Black Radio is the fifth studio album by American jazz pianist/hip hop producer Robert Glasper, recorded with his electric quartet, the Robert Glasper Experiment. Released on February 28, 2012, on the Blue Note label, 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.)", which featured R&B singer Ledisi, in February 2013.
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Released | February 28, 2012 | |||
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Length | 65:18 | |||
Label | Blue Note Records | |||
Producer | Robert Glasper | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Lift Off / Mic Check" (featuring Shafiq Husayn) | Robert Glasper, S. Husayn | R. Glasper | 3:57 |
2. | "Afro Blue" (featuring Erykah Badu) | Mongo Santamaria, Oscar Brown | R. Glasper | 5:13 |
3. | "Cherish the Day" (featuring Lalah Hathaway) | Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman | R. Glasper | 5:53 |
4. | "Always Shine" (featuring Lupe Fiasco and Bilal) | R. Glasper, W. Jaco | R. Glasper | 5:22 |
5. | "Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.)" (featuring Ledisi) | R. Glasper, L. Young | R. Glasper | 6:13 |
6. | "Move Love" (featuring KING[3]) | R. Glasper, Paris Strother | R. Glasper | 3:22 |
7. | "Ah Yeah... That's Just Great" (featuring Musiq Soulchild and Chrisette Michele) | R. Glasper, P. Gallitano, Derrick Hodge, T. Johnson, C. M. Payne | R. Glasper, Bryan-Michael Cox | 5:13 |
8. | "The Consequences of Jealousy" (featuring Meshell Ndegeocello) | R. Glasper, M. Ndegeocello | R. Glasper | 6:12 |
9. | "Why Do We Try" (featuring Stokley) | Jeffrey Allen (2) | R. Glasper | 6:32 |
10. | "Black Radio" (featuring Yasiin Bey) | R. Glasper, D. Hodge, Chris E. Dave, D. Smith | R. Glasper | 5:26 |
11. | "Letter to Hermione" (featuring Bilal) | David Bowie | R. Glasper | 4:52 |
12. | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic | R. Glasper | 7:24 |
Total length: | 65:10 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "A Love Supreme" | John Coltrane | R. Glasper | 5:20 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Fever" (featuring Hindi Zahra) | R. Glasper, H. Zahra | R. Glasper, H. Zahra | 6:48 |
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13. | "Twice" | Little Dragon | R. Glasper | 5:26 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Afro Blue (9th Wonder's Blue Light Basement Remix)" (featuring Erykah Badu and Phonte) | M. Santamaria, P. Coleman | R. Glasper, 9th Wonder (signifies a remixer) | 5:07 |
2. | "Black Radio (Pete Rock Remix)" (featuring Yasiin Bey) | R. Glasper, D. Hodge, Chris E. Dave, D. Smith | R. Glasper, Pete Rock (signifies a remixer) | 4:51 |
3. | "The Consequences of Jealousy (Georgia Anne Muldrow Sassy Geemix)" (featuring Meshell Ndegeocello) | R. Glasper, M. Ndegeocello | R. Glasper, Georgia Anne Muldrow (signifies a remixer) | 4:37 |
4. | "Twice (?uestlove's Twice Baked Remix)" (featuring Solange Knowles and The Roots) | R. Glasper, S. Knowles | R. Glasper, ?uestlove (signifies a remixer) | 9:22 |
5. | "Letter to Hermione (Robert Glasper and Jewels Remix)" (featuring Bilal and Black Milk) | D. Bowie, C. Cross | R. Glasper, DJ Jewels Baby (signifies a remixer) | 4:14 |
6. | "Dillalude #2" | R. Glasper | R. Glasper | 9:10 |
Total length: | 37:21 |
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