D'Angelo released a cover of Cruisin' as the second single from Brown Sugar on October 12, 1995. This neo-soul rendition of Smokey Robinson's 1979 hit was commercially successful, charting within the top ten of the US R&B charts. The cover demonstrated D'Angelo's ability to reimagine classic soul music through a contemporary lens, helping establish him as a pioneer of the neo-soul movement alongside artists like Maxwell and Erykah Badu. The original version by Smokey Robinson, released in 1979, reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of Motown… read more
D'Angelo is the name of more than one artist 1) US soul singer, songwriter & producer 2) Brazilian jazz/samba group 1) D'Angelo (born Michael Eugene Archer on 11 February 1974 in Richmond, VA, United States) is a neo-soul singer, keyboardist, and guitarist. He has released three albums, "Brown Sugar" (1995), "Voodoo" (2000), and "Black Messiah" as D'Angelo and the Vanguard (2014). D'Angelo signed a publishing deal with EMI Music in 1991 after catching the attention of record executives with a demo tape. He penned the hit song &qu… read more
D'Angelo is the name of more than one artist 1) US soul singer, songwriter & producer 2) Brazilian jazz/samba group 1) D'Angelo (born Michael Eugene Archer on 11 February 1974… read more
D'Angelo is the name of more than one artist 1) US soul singer, songwriter & producer 2) Brazilian jazz/samba group 1) D'Angelo (born Michael Eugene Archer on 11 February 1974 in Richmond, VA, United States) is a neo-soul…read more
