Name: A Beautiful Revolution (Pt 1) by Common
Brand: Common
SKU: 888072221680
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(A Beautiful Revolution) Intro

Common, Jessica Care Moore

02:14

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Fallin' Explicit

Common, Pj

03:57

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03:57

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Say Peace

Common, Black Thought, Pj

04:11

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04:11

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What Do You Say (Move It Baby)

Common, Pj

04:02

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04:02

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Courageous

Common, Stevie Wonder, Pj

04:08

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04:08

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A Place In This World

Common, Pj

03:35

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03:35

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A Riot In My Mind

Common, Lenny Kravitz, Chuck D

05:13

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05:13

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Don’t Forget Who You Are

Common, Pj

02:53

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(A Beautiful Revolution) Outro

Common, Morgan Parker

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Politically charged times ask for politically charged music, and Common—who has never been a stranger to socially driven music—answers the call with A Beautiful Revolution (Pt 1). More moving than militant, the project takes into account the turmoil of 2020 and offers both acknowledgment and relief. The Chicago rapper is backed by a sharp live band that includes frequent collaborators pianist and producer Robert Glasper, drummer Karriem Riggins, bassist Burniss Travis, and guitarist Isaiah Sharkey as well as vocalist PJ, whose soulful intonations lend an almost soothing quality to the otherwise heavier content. For his part, Common largely takes aim at the broken system built on racism and classism that he's targeted for the better part of his multi-decade career.
A Beautiful Revolution (Pt 1) arrives as part of a new creative output he's calling “movement music,” intended to uplift and also inspire momentum to keep the fight going. Songs like “What Do You Say (Move It Baby)” and “Courageous” zero in on the people who have been suffering under oppression and affirms them. “I see something special in you,” PJ croons on the former; “The world is yours, don't let it change you,” Common adds on the latter. Elsewhere, collaborations with Black Thought (the beatnik-esque “Say Peace”) and Lenny Kravitz (the anthemic “A Riot in My Mind”) light a more lyrical fire that's explicit in its commentary. The project astutely finds a delicate balance between weighty topics and offering relief through poetry and music for a sonically pleasing journey through streets (as well as minds and hearts) that are otherwise ablaze.

1. (A Beautiful Revolution) Intro

by Common, Jessica Care Moore

Bass Guitar: Burniss Earl Travis; Performer
Featured Artist: Jessica Care Moore; Main Performer
Cello: Vanessa Freebairn-smith
Adrienne Woods; Performer
Guitar: Isaiah Sharkey; Performer
Keyboard: Aliandro Prawl; Performer
Performer: Stefan Smith
Jessica Care Moore
Vanessa Freebairn-smith
Songa Lee
Marisa Kuney
Leah Katz
Daphne Chen
Burniss Earl Travis
Aliandro Prawl
Juliette Jones
Patrick Warren
Isaiah Sharkey
Luanne Homzy
Keyon Harrold
Charlie Bisharat
Adrienne Woods; Performer
Composer: Aliandro Prawl
Isaiah Sharkey
Jessica Care Moore
Burniss Earl Travis; Composer
Lyricist: Jessica Care Moore
Isaiah Sharkey
Aliandro Prawl
Burniss Earl Travis; Composer
Primary Artist: Common; Main Performer
Producer: Karriem Riggins; Production
Spoken Word: Jessica Care Moore; Performer
Music Director & Conductor: Patrick Warren; Other
Trumpet: Keyon Harrold; Performer
Viola: Stefan Smith
Leah Katz; Performer
Violin: Marisa Kuney
Daphne Chen
Juliette Jones
Luanne Homzy
Charlie Bisharat
Songa Lee; Performer
Strings Arrangement: Patrick Warren; Composer
Recording: Michael Law Thomas; Production
Recording Producer: Karriem Riggins; Production
Studio Personnel: Michael Law Thomas; Production

2. Fallin'

by Common, Pj

Bass Guitar: Burniss Earl Travis; Performer
Featured Artist: Pj; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Common
Pj; Main Performer
Drums: Karriem Riggins; Performer
Guitar: Isaiah Sharkey; Performer
Performer: Burniss Earl Travis
Common
Pj
Karriem Riggins
Isaiah Sharkey; Performer
Vocals: Pj
Common; Performer
Composer: Paris A Jones
Drew Anthony Gavin
Burniss Earl Travis
Isaiah Sharkey
Karriem Riggins
Lonnie Lynn
Common
Paris Jones; Composer
Lyricist: Karriem Riggins
Isaiah Sharkey
Burniss Earl Travis
Drew Anthony Gavin
Paris A Jones
Lonnie Lynn; Composer
Producer: Karriem Riggins; Production
Recording: Michael Law Thomas; Production
Recording Producer: Karriem Riggins; Production
Studio Personnel: Michael Law Thomas; Production

