Bitter (album)

Bitter
Studio album by Meshell Ndegéocello
Released	August 24, 1999
Recorded	1998 - 1999
Genre	R&B neo soul
Length	47:36
Label	Maverick
Producer	Craig Street
Meshell Ndegéocello chronology
Peace Beyond Passion (1996)Peace Beyond Passion1996 Bitter (1999) Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape (2002)Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape2002

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Billboard	(favorable) link
Chicago Tribune	(unfavorable) link
Robert Christgau	link
Entertainment Weekly	A link
New York Times	(favorable) link
Rolling Stone	link
Vibe	(favorable) link
Village Voice	(favorable) link
Yahoo! Music	(favorable) link

Bitter is the third solo album by Meshell Ndegeocello. It was released on August 24, 1999, on Maverick Records. The album peaked at #105 on the Billboard Top 200 list in 1999. The album also peaked at #13 on Billboard's Top Internet Albums chart and #40 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart.

Track listing

1. "Adam" (Meshell Ndegéocello) – 2:24
2. "Fool of Me" (Ndegéocello, Frederico Gonzalez Peña) – 3:30
3. "Faithful" (Ndegéocello, David Gamson) – 4:46
4. "Satisfy" (Ndegéocello, Peña) – 4:05
5. "Bitter" (Ndegéocello) – 4:15
6. "May This Be Love" (Jimi Hendrix) – 5:17
7. "Sincerity" (Ndegéocello, Doyle Bramhall II) – 5:30
8. "Loyalty" (Ndegéocello, Allen Cato) – 4:20
9. "Beautiful" (Ndegéocello) – 2:44
10. "Eve" (David Torn, Roger Moutenot) – 1:23
11. "Wasted Time" (Ndegéocello) – 4:55
12. "Grace" (Ndegéocello) – 4:27

Personnel

Musicians

(instruments are not stated in the booklet)

• Meshell Ndegéocello - vocals, electric bass, additional instruments
• Lisa Coleman - piano, keyboards
• Wendy Melvoin - guitar
• Chris Bruce - (guitar, bass?)
• Doyle Bramhall II - guitar
• Ronny Drayton - electric guitar
• Greg Leisz - pedal steel guitar (11 at least)
• David Torn - guitar
• Abraham Laboriel Jr. - drums, percussion
• Daniel Sadownick - percussion
• Biti Straug - background vocals
• Arif St. Michael - background vocals
• Joe Henry - vocals (11), (keyboards?)
• Sandra Park - violin
• Sharon Yamada - violin
• Robert Rinehart - viola
• Alan Stepansky - cello
• Steve Barber – string arrangements

Technical

• Craig Street – producer
• Paul Thompson – production assistant
• Kai Morrison – project coordination
• Dusty Wakeman – engineer (Burbank, Ca.)
• Husky Hoskuids - engineer for additional recordings (Los Angeles, Ca.)
• Tom Schick – engineer for additional recordings (New York, N.Y.)
• Chris Ribando – second engineer
• Rafael Serrano – second engineer
• Elijah Bradford – second engineer
• Roger Moutenot – mixing
• Josh Turner – mixing assistant
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• Kevin Reagan – art direction, design
• Gail Swanlund – design
• Sheryl Nields – photography