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Album · 1999

Things Fall Apart

by The Roots

Released
22 February 1999
Label
MCA Records
Catalogue no.
111 948-2
Tracklist
18 tracks
Length
1:10:33
Country
XE

“Things Fall Apart” is an album by The Roots, released in 1999 on MCA Records. The original release has 18 tracks with a running time of 1:10:33. The line-up features James Poyser (keyboard), Scott Storch (keyboard, producer), Black Thought (vocals), Davis Garnet (viola) and Emma Kumrow (violin).

Who played on Things Fall Apart

  • James Poyser keyboard on 3 tracks
  • Scott Storch keyboard, producer on 3 tracks
  • Black Thought vocals on 2 tracks
  • Davis Garnet viola on 2 tracks
  • Emma Kumrow violin on 2 tracks
  • Eve vocals on 2 tracks
  • Igor Szwec violin on 2 tracks
  • Larry Gold viola on 2 tracks
  • Anthony Tidd guitar on 1 track
  • Common performer on 1 track
  • D’Angelo piano on 1 track
  • Erykah Badu performer, vocals on 1 track
  • Malik B vocals on 1 track
  • Shawn Gee handclaps on 1 track
  • Spanky guitar on 1 track
  • Ursula Rucker vocals on 1 track
  • Warren Wimbly guitar on 1 track

Tracklist

  1. 1 Act Won (Things Fall Apart) — ?uestlove 0:54
  2. 2 Table of Contents, Parts 1 & 2 3:37
  3. 3 The Next Movement 4:10
  4. 4 Step Into the Realm 2:49
  5. 5 The Spark 3:53
  6. 6 Dynamite! 4:46
  7. 7 Without a Doubt 4:15
  8. 8 Ain’t Sayin’ Nothin’ New 4:34
  9. 9 Double Trouble 5:50
  10. 10 Act Too (The Love of My Life) 4:55
  11. 11 100% Dundee 3:53
  12. 12 Diedre vs. Dice 0:47
  13. 13 Adrenaline! 4:28
  14. 14 3rd Acts: ? vs. Scratch 2… Electric Boogaloo 0:51
  15. 15 You Got Me 4:19
  16. 16 Don’t See Us 4:30
  17. 17 The Return to Innocence Lost — ?uestlove, Anthony Tidd 11:55
  18. 18 Act Fore… The End? 0:05

Production

  • Axel Niehaus recording, mix
  • Bob Power mix
  • ?uestlove mix, recording
  • J Dilla producer
  • Keith Cramer recording
  • The Grand Wizzards producer
  • Tom Coyne mix, recording

More albums by The Roots

Organix 1993 · Remedy Recordings Do You Want More?!!!??! 1994 · Geffen Illadelph Halflife 1996 · Geffen Phrenology 2002 · MCA Records The Tipping Point 2004 · Geffen Game Theory 2006 · Def Jam Recordings Rising Down 2008 · Def Jam Recordings How I Got Over 2010 · Def Jam Recordings undun 2011 · Def Jam Recordings …and Then You Shoot Your Cousin 2014 · Def Jam Recordings
Montreux Jazzfest 2003 · Live
The Roots Come Alive 1999 · Live

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Things Fall Apart?

The line-up of Things Fall Apart includes James Poyser (keyboard), Scott Storch (keyboard, producer), Black Thought (vocals), Davis Garnet (viola), Emma Kumrow (violin), Eve (vocals), Igor Szwec (violin) and Larry Gold (viola).

Which label released Things Fall Apart?

Things Fall Apart was released in 1999 on MCA Records (111 948-2).

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