- 01Things Fall Apartthe RootsThe story of Things Fall Apart , which I told part of in the last chapter, was just as much about things coming together—particularly a scene.from the chapter
- 02VoodooD’Angelo… u might think that it’s about the scene around our recording of the record: the sessions at Electric Lady that overlapped with parts of other albums like Voodoo (D’Angelo’s follow-up to Brown Sugar ), Mama’s Gun (Erykah Badu’s follow-up to Baduizm ), and Like Water for Chocolate (Common’s major-labe …from the chapter
- 03Brown SugarD’Angelo… hink that it’s about the scene around our recording of the record: the sessions at Electric Lady that overlapped with parts of other albums like Voodoo (D’Angelo’s follow-up to Brown Sugar ), Mama’s Gun (Erykah Badu’s follow-up to Baduizm ), and Like Water for Chocolate (Common’s major-label debut).from the chapter
- 04Mama’s GunErykah Badu… hink that it’s about the scene around our recording of the record: the sessions at Electric Lady that overlapped with parts of other albums like Voodoo (D’Angelo’s follow-up to Brown Sugar ), Mama’s Gun (Erykah Badu’s follow-up to Baduizm ), and Like Water for Chocolate (Common’s major-label debut).from the chapter
- 05BaduizmErykah Badu… hink that it’s about the scene around our recording of the record: the sessions at Electric Lady that overlapped with parts of other albums like Voodoo (D’Angelo’s follow-up to Brown Sugar ), Mama’s Gun (Erykah Badu’s follow-up to Baduizm ), and Like Water for Chocolate (Common’s major-label debut).from the chapter
- 06Like Water for ChocolateCommon… hink that it’s about the scene around our recording of the record: the sessions at Electric Lady that overlapped with parts of other albums like Voodoo (D’Angelo’s follow-up to Brown Sugar ), Mama’s Gun (Erykah Badu’s follow-up to Baduizm ), and Like Water for Chocolate (Common’s major-label debut).from the chapter
- 07The Tipping PointThe RootsThe most extreme version of this came on The Tipping Point , released in 2004.from the chapter
- 08Do You Want More?!!???!the Roots(As it turned out, we had met her before—she had come to a session for Do You Want More?!!???! with a friend of hers who sang on the record.from the chapter
- 09“You Got Me”the RootsWe had picked one of the songs, “You Got Me,” as our first single.from the chapter
- 10Home Grown! The Beginners Guide to Understanding the Roots, Vol. 1.The Roots(We eventually released her version on the compilation Home Grown! The Beginners Guide to Understanding the Roots, Vol. 1. )from the chapter
- 11Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1Jill ScottJill became a solo artist soon enough, when her debut, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 , came out in 2000.from the chapter
- 12“Love Rain”Jill ScottJill became a solo artist soon enough, when her debut, Who Is Jill Scott?from the chapter
- 13“The Roots (Interlude)”Jill ScottJill became a solo artist soon enough, when her debut, Who Is Jill Scott?from the chapter