Her particular style of singing drew many comparisons to Billie Holiday. Baduizm 's commercial and critical success helped establish Badu as one of the emerging neo soul genre's leading artists.

The album was met with critical and commercial success, debuting at number two on the Billboard charts and number one on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 1999 Grammy Awards, while the track 'Tyrone' was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.Īfter she signed to Universal Records, Badu released her debut studio album Baduizm, in early 1997. Live includes cover versions of songs by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan ('Stay'), Roy Ayers ('Searchin'') and a medley of Heatwave's ' Boogie Nights', The Mary Jane Girls' 'All Night Long', and ' Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)' by Tom Browne.

Released in the fall of 1997, with her debut album Baduizm released earlier that year, Live quickly went double platinum with the radio hit ' Tyrone'. Live is a live concert album by American singer Erykah Badu, released in 1997.

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