The Roots - Things Fall Apart FLAC album

Tracklist

1	Step Into The Realm Producer – Kelo
2	Diedre Vs. Dice Viola [Viola By] – Deidra MurryVocals [Additional Vocals By] – Dice Raw
3	Ain't Saying Nothin' New Backing Vocals [Background Vocals By] – Eve Of DestructionCo-producer [Co-Produced By] – Scott StorchKeyboards [Additional Keys By] – Scott StorchVocals [Additional Vocals By] – Dice Raw
4	Act Too (The Love Of My Life) Backing Vocals [Background Vocals By] – Marie DaulneKeyboards [Additional Keys By] – James "Y'all Going To Pay Me Right?" PoyserViolin [Bsfm Strings] – Davis Garnet, Emma Kumrow, Igor Szwec, Larry GoldVocals [Additional Vocals By] – Common
5	The Spark Keyboards [Bass Keys By] – D'Angelo
6	Part 1 Producer [Reduced By] – ?uestlove
7	Table Of Contents
8	Part 2 Producer [Reduced By] – ?uestlove
9	Double Trouble Co-producer [Co-Produced By] – James "I Gotta Eat" PoyserKeyboards [Additional Keys By] – James "Y'all Goin To Pay Me Right?" PoyserVocals [Additional Vocals By] – Mos "Can I Do This Tomorrow" Def
10	3rd Acts: ? Vs. Scratch 2...Electric Boogaloo
11	Dynamite! Producer [Blown Up By] – Jay Dee Of The Ummah
12	Act Won (Things Fall Apart) Edited By [Protooled By] – Tom "Fruit Of My Loins" Coyne
13	Adrenaline! Co-producer [Co-Produced By] – Scott StorchKeyboards [Additional Keys By] – Scott StorchVocals [Additional Vocals By] – Beenie Siegal
14	100% Dundee Producer – Kelo, Rahzel The Godfather Of NoyzeProducer [100% Done By] – Kamal On The...
15	The Next Movement Featuring, Backing Vocals [Backgrounds] – The Jazzy FatnasteesFeaturing, Scratches [Cuttin And Scratchin] – DJ Jazzy JeffProducer [Moved By] – Kamal On The...
16	Act Fore... The End?
17	The Return To Innocence Lost Guitar [Guitar By] – Anthony TiddPerformer [Poetess] – Ursula Rucker
18	You Got Me Backing Vocals [Background Vocals By] – Erykah Badu, Eve Of DestructionFeaturing – Erykah BaduGuitar [Guitar By] – Anthony Tidd, Warren WimblyKeyboards [Additional Keys By] – Scott StorchSynth [Synth By] – Bob PowerViola [Viola By] – Davis Garnet, Larry GoldViolin [Bsfm Strings] – Emma Kumrow, Igor Szwec
19	Without A Doubt Backing Vocals [Background Vocals By] – Lady B Performer [Saturday Night] – Schoolly DProducer [Produced By] – Chaos
20	Don't See Us Co-producer [Co-Seen By] – James "I Don't Want Any Trouble, I Just Want To Get Paid" PoyserGuitar [Guitar By] – Spanky Handclaps [Handclaps By] – Shawn GeeKeyboards [Additional Keys By] – James "Y'all Goin To Pay Me Right?" PoyserVocals [Additional Vocals By] – Dice Raw

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MCAD-11948	The Roots	Things Fall Apart ‎(CD, Album)	MCA Records	MCAD-11948	US	1999
7783093	The Roots	Things Fall Apart ‎(3xLP, Album, Ltd, RE)	Geffen Records	7783093	US	2019
MCAD-11830	The Roots	Things Fall Apart ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, Ace)	MCA Records	MCAD-11830	US	1999
B0030406-01	The Roots	Things Fall Apart ‎(3xLP, Album, Ltd, Num, RE, Cle)	Geffen Records	B0030406-01	US	2019
MCAD-11830	The Roots	Things Fall Apart ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, Chu)	MCA Records	MCAD-11830	US	1999

