Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). While D'Angelo looked back to the peak of smooth '70s soul, though, Badu sang with a grit and bluesiness reminiscent of her heroes, Nina Simone and Billie Holiday.

For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered.Jazz fans certainly weren't confusing her with Cassandra Wilson -- Badu had a bewitching voice, and she treasured her notes like the best jazz vocalists, but she often made the same choices, the hallmark of a singer rooted in soul, not jazz. We also run our own record label, we host a show on Solar radio and produce mixes of our favourite sounds on Mixcloud.

All image and audio content is used by permission of the copyright holders or their agents, and/or according to fair dealing as per the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Considering how much low end is on this record, I expected no mud, but there's not; the pressing has so much depth to it. Records that aren't in picture sleeves will either be in a company sleeve or a generic plain sleeve. The voluptuous instrumentation is seductive, the desire is overwhelming but its her rich liquid cocoa voice that lingers long after she’s finished.On And On’ brought her to wider attention but swaggering gems like ‘Appletree’, the superbly chilled ‘Next Lifetime’ and the jazzy, open feel of ‘Certainly’ score high. Her 1997 debut album, Baduizm became an instant commercial success and received widespread critical acclaim for its lush, introspective vocals and stripped back, bass-heavy productions. Products labelled '*item fulfilled by Exertis on behalf of hmv' will be supplied to you directly by Exertis via their approved couriers. The lead single, On And On reached number 12 in the US and UK singles charts and won a Grammy at the 1998 awards ceremony. A newsletter is sent out every Wednesday evening, aside from that just the odd update when necessary.