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Baduizm

Baduizm is a nu soul album by Erykah Badu, released on February 11, 1997 (see 1997 in music). Her debut album, Baduizm establish Badu as a popular artist, as well as receiving reviews lauding her return to the simplicity of early-1970s soul. Though she has since become known as much for her sometimes extravagant pseudo-traditional African fashion, Badu's original claim to fame was bass-heavy, groovy beats and emotionally charged lyrics.

Baduizm went to #1 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart, and #2 on the Pop Albums chart.

Table of contents
1 Track listing
2 Personnel
3 Charting singles

Track listing

  1. Rimshot (Intro) (Badu/Chinwah) - 1:56
  2. On & On (Badu/Jamal) - 3:45
  3. Apple Tree (Badu/Bradford) - 4:25
  4. Other Side of the Game (Badu/Bro ?uestlove/Nichols/Poyser/Roots) - 6:33
  5. Sometimes [Mix #9] (Badu/Nichols/Poyser/Roots) - :44
  6. Next Lifetime (Badu/Scott) - 6:26
  7. Afro (Badu/Barron/Poyser) - 2:04
  8. Certainly (Badu/Chinwah) - 4:43
  9. 4 Leaf Clover (Lewis/Lewis) - 4:34
  10. No Love (Badu/Bradford) - 5:08
  11. Drama (Badu/Macklin) - 6:02
  12. Sometimes (Badu/Nichols/Poyser/Roots) - 4:10
  13. Certainly [Flipped It] (Badu/Chinwah) - 5:26
  14. Rimshot (Outro) (Badu/Chinwah) - 2:19

Personnel

Charting singles

1997	On & On	              The Billboard Hot 100	                No. 12
1997	On & On	              Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	        No. 1
1997	On & On	              Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales        No. 3
1997	On & On	              Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales        No. 9
1997	On & On	              Rhythmic Top 40	                        No. 23