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Black Radio is the fifth studio album by American jazz pianist/hip hop producer Robert Glasper, recorded with his electric The Experiment quartet and released February 28, 2012 by Blue Note Records. The album won Best R&B Album at the 55th Grammy Awards and also received a nomination for Best R&B Performance from the album cut "Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)" featuring R&B singer Ledisi, in February 2013.
Track listing
1. |
"Lift Off / Mic Check" (featuring Shafiq Husayn) |
Robert Glasper, S. Husayn |
R. Glasper |
3:57 |
2. |
"Afro Blue" (featuring Erykah Badu) |
Mongo Santamaria |
R. Glasper |
5:13 |
3. |
"Cherish the Day" (featuring Lalah Hathaway) |
Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman |
R. Glasper |
5:53 |
4. |
"Always Shine" (featuring Lupe Fiasco and Bilal) |
R. Glasper, W. Jaco |
R. Glasper |
5:22 |
5. |
"Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)" (featuring Ledisi) |
R. Glasper, L. Young |
R. Glasper |
6:13 |
6. |
"Move Love" (featuring KING[2]) |
R. Glasper, Paris Strother |
R. Glasper |
3:22 |
7. |
"Ah Yeah" (featuring Musiq Soulchild and Chrisette Michele) |
R. Glasper, Derrick Hodge, T. Johnson, C. M. Payne |
R. Glasper, Bryan-Michael Cox |
5:13 |
8. |
"The Consequences of Jealousy" (featuring Meshell Ndegeocello) |
R. Glasper, M. Ndegeocello |
R. Glasper |
6:12 |
9. |
"Why Do We Try" (featuring Stokley) |
Jeffrey Allen (2) |
R. Glasper |
6:32 |
10. |
"Black Radio" (featuring Yasiin Bey) |
R. Glasper, D. Hodge, Chris E. Dave, D. Smith |
R. Glasper |
5:26 |
11. |
"Letter to Hermione" (featuring Bilal) |
David Bowie |
R. Glasper |
4:52 |
12. |
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" |
Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic |
R. Glasper |
7:24 |
Total length:
|
65:10 |
13. |
"Fever" (featuring Hindi Zahra) |
R. Glasper, H. Zahra |
R. Glasper, H. Zahra |
6:48 |
- Notes
- "Afro Blue" cover as performed by Mongo Santamaria.
- "Cherish the Day" cover as performed by Sade.
- "Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)" additional vocals of "F.T.B." from album In My Element as performed by Robert Glasper.
- "Letter to Hermione" cover as performed by David Bowie.
- "Smells Like Teen Spirit" cover as performed by Nirvana.
- "A Love Supreme" cover as performed by John Coltrane.
- "Twice" cover as performed by Little Dragon.
Black Radio Recovered: The Remix EP
1. |
"Afro Blue (9th Wonder's Blue Light Basement Remix)" (featuring Erykah Badu and Phonte) |
M. Santamaria, P. Coleman |
R. Glasper, 9th Wonder (signifies a remixer) |
5:07 |
2. |
"Black Radio (Pete Rock Remix)" (featuring Yasiin Bey) |
R. Glasper, D. Hodge, Chris E. Dave, D. Smith |
R. Glasper, Pete Rock (signifies a remixer) |
4:51 |
3. |
"The Consequences of Jealousy (Georgia Anne Muldrow Sassy Geemix)" (featuring Meshell Ndegeocello) |
R. Glasper, M. Ndegeocello |
R. Glasper, Georgia Anne Muldrow (signifies a remixer) |
4:37 |
4. |
"Twice (?uestlove's Twice Baked Remix)" (featuring Solange Knowles and The Roots) |
R. Glasper, S. Knowles |
R. Glasper, ?uestlove (signifies a remixer) |
9:22 |
5. |
"Letter to Hermione (Robert Glasper and Jewels Remix)" (featuring Bilal and Black Milk) |
D. Bowie, C. Cross |
R. Glasper, DJ Jewels Baby (signifies a remixer) |
4:14 |
6. |
"Dillalude #2" |
R. Glasper |
R. Glasper |
9:10 |
Total length:
|
37:21 |
Personnel
The Robert Glasper Experiment
- Robert Glasper — Piano, Fender Rhodes (Exc. tracks 10, 11), synthesizer (Track 10), arrangements (Tracks 2, 11, 12)
- Casey Benjamin — Vocoder (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 8, 12), flute (Tracks 2, 11), saxophone (Tracks 3, 6, 9, 10), synthesizer (Tracks 3–5, 12), arrangement (Track 8)
- Derrick Hodge — Bass
- Chris Dave— Drums, percussion
- Jahi Sundance — Turntables (Tracks 1, 8, 10, 12)
- Stokley Williams — Percussion (Track 9)
Featured Artists
- Shafiq Husayn — Vocals (Track 1)
- Erykah Badu — Vocals (Track 2, Remix EP track 1)
- Lalah Hathaway — Vocals (Track 3, 12)
- Bilal — Vocals (Track 4, 11, Remix EP track 5)
- Lupe Fiasco — Vocals (Track 4)
- Ledisi — Vocals (Track 5)
- KING (Track 6)
- Anita Bias — Vocals
- Amber Strother — Vocals
- Paris Strother — Keyboards
- Chrisette Michele — Vocals (Track 7)
- Musiq Soulchild — Vocals, snapping (Track 7)
- MeShell Ndegeocello — Vocals (Track 8, Remix EP track 3)
- Stokley Williams — Vocals (Track 9), percussion (Tracks 9, 12)
- Yasiin Bey — Vocals (Track 10, Remix EP track 2)
- Hindi Zahra — Vocals (European bonus tracks)
- Phonte — Vocals (Remix EP track 1)
- Solange Knowles — Vocals (Remix EP track 4)
- The Roots — (Remix EP track 4)
- Black Milk — Vocals (Remix EP track 5)
- 9th Wonder — Remixing (Remix EP track 1)
- Pete Rock — Remixing (Remix EP track 2)
- Georgia Anne Muldrow — Remixing (Remix EP track 3)
- ?uestlove — Remixing (Remix EP track 4)
- DJ Jewels Baby — Remixing (Remix EP track 5)
Production
- Recorded at Treshhold, Los Angeles, CA, by Keith Lewis, assisted by Todd Bergman.
- Vocals and piano for "Afro Blue" recorded by Max Ross at Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY.
- Mixed by Qmillion at Flying Dread STudios, Venice, CA.
- Mastering by Chris Athens at Sterling Sound, New York, NY.
- Produced by Robert Glasper, except track 7 co-produced by Bryan-Michael Cox
- Nicole Hegeman — Executive producer, production coordination, management
- Eli Wolf — Executive producer, A&R
- Vincent Bennett — Management
- Gordon H. Jee — Art direction
- Giuliyani — Original artwork on cover
- Michael Schreiber — Photography
- Jewell Green — Photography
- Cognito — Photography
- Angelika Beener — Liner notes
Charts
Original charts
Remix charts
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Year-end charts
Chart (2012) |
Position |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[11] |
75 |
US Top Jazz Albums[12] |
8 |
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