Ventriloquism
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 16, 2018 (2018-03-16)
Genre
Length53:34
LabelNaïve
Meshell Ndegeocello chronology
Comet, Come to Me
(2014)
Ventriloquism
(2018)
The Omnichord Real Book
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10[1]
Metacritic80/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Exclaim!7/10[4]
Financial Times[5]
The Guardian[6]
The Independent[7]
Mojo[8]
Pitchfork7.8/10[9]
PopMatters8/10[10]
Slant Magazine[11]
The Times[12]

Ventriloquism is the 12th studio album from Meshell Ndegeocello, released on March 16, 2018. The album covers eleven R&B and pop tracks originally recorded in the 1980s and 1990s. It was nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2019 Grammy Awards.

A portion of the profits of the album will go to the ACLU.[13]

Track listing

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 86
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 62

References

  1. "Ventriloquism by Meshell Ndegeocello reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  2. "Ventriloquism by Meshell Ndegeocello Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  3. Kellman, Andy. "Ventriloquism – Meshell Ndegeocello". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  4. Harmony, A. (12 March 2018). "Meshell Ndegeocello: Ventriloquism". Exclaim!. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  5. Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (16 March 2018). "Meshell Ndegeocello: Ventriloquism — 'impressive covers'". Financial Times. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  6. Andrews, Charlotte Richardson (16 March 2018). "Meshell Ndegeocello: Ventriloquism review – timeless, lustrous take on 90s R&B". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  7. Gill, Andy (15 March 2018). "Album reviews: Creep Show, Yo La Tengo, The Magic Gang and more". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-08-11. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  8. Bulley, Jenny (May 2018). "Meshell Ndegeocello: Ventriloquism". Mojo (294): 98.
  9. Nelson, Brad (17 March 2018). "Meshell Ndegeocello: Ventriloquism". Pitchfork. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  10. Pontecorvo, Adriane (16 March 2018). "Meshell Ndegeocello's 'Ventriloquism' Shows She Can Play Any Song and Stay True to Herself". PopMatters. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  11. Hurst, Josh (2 March 2018). "Meshell Ndegeocello: Ventriloquism". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  12. Hodgkinson, Will (16 March 2018). "Pop review: Meshell Ndegeocello: Ventriloquism". The Times. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  13. "Meshell Ndegeocello Announces Covers Album Listen to Tender Love". Broadway World. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  14. "Ultratop.be – Meshell Ndegéocello – Ventriloquism" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  15. "Swisscharts.com – Meshell Ndegéocello – Ventriloquism". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
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