3. Say Peace

by Common, Black Thought, Pj

Bass Guitar: Burniss Earl Travis; Performer
Featured Artist: Black Thought
Pj; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Common
Pj; Main Performer
Dj: Dj Dummy; Performer
Drums: Karriem Riggins; Performer
Guitar: Isaiah Sharkey; Performer
Performer: Burniss Earl Travis
Common
Pj
Karriem Riggins
Black Thought
Dj Dummy
Isaiah Sharkey
Aliandro Prawl; Performer
Vocals: Black Thought
Pj
Common; Performer
Composer: Drew Anthony Gavin
Paris A Jones
Tariq Luqmaan Trotter
William Maragh
Rexton Gordon
Lloyd Woodrowe James
Lonnie Lynn
Karriem Riggins
Isaiah Sharkey
Winston Riley
Aliandro Prawl
Andre Smith
Burniss Earl Travis
Common
Paris Jones; Composer
Lyricist: Andre Smith
Drew Anthony Gavin
Burniss Earl Travis
Lloyd Woodrowe James
Rexton Gordon
William Maragh
Tariq Luqmaan Trotter
Paris A Jones
Lonnie Lynn
Karriem Riggins
Isaiah Sharkey
Winston Riley
Aliandro Prawl; Composer
Producer: Karriem Riggins; Production
Recording: Michael Law Thomas; Production
Recording Producer: Karriem Riggins; Production
Studio Personnel: Michael Law Thomas; Production
Additional Vocals: Aliandro Prawl; Other

4. What Do You Say (Move It Baby)

by Common, Pj

Primary Artist: Common
Pj; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Burniss Earl Travis; Performer
Featured Artist: Pj; Main Performer
Drums: Karriem Riggins; Performer
Guitar: Isaiah Sharkey; Performer
Keyboard: Robert Glasper; Performer
Performer: Burniss Earl Travis
Robert Glasper
Common
Pj
Karriem Riggins
Isaiah Sharkey
Kyle Hoffmann; Performer
Piano: Robert Glasper; Performer
Sound Effects: Kyle Hoffmann; Performer
Vocals: Pj
Common; Performer
Composer: Paris A Jones
Burniss Earl Travis
Robert Glasper
Isaiah Sharkey
Karriem Riggins
Lonnie Lynn
Common
Paris Jones; Composer
Lyricist: Burniss Earl Travis
Robert Glasper
Lonnie Lynn
Karriem Riggins
Isaiah Sharkey
Paris A Jones; Composer
Producer: Karriem Riggins; Production
Recording: Michael Law Thomas; Production
Recording Producer: Karriem Riggins; Production
Studio Personnel: Michael Law Thomas; Production

5. Courageous

by Common, Stevie Wonder, Pj

Composer: Paris A Jones
Robert Glasper
Lonnie Lynn
Karriem Riggins
Drew Anthony Gavin
Common
Paris Jones; Composer
Cello: Adrienne Woods
Vanessa Freebairn-smith; Performer
Featured Artist: Pj
Stevie Wonder; Main Performer
Drums: Karriem Riggins; Performer
Harmonica: Stevie Wonder; Performer
Performer: Adrienne Woods
Charlie Bisharat
Karriem Riggins
Pj
Vanessa Freebairn-smith
Common
Robert Glasper
Stevie Wonder
Songa Lee
Marisa Kuney
Daphne Chen
Leah Katz
Juliette Jones
Stefan Smith
Patrick Warren
Luanne Homzy; Performer
Viola: Stefan Smith
Leah Katz; Performer
Violin: Juliette Jones
Charlie Bisharat
Songa Lee
Marisa Kuney
Daphne Chen
Luanne Homzy; Performer
Lyricist: Drew Anthony Gavin
Paris A Jones
Robert Glasper
Lonnie Lynn
Karriem Riggins; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Patrick Warren; Composer
Recording: Michael Law Thomas; Production
Recording Producer: Karriem Riggins
Robert Glasper; Production
Studio Personnel: Michael Law Thomas; Production
Music Director & Conductor: Patrick Warren; Other
Piano: Robert Glasper; Performer
Vocals: Common
Pj; Performer
Primary Artist: Common
Pj; Main Performer
Producer: Robert Glasper
Karriem Riggins; Production

