Peace Beyond Passion

~ Release by Me’Shell Ndegéocello (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

Release Date

Amongst other differences to the original German/European release, this release shows a Handprint logo on the back. It's not exactly known when "Handprint Entertainment" (→ on Discogs) was founded, but it was about 1999 and the logo is not found on releases until then. On the other hand, discs from this release share matrix codes and even mould SID with discs from the initial release. This would be very unlikely if released very much later. Therefore this version was probably released late 1990s.

Matrix

Discs also found on the original German/European release:
Matrix String: 936246033-2 WME
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L011
Disc ID: Sa4vRxWdS3NwcC2VDqjbL4FSY1U-
Mould SID Code: IFPI 05N5

Discs manufactured later:
Matrix String: CD 936246033-2.2 V01
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L016
Disc ID: (unknown, but very likely the same as above)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 05R3

(possible variants with mould SID IFPI 05**)

Remark: Discs were manufactured at WMME Alsdorf, Germany.

Annotation last modified on 2022-12-17 14:16 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1The Womb
drum machine programming:
David Gamson
engineer:
Rail Jon Rogut
producer:
David Gamson
mixer:
Bob Power
drums (drum set):
Gene Lake
guitar:
Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson
performer:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
arranger:
David Gamson and Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Maverick Recording Company (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
mixed at:
Enterprise Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Womb
composer:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
3.51:26
2The Way
drum machine programming:
David Gamson
engineer:
Rail Jon Rogut
producer:
David Gamson
mixer:
Bob Power
guitar:
Wendy Melvoin
saxophone:
Joshua Redman (tenor saxophonist)
performer:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
arranger:
David Gamson and Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Maverick Recording Company (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
mixed at:
Enterprise Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Way
lyricist and composer:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
4.54:58
3Deuteronomy: Niggerman
drum machine programming:
David Gamson
engineer:
Rail Jon Rogut
producer:
David Gamson
mixer:
Bob Power
bass clarinet:
Bennie Maupin
organ:
Billy Preston
percussion:
Luis Conte (percussionist)
saxophone:
Joshua Redman (tenor saxophonist)
performer:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
arranger:
David Gamson and Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Maverick Recording Company (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
mixed at:
Enterprise Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Deuteronomy: Niggerman
lyricist and composer:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
3.54:01
4Ecclesiastes: Free My Heart
engineer:
Michael Krowiak
producer:
David Gamson
mixer:
Bob Power
guitar:
Allen Cato (US house artist Allen Cato)
percussion:
Luis Conte (percussionist)
Rhodes piano:
Federico González Peña
performer:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
arranger:
David Gamson and Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Maverick Recording Company (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
mixed at:
Enterprise Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Ecclesiastes: Free My Heart
writer:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson) and Torri Ruffin
3.55:22
5Leviticus: Faggot
engineer:
Rail Jon Rogut
producer:
David Gamson
mixer:
Bob Power
drums (drum set):
Gene Lake
guitar:
Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson
percussion:
Luis Conte (percussionist)
Rhodes piano:
Federico González Peña
performer:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
strings arranger:
Paul Riser
arranger:
David Gamson and Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Maverick Recording Company (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
mixed at:
Enterprise Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Leviticus: Faggot
lyricist and composer:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
publisher:
Nomad-Noman Music and Revolutionary Jazz Giant
sub-publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing), Dalia Publishing Ltd., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Zazta Muzic Ltd.
46:09
6Mary Magdalene
engineer:
Rail Jon Rogut
producer:
David Gamson
mixer:
Bob Power
drums (drum set):
David Gamson
guitar:
Wendy Melvoin
saxophone:
Joshua Redman (tenor saxophonist)
performer:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
arranger:
David Gamson and Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Maverick Recording Company (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
mixed at:
Enterprise Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Mary Magdalene
lyricist and composer:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
3.55:52
7God Shiva
engineer:
Rail Jon Rogut
producer:
David Gamson
mixer:
Bob Power
guitar:
David Fiuczynski and Wendy Melvoin
percussion:
Luis Conte (percussionist)
performer:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
arranger:
David Gamson and Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Maverick Recording Company (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
mixed at:
Enterprise Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
God Shiva
writer:
Wendy Melvoin and Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
3.54:09
8Who Is He and What Is He to You
engineer:
Rail Jon Rogut
producer:
David Gamson
mixer:
Bob Power
drums (drum set):
Gene Lake
guitar:
Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson
organ:
Billy Preston
performer:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
strings arranger:
Paul Riser
arranger:
David Gamson and Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Maverick Recording Company (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
mixed at:
Enterprise Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Who Is He (And What Is He to You)?
writer:
Stanley McKenny and Bill Withers
4.54:50
9Stay
drum machine programming:
David Gamson
engineer:
Rail Jon Rogut
producer:
David Gamson
mixer:
Bob Power
performer:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
arranger:
David Gamson and Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Maverick Recording Company (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
mixed at:
Enterprise Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Stay
lyricist and composer:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
3.54:30
10Bittersweet
drum machine programming:
David Gamson
engineer:
Rail Jon Rogut
producer:
David Gamson
mixer:
Bob Power
guitar:
Wendy Melvoin
percussion:
Luis Conte (percussionist)
saxophone:
Joshua Redman (tenor saxophonist)
performer:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
arranger:
David Gamson and Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Maverick Recording Company (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
mixed at:
Enterprise Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Bittersweet
lyricist and composer:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
3.55:18
11A Tear and a Smile
drum machine programming:
David Gamson
engineer:
Rail Jon Rogut
producer:
David Gamson
mixer:
Bob Power
organ:
Billy Preston
performer:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
arranger:
David Gamson and Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Maverick Recording Company (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
mixed at:
Enterprise Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
A Tear and a Smile
lyricist and composer:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
3.53:50
12Make Me Wanna Holler
engineer:
Rail Jon Rogut
producer:
David Gamson
mixer:
Bob Power
drums (drum set):
Gene Lake
guitar:
Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson
Rhodes piano:
Federico González Peña
performer:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
strings arranger:
Paul Riser
arranger:
David Gamson and Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Maverick Recording Company (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
mixed at:
Enterprise Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Make Me Wanna Holler
writer:
Federico González Peña, Marvin Gaye, Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson), James Nyx (R&B songwriter) and Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson
4.58:51

Credits

Release

mastering:Tom Coyne (mastering engineer)
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
GEMA (German rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
copyrighted (©) by:Maverick Recording Company (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
mastered at:Sterling Sound (original NYC studio; split/relocated to Nashville and Edgewater in 2018) in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/13924818 [info]