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Released on EMI, also Karma Police (Radiohead), Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) and Paranoid Android (Radiohead)
Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, also Buddy Holly (Weezer), Say It Ain’t So (Weezer) and Cruel Summer (Taylor Swift)
Mixed by Russell Elevado, also Fallin’ (Alicia Keys), How Come You Don’t Call Me (Alicia Keys) and Lovin’ U (Alicia Keys)
Engineered by Steve Mandel, also 80 Windows (Nada Surf), Hyperspace (Nada Surf) and When Your Eyes Say It (Britney Spears)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
606 other songs on fono were recorded at Electric Lady Studios, by Taylor Swift and Erykah Badu and others
Russell Elevado mixed 5 of D’Angelo’s top 10 songs
Steve Mandel engineered 3 of D’Angelo’s top 10 songs
Russell Elevado mixed 100 songs on fono
Credits
All 13 credits
- Written by
- Charlie Hunter, D’Angelo and Luther Archer
- Produced by
- D’Angelo
- Performed by
- Charlie Hunter and D’Angelo
- Engineered by
- Steve Mandel
- Mixed by
- D’Angelo and Russell Elevado
- Part of
- Voodoo
- Recorded at
- Electric Lady Studios
- Released on
- Cheeba Sound and EMI
- Written by
- Charlie Hunter, D’Angelo and Luther Archer
- Produced by
- D’Angelo
- Performed by
- Charlie Hunter and D’Angelo
- Engineered by
- Steve Mandel
- Mixed by
- D’Angelo and Russell Elevado
- Part of
- Voodoo
- Recorded at
- Electric Lady Studios
- Released on
- Cheeba Sound and EMI
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same mixer: Russell Elevado
Same engineer: Steve Mandel
Same writer: Charlie Hunter
Same label: EMI
Same studio: Electric Lady Studios
Same release: Voodoo
Same mixer: Russell Elevado
Same engineer: Steve Mandel
Elsewhere
Sources (14)
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1MusicBrainz The Root was performed by Charlie Hunter
The Root was performed by Charlie Hunter
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The Root was performed by D’Angelo
3MusicBrainz The Root was produced by D’Angelo
4MusicBrainz The Root was written by Charlie Hunter
5MusicBrainz The Root was written by D’Angelo
6MusicBrainz The Root was written by Luther Archer
7MusicBrainz The Root is part of the release Voodoo
8MusicBrainz The Root was recorded at Electric Lady Studios
The Root was recorded at Electric Lady Studios
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Cheeba Sound is the label of the song The Root
Cheeba Sound is the label of the song The Root
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz EMI is the label of the song The Root
11MusicBrainz The Root was engineered by Steve Mandel
12MusicBrainz The Root was mixed by D’Angelo
13MusicBrainz The Root was mixed by Russell Elevado
14MusicBrainz The Root was released on 2000-01-25