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John Legend x The Roots – Wake Up!

| Album Cover & Tracklist

>from Soul Culture

by Tahirah Edwards Byfield   

 

I’m super excited about this! John Legend and The Roots collaborative effort, Wake Up! is due for release on September 21st.

The 11-track album contains covers of songs from the ’60s and ’70s, including Marvin Gaye’s “Wholy Holy,” Donny Hathaway’s “Little Ghetto Boy,” and the Common and Melanie Fiona-assisted first single “Wake Up Everybody.” The inspiring collection also features one original composition called “Shine,” which serves as the theme for the documentary Waiting for Superman.

Check out the tracklist under the jump 

Tracklist

1. “Compared to What”
2. “Hard Times”
3. “Little Ghetto Boy”
4. “Wake Up Everybody” ft Common and Melanie Fiona
5. “Our Generation”
6. “Love the Way It Should Be”
7. “Hang On in There”
8. “I Can’t Write Left Handed”
9. “Wholy Holy”
10. “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free”
11. “Shine”

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John Legend x The Roots x Common Live @TheTroubadour [Videos] > from Soul Culture 

John Legend and The Roots hit The Troubadour in LA yesterday with special guest emcee Common to perform “They Say” [from Common's 2005 album, Be] alongside Legend’s Andre 3000 featuring hit “Greenlight” and songs from his forthcoming collaborative album with The Roots, Wake Up! – including lead single “Wake Up Everybody” and “Hard Times.”

Their new album, Wake Up!, is due for release on September 21st via Sony Music.

Scroll on for four live performances…

“Green Light”:

“They Say” ft. Common:  

“Wake Up” ft. Common:

“Hard Times”: