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The Roots
Undun
Album US 2011 on Def Jam Recordings label
Hip-Hop/Rap (Conscious)
Sticker on front shrinkwrap reads: "undun is an existential re-telling of the short life of one Redford Stephens (1974-1999). Through the use of emotives and Redford's internal dialogues the album seeks to illustrate the intersection of free will and prescribed destiny as it plays out 'on the corner'". Track 157 recorded and mixed at A House Called Quest, Philadelphia, PA. Track 158 recorded and mixed at Downtown Music Studios, NYC. Track 159 recorded at Downtown Music Studios, NYC and at daCrib, Philadelphia, PA and mixed at Downtown Music Studios, NYC. Track 160 recorded at A House Called Quest, Philadelphia, PA, Downtown Music Studios, NYC, and The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA. Mixed at Downtown Music Studios, NYC. Track 161 recorded at A House Called Quest, Philadelphia, PA, Downtown Music Studios, NYC, and The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA. Mixed at Downtown Music Studios, NYC. Track 162 recorded at A House Called Quest, Philadelphia, PA and at Downtown Music Studios, NYC. Mixed at Downtown Music Studios, NYC. Track 163 recorded at Grind Music Studios and at Downtown Music Studios, NYC. Mixed at Downtown Music Studios, NYC. Track 164 recorded at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA. Mixed at Downtown Music Studios, NYC. Track 165 recorded at daCrib, Philadelphia, PA and at Downtown Music Studios, NYC. Mixed at Downtown Music Studios, NYC. Track 166 recorded at daCrib, Philadelphia, PA, Downtown Music Studios, NYC, and A House Called Quest, Philadelphia, PA. Mixed at Downtown Music Studios, NYC. Track 168 recorded and mixed at Downtown Music Studios, NYC. Track 169 recorded and mixed at MSR Studios, NYC. Track 170 recorded and mixed at Downtown Music Studios, NYC. Track 167 (c) 2003 Asthmatic Kitty Records. Track 160 contains samples of "Where There's A Will (There's A Way)" as performed by DJ Rogers. Used courtesy of Capitol Records, under license from EMI Music Marketing. Written by D. Rogers and published by Universal Music Corp. on behalf of Tarka Music (ASCAP). Used by permission.
Musicians
 | The Roots , *1987 US album by |
 | Richard Nichols , 1959-2014 US a&r, art direction, executive-producer, management, management, creative, written by |
 | Mark Tavern administrator, administration |
 | Mark Kelley b, US bass |
 | Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson dr, key, *1971 US drums, written by |
 | Kirk Douglass g, US guitar |
 | Kamal Gray key, US keyboards |
| Brad Rubens, Esq. legal, legal counsel |
 | Deborah Mannis-Gardner , US legal, sample clearances |
 | Shawn Gee , management, management, business |
 | Antoinette Trotman , management, business affairs |
 | Ian Allen cwb, US management, business affairs |
| Jerry Juste management, business affairs |
| Vol S. Davis III management, business affairs |
 | Frank "Knuckles" Walker perc, US percussion |
| Rob Caiaffa promotion, marketing |
 | Damon Bryson ssph, sousaphone |
 | Tariq Trotter , vocals, written by |
 | Aaron Livingston , vocals, written by |
 | Big K.R.I.T. , *1986 US featuring |
 | Dice Raw , US featuring |
 | Phonte Coleman voc, bvoc, *1978 US featuring, written by |
 | Porno , featuring, written by |
 | Truck North , US featuring, written by |
 | Bilal syn, *1979 US featuring |
 | Larry Gold vc, *1948 US cello, arranged by |
 | Sufjan Stevens , *1975 US written by, performer, producer, recorded by, mixed by |
 | Daniel Felsenfeld , arranged by, strings |
 | Hiro Matsuo , cello |
| Phil Kramp , viola |
 | Kristin Lee vn, KR violin |
| Sean Lee , violin |
Producers
| Karl B. Jenkins a&r |
| Lenny Santiago a&r |
| Leesa D. Brunson a&r, coordination |
| Kenny Gravillis art direction |
| Kristen Tiengst photography by, coordination, artwork, coordination |
| Tai Linzie photography by, coordination, artwork, coordination |
| Todd Rusell photography by, coordination, artwork, coordination |
| Anna Tes design |
| Dave Kutch mastered by |
| Jamel Shabazz photography by, cover photo |
| Clifton Bell photography by, inlay photo |
| Doug Joswick product manager, package production |
| Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson producer, executive producer |
| Raymond Angry producer |
| Steve Mandel recorded by, mixed by |
| Chris Sclafani engineer, assistant mix engineer |
| Jason Goldstein mixed by, recorded by, recorded by, mixed by |
| Nick Koenig recorded by |
| Khari Mateen producer, recorded by |
| Mercedes Martinez backing vocals |
| Tracey Moore backing vocals |
| Brent Reynolds producer |
| Jon Smeltz recorded by, recorded by, mixed by |
| Ritz Reynolds recorded by |
| John Morgan engineer, assistant recording |
| Mark Bengston engineer, assistant recording |
| James Poyser producer |
| Richard Nichols producer |
| Robert "LB" Dorsey recorded by |
| LV & Sean C producer, recorded by |
| Rick Friedrich producer, recorded by |
| DD Jackson producer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dun | The Roots | Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, Raymond Angry | 1:17 |
| 2 | Sleep | The Roots | Aaron Livingston, Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, Nick Koenig, Tariq Trotter | 2:16 |
| 3 | Make My | The Roots | Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, Justin Scott, Karl B. Jenkins, Khari Mateen, Raymond Angry, Tariq Trotter | 4:27 |
| 4 | One Time | The Roots | Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, Brent Reynolds, Karl B. Jenkins, Phonte Coleman, Tariq Trotter | 3:56 |
| 5 | Kool On | The Roots | D. J. Rogers, Porno, Tariq Trotter, Truck North | 3:49 |
| 6 | The OtherSide | The Roots | Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, James Poyser, Karl B. Jenkins, Porno, Tariq Trotter | 4:03 |
| 7 | Stomp | The Roots | Deleno Matthews, Levar Coppin, Porno, Tariq Trotter | 2:23 |
| 8 | Lighthouse | The Roots | Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, Karl B. Jenkins, Rick Friedrich, Tariq Trotter | 3:44 |
| 9 | I Remember | The Roots | Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, Khari Mateen, Tariq Trotter | 3:15 |
| 10 | Tip The Scale | The Roots | Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, Karl B. Jenkins, Raymond Angry, Tariq Trotter | 4:18 |
| 11 | Redford Suite | The Roots | ||
| 12 | Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou) | The Roots | Sufjan Stevens | 1:52 |
| 13 | Possibility (2nd Movement) | The Roots | Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, Raymond Angry, Richard Nichols | 0:55 |
| 14 | Will To Power (3rd Movement) | The Roots | Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, DD Jackson | 1:04 |
| 15 | Finality (4th Movement) | The Roots | Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson, Raymond Angry, Richard Nichols | 1:31 |
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