Editing D'Angelo (section)

=== 1996–2000: Reduced activity and ''Voodoo'' ===
Following the success of his debut album ''[[Brown Sugar (D'Angelo album)|Brown Sugar]]'' in 1995, D'Angelo became less active in the music scene and released limited solo work.<ref name="signed">[[Press release|PR]]. [http://haoodnla.com/article/lxy09216611y9j01/96476 D'Angelo Signed to RCA Music Group (J Records)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304071512/http://haoodnla.com/article/lxy09216611y9j01/96476 |date=March 4, 2012 }}. [[PRWeb]]. Retrieved December 8, 2008.</ref> After touring for two years to promote the album ''Brown Sugar'', D'Angelo suffered from [[writer's block]].<ref name=EW>Seymour, Craig. [https://ew.com/article/2000/02/07/why-dangelos-no-1-album-almost-didnt-happen/ Why D'Angelo's No. 1 Album Almost Didn't Happen] . ''Entertainment Weekly''. Retrieved August 9, 2008.</ref> Of the setback, D'Angelo later stated "The thing about writer's block is that you want to write so fucking bad, [but] the songs don't come out that way. They come from life. So you've got to live to write."<ref name=EW/> During this period, he generally released cover versions and remakes, such as a cover of the [[Marvin Gaye]] and [[Tammi Terrell]] duet song "[[Your Precious Love]]" with [[Erykah Badu]] for the soundtrack to ''[[High School High]]'' (1996).<ref name="signed"/> D'Angelo also covered [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]'s "She's Always in My Hair" for the ''[[Scream 2]]'' soundtrack (1997), as well as the [[Ohio Players]]' "Heaven Must Be Like This" for the ''[[Down in the Delta]]'' soundtrack (1998). He also appeared on a duet, "Nothing Even Matters", with [[Lauryn Hill]] for her debut solo album ''[[The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill]]'' (1998).

The much-delayed follow-up to ''Brown Sugar'', ''[[Voodoo (D'Angelo album)|Voodoo]]'', was released in 2000 on Virgin Records after EMI Records Group was absorbed by the label. ''Voodoo'' received rave reviews from contemporary [[music criticism|music critic]]s,<ref name="Evanoff">Evanoff, Rob. [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/reviews/r0700_073.htm Review: ''Voodoo''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022193728/http://www.allaboutjazz.com/reviews/r0700_073.htm |date=October 22, 2012 }}. ''[[All About Jazz]]''. Retrieved December 21, 2008.</ref> who dubbed it a "masterpiece" and D'Angelo's greatest work.<ref name=jet>Columnist. "[https://books.google.com/books?id=17QDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58&dq= Hot Singer D'Angelo]". ''[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]'': 58–62. July 3, 2000.</ref><ref name="McPherson">McPherson, Steve. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180729081506/http://www.reveillemag.com/columns/warp-weft/warp-weft-dangelo-voodoo Warp + Weft: ''Voodoo'']. Reveille Magazine. Retrieved December 21, 2008.</ref><ref>Farley, Christopher John. [https://content.time.com/time/magazine/0,9263,7601000124,00.html January 24, 2000 Vol. 155 No. 3: The Arts / Music]. ''Time''. Received December 21, 2008.</ref><ref name=citypages>Scholtes, Peter S. [http://www.citypages.com/2000-02-09/music/footsteps-in-the-dark/1 Review: ''Voodoo''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023163244/http://www.citypages.com/2000-02-09/music/footsteps-in-the-dark/1/ |date=October 23, 2012 }}. ''[[City Pages]]''. Retrieved December 21, 2008.</ref> The album debuted at number one on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart,<ref name=albumchart>[https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ntt=D%27Angelo+Voodoo&Ntk=Keyword&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&nor=10&an=bbcom&N=36&Ns=FORMATTED_DATE 0 ''Billboard'' Music Charts: ''Voodoo'']{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 9, 2008.</ref> selling 320,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="Century">Century, Douglas. [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/06/style/noticed-singing-in-the-buff-the-pure-beefcake-video.html?pagewanted=all Singing in the Buff: The Pure Beefcake Video]. ''[[The New York Times]]''. Retrieved January 23, 2009.</ref> It entered the ''Billboard'' 200 on February 12, 2000, and remained on the chart for 33&nbsp;consecutive weeks.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/charts/2000-02-12/billboard-200 Top Music Charts: ''Voodoo'' (02/12/00)]. ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 9, 2008.</ref> As of 2005, the album has sold over 1.7&nbsp;million copies in the US, according to [[Nielsen SoundScan]].<ref name="Nielsen">Hall, Rashaun. [http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4379171-1.html D'Angelo Heading To J?]. ''Billboard'': July 26, 2005. Archived from [https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61987/dangelo-heading-to-j the original] August 9, 2008.</ref> In 2001, ''Voodoo'' won a [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Album]] at the [[43rd Grammy Awards]] which was awarded to D'Angelo and recording engineer Russell Elevado.<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/album/voodoo-r445058/charts-awards/grammy GRAMMY Awards: ''Voodoo'']. AllMusic. Retrieved March 21, 2009.</ref> The album was executive produced by then manager and creative collaborator, Dominique Trenier.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-08-06|title=D'Angelo's producer and manager Dominique Trenier has died|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/dangelo-21-1196505|access-date=2022-02-17|website=NME|language=en-GB}}</ref>

