Black Radio

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Annotation

10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition with 3 bonus tracks and the Black Radio Recovered remix EP.
Original tracks (CD 1) recorded at Threshold Sound + Vision in Santa Monica, California.

Annotation last modified on 2023-03-22 16:04 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Black Radio (original album)
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1Lift Off
assistant engineer:
Todd Bergman
engineer:
Keith Lewis
producer:
Robert Glasper (piano)
mixer:
Qmillion
bass:
Derrick Hodge
drums (drum set):
Chris Dave (drummer, Chris “Daddy” Dave)
piano and Rhodes piano:
Robert Glasper (piano)
turntable:
Jahi Sundance
vocoder:
Casey Benjamin
vocals:
Shafiq Husayn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (in 2012)
recorded at and engineered at:
Threshold Sound in Santa Monica, California, United States
mixed at:
Flying Dread Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Lift Off / Mic Check
writer:
Robert Glasper (piano) and Shafiq Husayn
3:57
2Afro Blue
assistant engineer:
Todd Bergman
engineer:
Keith Lewis and Max Ross (engineer) (lead vocals [vocals], piano)
producer:
Robert Glasper (piano)
mixer:
Qmillion
bass:
Derrick Hodge
drums (drum set):
Chris Dave (drummer, Chris “Daddy” Dave)
flute:
Casey Benjamin
piano and Rhodes piano:
Robert Glasper (piano)
vocals:
Erykah Badu
arranger:
Robert Glasper (piano)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Systems Two (old Brooklyn location, 1975–2018) in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States (lead vocals [vocals], piano) and Threshold Sound in Santa Monica, California, United States
mixed at:
Flying Dread Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
engineered at:
Threshold Sound in Santa Monica, California, United States
cover recording of:
Afro‐Blue (with lyrics)
lyricist:
Oscar Brown Jr. (US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago)
composer:
Mongo Santamaría (Cuban jazz percussionist)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc. and Mongo Music, Inc.
5:07
3Cherish the Day
assistant engineer:
Todd Bergman
engineer:
Keith Lewis
producer:
Robert Glasper (piano)
mixer:
Qmillion
bass:
Derrick Hodge
drums (drum set):
Chris Dave (drummer, Chris “Daddy” Dave)
piano and Rhodes piano:
Robert Glasper (piano)
saxophone and vocoder:
Casey Benjamin
vocals:
Lalah Hathaway
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (in 2012)
recorded at and engineered at:
Threshold Sound in Santa Monica, California, United States
mixed at:
Flying Dread Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Cherish the Day
writer:
Sade Adu, Andrew Hale (keyboardist/composer) and Stuart Matthewman
5:51
4Always Shine
assistant engineer:
Todd Bergman
engineer:
Keith Lewis
producer:
Robert Glasper (piano)
mixer:
Qmillion
bass:
Derrick Hodge
drums (drum set):
Chris Dave (drummer, Chris “Daddy” Dave)
piano and Rhodes piano:
Robert Glasper (piano)
vocoder:
Casey Benjamin
vocals:
Bilal (US jazz/neo-soul vocalist Bilal Oliver) and Lupe Fiasco
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (in 2012)
recorded at and engineered at:
Threshold Sound in Santa Monica, California, United States
mixed at:
Flying Dread Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Always Shine
writer:
Lupe Fiasco and Robert Glasper (piano)
5:22
5Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)
assistant engineer:
Todd Bergman
engineer:
Keith Lewis
producer:
Robert Glasper (piano)
mixer:
Qmillion
bass:
Derrick Hodge
drums (drum set):
Chris Dave (drummer, Chris “Daddy” Dave)
piano and Rhodes piano:
Robert Glasper (piano)
vocals:
Ledisi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (in 2012)
recorded at and engineered at:
Threshold Sound in Santa Monica, California, United States
mixed at:
Flying Dread Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)
writer:
