Album 2014 on Def Jam Recordings label
Hip-Hop/Rap (Conscious)
The numbering on the track list starts with 171 and ends with 181 (all The Roots tracks throughout all their albums are consecutively numbered). Track 175 contains a sample of "Blackrock Yeah Yeah" performed by Blackrock, courtesy of Select-O-Hits Inc. d/b/a Coby Music Co. Written by Kirk Dudley, Cornell McFaden, Willie E. Pattis and Archie L. Turner. Track 172 Recorded at Mike Jerz Studio, Philadelphia, PA / Music Studios, NYC Tracks 173, 175, 176 Recorded at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA Tracks 178, 179 Recorded at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA; Downtown Music Studios, NYC Track 180 Recorded at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA; MSR Studios, NYC Track 181 Recorded at MSR Studios, NYC ℗© 2014 The Island Def Jam Music Group Track 171 2004 Digital Remaster ℗ 2004. The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Parlophone Records Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company. Track 174 from the recording entitled "Mary Lou Williams", courtesy of Smithsonian/Folkways Recording. ℗ 1964 Folkways Records & Service Corp. Made in the EU.
The Roots , *1987 US album by | |
Terese Joseph , administrator, a&r administration, a&r, a&r administration | |
Halley K. Harrisburg artwork, collection of | |
Michael Rosenfeld , artwork, collection of | |
Mark Kelley b, US bass | |
Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson dr, key, *1971 US drums | |
Kirk Douglass g, US guitar | |
James Poyser key, ep, *1967 US keyboards | |
Kamal Gray key, US keyboards | |
Brad Rubens, Esq. legal, legal counsel | |
DMG Clearances, Inc. , US legal, sample clearances | |
Deborah Mannis-Gardner , US legal, sample clearances | |
Antoinette Trotman , management, business affairs | |
Ian Allen , management, business affairs | |
Lynn Gonzalez , management, business affairs | |
Vol S. Davis III management, business affairs | |
Frank "Knuckles" Walker perc, US percussion | |
Chris Atlas , product manager, marketing | |
Damon Bryson ssph, sousaphone | |
Tariq Trotter , vocals, written by | |
Nina Simone voc, p, 1933-2003 US performer | |
DD Jackson p, *1967 CA arranged by, string arrangements, written by | |
Alice Yoo vc, cello | |
Dane Johansen vc, cello | |
Andrew Cyr , conductor | |
Patty Crash , featuring, vocals | |
Metropolis Ensemble , strings | |
Danny Kim , viola | |
Jack Stulz , US viola | |
Emily Daggett Smith , violin | |
Henry Wang , violin | |
Sean Lee , violin | |
Siwoo Kim , violin | |
Greg Porn , featuring, vocals | |
Modesty Lycan , featuring, vocals | |
Mary Lou Williams p, 1910-1981 US performer, written by | |
Dice Raw , US featuring | |
Blackrock , performer, blackrock yeah yeah | |
Karl B. Jenkins voc, vocals, written by | |
Archie Turner key, p, *1946 written by, blackrock yeah yeah | |
Cornell McFadden dr, written by, blackrock yeah yeah | |
Kirk Dudley , written by, blackrock yeah yeah | |
Willie Pettis g, written by, blackrock yeah yeah | |
Mercedes Martinez voc, US featuring, vocals | |
Raheem DeVaughn voc, *1975 US featuring, vocals, written by |
Faith Newman a&r |
Richard Nichols a&r, art direction, executive-producer, management, management, creative management |
Kenny Gravillis art direction |
Todd Russell art direction |
Romare Bearden artwork, cover artwork |
Leesa D. Brunson coordinator, a&r coordination |
Trish Sterling coordinator, marketing coordinator |
Kristen Yiengst creative director, art production |
Anna Tes design |
Gravillis Inc. design |
Shawn Gee management, management, business management |
SEFG Entertainment, Inc. management, business management |
Coolhunter LLC management, creative management |
Dave Kutch mastered by |
Jason Goldstein mixed by, recorded by |
Rich Rich mixed by, assistant mix engineer |
Andy Proctor supervised by, package production |
Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson producer |
Mike Jerz producer, recorded by |
Tariq Trotter producer |
Trapzillas producer |
Damion Ward producer |
Jon Smeltz recorded by |
Montez Roberts recorded by |
Karl B. Jenkins producer |
Pat McNulty recorded by |
The Wurxs producer |
DD Jackson producer |
Zach Hancock recorded by |
Raymond Angry producer |
Nick Banns recorded by |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Theme From Middle Of The Night | The Roots | George Bassman, Paddy Chayefsky | 1:27 |
2 | Never | The Roots | Adolfo Salazar, Adrian Charlie Guzman, Gregory Spearman, Katrin Newman, Michael Anthony, Tariq Trotter | 3:54 |
3 | When The People Cheer | The Roots | Damion Ward, Gregory Spearman, Tariq Trotter | 3:01 |
4 | The Devil | The Roots | Ada Moore, Mary Lou Williams | 0:38 |
5 | Black Rock | The Roots | Archie Turner, Cornell McFadden, Karl B. Jenkins, Kirk Dudley, Tariq Trotter, Willie Pettis, Archie Turner, Cornell McFadden, Kirk Dudley, Willie Pettis | 2:41 |
6 | Understand | The Roots | David C. Simpson, Greggory M. Bradsher, Karl B. Jenkins, Tariq Trotter | 2:50 |
7 | Dies Irae | The Roots | Michel Chion | 1:07 |
8 | The Coming | The Roots | DD Jackson, Gregory Spearman, Joseph Simmons, Richard Nichols | 3:01 |
9 | The Dark (Trinity) | The Roots | Damion Ward, Gregory Spearman, Karl B. Jenkins, Tariq Trotter | 5:17 |
10 | The Unraveling | The Roots | Raheem DeVaughn, Raymond Angry, Tariq Trotter | 4:20 |
11 | Tomorrow | The Roots | Raheem DeVaughn, Raymond Angry | 5:06 |