The Roots Come Alive is a live album from the group The Roots

The Roots

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. It was recorded in Zurich

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, Switzerland

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; New York City

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; and other places and released November 2, 1999. An enhanced double-CD edition containing six extra tracks was also released with a limited pressing. The album title is a reference to the popular live album Frampton Comes Alive.

Track listing

1. "Live at the T-Connection"
2. "The Next Movement"
3. "Step into the Realm"
4. "Proceed"
5. "Mellow My Man/Jusufckwithis"
6. "Love of My Life"
7. "The Ultimate"
8. "Don't See Us"
9. "100% Dundee"
10. "Adrenaline!"
11. "Essaywhuman?!???!!!"
12. "Silent Treatment"
13. "The Notic"
14. "You Got Me"
15. "What You Want"
16. "We Got You"
17. "The Lesson - Part III (It's Over Now)"

Two-disc limited-edition track listing

Disc 1

1. "Live at the T-Connection" :48
2. "The Next Movement" 3:49
3. "Step into the Realm" 3:27
4. "Proceed" 2:45
5. "Mellow My Man/Jusufckwithis" 5:02
6. "Love of My Life" 3:44
7. "The Ultimate" 3:58
8. "Don't See Us" 5:22
9. "100% Dundee" 4:30
10. "Adrenaline!" 6:11
11. "Essaywhuman?!!" 5:15
12. "Silent Treatment" 7:19
13. "The Notic" 4:29
14. "You Got Me" 17:15
15. "Encore" :06

Disc 2

1. "What You Want" 4:08
2. "We Got You" :38
3. "The Lesson Part III (It's Over Now)" 4:01
4. "All I Know" 4:02
5. "Y'all Know Who" 3:31
6. "For the Love of Money" 2:04

Disc 2 also contains music videos and photos that you can access on a PC or Mac

Album chart positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1999	The Roots Come Alive	#50	#12

External links

• The Roots Come Alive at Discogs
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• Album article at Billboard
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