Phrenology (album)
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| Studio album by The Roots | ||
| Released | November 26, 2002 | |
| Recorded | June 2000 - September 2002 | |
| Genre | Hip hop | |
| Length | 60:47 | |
| Label | Geffen Records | |
| Producer(s) | ?uestlove | |
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| The Roots chronology | ||
| The Roots Come Alive (1999) |
Phrenology (2002) |
The Tipping Point (2004) |
Phrenology (released November 26, 2002) is the sixth album from The Roots. Immediately following the breakthrough success of Things Fall Apart, its release was highly anticipated and highly delayed, as recording took two years. The album includes guest appearances from artists including Nelly Furtado, Cody ChesnuTT, Musiq, Talib Kweli, and Jill Scott. Phrenology did not chart as high as Things Fall Apart, reaching #28 on the Billboard 200 in comparison to Things Fall Apart's eventual peak of #4. However, like The Roots' previous album album, Phrenology sold steadily and was eventually certified gold, signifying sales of at least 500,000 units.
The album was named for the discredited pseudoscience of phrenology, the study of head shapes to determine intelligence and character. Phrenology was sometimes used to justify racism in the past.
[edit] Track listing
- "Phrentrow" – 0:18
- "Rock You" – 3:12
- "!!!!!!!" – 0:24
- "Sacrifice" (featuring Nelly Furtado) – 4:44
- "Rolling with Heat" (featuring Talib Kweli) – 3:42
- "WAOK (Ay) Rollcall" – 1:00
- "Thought @ Work" – 4:58
- "The Seed (2.0)" (featuring Cody ChesnuTT) – 4:27
- "Break You Off" (featuring Musiq) – 7:27
- "Water" – 10:24
- "Quills" – 4:21
- "Pussy Galore" – 4:29
- "Complexity" (featuring Jill Scott) – 4:47
- "Something in the Way of Things (In Town)" – 7:16
- "(No Title)" – 0:20
- "(No Title)" – 0:20
- "Rhymes and Ammo/Thirsty!" (featuring Talib Kweli) (hidden track) – 7:59
- "(No Title)" – 0:07
[edit] Album chart positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | ||
| 2002 | Phrenology | #28 | #11 |
[edit] Singles chart positions
| Year | Song | Chart positions | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | |||
| 2002 | "Break You Off" | #99 | #55 | - | |
| The Roots |
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| Black Thought | Captain Kirk Douglas | Kamal Gray | Hub | F. Knuckles | ?uestlove Malik B. | Ben Kenney | Kid Crumbs | Martin Luther | Rahzel | Scratch | Scott Storch | Josh Abrams | Maimouna Youssef a.k.a Luna E. | Dice Raw | Wadud Ahmad | Peedi Peedi |
| Discography |
| Organix (1993) | From the Ground Up (1994) | Do You Want More?!!!??! (1995) | Illadelph Halflife (1996) | Things Fall Apart (1999) | The Legendary (1999) | The Roots Come Alive (1999) | Phrenology (2002) | The Tipping Point (2004) | Game Theory (2006) |
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| Okayplayer | Ursula Rucker |
