power, Chaka Khan, Brandi Carlile, Willow, Lianne La Havas, Laura Lee, Moses Sumney, Destin Conrad, Nick Hakim, Robert Glasper, Lizz Wright, Emily King, Madison Cunningham, Bill Callahan, Chris Thile, Anohni, Evann McIntosh, and Ink. As impactful as this new galaxy of collaborators is Meshell's reunion with David Gamson, the producer of her first two classic LPs, Plantation Lullabies and Peace Beyond Passion.
Label: Blue Note
Year: 2026
Media Condition: New
Sleeve/Cover Condition: New
TRACKS:
A1 I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
A2 Don't You Want Me
A3 Don't Stop The Music
A4 Islands In The Stream
B1 It Ain't Me Babe
B2 Always On Time
B3 Be Real Black For Me
C1 Don't Look Any Further
C2 The Closer I Get To You
C3 Golden Ring
C4 I Got You Babe
C5 Here We Come (Here He Comes)
D1 Guilty
D2 Hunger Strike
D3 With God On Our Side
Pressed on translucent blue-green vinyl, includes a signed print of the cover image.
PERSONNEL:
Chris Bruce
Abe Rounds
Cynthia Erivo
Jake Sherman
Josh Johnson
David Gamson
Jebin Bruni
Meshell Ndegeocello
Cat Power
Deantoni Parks
Nick Hakim
Robert Glasper
Nayanna Holley
Ella Feingold
Chaka Khan
Benny Bock
Hanna Benn
Béla Fleck
Alan Hampton
Madison Cunningham
Emily King
Lizz Wright
Larry Goldings
Laura Lee
Wendy Melvoin
Gabe Noel
Lianne La Havas
Elena Pinderhughes
Destin Conrad
Moses Sumney
Brandi Carlisle
Oliver Lieber
ANONHI
Levon Henry
Evann McIntosh
Ink
Doyle Bramhall II
Willow Smith
Bill Callahan
Chris Thile
Meshell Ndegeocello's Synonym is an album of duets, reimagining and reconceptualizing songs written and performed by other musicians. Exploring expressions of desire, care, heartbreak, friendship, disappointment, and love in all forms, the thoughtfully curated collection of covers ranges from 1960’s folk and ’70s soul, country, and pop to ’80s R&B and electro-boogie, early-’90s alternative rock, and early-aughts hip-hop.
Guest performers include Cynthia Erivo, Cat Power, Chaka Khan, Brandi Carlile, Willow, Lianne La Havas, Laura Lee, Moses Sumney, Destin Conrad, Nick Hakim, Robert Glasper, Lizz Wright, Emily King, Madison Cunningham, Bill Callahan, Chris Thile, Anohni, Evann McIntosh, and Ink. As impactful as this new galaxy of collaborators is Meshell's reunion with David Gamson, the producer of her first two classic LPs, Plantation Lullabies and Peace Beyond Passion.