Wake Up!
John Legend · 2010
72 min · 14 tracks · contemporary R&B
A soulful blend of R&B and socially conscious themes, revitalizing classic tracks with modern production and heartfelt vocal delivery.
Top tracks — play these first
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Wake Up Everybody — This title track serves as a powerful anthem urging social awareness and action, encapsulating the album's overarching message of hope and unity.
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Little Ghetto Boy — A poignant reimagining of the original song, this track highlights systemic struggles faced by marginalized communities while showcasing Legend’s emotive vocal prowess.
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I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free — This rendition transforms a civil rights classic into a contemporary reflection on freedom and identity, illustrating Legend's ability to bridge past and present musical narratives.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Hard Times 5:16
- 2 Compared to What 6:26
- 3 Wake Up Everybody 4:24
- 4 Our Generation (The Hope of the World) 3:15
- 5 Little Ghetto Boy (prelude) 1:58
- 6 Little Ghetto Boy 5:26
- 7 Hang On in There 7:15
- 8 Humanity (Love the Way It Should Be) 3:49
- 9 Wholy Holy 5:50
- 10 I Can’t Write Left Handed 11:44
- 11 I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free 2:42
- 12 Shine 4:43
- 13 Shine (Waiting for “Superman” version) 4:29
- 14 Wake Up Everybody (live in studio performance) 5:21
Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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