OK Family, major props to the lovely Kymba who has provided not only both parts of this 2 CD release but also, all of the artwork, scanned full size so all the dodgy small print can be read. Great work Honey, looking forward to the YD 12'. The Brown Sugar album finally got some recognition when Lady made the charts a year later in 1996. Although and were superb releases, Lady was always lauded as a great album track, way before it's single release.

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The first CD features a superb Live rendition which proves that D'Angelo is no studio creation. The musicians and backing are all top notch (assuming the band is live too, of course). Track 3 is subtitled Just Tha Beat Mix and features a rap from AZ. It is a straight up street mix. For a short while in the early 90's, this sparse production style was referred to as Drum & Bass, anyone else remember that? The last track on this CD is what the fuss is about really, Carl McIntosh, no relation to CJ, provides his own remix of Cruisin' and a great job he makes of it. This would have been an essential track had the Wet Mix wasn't already perfect.

It doesn't matter though because, what the Wet Mix does in the bedroom, this will do on the dancefloor. Try not to get arrested guys. The second part of the single release features the full length CJ Mackintosh Mix but also has the Radio Edit which always annoys me. Why put the edit on both releases? For those who are unaware of the UK's ridiculous guidelines, a single release was only allowed to have a certain amount of minutes on it otherwise it would not be counted for chart inclusion. To further complicate matters the release was only allowed to be made in three (I think?) formats. This was a serious problem for awhile (pre-CD ghettoblasters) because, the emergence of CD Single made the format choice awkward.

The 7', the 12', the Cassette Single & the CDS were all important for a few years. The missing format could affect sales and kill a release. By the mid 90's though, it was all a marketing ploy to enable the record companies to bleed the record buying public dry. The Clean Street Version is remixed by DJ Premier and features a rap from AZ.

Premier is not credited on the Just Tha Beat Mix which is strange because that's what this is, with a bit of extra production. I think maybe he laid a bit of extra atmosphere over it and they added him to the credits, his name pulled in extra sales. The mix works though, so who cares. Track 3 is remixed by 2B3 who had a quirky style that was popular for a couple of years.

Voodoo was like crack for purists-this was Real Music, serious as a heart attack, deeply reverent and worshipful of the past. D'Angelo once said about the content of Voodoo: 'This album is a personal testimony about my life and my emotions. My life kinda changed overnight when Brown Sugar came out.

Anybody know what happened to them? The Shake Dat Ass Mix works for me but it takes a bit of getting used to. You've really got the knack of conjuring an excellent write-up out of thin air, haven't you Mr P? You know, I've got so many beloved tracks from this blog that I either never managed to get my mitts on first time round, or lost when my house was burgaled, I'm really pleased to be able to give something back. To that end, would you be interested in Loose Ends' excellent 'Love's Got Me' CD single from 1990? As good as Hangin' on a String, in my humble opinion, and helped in the funky stakes by cheeky sampling of the ace drum break from Alyson William's Sleeptalk. And, oh my gosh, Carl McIntosh really does sound like he's chanelling Marvin Gaye on the vocals.

No bad thing, obviously! Thanks for taking the time to re-up this, Kymba. Really appreciate it!

Also, just wanted to say that I like the informative write-ups you guys do on each release.much better than blogs who just solely post music. You're right.the 'Lady (Just The Beat Mix)' does sound very similar to the Blak Twang, and it looks like they came out the same year. I wonder who copied who haha. Do you happen to have the D'Angelo - Brown Sugar (Beatminerz Remix) on CD? It featured Kool G Rap, and was on 1 version of the Cruisin CD single (the other version of the Cruisin CD single just had the Brown Sugar 'Main Body Remix' on it).