Robert Glasper (piano) and Ledisi Young
6:11
6Move Love
assistant engineer:
Todd Bergman
engineer:
Keith Lewis
producer:
Robert Glasper (piano)
mixer:
Qmillion
bass:
Derrick Hodge
drums (drum set):
Chris Dave (drummer, Chris “Daddy” Dave)
keyboard [aux keys]:
Paris Strother
piano and Rhodes piano:
Robert Glasper (piano)
saxophone:
Casey Benjamin
background vocals and lead vocals:
Anita Bias and Amber Strother
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (in 2012)
recorded at and engineered at:
Threshold Sound in Santa Monica, California, United States
mixed at:
Flying Dread Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Move Love
writer:
Anita Bias, Robert Glasper (piano) and Amber Strother
3:18
7Ah Yeah
assistant engineer:
Todd Bergman
engineer:
Keith Lewis
co-producer:
Bryan‐Michael Cox (US R&B/hip‐hop producer/songwriter) and Robert Glasper (piano)
mixer:
Qmillion
bass:
Derrick Hodge
drums (drum set):
Chris Dave (drummer, Chris “Daddy” Dave)
finger snaps [snapping]:
Musiq Soulchild
piano and Rhodes piano:
Robert Glasper (piano)
vocals:
Chrisette Michele and Musiq Soulchild
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (in 2012)
co-produced for:
Team Idris, LLC
recorded at and engineered at:
Threshold Sound in Santa Monica, California, United States
mixed at:
Flying Dread Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Ah Yeah
writer:
Chrisette Michele Payne, Robert Glasper (piano), Derrick Hodge and Taalib Johnson (Musiq Soulchild)
5:08
8The Consequences of Jealousy
assistant engineer:
Todd Bergman
engineer:
Keith Lewis
producer:
Robert Glasper (piano)
mixer:
Qmillion
bass:
Derrick Hodge
drums (drum set):
Chris Dave (drummer, Chris “Daddy” Dave)
piano and Rhodes piano:
Robert Glasper (piano)
turntable:
Jahi Sundance
vocoder:
Casey Benjamin
vocals:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
arranger:
Casey Benjamin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (in 2012)
recorded at and engineered at:
Threshold Sound in Santa Monica, California, United States
mixed at:
Flying Dread Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Consequences of Jealousy
lyricist:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
composer:
Robert Glasper (piano)
publisher:
I Am a Jazzy Guy and Revolutionary Jazz Giant
6:07
9Why Do We Try
assistant engineer:
Todd Bergman
engineer:
Keith Lewis
producer:
Robert Glasper (piano)
mixer:
Qmillion
bass:
Derrick Hodge
drums (drum set):
Chris Dave (drummer, Chris “Daddy” Dave)
percussion:
Chris Dave (drummer, Chris “Daddy” Dave) and Stokley
piano and Rhodes piano:
Robert Glasper (piano)
saxophone:
Casey Benjamin
vocals:
Stokley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (in 2012)
recorded at and engineered at:
Threshold Sound in Santa Monica, California, United States
mixed at:
Flying Dread Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Why Do We Try
writer:
Jeffrey Allen (saxophone / keyboard with Mint Condition), Ricky Kinchen, Homer O’Dell, Stokley and Lawrence Waddell
6:31
10Black Radio
assistant engineer:
Todd Bergman
engineer:
Keith Lewis
producer:
Robert Glasper (piano)
mixer:
Qmillion
bass:
Derrick Hodge
drums (drum set):
Chris Dave (drummer, Chris “Daddy” Dave)
piano and synthesizer:
Robert Glasper (piano)
saxophone:
Casey Benjamin
turntable:
Jahi Sundance
vocals:
yasiin bey (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (in 2012)
recorded at and engineered at:
Threshold Sound in Santa Monica, California, United States
mixed at:
Flying Dread Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Black Radio
writer:
Chris E. Dave (drummer, Chris “Daddy” Dave), Dante Smith (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def), Robert Glasper (piano) and Derrick Hodge
publisher:
Drum Hedz 713 Music, I Am a Jazzy Guy, Medina Sounds Music (also printed on releases as "Medina Sound Music") and Son of Knowledge Music
5:25
11Letter to Hermione
assistant engineer:
Todd Bergman
