Wake Up Everybody

It’s been a few weeks since I last heard about a soulful project being cooked up by John Legend and The Roots. As it turns out, it’s a cover album of old soul songs called Wake Up!, which is supposed to drop sometime in the fall.

Earlier today, John Legend himself tweeted out news about the first single:

Be the first to listen to me & the Roots’ new track “Wake Up Everybody” feat. Common & Melanie Fiona.


The single was posted on People Magazine’s website which you can listen to here.

The Roots/John Legend combination is also featured on the new (and soon to be classic) Roots album How I Got Over. On Doin’ It Again, the Roots sample Legend’s voice from his 2006 track Again, and then feature him on their latest single, The Fire.

If you haven’t heard The Fire, check the YouTube video below: