Wake Up! [Bonus DVD]

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About Wake Up! [Bonus DVD]

Wake Up! is a collaborative studio album by American R&B recording artist John Legend and hip hop band The Roots, released September 21, 2010, by GOOD Music and Columbia Records. It was produced by Legend with band members Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and James Poyser, and features guest appearances by CL Smooth, Malik Yusef, Common, and Melanie Fiona, among others. Inspired by the 2008 United States presidential election, Legend and The Roots primarily covered 1960s and 1970s soul music songs for the album with social themes of awareness, engagement, and consciousness. The album debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 63,000 copies in its first week. Upon its release, Wake Up! received positive reviews from most music critics, who complimented its production and the artists' treatment and performance of the material. It would go on to win the 2010 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. more »

Year:: 2010

Disc	#	Song	Artist	Duration
1	1	Hard Times	The Roots, Black Thought, John Legend	5:16
1	2	Compared to What	The Roots	6:27
1	3	Wake Up Everybody	Melanie Fiona, The Roots, Common, John Legend	4:25
1	4	Our Generation (The Hope of the World)	C.L. Smooth, The Roots, John Legend	3:16
1	5	Little Ghetto Boy (Prelude)	The Roots, Malik Yusef, John Legend	1:59
1	6	Little Ghetto Boy	The Roots, Black Thought, John Legend	5:26
1	7	Hang On In There	The Roots	7:15
1	8	Humanity (Love the Way It Should Be)	The Roots, John Legend	3:49
1	9	Wholy Holy	The Roots, John Legend	5:48
1	11	I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free	The Roots	2:43
2	10	I Can't Write Left Handed	The Roots, John Legend	11:45
2	12	Shine	The Roots, John Legend	6:33

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