Popblerd’s list of the Top 40 albums of the year reaches its’ second half, featuring albums by Bilal, Erykah Badu, and El DeBarge.
Posts tagged "Wake Up"
John Legend & The Roots Ask You To “Wake Up!” To the Sound of True Soul
I generally hate covers albums. As much as I love John Legend and The Roots individually, there was a little part of me that thought their album-length collaboration, “Wake Up!” was going to be a humongous bust. My heart sang even further when the album was previewed by their version of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes’ “Wake Up Everybody”. Covering anything on which Teddy Pendergrass originally sung is generally a crime in and of itself, but adding Melanie Fiona […]
John Legend & the Roots Revisit a Classic: “Wake Up Everybody”
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes’ “Wake Up Everybody” was one of those albums that grabbed my attention as a kid. Of course, kids are mesmerized by the look of something before they’re attracted to the sound of something, and that stern-looking statue on the album cover certainly caught my eye. Once I actually pulled out the album and listened to it on my Fisher-Price record player, I was mesmerized by the title track. A plea to make the world […]