Comfort Woman (album)

Comfort Woman is the fifth solo album by the American singer-songwriter Me'shell Ndegeocello. It was released on October 14, 2003, on Maverick Records. The album peaked at No. 150 on the Billboard 200 list that year. It also peaked at No. 43 on Billboard's R&B Album chart. It was Ndegeocello's final record released by Maverick, ending her ten-year contract.

Comfort Woman
Studio album by Me'shell Ndegeocello
Released	October 14, 2003
Genre	R&B neo soul
Label	Maverick
Producer	Me'shell Ndegeocello, Allen Cato
Me'shell Ndegeocello chronology
Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape (2002) Comfort Woman (2003) The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel (2005)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	70/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Blender	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[4]
The Guardian	[5]
Los Angeles Times	[6]
LA Weekly	(favorable)[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Uncut	(favorable)[9]
Village Voice	[10]
Vibe	[11]
Yahoo! Music	(favorable)[12]

Track listing

1. "Love Song, No. 1" (Me'shell Ndegeocello) – 4:03
2. "Come Smoke My Herb" (Ndegeocello) – 3:53
3. "Andromeda & the Milky Way" (Ndegeocello, Allen Cato) – 4:28
4. "Love Song #2" (Ndegeocello) – 3:47
5. "Body" (Ndegeocello) – 3:42
6. "Liliquoi Moon" (Ndegeocello) – 4:41
7. "Love Song #3" (Ndegeocello, Doyle Bramhall II) – 4:32
8. "Fellowship" (Ndegeocello, Bob Marley) – 3:14
9. "Good Intentions" (Ndegeocello, Chris Dave) – 3:48
10. "Thankful" (Ndegeocello) – 3:25

Personnel

• Me'shell Ndegeocello – bass guitar, vocals, producer, vocal arrangement, additional instrumentation
• Allen Cato – guitar, producer, talk box, drum programming
• Oren Bloedow – guitar
• Doyle Bramhall II – guitar, soloist
• Chris Dave – drums
• Kofi Taha – executive producer
• Jeff Patrick Krasno – executive producer
• Eric Dyba – engineer
• Chris Bittner – assistant engineer
• Ari Raskin – assistant engineer
• Emily Lazar – mastering
• Bob Power – mixing
• Sasha Victory – tracking
• Flem – art direction, design
• Frank Maddocks – art direction, design
• Mark Seliger – photography

References

1. "Comfort Woman by Me'Shell Ndegéocello". Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via www.metacritic.com.
2. Jurek, Thom. Comfort Woman at AllMusic
3. Patel, Joseph (November 2003). "The Guide: Me'Shell Ndegéocello – Comfort Woman". Blender. New York: Dennis Publishing. p. 118.^{[dead link]}
4. Tyehimba, Cheo (October 17, 2003). "Music Review: Comfort Woman". Entertainment Weekly. No. 733. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
5. Clarke, Betty (November 28, 2003). "CD: Me'shell Ndegeocello, Comfort Woman". The Guardian. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017.
6. Nichols, Natalie (October 12, 2003). "Meshell Ndegeocello tones down the vitriol". Los Angeles Times. p. E53. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
7. Hardy, Ernest (November 27, 2003). "Forgive Me, Meshell". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
8. "Meshell Ndegeocello – Comfort Woman". Rolling Stone. No. 935. November 13, 2003. p. 97. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved March 5, 2007.
9. "Me'Shell Ndegeocello – Comfort Woman". Uncut. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
10. Christgau, Robert (February 4, 2004). "Parts of the Elephunk". The Village Voice. Vol. 49, no. 5. p. C90. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
11. Simon, Andrew (December 2003). "Revolutions: Meshell Ndegeocello – Comfort Woman". Vibe. New York. p. 214.^{[dead link]}
12. Leroy, Dan (October 16, 2003). "Me'Shell Ndegeocello – Comfort Woman album review". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2024.