The Roots‘ ‘Phrenology’ is their fifth studio album featuring Cody ChesnuTT, Musiq Soulchild, Talib Kweli and Jill Scott and released on November 26, 2002 by Mca, Geffen.
Track Listing : 1.Phrentrow (Ahmir Thompson, Ursula Rucker, Omar Edwards) – 00:18 . 2.Rock You (Tariq Trotter, George Spivey) – 03:12 . 3.!!!!!!! (Ahmir Thompson, Benjamin Kenney, Leonard Hubbard) – 00:24 . 4.Sacrifice (Tariq Trotter, Ahmir Thompson, James Gray, Leonard Hubbard) – 04:44 . 5.Rolling With Heat (Tariq Trotter, Ahmir Thompson, James Gray, Kyle Jones, Talib Greene, Karl Jenkins) – 03:42 . 6.Waok (Ay) Rollcall (Ahmir Thompson, James Gray, Leonard Hubbard) – 01:00 . 7.Thought @ Work (Tariq Trotter, Ahmir Thompson, Leonard Hubbard, James Gray, Benjamin Kenney) – 04:58 . 8.The Seed (2.0) (Tariq Trotter, Antonious Bernard Thomas) – 04:27 . 9.Break You Off (Tariq Trotter, Ahmir Thompson, Leonard Hubbard, James Gray, Kyle Jones, Benjamin Kenney, Karl Jenkins, Taalib Johnson, Jill Scott) – 07:27 . 10.Water (Tariq Trotter, Ahmir Thompson, Leonard Hubbard, James Gray, Benjamin Kenney, Tahir Williams) – 10:24 . 11.Quills (Tariq Trotter, Karriem Riggins) – 04:22 . 12.Pussy Galore (Tariq Trotter, Scott Storch) – 04:29 . 13.Complexity (Tariq Trotter, Ahmir Thompson, Leonard Hubbard, James Gray, Jill Scott, Omar Edwards) – 04:47 . 14.Something In The Way Of Things (In Town) (Ahmir Thompson, Benjamin Kenney, Amiri Baraka) – 07:16
Musicians : The Roots – Band . Ursula Rucker – Vocals On (1 – 6) . Jill Scott – Vocals On (13) . Talib Kweli – Vocals On (5) . Nelly Furtado – Vocals On (4) . Cody Chesnutt – Vocals On (8) . Amiri Baraka – Words On (14) . Musiq – Vocals Oon (9) . Black Thought – Vocals . Kamiah “Little Klang” Gray – Keyboards, Klangspiel . Questlove – Drums . James Poyser – Moog Synthesizer, Strings . Jef Lee Johnson – Guitar . James Blood Ulmer – Guitar . Rahzel – Drums . Alicia Keys – Featuring On (7) . Sarah Chun – Cello . Omar Edwards – Arp . Michelle Golder – Cello . Nuah Vi – Cello . Mos Def – Musician . Malik B. – Musician . Tracey Moore – Background Music On (11) . Hope Wilson – Screams
Production : Produced By Dj Scratch, The Grand Wizzards, Kamal Gray, Tahir Jamal, Omar The Scholar, Questlove, Karreem Riggins, Scott Storch, Zoukhan Bey . Jim Bottari – Engineer . Jeff Chestek – Engineer, Mixing . Jon Adler – Assistant . Pablo Arraya – Assistant . Adam Brooks – Assistant . Tom Coyne – Assistant, Mastering, Mixing . Andre Dandridge – Assistant . Robert “Lb” Dorsey – Engineer . Caliph Gamble – Assistant . Chris Gehringer – Mastering . Gordon Glass – Assistant . Jason Goldstein – Mixing . Ben Kenney – Mixing . Steve Mandel – Assistant, Engineer . Carlos “Storm” Martinez – Engineer . James Mckrone – Assistant . Shinobu Mitsuoka – Assistant . Kurt Nepogoda – Assistant . Richard Nichols – Mixing . Bob Power – Mixing . Jesse Shatkin – Assistant . Jon Smeltz – Engineer . Shawn Taylor – Assistant . Steef Van De Gevel – Assistant . Vince Vilorenzo – Assistant . Scott Whiting – Assistant
Package : Kenny J. Gravillis – Design . Tom Huck
– Illustrations
Recorded June 2000–September 2002.
Released On November 26, 2002 By Mca, Geffen.
(Source The Roots – Phrenology | Official Site)




Tom Huck