The Roots – The Roots Come Alive

Label:	MCA Records – MVCE-24186
Format:	CD , Album
Country:	Japan
Released:	Nov 10, 1999
Genre:	Hip Hop
Style:

Tracklist

1	Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five–	Live At The T-Connection
2	The Roots–	The Next Movement
3	The Roots–	Step Into The Realm Written-By – Kenyatta Saunders
4	The Roots–	Proceed Keyboards – Scott Storch
5	The Roots–	Mellow My Man / Jusufckwithis
6	The Roots–	Love Of My Life Featuring – Common Written-By – Lonnie Lynn*
7	The Roots–	The Ultimate
8	The Roots–	Don't See Us
9	The Roots–	100% Dundee Written-By – Rozell Brown
10	The Roots–	Adrenaline! Vocals – Dice Raw Written-By – Dewight Grant*
11	The Roots–	Essaywhuman?!???!!! Written-By – Josh Abrams*
12	The Roots–	Silent Treatment Trombone – Craig Harris (3)
13	The Roots–	The Notic
14	The Roots–	You Got Me Vocals [Featuring], Written-By – Jill Scott
15	The Roots–	What You Want Producer – Scott Storch Producer, Written-By, Programmed By – Mike Lowe Written-By – Jacqueline Wright*
16	The Roots–	We Got You Engineer [Recording] – Tom Soares Noises [Snoring] – Dix (2) Producer – The Soulquarians
17	The Roots–	The Lesson - Part III (It's Over Now) Engineer [Assistant], Engineer [Assistant Mix] – Steve Mandel Engineer [Chief] – Russell Elevado Keyboards – ?uestlove* Producer – ?uestlove* Vocals – Malik* Engineer [Assistant], Engineer [Assistant Mix] – Steve Mandel Engineer [Chief] – Russell Elevado Keyboards – ?uestlove* Producer – ?uestlove* Vocals – Malik*

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – Universal Victor, Inc.

Credits

A&R – Wendy Goldstein
Art Direction – Kenny Gravillis
Bass – Hub* (tracks: 2 to 15, 17)
Design – Russell A. Robinson*
Drums, Sequenced By – ?uestlove* (tracks: 2 to 17)
Engineer [Assistant Record Plant Remote] – Steve Watson (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 12)
Engineer [Assistant Recording] – Jim Bottari (tracks: 2 to 15)
Engineer [Assistant Remote Recording Sevices] – Sean McClintock (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 12)
Engineer [Record Plant Remote Chief] – Kooster McAllister (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 12)
Engineer [Remote Recording Services Chief] – David Hewitt (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 12)
Executive-Producer – The Okayplayers
Keyboards – Scott Storch (tracks: 4, 15)
Management – Watch Your Back Management
Mastered By – Tom Coyne
Mixed By – Russell Elevado (tracks: 16, 17)
Photography By – Danny Clinch
Piano – James Poyser (tracks: 16, 17)
Producer – The Grand Wizzards (tracks: 2 to 15, 17)
Recorded By, Mixed By – Jon Smeltz (tracks: 2 to 15)
Vocals – Black Thought (tracks: 2 to 15, 17)
Vocals [Featuring] – Jaguar* (tracks: 15 to 17)
Vocals, Human Beatbox [Turntable Vocalist], Backing Vocals – Scratch (tracks: 2 to 15, 17)
Written-By – The Roots (tracks: 9, 14)

Notes

Tracks 2, 7, 8 recorded live at Palais X-Tra Zurich, Switzerland
Tracks 3, 5 (Mellow My Man), 6, 9 to 12 recorded at the Bowery Ballroom NY, New York
Track 4 recorded in Elysee Mountmartre Paris,
Track 5 (Jusufckwithis) recorded at Montrose Jazz Festival, Montrose Switzerland
Track 13 recorded at The Studio, Philadelphia
Tracks 16 & 17 recorded at The Old Hit Factory (Jiggy Central), New York

Mixed at The Studio, Philadelphia, except of Track 16 & 17 mixed at Electric Lady Studio, New York

Mastered and sequenced at Sterling Sound, New York

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 4 988067 041579

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	The Roots Come Alive (2×LP, Album)	MCA Records	088 112 059-1	US	1999
Recently Edited	The Roots Come Alive (CD, Album)	MCA Records	CMCAD 12059	Canada	1999
Recently Edited	The Roots Come Alive (CD, Album)	MCA Records	112 059-2	Europe	1999
Recently Edited	The Roots Come Alive (CD, Album, Limited Edition, CD, Album, Limited Edition, Enhanced)	Okayplayer Records	112 129-2	Europe	1999
New Submission	The Roots Come Alive (CD, Album, Limited Edition, CD, Album, Limited Edition, Enhanced)	MCA Records	088 112 130-2, 088 112 131-2	Europe	1999