Black Radio 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.

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]

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. 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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