His recordings for soundtracks included Belly ('Devil's Pie'), and he frequently sang covers such as 'Girl, You Need a Change of Mind' ( Eddie Kendricks, Get on the Bus), 'She's Always in My Hair' ( Prince, Scream 2) and 'Heaven Must be Like This' ( the Ohio Players, Down in the Delta), as well as appearing on Lauryn Hill's landmark The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill on the duet 'Nothing Even Matters.' 1996вЂ“2000: Sabbatical period and VoodooДЇollowing his debut album's success, D'Angelo went into a four-and-a-half-year absence from the music scene and releasing solo work. The album was a critical success as well and appeared on many critics' best-of lists that year. The album helped give commercial visibility to the burgeoning neo-soul movement of the 1990s, along with debut albums by Maxwell, Erykah Badu, and Lauryn Hill. The album earned platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America, for shipments of one million copies in the U.S., while its total sales have been estimated within the range of 1.5 million to over two million copies. Alhough sales were sluggish at first, the album was eventually a hit, due in large part to 'Lady,' a top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, peaking at #10. Shortly after, he was signed by Gary Harris and he began recording his debut album for EMI Records.Д«rown Sugar was released in June 1995. He penned the hit song 'U Will Know', which was performed by Black Men United for the Jason's Lyric motion picture soundtrack. My father had a Hammond organ, and he had to slide down to reach the pedals, but he did that very well.вЂ™ Д¬areer 1991вЂ“1995: Career beginnings and Brown SugarД'Angelo signed a record deal with EMI Records in 1991 after catching the attention of record executives with a demo tape. Shortly thereafter, he started playing for my father's church. вЂIt was a full-fledged song, with melody and bass line. вЂMike was three-and it was not banging,вЂ™ Luther says. At 3, he was spotted by his 10-year-old brother Luther, playing the house piano. And it was over.ДЄrcher's musical talents were discovered very early on. And the whole church went out and made a circle around her and started praying and singing. There was a graveyard out back, and she was jumping on the hoods of cars. And this brother from the choir, he and the evangelist tried to get it out of her-to exorcise her, and she was screaming, вЂNo! No!вЂ™ She crawled out of there on all fours. I had never heard it before, but I knew it was evil. And one night at this revival in the mountains, she caught a demon. I saw this one lady she used to catch demons. He would later recall one of his memories as a 12-year-old: вЂњ His time deep within Pentecostalism left Archer with several notable memories, including seeing his 9-year-old-brother receive the Holy Ghost. Strict, they forbade interaction with other church members. He was raised in an entirely Pentecostal family. 2.4 2009вЂ“present: James River and Europe TourД'Angelo was born Michael Eugene Archer, in Richmond, Virginia on February 11, 1974, to a Pentecostal preacher father, and a mother he described as powerful.2.2 1996вЂ“2000: Sabbatical period and Voodoo.2.1 1991вЂ“1995: Career beginnings and Brown Sugar.

D'Angelo was one of the most influential artists during the rise of the neo-soul movement. He is known for his production and songwriting talents as much as for his vocal abilities, and often draws comparisons to his influences, Marvin Gaye, and Prince. Michael Eugene Archer (born February 11, 1974), better known by his stage name D'Angelo, is an American R&B and neo soul singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Soulquarians, Questlove, Raphael Saadiq, The RH Factor, Common, Mark Ronson, De La Soul, Q-Tip Vocals, piano/ keyboard, Hammond Organ, drums, bass, Rhodes piano, guitar D'AngeloД'Angelo performing at Brixton Academy in London, 2012 For other uses, see D'Angelo (disambiguation).

D angelo voodoo dj soul essentials