Credits

• A&R – Wendy Goldstein
• Art Direction – Kenny J. Gravillis
• Cover [Cover Image] – Corbis /New York
• Design – Kenny J. Gravillis, Russel A. Robinson 2
• Executive-Producer – Big Richard Nichols
• Executive-Producer [Co Executive Producer] – Derek Jackson , Francesca Spero
• Management – Watch Your Back Management
• Mastered By – Tom Coyne
• Mixed By – Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson (tracks: A54, B60, C65, C67, D70), Axel Niehaus (tracks: A55.1, A55.2, A57, B59, B62 to C64, D69), Bob "Fill In The Space" Power (tracks: A56, A58, B61), Tom Coyne (tracks: A54)
• Mixed By [Assisted By] – Denise Barbrita (tracks: B59, B62, C63), Jim Caruana (tracks: A55.1, A55.2, A57, C64, D69), Keith Cramer (tracks: B60, C65, C67, D68, D70), Mario DeArce (tracks: A55.1, A55.2, A57, C64, D69), Mark Mitchell (tracks: A56, A58, B61, C66, D68), Matt Wilcox (tracks: B60)
• Photography By [Cover Image] – Corbis /New York
• Photography By [Photography] – MobHouse
• Photography By [Photos Of Rahzel & Malik] – B.Zoli
• Producer [All Songs Produced By] – The Grand Wizzards (tracks: A54, A58, B61 to C63, C65 to D70)
• Recorded By – Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson (tracks: A54), Axel Niehaus (tracks: A55.1, A56, A58, B60, C64, D68), Christos Tsantilis (tracks: B62, C63), David Ivory (tracks: A55.1, A55.2, A56, A58 to C63, C65, D68 to D70), Gordon Rice (tracks: A57, C65), Jon Smelts (tracks: A55.2, A57, A58, B61, C63, C66, D68, D69), Keith Cramer (tracks: A54 to A56, A58, B59, B61 to C63, C65, C67 to D70), Kelo (tracks: A57), Melvin Lewis (tracks: B60), Nastess (tracks: B62, C63), Scott Storch (tracks: D68), Ted Greenburg (tracks: C64), Todd Fairall (tracks: B59), Tom Coyne (tracks: A54)
• Recorded By [Assisted By] – Adam Cerda (tracks: A55.1, A56, C64, D68), Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson (tracks: A54, B60, C67), Chaos (tracks: A57), Dan Reider (tracks: A55.1 to C63,, C65, D68 to D70), David Ivory (tracks: A57, C65), Jayon Hofer (tracks: B59), Mario DeArce (tracks: A56, D68), Mark Mitchell (tracks: A55.1, C64, C66, D68), Pasquelle Volberg (tracks: A55.2, A57, A58, B61, C63, C66, D68, D69), Rob Murphy (tracks: A58), Ron Williams (tracks: A56, D68), Tim Donovan (tracks: A55.1, A56, C64, D68)
• Written-By – Thompson (tracks: A54 to A58, B61 to C63, C65 to D70), Tidd (tracks: D70), Beze (tracks: B62), Grant (tracks: C66), Weaver (tracks: B60), Poyser (tracks: B62, C63, D69), Yancey (tracks: B59), Scot (tracks: D68), Gray (tracks: A55 to A58, C64, C67, ), Jenkins (tracks: B61, C65, D69), Williams (tracks: A55, A57, ), Hubbard (tracks: A55 to A58, C67), Lyn (tracks: C63), Lewis (tracks: B60), Sayed (tracks: B59), Storch (tracks: B61, C66, D68, ), Abdul-Basset (tracks: A55, A57, B58, C64, C66, C67, D69), Lee (tracks: A54), Trotter (tracks: A55 to A57, B59 to C64, C66, D68, D69), Roots (tracks: B61 to C64, C66, D68, D69), Rucker (tracks: D70)

Notes

Phonographic Copyright of the Original release is by MCA Records Inc.. For this release it is by Universal Music B.V.
Track D71 (Act Fore... The End?) is only credited on Side D Label.

Contains printed inner-sheet with photos, credits and shoutouts.

180 Gram audiophile pressing.

From inlay:
A54 (Act Won (Things Fall Apart)) contains excerpts of dialogue from "Mo Better Blues".
B60 (Without A Doubt) contains elements from "Saturday Night" by J.B. Weaver, Jr.

The Grand Wizzards are: Richard Nichols: Executive Chef/Ahmir Thompson: Restaurant Owner/Tariq Trotter: Restaurant Owner/Kelo: Sous Chef/Chaos : Line Cook/Kamal Gray: Prep Cook/Scott Storch: Dessert Chef/James Poyser: South Park Chef/HUB : Maî-tre D/Dice Raw: The Food Critic/Wigs: Princess.

MOVLP787

Barcodes

• Barcode: 0600753423257
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched): 95760-1A MOVLP787
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched): 95760-1B MOVLP787
• Matrix / Runout (Side C, etched): 95760-1C MOVLP787
• Matrix / Runout (Side D, etched): 95760-1D MOVLP787
• Rights Society: BIEM/SDRM

Companies

• Distributed By – Music On Vinyl B.V.
• Manufactured By – Music On Vinyl B.V.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – MCA Records, Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Universal Music B.V.
• Copyright (c) – Universal Music B.V.
• Pressed By – Record Industry – 95760
• Recorded At – Sterling Sound
• Recorded At – Battery Studios, New York
• Recorded At – Sigma Sound Studios
• Recorded At – Sony Music Studios, New York City
• Recorded At – ?uestlove's Soup Kitchen
• Recorded At – The Hit Factory
• Recorded At – Jay Dee's Village Of Promiscuous Homosapiens In Search Of Thickness
• Recorded At – Studio A
• Recorded At – The House Of Chaos
• Recorded At – The Cutting Room
• Recorded At – Scott's House O' Broken Hearts
• Mixed At – Sterling Sound
• Mixed At – Sony Music Studios, New York City
• Mixed At – Battery Studios, New York
• Mixed At – The Hit Factory
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound

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