Name: DARKNESS AND LIGHT by John Legend
Brand: John Legend
SKU: 886446097077
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4 (84 reviews)

ALBUM Explicit

Sing what you know or sing what they want? Darkness and Light shows that John Legend knows the answer to that tricky question. The R&B singer wraps his magnificent voice around issues of the day, hearkening back to Curtis, Stevie, and Marvin. “I Know Better” speaks to that time, promising to use his voice for good. This mindset applies to slow jams—“Love Me Now,” “Overload,” and “What You Do To Me”—ringed with shades of pain. Producer Blake Mills (responsible for Alabama Shakes’ Sound and Color) fills the album with incredible, pulsating touches.

1. I Know Better

by John Legend

Composer: Will Oldham
Blake Mills
John Stephens; Composer
Primary Artist: John Legend; Main Performer
Bass: Blake Mills; Performer
Guitar: Blake Mills; Performer
Keyboard: Blake Mills; Performer
Performer: John Legend; Performer
Piano: Larry Goldings; Performer
Vocals: John Legend; Performer
Lyricist: John Stephens
Will Oldham
Blake Mills; Composer
Assistant Engineer: David Davis
Tyler Shields
Andrew Masters
Brendan Dekora
Joseph Lorge; Production
Executive Producer: Blake Mills
John Legend; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Mixing Engineer: Shawn Everett; Production
Producer: Blake Mills; Production
Recording: Shawn Everett; Production

2. Penthouse Floor

by John Legend, Chance The Rapper

Featured Artist: Chance The Rapper; Main Performer
Composer: Chancellor Bennett
John Stephens
Blake Mills
Greg Kurstin; Composer
Background Vocals: Holly Laessig
Jess Wolfe; Performer
Bass: Wendy Melvoin
Pino Palladino; Performer
Drums: Chris "daddy" Dave; Performer
Organ: Larry Goldings; Performer
Lyricist: Blake Mills
Chancellor Bennett
John Stephens
Greg Kurstin; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Brendan Dekora
David Davis
Tyler Shields
Andrew Masters
Joseph Lorge; Production
Executive Producer: Blake Mills
John Legend; Production
Guitar: Blake Mills; Performer
Performer: John Legend
Chance The Rapper
John Legend Feat. Chance The Rapper; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Piano: Zac Rae; Performer
Primary Artist: John Legend; Main Performer
Strings: Rob Moose; Performer
Synthesizer: Blake Mills; Performer
Vocals: John Legend
Chance The Rapper; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Shawn Everett; Production
Producer: Blake Mills; Production
Recording: Shawn Everett; Production

3. Darkness and Light

by John Legend, Brittany Howard

Composer: John Ryan
John Stephens
Will Oldham; Composer
Featured Artist: Brittany Howard; Main Performer
Bass: Pino Palladino; Performer
Drums: Chris "daddy" Dave; Performer
Lyricist: John Stephens
Will Oldham
John Ryan; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Joseph Lorge
David Davis
Tyler Shields
Andrew Masters
Brendan Dekora; Production
Guitar: Blake Mills; Performer
Organ: Zac Rae; Performer
Performer: John Legend
Brittany Howard
John Legend Feat. Brittany Howard; Performer
Executive Producer: John Legend
Blake Mills; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Primary Artist: John Legend; Main Performer
Strings: Rob Moose; Performer
Vocals: Brittany Howard
John Legend; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Shawn Everett; Production
Producer: Blake Mills; Production
Recording: Shawn Everett; Production

4. Overload

by John Legend, Miguel

Bass: Pino Palladino; Performer
Featured Artist: Miguel; Main Performer
Drums: Chris "daddy" Dave; Performer
Lyricist: Blake Mills
John Stephens
Miguel Pimentel; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Joseph Lorge
David Davis
Tyler Shields
Andrew Masters
Brendan Dekora; Production
Executive Producer: John Legend
Blake Mills; Production
Guitar: Blake Mills; Performer
Performer: John Legend
Miguel
John Legend Feat. Miguel; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Synthesizer: Blake Mills; Performer
Primary Artist: John Legend; Main Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Kamasi Washington; Performer
Composer: Blake Mills
John Stephens
Miguel Pimentel; Composer
Trumpet: C.j. Camerieri; Performer
Vocals: Miguel Pimentel
John Legend; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Shawn Everett; Production
Producer: Blake Mills; Production
Recording: Shawn Everett; Production