Its first two singles, "[[Devil's Pie]]" and "[[Left & Right (D'Angelo song)|Left & Right]]", peaked at number 69 and number 70 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart.<ref name=dchart>[https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ntt=Devil%27s+Pie&Ntk=Keyword&an=bbcom&nor=10&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&N=37 ''Billboard'' Music Charts: Devil's Pie]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 9, 2008.</ref><ref name=lchart>[https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ntt=Left+%26+Right+D%27Angelo&Ntk=Keyword&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&nor=10&an=bbcom&N=37&Ns=FORMATTED_DATE 0 Billboard Music Charts: Left & Right]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 9, 2008.</ref> The latter was commercially aimed at R&B and hip hop-oriented radio stations due to the prominence of rappers [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]] and [[Method Man]] on the track.<ref>Columnist. "[http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4629920-1.html Singles Reviews: 'Left & Right']". ''Billboard''. 19. October 30, 1999. Archived from [https://books.google.com/books?id=eAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA19&dq= the original] August 9, 2008.</ref> According to Rich Ford, Jr., producer of the "Left & Right" music video, both the single and the video went commercially unnoticed due to [[MTV]]'s refusal to place the song's video in rotation, serving as punishment for missing the deadline for its initial premiere. The fifth single "[[Feel Like Makin' Love (Roberta Flack song)|Feel Like Makin' Love]]" was less successful, reaching number 109 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]].<ref name=fchart>[https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ntt=Feel+Like+Makin%27+Love+D%27Angelo&Ntk=Keyword&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&nor=10&an=bbcom&N=37&Ns=FORMATTED_DATE 0 ''Billboard'' Music Charts: Feel Like Makin' Love]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 9, 2008.</ref> "[[Send It On (D'Angelo song)|Send It On]]", the album's fourth single, achieved moderate chart success, peaking at number 33 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Pop Singles chart.<ref name=schart>[https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ntt=Send+It+On+D%27Angelo&Ntk=Keyword&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&nor=10&an=bbcom&N=37&Ns=FORMATTED_DATE 0 Billboard Music Charts: Send It On]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 9, 2008.</ref> The album's third single, "[[Untitled (How Does It Feel)]]", became its greatest chart success, peaking at number 25 on the Hot 100 Singles and at number two on the R&B Singles chart.<ref name=uchart>[https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ntt=Untitled+D%27Angelo&Ntk=Keyword&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&nor=10&an=bbcom&N=37&Ns=FORMATTED_DATE 0 ''Billboard'' Music Charts: Untitled (How Does It Feel)]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 9, 2008.</ref> Its infamous music video helped in boosting the song's appeal, as well as D'Angelo's. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' wrote of the video, "It's pure sexuality. D'Angelo, muscularly cut and glistening, is shot from the hips up, naked, with just enough shown to prompt a slow burning desire in most any woman who sees it. The video alone could make the song one of the biggest of the coming year".<ref name=billboardvideo>Columnist. "[https://books.google.com/books?id=oQ0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA23&dq= Singles Reviews: 'Untitled (How Does It Feel)']". ''Billboard'': 23–24. January 15, 2000. Archived from [https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews/single_review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=729597 the original]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} on December 20, 2008.</ref> It earned three nominations for the [[2000 MTV Video Music Awards]], including [[MTV Video Music Award|Video of the Year]], [[MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video|Best R&B Video]], and [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video|Best Male Video]].<ref>Columnist. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/915759.stm MTV Video Music Awards: The Winners]. [[BBC News]]. Retrieved August 16, 2008.</ref>