The Roots - Rising Down

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1	The Pow Wow Written-By – A. Thompson, J. Simmons, R. Nichols, T. Trotter	1:15
2	Rising Down Engineer [Mos Def Vocals] – Jan FairchildFeaturing – Mos Def, Styles PWritten-By – A. Thompson, D. Smith, D. Styles, K. Jenkins, M. Farmer, T. Trotter	3:40
3	Get Busy Featuring – Dice Raw, Peedi PeediPerformer [Samples From "Pee Wee Dance"] – Joeski LoveWritten-By – B. McKenna, C. Patierno, C. Rio, J. Roper, K. Jenkins, P. Zayas, B. Reynolds, T. Trotter, V. Davis*	3:29
4	@ 15 Written-By – T. Trotter*	0:51
5	75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction) Drums – "?uestlove"Lead Vocals – Black ThoughtSousaphone – Dame "Tuba Gooding Jr." BrysonWritten-By – A. Thompson, T. Trotter	3:15
6	Becoming Unwritten Lead Vocals – Black ThoughtVocals [Atmospheric Vocals] – Mercedes MartinezWritten By – R. MateenWritten-By – A. Thompson, K. Jenkins, K. Mateen, R. Mateen, T. Jamal, T. Trotter	0:36
7	Criminal Featuring – Saigon, Truck NorthLead Vocals – Black Thought, Saigon, Truck NorthVocals [Atmospheric Vocals] – Mercedes MartinezVocals [Chorus Vocals] – Kevin HansonWritten-By – B. Carenard, J. Miller, K. Jenkins, K. Mateen, T. Trotter*	4:08
8	I Will Not Apologize Featuring – Dice Raw, PornLead Vocals – Black Thought, Dice Raw, PornPerformer [Excerpts From "Mr. Grammarticalogylisationalism Is The Boss"] – Fela KutiVocals [Chorus Vocals] – Dice Raw, Talib KweliWritten-By – F. Kuti, G. Spearman, K. Jenkins, R. Nichols, T. Trotter*	4:34
9	I Can't Help It Featuring – Dice Raw, Malik B., Mercedes Martinez, PornLead Vocals – Black Thought, Malik B., PornVocals [Chorus Vocals] – Dice Raw, Mercedes MartinezWritten-By – A. Thompson, G. Spearman, K. Jenkins, P. Martinez, R. Nichols, M. Smart, T. Trotter*	4:39
10	Singing Man Featuring – Dice Raw, Porn, Truck NorthLead Vocals – Black Thought, Porn, Truck NorthVocals [Atmospheric Vocals] – Mercedes MartinezVocals [Chorus Vocals] – Dice RawWritten-By – A. Thompson, G. Spearman, J. Miller, K. Jenkins, K. Mateen, T. Trotter	4:07
11	Unwritten Featuring, Vocals [Chorus Vocals] – Mercedes MartinezLead Vocals – Black ThoughtWritten By – R. MateenWritten-By – A. Thompson, K. Jenkins, K. Mateen, R. Mateen, T. Jamal, T. Trotter	1:22
12	Lost Desire Featuring – Malik B., Talib KweliLead Vocals – Black Thought, Malik B., Talib KweliVocals [Chorus Vocals] – ?uestloveWritten-By – K. Jenkins, K. Mateen, M. Smart, T. Greene, T. Trotter	3:58
13	The Show Featuring – Common, Dice RawLead Vocals – Black Thought, CommonVocals [Atmospheric Vocals] – Mercedes MartinezVocals [Chorus Vocals] – Dice RawWritten-By – A. Thompson, K. Jenkins, L. Lynn Jr., T. Jamal, T. Trotter*	3:44
14	Rising Up Featuring – Chrisette Michele, WaleLead Vocals – Black Thought, WaleVocals [Chorus Vocals] – ?uestlove, Chrisette MicheleWritten-By – K. Jenkins, O. Folarin, T. Trotter	4:23
15	Birthday Girl Recorded By [Patrick Stump Vocals] – Russ ElevadoVocals – Black Thought, Kelli Scarr, Mercedes Martinez, Patrick Stump, Shane Clark Written-By – A. Thompson, S. Clark, T. Trotter	4:05
16	Untitled	3:18

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island Def Jam Music Group
Copyright (c) – Island Def Jam Music Group
Record Company – UMG Recordings, Inc.
Made By – EDC, Germany – 52117781
Recorded At – A House Called ?uest
Recorded At – The Boom Room
Mixed At – Battery Studios, New York
Published By – Storybook Music
Published By – Cram Renraff
Published By – MCS America
Recorded At – Far-N-Low Studios
Published By – A Little More Music, Inc.
Published By – EMI Longitude Music
Published By – Universal Music-Careers
Licensed From – Rhino Entertainment Corp.
Recorded At – The Studio
Mixed At – A House Called ?uest
Recorded At – Battery Studios, New York
Published By – FKO Music
Recorded At – Paramount Studios
Recorded At – Avatar Studios
Mastered At – The Mastering Palace

