Zingalamaduni

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Zingalamaduni
Arrested Development- Zingalamduni - album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Arrested Development
ReleasedJune 14, 1994
Recorded1993–1994
StudioTransmedia Studio (Georgia)
Genre Hip hop
Length54:25
Label Chrysalis/EMI
Producer Speech
Arrested Development chronology
Unplugged
(1993)		Zingalamaduni
(1994)		Best of Arrested Development
(1998)
Professional ratings
Initial reviews (in 1994)
Review scores
SourceRating
Entertainment Weekly A [1]
NME 8/10 [2]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Select U+25A0.svgU+25A0.svgU+25A0.svgU+25A0.svgU+25A1.svg [4]
Smash Hits 4/5 [5]
Spin Light orange.PNG [6]
The Village Voice C+ [7]
Professional ratings
Retrospective reviews (after 1994)
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 6/10 [11]

Zingalamaduni is the second album by American hip hop group Arrested Development, released on June 14, 1994, by Chrysalis Records. The album's title is a truncated form of a Swahili phrase meaning "the beehive of culture." [12] Despite spawning three singles ("United Front", "Africa's Inside Me" and "Ease My Mind", the latter being the highest-charting single released from the album), it was considered a commercial disappointment compared to their previous album 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of... , peaking at number 55 on the Billboard 200 chart [13] and at number 20 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. [14]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Speech, except where noted.

Zingalamaduni track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."WMFW (We Must Fight & Win) FM" (Intro)
  • Speech
  • Baba Oje
1:55
2."United Minds" 5:17
3."Ache'n for Acres" 2:39
4."United Front" 4:39
5."Africa's Inside Me"
  • Speech
  • Fulani Faluke
3:11
6."Pride" 5:38
7."Shell"
  • Speech
  • Kwesi Asuo
3:25
8."Mister Landlord" 2:54
9."Warm Sentiments"
  • Speech
  • Headliner
4:11
10."The Drum" (Instrumental) 1:57
11."In the Sunshine" 4:31
12."Kneelin' at My Altar" 2:33
13."Fountain of Youth" 3:21
14."Ease My Mind" 4:12
15."Praisin' U" 4:02

Japanese edition extra tracks

  2. "Eggbeaters"
  4. "Ease My Mind" (Premier's Remix)
  6. "United Front" (Noise in My Attic Remix)

Samples used

Singles from the album

"Ease My Mind"
Single by Arrested Development
from the album Zingalamaduni
Released1994
Studio Transmedia Studio (Georgia)
Genre Hip-hop
Label Chrysalis
Songwriter(s) Arrested Development
Producer(s) Speech
Arrested Development singles chronology
"Natural"
(1993)		"Ease My Mind"
(1994)		"United Front"
(1994)
Music video
"Ease My Mind" on YouTube

"Ease My Mind"

This song was the lead single from the album and was produced by member Speech. In the United States, the song peaked at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 44 on the Radio Songs, number 14 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 13 on both the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and the Rhythmic Airplay, number 4 on the Hot Rap Songs and number 5 on the Dance Singles Sales charts. It also reached number 11 in New Zealand, number 33 on the UK singles chart, and number 43 in Australia.

It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards, but ultimately lost to Salt-N-Pepa's "None of Your Business".

Charts

Chart performance for Zingalamaduni
Chart (1994)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [15] 34
Canadian Albums (RPM) [16] 40
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [17] 54
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [18] 34
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [19] 31
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [20] 30
UK Albums (OCC) [21] 16
US Billboard 200 [13] 55
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [14] 20

References

  1. ↑ Sandow, Greg (June 17, 1994). "Zingalamaduni". Entertainment Weekly .
  2. ↑ Fadele, Dele (June 4, 1994). "Long Play". NME . p. 32. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Arrested Development: Zingalamaduni : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone . June 30, 1994. Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ Collis, Clark (July 1994). "New Albums". Select . p. 83. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ Cochrane, Emma (June 8, 1994). "New Albums: Best New Album". Smash Hits . p. 56. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  6. ↑ Keizer, Brian (July 1994). Marks, Craig (ed.). "Arrested Development: Zingalamaduni". Spin . p. 67.
  7. ↑ Christgau, Robert (September 13, 1994). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . VV Publishing Corporation. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  8. ↑ Steve Huey. "Zingalamaduni". AllMusic . Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  9. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN   9780857125958.
  10. ↑ Moon, Tom (2004). "Arrested Development". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide . Simon & Schuster. pp.  24–25. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
  11. ↑ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN   9780679755746.
  12. ↑ "Zingalamaduni". Entertainment Weekly .
  13. 1 2 "Arrested Development Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  14. 1 2 "Arrested Development Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Arrested Development – Zingalamaduni". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 59, No. 24, 4 July 1994". RPM . July 4, 1994. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Arrested Development – Zingalamaduni" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Arrested Development – Zingalamaduni" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Arrested Development – Zingalamaduni". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Arrested Development – Zingalamaduni". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  21. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
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