engineer:
Keith Lewis
producer:
Robert Glasper (piano)
mixer:
Qmillion
bass:
Derrick Hodge
drums (drum set):
Chris Dave (drummer, Chris “Daddy” Dave)
flute:
Casey Benjamin
piano:
Robert Glasper (piano)
vocals:
Bilal (US jazz/neo-soul vocalist Bilal Oliver)
arranger:
Robert Glasper (piano)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (in 2012)
recorded at and engineered at:
Threshold Sound in Santa Monica, California, United States
mixed at:
Flying Dread Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Letter to Hermione
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
BMG RM Chrysalis Music France, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Éditer à Paris, EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher), Mainman Saag (New York), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tintoretto Music, フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:51
12Smells Like Teen Spirit
assistant engineer:
Todd Bergman
engineer:
Keith Lewis
producer:
Robert Glasper (piano)
mixer:
Qmillion
bass:
Derrick Hodge
drums (drum set):
Chris Dave (drummer, Chris “Daddy” Dave)
percussion:
Stokley
piano and Rhodes piano:
Robert Glasper (piano)
turntable:
Jahi Sundance
vocoder:
Casey Benjamin
additional vocals:
Lalah Hathaway
arranger:
Robert Glasper (piano)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (in 2012)
recorded at and engineered at:
Threshold Sound in Santa Monica, California, United States
mixed at:
Flying Dread Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Smells Like Teen Spirit
lyricist:
Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana)
composer:
Chris Novoselic, Kurt Cobain (lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana) and David Grohl
publisher:
EMI‐Virgin Songs, Inc., MJ Twelve Music, Murky Slough Music, Primary Wave Tunes, The End of Music LLC, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), The End of Music (in 1991) and Virgin Songs, Inc. (in 1991)
7:24
2▼CD: Bonus Tracks + Black Radio Recovered (remix EP)
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1Twice
cover recording of:
Twice
writer:
Erik Bodin (Member of Little Dragon), Fredrik Källgren Wallin, Håkan Wirenstrand and Yukimi Nagano (Yukimi Nagano of Little Dragon)
publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing America, Mechanical Copyright Protection Society Ltd. and Wireless Audio Visual Entertainment
5:26
2A Love Supreme
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (in 2012)
cover recording of:
A Love Supreme, Part 1: Acknowledgement
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
part of:
A Love Supreme (entire suite)
5:20
3Fever
engineer:
Micka
producer:
Robert Glasper (piano)
mixer:
Qmillion
bass:
Derrick Hodge
drums (drum set):
Chris Dave (drummer, Chris “Daddy” Dave)
piano:
Robert Glasper (piano)
vocals:
Hindi Zahra
recorded at:
Studios Soyuz in Paris, Île-de-France, France
mixed at:
Flying Dread Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Fever
writer:
Robert Glasper (piano) and Hindi Zahra
6:47
4Afro Blue (9th Wonder’s Blue Light Basement remix)
assistant recording engineer:
Todd Bergman
recording engineer:
Keith Lewis and Max Ross (engineer) (lead vocals, piano)
producer:
Robert Glasper (piano)
mixer:
Qmillion
additional keyboard:
Robert Glasper (piano)
remixer:
9th Wonder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Systems Two (old Brooklyn location, 1975–2018) in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States (lead vocals, piano) and Threshold Sound in Santa Monica, California, United States
mixed at:
Flyin Dread Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
remix of:
Afro Blue by Robert Glasper Experiment feat. Erykah Badu
recording of:
Afro‐Blue (with lyrics)
lyricist:
Oscar Brown Jr. (US jazz singer-songwriter from Chicago)
composer:
Mongo Santamaría (Cuban jazz percussionist)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc. and Mongo Music, Inc.
