Meshell Ndegeocello's second Blue Note album No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin is a striking homage to the eminent writer and activist James Baldwin to be released on his Centennial: August 2, 2024. Ndegeocello's transformative music and collaborative spirit ignites this genre-bending work that is at once a musical experience, a church service, a celebration, a testimonial, and a call to action.

Co-produced by Meshell and guitarist Chris Bruce, the album also features frequent collaborators Justin Hicks, Kenita Miller-Hicks, Josh Johnson, Jebin Bruni, Abe Rounds, Jake Sherman, and Julius Rodriguez, as well as powerful spoken word performances by poet and activist Staceyann Chin and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hilton Als.

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A1 Travel
A2 On The Mountain
A3 Baldwin Manifesto I
A4 Raise The Roof
A5 The Price Of The Ticket
B1 What Did I Do?
B2 Pride I
B3 Pride Ii
B4 Eyes
C1 Trouble
C2 Thus Sayeth The Lorde
C3 Love
C4 Hatred
D1 Tsunami Rising
D2 Another Country
D3 Baldwin Manifesto Ii
D4 Down At The Cross