Zingalamaduni

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Zingalamaduni
Arrested Development- Zingalamduni - album cover.jpg
Studio album by Arrested Development
Released June 14, 1994
Recorded 1993-1994
Genre Hip-hop
Length 54:25
Label Chrysalis/EMI Records
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F2-29274
Producer Speech
Arrested Development chronology
3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of...
(1992)3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of...1992
Zingalamaduni
(1994)
Da Feelin' EP
(2000)Da Feelin' EP2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars [1]
Robert Christgau C+[2]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars [3]

Zingalamaduni is the second album by American hip hop group Arrested Development, released in 1994 (see 1994 in music). It spawned three singles ("United Front", "Africa's Inside Me" and "Ease My Mind"). In 1994 the album charted on the Billboard 200, peaking at position #55; and on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, peaking at position #20.[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Speech except where otherwise noted.

  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

  1. "Eggbeaters"
  2. "Ease My Mind (Premier's Remix)"
  3. "United Front (Noise In My Attic Remix)"

Samples Used

  • "United Minds" contains a sample of "Your Kite, My Kite," written by Toney Romeo.
  • "United Front" contains a sample of "Footsteps in the Dark (Parts 1 & 2)" by The Isley Brothers.
  • "Africa's Inside Me" contains a sample of "In All My Wildest Dreams" by Joe Sample.
  • "Warm Sentiments" contains a sample of "Look What You've Done For Me" by Al Green.
  • "Kneelin' At My Altar" contains a sample of "Baby That's What I Need" by Joe Zawinul.
  • "Fountain of Youth" contains a sample of "Tighten Up My Thang," written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter.
  • "Ease My Mind" contains samples of "Open All Night Drums" by George Clinton and "Summer Breeze" by Ceasar Frazier.

References