6. A Place In This World

by Common, Pj

Bass Guitar: Burniss Earl Travis; Performer
Featured Artist: Pj; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Common
Pj; Main Performer
Drums: Karriem Riggins; Performer
Guitar: Isaiah Sharkey; Performer
Keyboard: Aliandro Prawl; Performer
Performer: Burniss Earl Travis
Common
Pj
Karriem Riggins
Isaiah Sharkey
James Francies
Aliandro Prawl; Performer
Piano: James Francies; Performer
Vocals: Pj
Common; Performer
Composer: Burniss Earl Travis
Aliandro Prawl
Isaiah Sharkey
Lonnie Lynn
Karriem Riggins
Paris A Jones
Common
Paris Jones; Composer
Lyricist: Burniss Earl Travis
Lonnie Lynn
Karriem Riggins
Isaiah Sharkey
Aliandro Prawl
Paris A Jones; Composer
Producer: Burniss Earl Travis
Karriem Riggins; Production
Recording: Michael Law Thomas; Production
Recording Producer: Karriem Riggins
Burniss Earl Travis; Production
Studio Personnel: Michael Law Thomas; Production

7. A Riot In My Mind

by Common, Lenny Kravitz, Chuck D

Featured Artist: Lenny Kravitz
Chuck D.; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Common; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Burniss Earl Travis; Performer
Dj: Dj Dummy; Performer
Drums: Karriem Riggins; Performer
Guitar: Isaiah Sharkey; Performer
Performer: Burniss Earl Travis
Lenny Kravitz
Common
Chuck D
Karriem Riggins
Dj Dummy
Isaiah Sharkey; Performer
Synthesizer: Lenny Kravitz; Performer
Vocals: Chuck D
Common
Lenny Kravitz; Performer
Composer: Lonnie Lynn
Paris A Jones
Burniss Earl Travis Ii
Isaiah Sharkey
Karriem Riggins
Common
Paris Jones; Composer
Lyricist: Karriem Riggins
Paris A Jones
Burniss Earl Travis Ii
Lonnie Lynn
Isaiah Sharkey; Composer
Producer: Karriem Riggins; Production
Recording: Michael Law Thomas; Production
Recording Producer: Karriem Riggins; Production
Studio Personnel: Michael Law Thomas; Production

8. Don’t Forget Who You Are

by Common, Pj

Primary Artist: Common
Pj; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Burniss Earl Travis; Performer
Featured Artist: Pj; Main Performer
Drums: Karriem Riggins; Performer
Guitar: Isaiah Sharkey; Performer
Performer: Burniss Earl Travis
Robert Glasper
Common
Pj
Karriem Riggins
Isaiah Sharkey; Performer
Piano: Robert Glasper; Performer
Vocals: Pj
Common; Performer
Composer: Robert Glasper
Lonnie Lynn
Paris A Jones
Karriem Riggins
Common
Paris Jones; Composer
Lyricist: Lonnie Lynn
Paris A Jones
Robert Glasper
Karriem Riggins; Composer
Producer: Robert Glasper
Karriem Riggins
Burniss Earl Travis; Production
Recording: Michael Law Thomas; Production
Recording Producer: Karriem Riggins; Production
Studio Personnel: Michael Law Thomas; Production

9. (A Beautiful Revolution) Outro

by Common, Morgan Parker

Featured Artist: Morgan Parker; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Common; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Burniss Earl Travis; Performer
Dj: Dj Dummy; Performer
Guitar: Isaiah Sharkey; Performer
Keyboard: Robert Glasper; Performer
Performer: Morgan Parker
Robert Glasper
Dj Dummy
Isaiah Sharkey
Aliandro Prawl
Burniss Earl Travis; Performer
Piano: Robert Glasper; Performer
Spoken Word: Morgan Parker; Performer
Composer: Andre Smith
Morgan Parker
Burniss Earl Travis
Robert Glasper
Isaiah Sharkey
Aliandro Prawl; Composer
Lyricist: Burniss Earl Travis
Andre Smith
Isaiah Sharkey
Aliandro Prawl
Morgan Parker
Robert Glasper; Composer
Producer: Karriem Riggins; Production
Recording: Michael Law Thomas; Production
Recording Producer: Karriem Riggins; Production
Studio Personnel: Michael Law Thomas; Production
Additional Keyboards: Aliandro Prawl; Other

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Duration

34 minutes and 18 seconds

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Containing curse words, language, or art that is sexually, violently, or offensively oriented.

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Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

All tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Rap, Hip Hop, Midwestern Rap

Label

Loma Vista Recordings

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

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Release Date

Oct 29, 2020

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888072221680

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A Beautiful Revolution (Pt 1)

1. (A Beautiful Revolution) Intro

2. Fallin'

3. Say Peace

4. What Do You Say (Move It Baby)

5. Courageous

6. A Place In This World

7. A Riot In My Mind

8. Don’t Forget Who You Are

9. (A Beautiful Revolution) Outro

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A Beautiful Revolution (Pt 1)

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1. (A Beautiful Revolution) Intro

2. Fallin'

3. Say Peace

4. What Do You Say (Move It Baby)

5. Courageous

6. A Place In This World

7. A Riot In My Mind

8. Don’t Forget Who You Are

9. (A Beautiful Revolution) Outro

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