Credits

A&R – Jay Brown , Karl Jenkins*, Lenny Santiago
Administrator [A&R Administration] – A. J. Benson*
Art Direction – Kenny Gravillis, Richard Nichols, Todd Russell
Coordinator [A&R Coordination] – Leesa D. Brunson
Coordinator [Art & Photography Coordination] – Todd Russell
Design – Gravillis, Inc.*
Executive-Producer – Richard Nichols
Illustration [Cover Illustration] – Mel Marcelo
Legal [Legal Counsel] – Brad A. Rubens*
Legal [Sample Clearances] – DMG Clearances, Inc., Deborah Mannis-Gardner
Management – Richard Nichols, Shawn Gee
Management [Business Affairs] – Antoinette Trotman, Ian Allen , Randy McMillan
Management [Business Management] – SEFG LLC*, Shawn Gee
Management [Creative Management] – Coolhunter LLC, Richard Nichols
Mastered By – Dave Kutch
Mixed By – ?uestlove* (tracks: 5, 6), Jason Goldstein (tracks: 2, 3, 7 to 15), Steve Mandel (tracks: 5, 6)
Mixed By [Mix Assistant] – Tim Sturges (tracks: 2, 3, 7 to 15)
Producer – Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson* (tracks: 2, 5, 14, 15), James Poyser (tracks: 14), Khari Mateen (tracks: 6, 7, 10 to 12), Radji Mateen (tracks: 6, 11), Richard Nichols (tracks: 8, 9), Ritz Reynolds (tracks: 3), Shane Clark (tracks: 15), Tahir Jamal (tracks: 6, 11, 13), The Roots (tracks: 3, 6 to 13)
Product Manager [Marketing] – Erica Holley
Recorded By – Anthony Kilhoffer (tracks: 13), Jason Goldstein (tracks: 7, 8, 12), John Stahl (tracks: 6, 11), Jon Smeltz (tracks: 2, 3, 6 to 15), Khari Mateen (tracks: 7, 12), Montez Roberts (tracks: 5), Ritz Reynolds (tracks: 3), Steve Mandel (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14)
Recorded By [Drums] – Steve Mandel (tracks: 3, 15)
Recorded By [Recording Assistant] – Tim Sturges (tracks: 8, 12)
Supervised By [Package Production] – Doug Joswick

Notes

Tracks numbered 128 through 142. Issued in a super jewel box with clear tray and 8-page booklet.

Track 2
BMI/ASCAP
Recorded by Steve Mandel at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA and by Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY
Mos Def appears courtesy of Downtown Records
Contains an interpolation from the composition "Nothing Is The Same" written by Mark Farmer and published by Storybook Music (BMI) and Cram Renraff c/o MCS America

Track 3
Copyright Control/BMI/ASCAP
Recorded by Ritz Reyonolds at Far-n-Low Studios, Philadelphia, PA and by Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA
Drums recorded at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY
Contains excerpts from the "Pee Wee Dance" written by Vincent Davis, Joel Roper and Chuck Rio and published by A Little More Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/EMI Longitude Music (BMI)/Universal Music Careers (BMI). Featuring samples from the Joeski Love recording produced under license from Rhino Entertainment Corp., a division of Warner Music Group

Track 4
BMI

Track 5
Recorded by Steve Mandel at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA and by Montez Roberts at The Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA

Track 6
BMI
Recorded by John Stahl at The Studio, Philadelphia, PA; Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA and by Steve Mandel at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA

Track 7
Recorded by Khari Mateen/Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA and by Jason Goldstein at Battery Studios, New York, NY
Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY
Saigon appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation

Track 8
BMI
Recorded by Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA; Steve Mandel at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA and by Jason Goldstein at Battery Studios, New York, NY
Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY
Contains excerpts from the composition and sound recording "Mr. Grammarticalogylisationalism Is The Boss" written by Fela Kuti and published by FKO Music. Performed by Fela Kuti

Track 9
BMI
Recorded at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY

Track 10
BMI
Recorded by Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA and by Steve Mandel at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY

Track 11
BMI
Recorded by John Stahl at The Studio, Philadelphia, PA; Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA and by Steve Mandel at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY

Track 12
BMI/Copyright Control
Recorded by Jon Smeltz/Kahri Mateen at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA and by Jason Goldstein at Battery Studios, New York, NY
Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY
Talib Kweli appears courtesy of Blacksmith Music/Warner Bros. Records

Track 13
BMI
Recorded by Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA; Steve Mandel at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA and by Anthony Kilhoffer at Paramount Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY
Common appears courtesy of Geffen Records

Track 14
BMI/Copyright Control
Recorded by Steve Mandel at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA and by Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY

Track 15
BMI/Copyright Control
Recorded by Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA
Drums recorded at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA
Patrick Stump was recorded at Avatar, NYC
Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY

Mastered at The Mastering Palace, New York, NYC

℗ 2008 The Island Def Jam Music Group, © 2008 The Island Def Jam Music Group, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Made in the EU.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 6 02517 71708 4
Barcode (Scanned): 602517717084
Rights Society: BIEM/SABAM
Label Code: LC 08427
Matrix / Runout: 06025 177 170-8 01 # 52117781 [4 Universal logos]
Matrix / Runout (Mould / hub text): Made in Germany By EDC A
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L008
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0125

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
B0011138-02	The Roots	Rising Down ‎(CD, Album)	Def Jam Recordings	B0011138-02	US	2008
0602517717084	The Roots	Rising Down ‎(CD, Album, RP)	Def Jam Recordings	0602517717084	Europe	Unknown
B001113802	The Roots	Rising Down ‎(CD, Album)	Def Jam Recordings	B001113802	Canada	2008
176829-2	The Roots	Rising Down ‎(CD, Album)	Island Def Jam Music Group	176829-2	Europe	2008
B0011138-01	The Roots	Rising Down ‎(2xLP, Album)	Def Jam Recordings	B0011138-01	US	2008