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Wake Up!

John Legend & The RootsMP3 Download
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
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  • Original Release Date: 17 Sep 2010
  • Format - Music: MP3
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Play   1. Hard Times John Legend & The Roots feat. Black Thought 5:16 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play   2. Compared To What John Legend & The Roots 6:26 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play   3. Wake Up Everybody John Legend & The Roots feat. Common & Melanie Fiona 4:24 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play   4. Our Generation (The Hope Of The World) John Legend & The Roots feat. CL Smooth 3:15 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play   5. Little Ghetto Boy (Prelude) John Legend & The Roots feat. Malik Yusef 1:58 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play   6. Little Ghetto Boy John Legend & The Roots feat. Black Thought 5:26 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play   7. Hang On In There John Legend & The Roots 7:15 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play   8. Humanity (Love The Way It Should Be) John Legend & The Roots 3:49 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play   9. Wholy Holy John Legend & The Roots 5:50 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play 10. I Can't Write Left Handed John Legend & The Roots 11:43 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play 11. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free John Legend & The Roots 2:42 £0.89  Buy MP3 
Play 12. Shine John Legend & The Roots 4:43 £0.89  Buy MP3 
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Wake Up Call ! 23 Oct 2010
By The Wolf TOP 100 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
Crikey! Soul music really doesn't get much better than this!
(Actually, music of any creed or kind doesn't get much better than this!)

John Legend's collaboration with The Roots is a sonic marriage
made in heaven. Mr Legend has always had a fine voice but
on 'Wake Up!' he digs deep and comes back with the most
confident and convincing performances of his estimable career.

If I had to choose one song from the big bunch of great songs
to have flowered and flourished in the listening world this year
i'll take this ensemble's rendition of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes'
'Wake Up Everybody' (featuring the additional dulcet tones of
Common and Melanie Flora) to take with me to my desert island!
It really is wonderful beyond words. Buy it for this track alone
and then open up your ears and heart to the many other treasures
waiting to enchant, beguile and thrill you!

Marvin Gaye's 'Wholly Holy' is also given a truly sublime work-out
which really will make the hair stand up along your neck and spine!
So too the jaunty gospel-blues of Nina Simone's 'I Wish I Knew How
It Would Feel To Be Free', it's glorious message, given new breath,
life and relevance, as powerfully true as it ever was! Stunning!!

John Stephens' uplifting composition 'Shine' brings the project to a
mellow and memorable conclusion. Mr Legend sings it like an angel!

The instrumental and vocal arrangements are never less than
consummately realised. The production is warm, vivid and wholly alive.

A Masterpiece. Nothing more, nothing less!
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars 21st Century "Songs in the Key of Life" 21 Oct 2010
Format:Audio CD
Let me nail my colurs to the mast - in my opinion, The Roots are the finest exponents of hip-hop, period. I go back as far as Cool Herc, Soul Sonic Crew and Funk Master Flex through to KRS 1, Public Enemy, Tribe Called Quest and Talib Kweli. As far a John Legend is concerned, I'm a definately NOT a fan, hard as I've tried. I would not put him in the same class as Bilal, D'Angelo, Jaheim, Anthony Hamilton, Joe etc - the guy just does not move me as some singers can. As owner as both Get Lifted and Evolver albums, I always felt that he was a fine singer, but simply did not have the material to show off his talents. I compare the situation to why so many wanted to work with the Neptunes, Mark Ronson and JDilla (RIP) all geniuses when it comes to musical production.

What sets The Roots apart are that they are (have evolved) into a hip-hop "band"; their talent in this field is peerless being able to play absolutely anything, with anyone. This being they case, they obviously took time to dissect and analyse Legend's voice and subsequently selected a range of songs which are a perfect foil for his down-home earthy voice.

I first became aware of what was in store by seeing the live performance at the 2010 Fifa World Cup which blew me away - I finally thought "someone has actually worked out how to use this guy!" This album is testimony to that. Yes, apart from "Shine" its full of covers, but unless you have an encyclopaedic knowledge of music, there is lot to which you will not familiar. Apart from the title track, which is the "pull in a wide audience" track, there are a number of absolute gems. Personal favourites are Humanity (a very popular Lovers Rock staple) and wonderful version of Bill Withers (I can't write Left Handed)

I truly hope that Legend decides to look toward more collaborations so he can concentrate on creating some vocal highlights that will stand the test of time. As far as The Roots are concerned, I am once again in shock and awe of their ability to create music that I thought was lost when "auto-tune" became a household name.

Glorious
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Wake Up! John Legend and The Roots 24 Nov 2012
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Arrived today as 'nearly new' but looked like it hadn't been played. Was surprised to find a bonus 25min DVD showing the guys in the studio and interviewed about the concept of the album.

Again amazing value for money. I paid about £4 for this, the CD is just as good, if not slightly better musically with a larger lineup of backing vocals, horn and string sections. The DVD audio is more detailed but that's a given. It's far from being a disappointment!
I've been a fan of the Roots since the late 90's and the fact that they are still on top of their game and still relevant in an industry that normally gives a band a 5 year window, is testament to their incredible musicianship. John Legend works very well with this group of musicians and sounds great, a whole lotta soul goin' on!

A great choice of songs, not the obvious choices but that's the good point about it.

Worth every penny even at full price, but all the sweeter getting it at a bargain price!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Collabaration
What can you say, one of the best modern day soul men with the best hip hop band, simply brilliant.
Published 9 days ago by Leslie Wren
3.0 out of 5 stars Wake up
Brilllant title track , disappointing with other tracks , interesting DVD with the CD. nOT AS GOOD AS ordinary pEOPLE
Published 19 days ago by Kim Wood
5.0 out of 5 stars nice item
I bought this item for a christmas gift. I love it and my friend love too.
Buy this item, because is lovely
Published 2 months ago by Ilenia
3.0 out of 5 stars Its good
I love John Legend. I love the previous albums, not this one so much. Probably because of where im at. I can consciously recall the first few and last few songs. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Kirah Harry
3.0 out of 5 stars Good album
An enjoyable album but not as good as the last 2. With hindsight perhaps I should have bought the CD rather than a download - I'm not sure where the downloaded file's gone & can't... Read more
Published 23 months ago by buysupreme
4.0 out of 5 stars Jazzy Roots
This album does depart slightly from John Legend's previous work. I'd go so far as calling it a "concept" album because I'd say it's more experimental, very much infused with jazzy... Read more
Published on 22 April 2011 by D. Iddon
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best albums of 2010
John Legend does it again with a great collection of tunes from yesteryear.
Particularly love his version of Mike James Kirkland's 1972 'Hang on in there'. Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2011 by GT
5.0 out of 5 stars A terrific Soul album
John Legend has always seemed to me to have something else to give on the vast majority of his output, such a fine voice too often let down by pedestrian songs or production,... Read more
Published on 30 Dec 2010 by Andy Edwards
4.0 out of 5 stars less (c)rap more funk
This is a good record especially because it's played by REAL musicians with REAL instruments.
The song are soul classics and the singing of John Legend is fine though not as... Read more
Published on 26 Dec 2010 by Marco Ginex
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
Concebido e inspirado durante la última campaña presidencial de Barack Obama, Wake Up! Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2010 by R. N. ESPIÑEIRA
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