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Released
  
February 28, 2012

Label
  
Blue Note Records

Release date
  
28 February 2012

Genre
  
Hip hop music

Length
  
65:18

Artist
  
Robert Glasper Experiment

Producer
  
Robert Glasper

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Awards
  
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album, Soul Train Music Award for Best Traditional Jazz Performance

Similar
  
Black Radio 2, Double‑Booked, Everything's Beautiful, In My Element, Covered

Black Radio is the fifth studio album by American jazz pianist/hip hop producer Robert Glasper, recorded with his electric The Experiment quartet and released February 28, 2012 by Blue Note Records. The album won Best R&B Album at the 55th Grammy Awards and also received a nomination for Best R&B Performance from the album cut "Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)" featuring R&B singer Ledisi, in February 2013.

Contents

Robert glasper experiment afro blue feat erykah badu


Track listing

Notes
  • "Afro Blue" cover as performed by Mongo Santamaria.
  • "Cherish the Day" cover as performed by Sade.
  • "Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)" additional vocals of "F.T.B." from album In My Element as performed by Robert Glasper.
  • "Letter to Hermione" cover as performed by David Bowie.
  • "Smells Like Teen Spirit" cover as performed by Nirvana.
  • "A Love Supreme" cover as performed by John Coltrane.
  • "Twice" cover as performed by Little Dragon.

    • Personnel

    The Robert Glasper Experiment

  • Robert Glasper — Piano, Fender Rhodes (Exc. tracks 10, 11), synthesizer (Track 10), arrangements (Tracks 2, 11, 12)
  • Casey Benjamin — Vocoder (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 8, 12), flute (Tracks 2, 11), saxophone (Tracks 3, 6, 9, 10), synthesizer (Tracks 3–5, 12), arrangement (Track 8)
  • Derrick Hodge — Bass
  • Chris Dave— Drums, percussion
  • Jahi Sundance — Turntables (Tracks 1, 8, 10, 12)
  • Stokley Williams — Percussion (Track 9)

    • Featured Artists

  • Shafiq Husayn — Vocals (Track 1)
  • Erykah Badu — Vocals (Track 2, Remix EP track 1)
  • Lalah Hathaway — Vocals (Track 3, 12)
  • Bilal — Vocals (Track 4, 11, Remix EP track 5)
  • Lupe Fiasco — Vocals (Track 4)
  • Ledisi — Vocals (Track 5)
  • KING (Track 6)
  • Anita Bias — Vocals
  • Amber Strother — Vocals
  • Paris Strother — Keyboards
  • Chrisette Michele — Vocals (Track 7)
  • Musiq Soulchild — Vocals, snapping (Track 7)
  • MeShell Ndegeocello — Vocals (Track 8, Remix EP track 3)
  • Stokley Williams — Vocals (Track 9), percussion (Tracks 9, 12)
  • Yasiin Bey — Vocals (Track 10, Remix EP track 2)
  • Hindi Zahra — Vocals (European bonus tracks)
  • Phonte — Vocals (Remix EP track 1)
  • Solange Knowles — Vocals (Remix EP track 4)
  • The Roots — (Remix EP track 4)
  • Black Milk — Vocals (Remix EP track 5)
  • 9th Wonder — Remixing (Remix EP track 1)
  • Pete Rock — Remixing (Remix EP track 2)
  • Georgia Anne Muldrow — Remixing (Remix EP track 3)
  • ?uestlove — Remixing (Remix EP track 4)
  • DJ Jewels Baby — Remixing (Remix EP track 5)

    • Production

  • Recorded at Threshold, Los Angeles, CA, by Keith Lewis, assisted by Todd Bergman.
  • Vocals and piano for "Afro Blue" recorded by Max Ross at Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY.
  • Mixed by Qmillion at Flying Dread STudios, Venice, CA.
  • Mastering by Chris Athens at Sterling Sound, New York, NY.
  • Produced by Robert Glasper, except track 7 co-produced by Bryan-Michael Cox
  • Nicole Hegeman — Executive producer, production coordination, management
  • Eli Wolf — Executive producer, A&R
  • Vincent Bennett — Management
  • Gordon H. Jee — Art direction
  • Giuliyani — Original artwork on cover
  • Michael Schreiber — Photography
  • Jewell Green — Photography
  • Cognito — Photography
  • Angelika Beener — Liner notes

    • Songs

    1Lift OffShafiq Husayn3:57
    2Afro BlueErykah Badu5:08
    3Cherish the DayLalah Hathaway5:52

    References

    Black Radio Wikipedia
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