Album · 2010
Wake Up!
- Released
- 17 September 2010
- Label
- Columbia
- Catalogue no.
- 88697 76217 2
- Tracklist
- 15 tracks
- Length
- 1:38:06
- Country
- US
“Wake Up!” is an album by John Legend & The Roots, released in 2010 on Columbia. The original release has 15 tracks with a running time of 1:38:06. Jazz standards on the record include “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free” and “Shine”. The line-up features ?uestlove (drums (drum set), producer), John Legend (producer, lead vocals), Owen Biddle (bass guitar), Randy Bowland (guitar) and Charles Parker (violin).
Who played on Wake Up!
- ?uestlove drums (drum set), producer on 3 tracks
- John Legend producer, lead vocals on 3 tracks
- Owen Biddle bass guitar on 3 tracks
- Randy Bowland guitar on 3 tracks
- Charles Parker violin on 2 tracks
- Chris Farr flute, saxophone on 2 tracks
- Davis Barnett viola on 2 tracks
- Emma Kummrow violin on 2 tracks
- Gregory Teperman violin on 2 tracks
- Igor Szwec violin on 2 tracks
- Jennifer Lorenzo cello on 2 tracks
- Jessyca Wilson background vocals on 2 tracks
- Larry Gold conductor, instrument arranger on 2 tracks
- Matt Cappy trumpet on 2 tracks
- Michelle Bishop violin on 2 tracks
- Olga Konopelsky violin on 2 tracks
- Ruth Frazier viola on 2 tracks
- “Captain” Kirk Douglas electric guitar on 1 track
- Ashley Simpson background vocals on 1 track
- Common lead vocals on 1 track
- Denise Powell background vocals on 1 track
- Jeff Bradshaw trombone on 1 track
- Lacey Jones background vocals on 1 track
- Lenesha Randolph background vocals on 1 track
- Linwood Smith, Jr. background vocals on 1 track
- Matia Washington background vocals on 1 track
- Melanie Fiona lead vocals on 1 track
- Natalie Curtis background vocals on 1 track
- Tamika Smith background vocals on 1 track
- Timiney Figueroa-Caton background vocals on 1 track
Tracklist
- 1-1 Hard Times — Curtis Mayfield 5:16
- 1-2 Compared to What — Gene McDaniels 6:27
- 1-3 Wake Up Everybody 4:25
- 1-4 Our Generation (The Hope of the World) 3:16
- 1-5 Little Ghetto Boy (prelude) 1:59
- 1-6 Little Ghetto Boy 5:26
- 1-7 Hang On In There — Mike James Kirkland 7:15
- 1-8 Humanity (Love the Way It Should Be) — Prince Lincoln Thompson 3:49
- 1-9 Wholy Holy — Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye 5:50
- 1-10 I Can’t Write Left Handed 11:44
- 1-11 I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free standard 2:43
- 1-12 Shine standard — John Legend 4:46
- 1-13 Shine (Waiting for “Superman” version) 4:30
- 1-14 Wake Up Everybody (Live in Studio Performance) 5:21
- 2-1 In the Studio With John Legend & The Roots 25:19
Production
- James Poyser producer
- Alex Venguer recording
- Bojan Dugić recording
- Derik Lee engineer, recording
- Jon Smeltz engineer, recording
- Nick Banns recording
- Chris Soper recording
- Dustin Capulong recording
- Joe Peluso recording
- Michael Ilbert recording
- Ryan Kelly engineer
- Steve Mandel engineer
More albums by John Legend & The Roots
Frequently asked questions
Who played on Wake Up!?
The line-up of Wake Up! includes ?uestlove (drums (drum set), producer), John Legend (producer, lead vocals), Owen Biddle (bass guitar), Randy Bowland (guitar), Charles Parker (violin), Chris Farr (flute, saxophone), Davis Barnett (viola) and Emma Kummrow (violin).
Which label released Wake Up!?
Wake Up! was released in 2010 on Columbia (88697 76217 2).
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