Critic Score
Based on 5 reviews
1999 Ratings: #43 / 195
User Score
Based on 74 ratings
1999 Ratings: #161
August 24, 1999 / Release Date
LP / Format
Maverick / Label
Craig StreetProducer
Jimi HendrixWriter
Full Credits
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Critic Reviews

92
Pitchfork

The music on Bitter isn’t any less of a fusion than the records Ndegeocello put out before and after it. It may be her simplest, starkest record, feeling years older than it is, like wood floors creaking underfoot; but that doesn’t keep it from being a soul record, just a soul retreated inward, a door closed behind it—instead of witnessing its full force, you glimpse the evocative shadows of its movements.

evelezt
82

So this is why she's important, I can see it now.

VulnicurAnders
80

This is such a pretty album and I love the lyricism! Her voice is lovely but wish it did a bit more! Absolutely love the intimacy of the album but at times it does feel a little empty or hollow! The end of Wasted Time confused the fuck out of me and I thought I accidentally skipped it…

tha138
60

Unfortunately, this time, she has taken herself too seriously, sacrificing part of her inner strength in needless demonstrations of annoying bitterness.
She could use a little bit of sugar to make things better...

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Track List

1Adam
2:24
90
2Fool of Me
3:30
93
3Faithful
4:46
95
4Satisfy
4:05
93
5Bitter
4:15
100
6May This Be Love
5:17
93
7Sincerity
5:30
93
8Loyalty
4:20
94
9Beautiful
2:44
95
10Eve
1:23
90
11Wasted Time
4:55
95
12Grace
4:27
95
Total Length: 47 minutes
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