R&B star D'Angelo is apparently back at work on his third album.
The new project has been plagued by long breaks in recording and other delays, and many collaborators have come and gone. Last year, producer Mark Ronson told Billboard.com he was about to hit the studio with D'Angelo, but it is unknown if any of his work will make the final cut. Prince, Raphael Saadiq, John Mayer, Cee Lo Green and Roy Hargrove have also been mentioned as contributors at various times during the process.
Since the release of "Voodoo," D'Angelo has endured a serious car accident and arrests for drug possession and plead guilty for solicitation with a drag queen. In lieu of new music of his own, he's made sporadic guest appearances on albums by Ronson, Common, Snoop Dogg, Q-Tip and the late J Dilla.
The album, which was at one point provisionally titled "James River," is being eyed for release before the end of the year through J Records.
