The Roots Rising Down
2008 CD Super Jewel Box
Conscious

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Def Jam Recordings
a&r Jay Brown
a&r Karl B. Jenkins
a&r Lenny Santiago
administrator [a&r administration] A.J. Benson
art direction Kenny Gravillis
art direction Richard Nichols
art direction Todd Russell
coordinator [a&r coordination] Leesa D. Brunson
coordinator [art & photography coordination] Todd Russell
design Gravillis Inc.
executive-producer Richard Nichols
illustration [cover illustration] Mel Marcelo
legal [legal counsel] Brad Rubens, Esq.
legal [sample clearances] DMG Clearances, Inc.
legal [sample clearances] Deborah Mannis-Gardner
management Richard Nichols
management Shawn Gee
management [business affairs] Antoinette Trotman
management [business affairs] Ian Allen
management [business affairs] Randy McMillan
management [business management] SEFG Entertainment, Inc.
management [business management] Shawn Gee
management [creative management] Coolhunter LLC
management [creative management] Richard Nichols
marketing Erica Holley
mastered by Dave Kutch
tracks 2, 3, 7 to 15 mixed by Jason Goldstein
tracks 5, 6 mixed by Questlove
tracks 5, 6 mixed by Steve Mandel
tracks 2, 3, 7 to 15 mixed by [mix assistant] Tim Sturges
tracks 2, 5, 14, 15 producer Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson
tracks 14 producer James Poyser
tracks 6, 7, 10 to 12 producer Khari Mateen
tracks 6, 11 producer Radji Mateen
tracks 8, 9 producer Richard Nichols
tracks 3 producer Ritz Reynolds
tracks 15 producer Shane Clark
tracks 6, 11, 13 producer Tahir Jamal
tracks 3, 6 to 13 producer The Roots
tracks 13 recorded by Anthony Kilhoffer
tracks 7, 8, 12 recorded by Jason Goldstein
tracks 6, 11 recorded by John Stahl
tracks 2, 3, 6 to 15 recorded by Jon Smeltz
tracks 7, 12 recorded by Khari Mateen
tracks 5 recorded by Montez Roberts
tracks 3 recorded by Ritz Reynolds
tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14 recorded by Steve Mandel
tracks 3, 15 recorded by [drums] Steve Mandel
tracks 8, 12 recorded by [recording assistant] Tim Sturges
supervised by [package production] Doug Joswick
Phonographic Copyright (p) Island Def Jam Music Group
Copyright (c) Island Def Jam Music Group
Record Company UMG Recordings, Inc.
Recorded At A House Called ?uest
Recorded At The Boom Room
Mixed At Battery Studios, New York
Published By Storybook Music
Published By Cram Renraff
Published By MCS America
Recorded At Far-N-Low Studios
Published By A Little More Music, Inc.
Published By EMI Longitude Music
Published By Universal Music-Careers
Licensed From Rhino Entertainment Corp.
Recorded At The Studio
Mixed At A House Called ?uest
Recorded At Battery Studios, New York
Published By FKO Music
Recorded At Paramount Recording Studios
Recorded At Avatar Studios
Mastered At The Mastering Palace
Made By EDC, Germany
Tracks numbered 128 through 142. Issued in a super jewel box with clear tray and 8-page booklet.

Track 2
BMI/ASCAP
Recorded by Steve Mandel at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA and by Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY
Mos Def appears courtesy of Downtown Records
Contains an interpolation from the composition Nothing Is The Same written by Mark Farmer and published by Storybook Music (BMI) and Cram Renraff c/o MCS America

Track 3
Copyright Control/BMI/ASCAP
Recorded by Ritz Reyonolds at Far-n-Low Studios, Philadelphia, PA and by Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA
Drums recorded at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY
Contains excerpts from the Pee Wee Dance written by Vincent Davis, Joel Roper and Chuck Rio and published by A Little More Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/EMI Longitude Music (BMI)/Universal Music Careers (BMI). Featuring samples from the Joeski Love recording produced under license from Rhino Entertainment Corp., a division of Warner Music Group

Track 4
BMI

Track 5
Recorded by Steve Mandel at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA and by Montez Roberts at The Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA

Track 6
BMI
Recorded by John Stahl at The Studio, Philadelphia, PA; Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA and by Steve Mandel at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA

Track 7
Recorded by Khari Mateen/Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA and by Jason Goldstein at Battery Studios, New York, NY
Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY
Saigon appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation

Track 8
BMI
Recorded by Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA; Steve Mandel at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA and by Jason Goldstein at Battery Studios, New York, NY
Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY
Contains excerpts from the composition and sound recording Mr. Grammarticalogylisationalism Is The Boss written by Fela Kuti and published by FKO Music. Performed by Fela Kuti

Track 9
BMI
Recorded at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY

Track 10
BMI
Recorded by Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA and by Steve Mandel at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY

Track 11
BMI
Recorded by John Stahl at The Studio, Philadelphia, PA; Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA and by Steve Mandel at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY

Track 12
BMI/Copyright Control
Recorded by Jon Smeltz/Kahri Mateen at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA and by Jason Goldstein at Battery Studios, New York, NY
Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY
Talib Kweli appears courtesy of Blacksmith Music/Warner Bros. Records

Track 13
BMI
Recorded by Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA; Steve Mandel at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA and by Anthony Kilhoffer at Paramount Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY
Common appears courtesy of Geffen Records

Track 14
BMI/Copyright Control
Recorded by Steve Mandel at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA and by Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY

Track 15
BMI/Copyright Control
Recorded by Jon Smeltz at The Boom Room, Philadelphia, PA
Drums recorded at A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA
Patrick Stump was recorded at Avatar, NYC
Mixed at Battery Studios, New Yok, NY

Mastered at The Mastering Palace, New York, NYC

℗ 2008 The Island Def Jam Music Group, © 2008 The Island Def Jam Music Group, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Made in the EU.
Barcode: 6 02517 71708 4 (Text)
Barcode: 602517717084 (Scanned)
Rights Society: BIEM/SABAM
Label Code: LC 08427
Matrix / Runout: 06025 177 170-8 01 # 52117781 [4 Universal logos]
Matrix / Runout: Made in Germany By EDC A (Mould / hub text)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L008
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0125 (Variant 1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0112 (Variant 2)



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