Zingalamaduni


Zingalamaduni is the second album by American hip hop group Arrested Development, released on June 14, 1994, by Chrysalis Records. The album's title is a truncated form of a Swahili phrase meaning "the beehive of culture." Despite spawning three singles, it was considered a commercial disappointment compared to their previous album 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of..., peaking at number 55 on the Billboard 200 chart and at number 20 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Track listing

Japanese edition extra tracks

  2. "Eggbeaters"
  4. "Ease My Mind"
  6. "United Front"

    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 " 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.

    Singles from the album

"Ease My Mind"

This song was the lead single from the album and was produced by member Speech. In the United States, the song peaked at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 44 on the Radio Songs, number 14 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 13 on both the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and the Rhythmic Airplay, number 4 on the Hot Rap Songs and number 5 on the Dance Singles Sales charts. It also reached number 11 in New Zealand, number 33 on the UK singles chart, and number 43 in Australia.
It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards, but ultimately lost to Salt-N-Pepa's "None of Your Business".

Charts