5:08
5Black Radio (Pete Rock remix)
assistant recording engineer:
Todd Bergman
recording engineer:
Keith Lewis
producer:
Robert Glasper (piano)
mixer:
Qmillion
additional bass:
Derrick Hodge
additional keyboard:
Robert Glasper (piano)
remixer:
Pete Rock (US hip hop producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Threshold Sound in Santa Monica, California, United States
mixed at:
Flyin Dread Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
remix of:
Black Radio by Robert Glasper Experiment feat. Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def)
recording of:
Black Radio
writer:
Chris E. Dave (drummer, Chris “Daddy” Dave), Dante Smith (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def), Robert Glasper (piano) and Derrick Hodge
publisher:
Drum Hedz 713 Music, I Am a Jazzy Guy, Medina Sounds Music (also printed on releases as "Medina Sound Music") and Son of Knowledge Music
4:51
6Twice (Questlove’s Twice Baked remix)
assistant recording engineer:
Todd Bergman
recording engineer:
Keith Lewis
producer:
Robert Glasper (piano)
mixer:
Qmillion
additional keyboard:
Robert Glasper (piano)
remixer:
Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson (US drummer, producer and DJ)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (in 2012)
remixed for:
Randy Watson LLC
recorded at:
Threshold Sound in Santa Monica, California, United States
mixed at:
Flyin Dread Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
remix of:
Twice by Robert Glasper Experiment
cover recording of:
Twice
writer:
Erik Bodin (Member of Little Dragon), Fredrik Källgren Wallin, Håkan Wirenstrand and Yukimi Nagano (Yukimi Nagano of Little Dragon)
publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing America, Mechanical Copyright Protection Society Ltd. and Wireless Audio Visual Entertainment
9:22
7The Consequences of Jealousy (Georgia Anne Muldrow’s Sassy Geemix)
assistant recording engineer:
Todd Bergman
recording engineer:
Keith Lewis
producer:
Robert Glasper (piano)
mixer:
Qmillion
additional keyboard:
Robert Glasper (piano)
remixer:
Georgia Anne Muldrow (US jazz musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Threshold Sound in Santa Monica, California, United States
mixed at:
Flyin Dread Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
remix of:
The Consequences of Jealousy by Robert Glasper Experiment feat. Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
recording of:
The Consequences of Jealousy
lyricist:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
composer:
Robert Glasper (piano)
publisher:
I Am a Jazzy Guy and Revolutionary Jazz Giant
4:37
8Letter to Hermione (Robert Glasper and Jewels remix)
assistant recording engineer:
Todd Bergman
recording engineer:
Keith Lewis
producer:
Robert Glasper (piano)
mixer:
Qmillion
additional keyboard:
Robert Glasper (piano)
remixer:
Robert Glasper (piano) and Jewels (Producer and Engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Threshold Sound in Santa Monica, California, United States
mixed at:
Flyin Dread Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
remix of:
Letter to Hermione by Robert Glasper Experiment feat. Bilal (US jazz/neo-soul vocalist Bilal Oliver)
cover recording of:
Letter to Hermione
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
BMG RM Chrysalis Music France, Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Éditer à Paris, EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher), Mainman Saag (New York), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tintoretto Music, フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:14
9Dillatude #2
assistant recording engineer:
Todd Bergman
recording engineer:
Keith Lewis
producer:
Robert Glasper (piano)
mixer:
Qmillion
additional keyboard:
Robert Glasper (piano)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Note Records (this is the record company; for release labels use its imprint “Blue Note”) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Threshold Sound in Santa Monica, California, United States
mixed at:
Flyin Dread Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Dillalude #2
composer:
James Yancy (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee)
publisher:
Ephcy Publishing and Universal Music Publishing Group
9:10