Black Radio

Studio album by Robert Glasper

Released

February 28, 2012

Genre

Jazz, hip hop, R&B, soul

Length

65:18

Label

Blue Note Records

Producer

Robert Glasper

Robert Glasper chronology

Double-Booked
(2009)

Black Radio
(2012)

Black Radio 2
(2013)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lift Off / Mic Check" (featuring Shafiq Husayn)	Robert Glasper, S. Husayn	R. Glasper	3:57
2.	"Afro Blue" (featuring Erykah Badu)	Mongo Santamaria	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^[2])	R. Glasper, Paris Strother	R. Glasper	3:22
7.	"Ah Yeah" (featuring Musiq Soulchild and Chrisette Michele)	R. Glasper, 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

iTunes bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"A Love Supreme"	John Coltrane	R. Glasper	5:20

European bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Fever" (featuring Hindi Zahra)	R. Glasper, H. Zahra	R. Glasper, H. Zahra	6:48

Japanese bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Twice"	Little Dragon	R. Glasper	5:26

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.

Black Radio Recovered: The Remix EP

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
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

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

Charts

Original charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)^[3]	165
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[4]	71
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[5] ^[6]	54
UK Albums (OCC)^[7]	81
US Billboard 200^[8]	15
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[9]	4
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)^[10]	1

Remix charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[8]	200
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[9]	26
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)^[10]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums^[11]	75
US Top Jazz Albums^[12]	8

References

↑ Jurek, Thom. "Black Radio – Robert Glasper Experiment : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". Retrieved October 26, 2013.
↑ http://weareking.com/
↑ "Lescharts.com – ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT – Black Radio". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT – Black Radio" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
↑ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: {{{date}}}" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
↑ http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/442088/products/music/950130/1/
↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved accessdate=October 25, 2013.
1 2 "Robert Glasper – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Robert Glasper. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
1 2 "Robert Glasper – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Robert Glasper. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
1 2 "Robert Glasper – Chart history" Billboard Top Jazz Albums for Robert Glasper. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
↑ The Best of 2012: The Year In Music | Billboard
↑ The Best of 2012: The Year In Music | Billboard

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