Wake Up!

~ Release by John Legend & The Roots (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Annotation

despite discogs says digipack this is a gatefold

Annotation last modified on 2021-07-11 19:04 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hard Times
recording engineer:
Nick Banns (lead vocals [Black Thought], lead vocals [John Legend]), Chris Soper (lead vocals [Black Thought], lead vocals [John Legend]) and Alex Venguer (lead vocals [John Legend])
additional assistant engineer:
Ryan Kelly (engineer based in New York) and Derik Lee (engineer)
additional engineer:
Steve Mandel (US engineer, producer, songwriter) and Jon Smeltz
producer:
Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), John Legend and James Poyser
additional guitar:
Randy Bowland
bass guitar [bass]:
Owen Biddle
cello:
Jennie Lorenzo (cellist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ahmir Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor)
electric guitar:
Kirk Douglas (The Roots’ guitarist)
flute and saxophone:
Chris Farr
trumpet:
Matt Cappy
viola:
Davis Barnett and Ruth Frazier
violin:
Michelle Bishop, Olga Konopelsky, Emma Kummrow, Charles Parker (violinist), Igor Szwec and Gregory Teperman
background vocals:
Jessyca Wilson
conductor:
Larry Gold
strings arranger:
Larry Gold
cover recording of:
Hard Times
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
John Legend & The Roots feat. Black Thought45:16
2Compared to What
recording engineer:
Bojan Dugic
producer:
Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), John Legend and James Poyser
additional guitar:
Randy Bowland
bass guitar [bass]:
Owen Biddle
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ahmir Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor)
saxophone:
Chris Farr
trombone:
Jeff Bradshaw
trumpet:
Matt Cappy
cover recording of:
Compared to What
lyricist and composer:
Gene McDaniels
publisher:
Lonport
John Legend & The Roots46:27
3Wake Up Everybody
additional assistant recording engineer:
Derik Lee (engineer)
additional recording engineer:
Nick Banns and Bojan Dugic
assistant recording engineer:
Dustin Capulong (lead vocals [Common])
recording engineer:
Michael Ilbert (lead vocals [Melanie Fiona]), Joe Peluso (lead vocals [Common]), Jon Smeltz and Alex Venguer (lead vocals [John Legend])
producer:
Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), John Legend and James Poyser
additional guitar:
Randy Bowland
bass guitar [bass]:
Owen Biddle
cello:
Jennie Lorenzo (cellist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Ahmir Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor)
viola:
Davis Barnett and Ruth Frazier
violin:
Michelle Bishop, Olga Konopelsky, Emma Kummrow, Charles Parker (violinist), Igor Szwec and Gregory Teperman
background vocals:
Natalie Curtis (background vocals), Denise Powell, Lacey Jones, Lenesha Randolph, Ashley Simpson (vocals; not Ashlee), Linwood Smith, Jr., Tamika Smith, Timiney Figueroa, Matia Washington and Jessyca Wilson
lead vocals:
Common (US rapper), Melanie Fiona and John Legend
conductor:
Larry Gold
strings arranger:
Larry Gold
recorded at:
Hansa Mix Room in Berlin, Germany (lead vocals [Melanie Fiona]) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (lead vocals [Common])
cover recording of:
Wake Up Everybody
writer:
Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
John Legend & The Roots feat. Common & Melanie Fiona34:25
4Our Generation (The Hope of the World)John Legend & The Roots feat. C.L. Smooth43:16
5Little Ghetto Boy (prelude)
recording of:
Little Ghetto Boy (Prelude)
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Owen Biddle, “Captain” Kirk Douglas (The Roots’ guitarist), James Poyser and Malik Yusef
John Legend & The Roots feat. Malik Yusef21:59
6Little Ghetto Boy
cover recording of:
Little Ghetto Boy
writer:
Earl DeRouen and Eddy Howard (vocalist and bandleader)
John Legend & The Roots feat. Black Thought45:26
7Hang On in There
cover recording of:
Hang On in There
lyricist and composer:
Mike James Kirkland (soul musician)
John Legend & The Roots37:15
8Humanity (Love the Way It Should Be)
cover recording of:
Humanity (Love the Way It Should Be)
lyricist and composer:
Prince Lincoln Thompson
John Legend & The Roots3:49
9Wholy Holy
cover recording of:
Wholy Holy
composer:
Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland (songwriter 1930-1996) and Marvin Gaye
John Legend & The Roots5:50
10I Can’t Write Left Handed
cover recording of:
I Can’t Write Left Handed
writer:
Raymond Jackson (trombonist, pianist and arranger) and Bill Withers
publisher:
Interior Music Corp.
John Legend & The Roots11:44
11I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
cover recording of:
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
writer:
Billy Taylor (jazz/bop pianist) and Richard Lamb
publisher:
Duane Music Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
John Legend & The Roots32:43
12Shine
recording of:
Shine
lyricist and composer:
John Stephens
John Legend & The Roots4:44