Things Fall Apart

~ Release by The Roots (see all versions of this release, 11 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Act Won (Things Fall Apart)
assistant recording engineer:
?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ)
recording engineer:
Tom Coyne (mastering engineer) and Keith Cramer
mixer:
Tom Coyne (mastering engineer) and ?uestlove (US drummer, producer and DJ)
recorded at:
Ivory Productions in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States and Sterling Sound (original NYC studio; split/relocated to Nashville and Edgewater in 2018) in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sterling Sound (original NYC studio; split/relocated to Nashville and Edgewater in 2018) in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Act Won (Things Fall Apart)
lyricist and composer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ)
writer:
Lee
30:54
A2Table Of Content (Parts 1 & 2)
recording engineer:
Axel Niehaus (German-born engineer and producer)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (mastering/archival/digitization studio located at 321 W 44th Street, NYC) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Table of Contents (Parts 1 & 2)
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ), Jimmy Gray (US rockabilly artist, songwriter and guitarist), Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Malik B (American rapper) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
3.353:38
A3The Next Movement
recording engineer:
Axel Niehaus (German-born engineer and producer)
mixer:
Bob Power
recorded at:
Battery Studios (mastering/archival/digitization studio located at 321 W 44th Street, NYC) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
The Next Movement
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ), Jimmy Gray (US rockabilly artist, songwriter and guitarist), Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Mercedes Martinez, Tracey Moore and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
4.654:10
A4Step Into The Relm
mixer:
Axel Niehaus (German-born engineer and producer)
recorded at:
?uestlove's Soup Kitchen
recording of:
Step Into the Realm
writer:
Kelo Saunders (aka Kenyatta Saunders/Kenyatta Williams), Malik B (American rapper) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
3.52:49
A5The Spark
recording engineer:
Axel Niehaus (German-born engineer and producer)
mixer:
Bob Power
piano [bass keys]:
D’Angelo (US soul singer, songwriter & producer)
recording of:
The Spark
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ), Jimmy Gray (US rockabilly artist, songwriter and guitarist), Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Malik B (American rapper) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
43:52
B1Dynamite!
recording of:
Dynamite!
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ), Jimmy Gray (US rockabilly artist, songwriter and guitarist), James Yancey (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee), Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Rehani Sayed and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
4:46
B2Without A Doubt
samples:
Saturday Night by Schoolly D
recording of:
Without a Doubt
writer:
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer), Schoolly D and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
3.654:14
B3Ain't Saying Nothin' New
co-producer:
Scott Storch (producer)
additional keyboard:
Scott Storch (producer)
vocals:
Eve of Destruction (US rapper/singer)
recording of:
Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ), Jimmy Gray (US rockabilly artist, songwriter and guitarist), Karl Bert Jenkins, Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Malik B (American rapper), Scott Storch (producer) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
3.54:34
B4Double Trouble
additional keyboard:
James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
recording of:
Double Trouble
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ), Dante Smith (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def), Jimmy Gray (US rockabilly artist, songwriter and guitarist), Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
3.85:51
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