Song:Really Love
Album:Black Messiah
Though the 2000 single Untitled was a big hit, Michael "D'Angelo" Archer was concerned that the music video would stereotype him as "that naked dude" and no one cared about his music. This turned into a 14 year hiatus that finally ended with the 2014 album Black Messiah. You wouldn't think that a guy that talented would be that fragile but there you go. Archer went into hiding at his home in Richmond, VA. When a planned 2004 album was scrapped, Virgin Records sold his contract to J Records. Though Archer appeared on albums by J Dilla and Snoop Dogg, his own album was not going well. He became addicted to drugs and alcohol. He was arrested for drug possession in 2005. When Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson leaked an unfinished recording of Really Love in 2007, Archer was upset with him. He finally returned to recording the album in 2011 and he toured Europe in 2012. Black Messiah was released in Dec. 2014 and Really Love was the first single. Though it did not recreate the sales of Archer's previous albums, it was received positively. It was just great to see him return after such a long break. Archer wrote and produced all the songs. He wrote Really Love with backup singers Kendra Foster and Gina Figueroa. Thompson played drums and helped with the production. Musicians include Jesse Johnson on guitar, Pino Palladino on bass and James Gadson on drums. And now it looks like Archer is finishing a new album. The 2018 single Unshaken was on the soundtrack of the video game Red Dead Redemption 2. And the single Behoove was released last month. A new album looks to be on the way. Here's D'Angelo and the Vanguard performing Really Love on Saturday Night Live Jan. 31, 2015.
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