Things Fall Apart

~ Release by The Roots (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Annotation

Was available with five different covers.

Annotation last modified on 2015-09-07 04:43 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Act Won (Things Fall Apart) recording of: Act Won (Things Fall Apart) lyricist and composer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor)	The Roots	3.5	0:54
2	Table of Contents, Parts 1 & 2 recording of: Table of Contents (Parts 1 & 2) writer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Jimmy Gray, Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Malik B (American rapper) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter	The Roots	3.5	3:37
3	The Next Movement recording of: The Next Movement writer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Jimmy Gray, Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Mercedes Martinez, Tracey Moore and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter	The Roots	4.8	4:10
4	Step Into the Realm recording of: Step Into the Realm writer: Kelo Saunders (aka Kenyatta Saunders/Kenyatta Williams), Malik B (American rapper) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter	The Roots	3.65	2:49
5	The Spark recording of: The Spark writer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Jimmy Gray, Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Malik B (American rapper) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter	The Roots	4.35	3:53
6	Dynamite! producer: Jay Dee (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee) recording of: Dynamite! writer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Jimmy Gray, James Yancey (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee), Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Rehani Sayed and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter	The Roots	4	4:46
7	Without a Doubt samples: Saturday Night by Schoolly D recording of: Without a Doubt writer: Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer), Schoolly D and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter	The Roots	4	4:15
8	Ain’t Sayin’ Nothin’ New recording of: Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New writer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Jimmy Gray, Karl Bert Jenkins (US rapper Dice Raw), Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Malik B (American rapper), Scott Storch (producer) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter	The Roots	3.65	4:34
9	Double Trouble recording of: Double Trouble writer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Dante Smith, Jimmy Gray, Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), James Poyser and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter	The Roots	3.75	5:50
10	Act Too (The Love of My Life) performer: Common (US rapper) recording of: Act Too (The Love of My Life) writer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Common (US rapper), Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), James Poyser and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter	The Roots	3.75	4:55
11	100% Dundee vocals: Black Thought and Malik B (American rapper) recording of: 100% Dundee writer: Jimmy Gray, Karl Bert Jenkins (US rapper Dice Raw), Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Malik B (American rapper), Rahzel Brown and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter	The Roots	4.75	3:53
12	Diedre vs. Dice recording of: Diedre vs. Dice writer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Karl Bert Jenkins (US rapper Dice Raw) and Diedre Murray	The Roots	3.5	0:47
13	Adrenaline! phonographic copyright (℗) by: MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1999) recording of: Adrenaline! writer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Dwight Grant, Jimmy Gray, Karl Bert Jenkins (US rapper Dice Raw), Leonard Hubbard (The Roots bassist Leonard Hubbard), Malik B (American rapper), Scott Storch (producer) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter	The Roots	4	4:28
14	3rd Acts: ? vs. Scratch 2… Electric Boogaloo recording of: 3rd Act-? Vs. Scratch 2 writer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor) and Kyle Jones (Scratch, from The Roots)	The Roots	3	0:51
15	You Got Me vocals: Erykah Badu, Black Thought and Eve (US rapper/singer) performer: Erykah Badu recording of: You Got Me writer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Jill Scott, Scott Storch (producer) and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter	The Roots feat. Erykah Badu	4.25	4:19
16	Don’t See Us recording of: Don’t See Us writer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor), Karl Bert Jenkins (US rapper Dice Raw), Malik Abdul Basit-Smart (American rapper), James Poyser and Tariq Luqmaan Trotter	The Roots	4	4:30
17	The Return to Innocence Lost vocals: Ursula Rucker recording of: The Return to Innocence Lost lyricist: Ursula Rucker composer: Ahmir Khalib Thompson (American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer and occasional actor) and Anthony Tidd	The Roots	3	11:55
18	Act Fore… The End?	The Roots	1	0:05

Credits

Release

mastering:	Tom Coyne (mastering engineer)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/443826 [info]
ASIN:	US: B00000I5Z2 [info]

Release Group

associated singles/EPs:	The Next Movement You Got Me by The Roots feat. Erykah Badu

part of:	okayplayer. (order: 1) David Starkey: Best of 99 (number: 9) (order: 9) Justin Stranzl: Best of 1999 (number: 12) (order: 12) Grammy Award: Best Rap Album nominees (number: 2000) (order: 22) Jaguaro: One Hundred Albums You Should Remove from Your Collection Immediately (number: 94) (order: 96) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 416) (order: 416)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/39713 [info]
reviews:	http://www.avclub.com/review/the-roots-emthings-fall-apartem-21340 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_roots/things_fall_apart/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000039775 [info]
Wikidata:	Q1061660 [info]

Release information

Barcode:: 008811183028
Format:: CD
Length:: 1:10:31

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data Quality:: Normal

Labels

MCA Records
MCAD-11830

Release events

United States
1999-02-23

Release group rating

3.7 (see all ratings)

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Editing

Last updated on 2014-10-04 01:31 UTC