5. Love Me Now

by John Legend

Background Vocals: Holly Laessig
Jess Wolfe
Blake Mills; Performer
Bass: John Ryan; Performer
Cello: Caroline Dale
Dave Daniels; Performer
Drums: John Ryan; Performer
Percussion: John Ryan; Performer
Performer: Amy Stewart
John Legend; Performer
Lyricist: Blake Mills
John Stephens
John Ryan; Composer
Conductor: Gavin Greenaway; Conductor
Assistant Engineer: Brendan Dekora
David Davis
Tyler Shields
Andrew Masters
Joseph Lorge; Production
Executive Producer: John Legend
Blake Mills; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Piano: John Legend; Performer
Strings: Perry Montague-mason; Performer
Synthesizer: Blake Mills
John Ryan; Performer
Viola: Bruce White
Pete Lale; Performer
Violin: Emlyn Singleton
Patrick Kiernan
Perry Montague-mason
Rita Manning
Mark Berrow
Steve Morris
Boguslaw Kostecki
Chris Tombling; Performer
Primary Artist: John Legend; Main Performer
Composer: Blake Mills
John Ryan
John Stephens; Composer
Vocals: John Legend; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Shawn Everett; Production
Producer: John Ryan
Blake Mills; Production
Programmer: John Ryan
Blake Mills; Production
Recording: Shawn Everett; Production
Unknown Contributor Role: Isobel Griffiths
Andrew Green; Other

6. What You Do to Me

by John Legend

Background Vocals: Jessy Wilson
Jess Wolfe
Holly Laessig; Performer
Bass: Pino Palladino; Performer
Drums: Chris "daddy" Dave; Performer
Lyricist: John Stephens
Michael Tucker
Julia Michaels
Blake Mills
Justin Tranter
Matt Sweeney; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Tyler Shields
Andrew Masters
Brendan Dekora
Joseph Lorge
David Davis; Production
Guitar: Blake Mills; Performer
Keyboard: Zac Rae; Performer
Performer: John Legend; Performer
Executive Producer: John Legend
Blake Mills; Production
Primary Artist: John Legend; Main Performer
Slide Guitar: Blake Mills; Performer
Composer: Michael Tucker
Julia Michaels
Blake Mills
Matt Sweeney
Justin Tranter
John Stephens; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Strings: Rob Moose; Performer
Synthesizer: Blake Mills; Performer
Vocals: John Legend; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Shawn Everett; Production
Producer: Blake Mills; Production
Recording: Shawn Everett; Production

7. Surefire

by John Legend

Composer: Will Oldham
Julia Michaels
Ludwig Göransson
John Stephens
Blake Mills
Ludwig Goransson; Composer
Background Vocals: Jessy Wilson
Jess Wolfe
Holly Laessig; Performer
Bass: Pino Palladino; Performer
Drums: Chris "daddy" Dave; Performer
Guitar: Blake Mills; Performer
Keyboard: Zac Rae; Performer
Lyricist: Blake Mills
Julia Michaels
Ludwig Göransson
John Stephens
Will Oldham
Ludwig Goransson; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Joseph Lorge
David Davis
Tyler Shields
Andrew Masters
Brendan Dekora; Production
Organ: Larry Goldings; Performer
Performer: John Legend; Performer
Strings: Rob Moose; Performer
Executive Producer: Blake Mills
John Legend; Production
Vocals: John Legend; Performer
Primary Artist: John Legend; Main Performer
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Mixing Engineer: Shawn Everett; Production
Producer: Blake Mills; Production
Recording: Shawn Everett; Production

8. Right By You (for Luna)

by John Legend

Composer: John Stephens
Ethan Gruska
Blake Mills; Composer
Bass: Sebastian Steinberg; Performer
Organ: Larry Goldings; Performer
Primary Artist: John Legend; Main Performer
Drums: Chris "daddy" Dave; Performer
Performer: John Legend; Performer
Strings: Rob Moose; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Kamasi Washington; Performer
Lyricist: John Stephens
Ethan Gruska
Blake Mills; Composer
Assistant Engineer: David Davis
Tyler Shields
Andrew Masters
Brendan Dekora
Joseph Lorge; Production
Executive Producer: John Legend
Blake Mills; Production
Vocals: John Legend; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Piano: Zac Rae; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Shawn Everett; Production
Producer: Blake Mills; Production
Recording: Shawn Everett; Production

