Erykah Badu releases her debut album : ‘Baduizm’ featuring ‘On & On’, ‘Next Lifetime’, ‘Otherside of the Game’ and ‘Appletree’ (1997)

Erykah Badu‘s ‘Baduizm’ feat. ‘Appletree’ is her debut album released on February 11, 1997 by Kedar Records.

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Texas release their fourth album : ‘White on Blonde’ featuring ‘Say What You Want,’ ‘Halo,’ ‘Black Eyed Boy’ and ‘Insane’ (1997)

Texas’ ‘White on Blonde’ is their fourth (and their best selling so far) studio album, released on February 3, 1997 by Mercury Records.

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Dee Dee Bridgewater begins the recording of ‘Dear Ella,’ a tribute album to Ella Fitzgerald for Verve (1997)

Dee Dee Bridgewater‘s ‘Dear Ella’ is a studio album (in tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, who had died the previous year)recorded between January 29 and February 19, 1997 and released on September 30, 1997 by Verve.

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Robert Wyatt releases ‘Shleep,’ his seventh album featuring Paul Weller and Phil Manzanera among other guests (1997)

Robert Wyatt ‘s ‘Shleep’ is his seventh album featuring Paul Weller and Phil Manzanera among other guests, co-produced with Alfreda Benge and Brian Eno and released in November 1997 by Hannibal / Thirsty Ear

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