Black Radio 2
Studio album by
the Robert Glasper Experiment
ReleasedOctober 29, 2013
Recorded2013
GenreJazz, hip hop, jazz rap, R&B, soul
LabelBlue Note Records
ProducerRobert Glasper
Robert Glasper chronology
Black Radio
(2012) 		Black Radio 2
(2013) 		Covered
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Tom HullB[2]

Black Radio 2 is the sixth studio album by American jazz pianist and R&B producer Robert Glasper (and the second with his Robert Glasper Experiment band), released on October 29, 2013 by Blue Note Records.[3] It is the follow-up to the Grammy Award winner Black Radio released in 2012,[4][5] and won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance for the album cut "Jesus Children of America" featuring Lalah Hathaway and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in 2015.

Track listing

Standard Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Baby Tonight (Black Radio 2 Theme) / Mic Check 2"Robert Glasper, Casey Benjamin, Mark Colenburg, Derrick HodgeR. Glasper4:23
2."I Stand Alone" (featuring Common and Patrick Stump)R. Glasper, C. Benjamin, Lonnie Lynn, Jr, P. StumpR. Glasper4:54
3."What Are We Doing" (featuring Brandy)R. Glasper, Claude Kelly, B. NorwoodR. Glasper3:34
4."Calls" (featuring Jill Scott)R. Glasper, Jill ScottR. Glasper5:42
5."Worries" (featuring Dwele)R. Glasper, M. Colenburg, Paul Morton Jr.R. Glasper3:37
6."Trust" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius)R. Glasper, M. AmbrosiusR. Glasper7:30
7."Yet To Find" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)R. Glasper, Andrea MartinR. Glasper4:40
8."You Own Me" (featuring Faith Evans)R. Glasper, Muhammad Ayers, Artia LockettR. Glasper4:25
9."Let It Ride" (featuring Norah Jones)R. Glasper, Muhsinah Abdul-KarimR. Glasper, Eli Wolf7:08
10."Persevere" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Lupe Fiasco and Luke James)R. Glasper, Anu~Sun, Calvin Broadus, Jr., Wasalu Jaco, Luke BoydR. Glasper, Terrace Martin4:35
11."Somebody Else" (featuring Emeli Sandé)R. Glasper, Adele GouraguineR. Glasper3:43
12."Jesus Children of America" (featuring Lalah Hathaway and Malcolm-Jamal Warner)Stevie WonderR. Glasper5:29
Total length:59:40
Deluxe Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Big Girl Body" (featuring Eric Roberson)R. Glasper, M. Colenburg, E. RobersonR. Glasper5:05
14."You're My Everything" (featuring Bilal and Jazmine Sullivan)R. Glasper, M. AyersR. Glasper4:19
15."I Don't Even Care" (featuring Macy Gray and Jean Grae)R. Glasper, Natalie McIntyre, Tsidi IbrahimR. Glasper3:31
16."Lovely Day"Bill WithersR. Glasper5:07
Total length:67:42
Japanese Deluxe Edition [6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."Trust" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius & Common)R. Glasper, M. AmbrosiusR. Glasper6:01

Personnel

Credits are adapted from Allmusic.[1]

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[7] 186
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8] 22
South Korean Albums (Circle)[9]
[10] 		87
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 86
US Billboard 200[12] 16
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] 3
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[14] 1

References

  1. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Black Radio 2 – Robert Glasper Experiment : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  2. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Robert Glasper". tomhull.com. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  3. ^ "ROBERT GLASPER ANNOUNCES DELUXE EDITION OF "BLACK RADIO 2" & iTUNES PRE-ORDER: News : Blue Note Records". Blue Note Records. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  4. ^ Chinen, Nate (August 1, 2013). "Robert Glasper Releasing Sequel to Grammy-Winning 'Black Radio'". The New York Times. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  5. ^ "Black Radio Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  6. ^ "iTunes – ミュージック – ロバート・グラスパー・エクスペリメント「Black Radio 2 (Deluxe Version)」". iTunes. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  7. ^ "Lescharts.com – ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT – Black Radio 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  8. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2013-11-11" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  9. ^ "South Korea Circle Album Chart". On the page, select "2013-11-09" to obtain the corresponding chart. Circle Chart Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-15.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  12. ^ "Robert Glasper Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  13. ^ "Robert Glasper Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  14. ^ "Robert Glasper Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
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