Bitter is the third album by Meshell Ndegéocello. It was released on August 24, 1999, on Maverick Records. The album peaked at #105 on theBillboard 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. The album was called "a modern masterpiece," writing that it "shines for its sonic presence as well as its inherent musical quality."
A highly personal, often gentle, sometime sultry, more acoustic album than her two previous best-sellers, Bitter showcases one of today's boldest and most important musical and cultural voices.