Rising Down

~ Release by The Roots (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Annotation

15 tracks listed on rear cover (and AMZ) but 16 on actual disc.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#	Title	Artist	Length
1	The Pow Wow	The Roots	1:16
2	Rising Down recording engineer: Steve Mandel and Jon Smeltz additional sound engineer: Jan Fairchild producer: ?uestlove assistant mixer: Tim Sturges mixer: Jason Goldstein guest vocals: Mos Def and Styles P	The Roots feat. Mos Def & Styles P	3:40
3	Get Busy additional recording engineer: Steve Mandel recording engineer: Ritz Reynolds and Jon Smeltz producer: Ritz Reynolds and The Roots assistant mixer: Tim Sturges mixer: Jason Goldstein guest vocals: Dice Raw and Peedi Crakk	The Roots feat. Dice Raw & Peedi Peedi	3:29
4	@15	The Roots	0:52
5	75 Bars (Black’s Reconstruction) recording engineer: Steve Mandel and Montez Roberts producer: ?uestlove mixer: Steve Mandel and ?uestlove drums (drum set): ?uestlove sousaphone: Dame “Tuba Gooding, Jr.” Bryson lead vocals: Black Thought	The Roots	3:16
6	Becoming Unwritten recording engineer: Steve Mandel, Jon Smeltz and John Stahl producer: Khari Mateen, Radji Mateen, The Roots and Tahir Jamal mixer: Steve Mandel and ?uestlove guest background vocals: Mercedes Martinez lead vocals: Black Thought	The Roots	0:37
7	Criminal recording engineer: Khari Mateen and Jon Smeltz producer: Khari Mateen and The Roots assistant mixer: Tim Sturges mixer: Jason Goldstein guest background vocals: Mercedes Martinez guest lead vocals: Saigon and Truck North guest vocals: Kevin Hanson lead vocals: Black Thought	The Roots feat. Truck North & Saigon	4:09
8	I Will Not Apologize assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer: Tim Sturges recording engineer: Jason Goldstein, Steve Mandel and Jon Smeltz producer: Richard Nichols and The Roots mixer: Jason Goldstein guest lead vocals: Dice Raw and Greg Porn guest vocals: Talib Kweli lead vocals: Black Thought	The Roots feat. Porn & Dice Raw	4:34
9	I Can’t Help It recording engineer: Jon Smeltz producer: Richard Nichols and The Roots assistant mixer: Tim Sturges mixer: Jason Goldstein guest lead vocals: Malik B and Greg Porn guest vocals: Dice Raw and Mercedes Martinez lead vocals: Black Thought	The Roots feat. Malik B., Porn, Mercedes Martinez & Dice Raw	4:40
10	Singing Man recording engineer: Steve Mandel and Jon Smeltz producer: Khari Mateen and The Roots assistant mixer: Tim Sturges mixer: Jason Goldstein guest background vocals: Mercedes Martinez guest lead vocals: Greg Porn and Truck North guest vocals: Dice Raw lead vocals: Black Thought	The Roots feat. Porn, Truck North & Dice Raw	4:08
11	Unwritten recording engineer: Steve Mandel, Jon Smeltz and John Stahl producer: Khari Mateen, Radji Mateen, The Roots and Tahir Jamal assistant mixer: Tim Sturges mixer: Jason Goldstein guest vocals: Mercedes Martinez lead vocals: Black Thought	The Roots feat. Mercedes Martinez	1:23
12	Lost Desire assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer: Tim Sturges recording engineer: Jason Goldstein, Khari Mateen and Jon Smeltz producer: Khari Mateen and The Roots mixer: Jason Goldstein guest lead vocals: Malik B and Talib Kweli lead vocals: Black Thought vocals: ?uestlove	The Roots feat. Malik B. & Talib Kweli	3:58
13	The Show recording engineer: Anthony Kilhoffer, Steve Mandel and Jon Smeltz producer: The Roots and Tahir Jamal assistant mixer: Tim Sturges mixer: Jason Goldstein guest background vocals: Mercedes Martinez guest lead vocals: Common guest vocals: Dice Raw lead vocals: Black Thought	The Roots feat. Common & Dice Raw	3:45
14	Rising Up recording engineer: Steve Mandel and Jon Smeltz producer: James Poyser and ?uestlove assistant mixer: Tim Sturges mixer: Jason Goldstein guest lead vocals: Wale guest vocals: Chrisette Michele lead vocals: Black Thought vocals: ?uestlove	The Roots feat. Wale & Chrisette Michele	4:23
15	Birthday Girl additional recording engineer: Russell Elevado and Steve Mandel recording engineer: Jon Smeltz producer: Shane Clark, Richard Nichols and ?uestlove assistant mixer: Tim Sturges mixer: Jason Goldstein guest vocals: Shane Clark, Mercedes Martinez, Kelli Scarr and Patrick Stump vocals: Black Thought guest performer: Patrick Stump	The Roots	4:05
16	The Pow Wow 2	The Roots	3:19

Credits

Release

art direction:	Kenny Gravillis Richard Nichols Todd Russell
design/illustration:	Mel Marcelo
graphic design:	Doug Joswick
executive producer:	Richard Nichols
mastering:	Dave Kutch

ASIN:	DE: B0017H8JQM [info]

Release group

artist & repertoire support:	Jay Brown Karl Bert Jenkins Lenny Santiago

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/38361 [info]
other databases:	http://www.musik-sammler.de/album/31801 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000784514 [info]
Wikidata:	Q847199 [info]

DE: B0017H8JQM