Black Radio

Black Radio
Studio album by the Robert Glasper Experiment
Released	February 28, 2012
Genre	Jazz jazz rap hip hop R&B neo 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]
The New Zealand Herald	3/5 [2]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B+ ( ) [3]

Black Radio is an album by 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.

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, 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)	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

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 — Keyboards, 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) [4] 165 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5] 71 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [6] [7] 54 UK Albums (OCC) [8] 81 US Billboard 200 [9] 15 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [10] 4 US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [11] 1 Remix charts Chart (2012) Peak position US Billboard 200 [9] 200 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [10] 26 US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [11] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums [12] 75 US Top Jazz Albums [13] 8

References

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8. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
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11. "Robert Glasper Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
12. "The Best of 2012: The Year In Music | Billboard". Billboard . Archived from the original on June 23, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
13. "The Best of 2012: The Year In Music | Billboard". Billboard . Archived from the original on June 26, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2013.