9. Temporarily Painless

by John Legend

Background Vocals: Perfume Genius
Z Berg; Performer
Primary Artist: John Legend; Main Performer
Composer: John Ryan
Blake Mills
John Stephens; Composer
Bass: Pino Palladino; Performer
Drums: Chris "daddy" Dave; Performer
Keyboard: Zac Rae; Performer
Performer: John Legend; Performer
Strings: Rob Moose; Performer
Synthesizer: Blake Mills; Performer
Vocals: John Legend; Performer
Lyricist: Blake Mills
John Stephens
John Ryan; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Tyler Shields
Andrew Masters
Brendan Dekora
Joseph Lorge
David Davis; Production
Executive Producer: John Legend
Blake Mills; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Mixing Engineer: Shawn Everett; Production
Producer: Blake Mills; Production
Recording: Shawn Everett; Production

10. How Can I Blame You

by John Legend

Composer: Francis White
John Stephens
Matt Sweeney
Blake Mills; Composer
Primary Artist: John Legend; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Z Berg; Performer
Bass: Pino Palladino; Performer
Drums: Chris "daddy" Dave; Performer
Lyricist: Blake Mills
John Stephens
Matt Sweeney
Francis White; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Brendan Dekora
Joseph Lorge
David Davis
Tyler Shields
Andrew Masters; Production
Executive Producer: Blake Mills
John Legend; Production
Keyboard: Zac Rae; Performer
Performer: John Legend; Performer
Vocals: John Legend; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Mixing Engineer: Shawn Everett; Production
Producer: Blake Mills; Production
Recording: Shawn Everett; Production

11. Same Old Story

by John Legend

Primary Artist: John Legend; Main Performer
Composer: John Stephens
Tobias Jesso Jr.
Blake Mills; Composer
Keyboard: Larry Goldings; Performer
Performer: John Legend; Performer
Strings: Rob Moose; Performer
Synthesizer: Blake Mills; Performer
Vocals: John Legend; Performer
Lyricist: Blake Mills
John Stephens
Tobias Jesso Jr.; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Brendan Dekora
Joseph Lorge
Tyler Shields
David Davis
Andrew Masters; Production
Executive Producer: John Legend
Blake Mills; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Mixing Engineer: Shawn Everett; Production
Producer: Blake Mills; Production
Programmer: Blake Mills; Production
Recording: Shawn Everett; Production

12. Marching Into the Dark

by John Legend

Composer: Blake Mills
Tobias Jesso Jr.
John Stephens; Composer
Primary Artist: John Legend; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Jessy Wilson; Performer
Bass: Blake Mills; Performer
Drums: Chris "daddy" Dave; Performer
Percussion: Blake Mills; Performer
Lyricist: Tobias Jesso Jr.
John Stephens
Blake Mills; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Andrew Masters
David Davis
Tyler Shields
Brendan Dekora
Joseph Lorge; Production
Executive Producer: John Legend
Blake Mills; Production
Guitar: Blake Mills; Performer
Performer: John Legend
Tobias Jesso Jr.; Performer
Strings: Rob Moose; Performer
Synthesizer: Blake Mills; Performer
Vocals: John Legend; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Mixing Engineer: Shawn Everett; Production
Producer: Blake Mills; Production
Recording: Shawn Everett; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

12 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

45 minutes and 54 seconds

Explicit

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

Coverart

Available and up to 1500x1500 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

Studio Quality (Hi-Res)

24bit / 48 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Hi-Res/Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

All tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

R&B, Soul, Singer & Songwriter, Contemporary Singer, Songwriter, Contemporary R&B, Neo-Soul

Label

Columbia

Music Distribution Service

SME Mora Qualitas

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 1, 2016

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

886446097077

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DARKNESS AND LIGHT

1. I Know Better

2. Penthouse Floor

3. Darkness and Light

4. Overload

5. Love Me Now

6. What You Do to Me

7. Surefire

8. Right By You (for Luna)

9. Temporarily Painless

10. How Can I Blame You

11. Same Old Story

12. Marching Into the Dark

Technical Specifications

DARKNESS AND LIGHT

Product information

Release options

1. I Know Better

2. Penthouse Floor

3. Darkness and Light

4. Overload

5. Love Me Now

6. What You Do to Me

7. Surefire

8. Right By You (for Luna)

9. Temporarily Painless

10. How Can I Blame You

11. Same Old Story

12. Marching Into the Dark

Technical Specifications