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John Legend The Roots

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John Legend, who was also a guest on the Roots’ latest album, has enlisted their help to create this collection of soul covers. The songs are mainly socially-conscious numbers (mainly what is classified as “new soul” in Japan), but there are a few songs that are very consciously selected by John & the Roots, such as “Wake Up Everybody” (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes), which features Common and Melanie Fiona. ), and other songs that are typical of the highly conscious John & the Roots are spun together with sincere singing and playing. Although some people may look down on this album as a cover album, the songs that should be sung at the right time by the right people will resonate with listeners living in the present day, even if they do not know when the songs were written. Therefore, “Shine,” the only song written by John, does not feel out of place.bounce (C)Hiromi Todoroki