Bitter (Meshell Ndegeocello album)
Bitter is the third album by Meshell Ndegeocello. It was released on August 24, 1999, on Maverick Records. The album peaked at #105 on the "Billboard" Top 200 in 1999. The album also peaked at #13 on "Billboard's" Top Internet Albums chart and #40 on "Billboard's" R&B Albums chart. Critical reception. "Billboard" called the album "a modern masterpiece," writing that it "shines for its sonic presence as well as its inherent musical quality." "The New York Times" wrote that "its rhythms flow in circulatory patterns guided by Ms. Ndegeocello's bass playing; guitars, strings  and her guarded vocals intertwine like brain waves." The "Chicago Tribune" called it "one long bittersweet downer." "Vibe" called "Bitter" the "Album of the Year." The "Hartford Courant" wrote that "though "Bitter" attempts to explore ambitious life themes about loyalty, faith, love and beauty, it instead commits the mortal sin of dullness."