Things Fall Apart

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

Tracklist

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1Act 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
2Table of Contents (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)
3.353:37
3The 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
4Step 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
5The 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)
43:53
6Dynamite!
producer:
Jay Dee (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee)
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)
44:46
7Without 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)
3.654:15
8Ain't Sayin' 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
9Double 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)
3.85:50
10Act Too (The Love of My Life)
legal representation:
Marie Daulne (Founder of ZapMama)
additional keyboard:
James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
viola:
Davis Garnet and Larry Gold
violin:
Emma Kumrow and Igor Szwec
additional performer:
Common (US rapper)
recording of:
Act Too (The Love of My Life)
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ), Common (US rapper), 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)
3.64:55
11100% Dundee
vocals:
Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter) and Malik B (American rapper)
recording of:
100% Dundee
writer:
Jimmy Gray (US rockabilly artist, songwriter and guitarist), Karl Bert Jenkins, Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Malik B (American rapper), Rahzel Brown and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
4.43:53
12Diedre vs. Dice
recording of:
Diedre vs. Dice
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ), Karl Bert Jenkins and Diedre Murray
3.350:47
13Adrenaline
co-producer:
Scott Storch (producer)
mixer:
Bob Power
additional keyboard:
Scott Storch (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1999)
recording of:
Adrenaline!
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ), Dwight Grant, 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)
44:28
143rd Acts: ? Vs. Scratch 2…Electric Boogaloo
recording of:
3rd Act-? Vs. Scratch 2
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ) and Kyle Jones (Scratch, from The Roots)
30:51
15You Got Me
co-producer:
Scott Storch (producer)
producer:
The Grand Wizzards
mixer:
Bob Power
additional keyboard:
Scott Storch (producer)
guitar:
Anthony Tidd and Warren Wimbly
viola:
Davis Garnet and Larry Gold
violin:
Emma Kumrow and Igor Szwec
vocals:
Erykah Badu, Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter) and Eve (US rapper/singer)
performer:
Erykah Badu
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1999)
recording of:
You Got Me
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ), Jill Scott, Scott Storch (producer) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
4.24:19
16Don't See Us
additional keyboard:
James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
guitar:
Spanky (Guitarist C. Edward Alford)
handclaps:
Shawn Gee
recording of:
Don’t See Us
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ), Karl Bert Jenkins, Malik Abdul Basit-Smart (American rapper), James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
3.754:30
17The Return to Innocence Lost
vocals:
Ursula Rucker
recording of:
The Return to Innocence Lost
lyricist:
Ursula Rucker
composer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ) and Anthony Tidd
311:55
18Act Fore (still outthere)
0:05
19You Got Me (Erykahs Vers.)
co-producer:
Scott Storch (producer)
producer:
The Grand Wizzards
mixer:
Bob Power
additional keyboard:
Scott Storch (producer)
guitar:
Anthony Tidd and Warren Wimbly
viola:
Davis Garnet and Larry Gold
violin:
Emma Kumrow and Igor Szwec
vocals:
Erykah Badu, Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter) and Eve (US rapper/singer)
performer:
Erykah Badu
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1999)
recording of:
You Got Me
writer:
Ahmir Khalib Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ), Jill Scott, Scott Storch (producer) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
4.24:18