℗ 2021 Naht Jona, under exclusive license to Verve Label Group, a division of UMG Recordings; A Verve Records release
| Released | March 19, 2021 |
| Duration | 37m 58s |
| Record Label | Verve |
| Genre | R & B |
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1.1
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WE ARE (feat. St. Augustine High School Marching 100, David Gauthier, Gospel Soul Children Choir, Craig Adams, Braedon Gautier, Brennan Gautier, Autumn Rowe)
Jon Batiste; St. Augustine High School Marching 100 |
4:25 | |||
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1.2
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TELL THE TRUTH
Jon Batiste |
3:21 | |||
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1.3
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CRY
Jon Batiste |
3:57 | |||
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1.4
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I NEED YOU
Jon Batiste |
2:37 | |||
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1.5
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WHATCHUTALKINBOUT
Jon Batiste |
2:21 | |||
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1.6
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BOY HOOD (feat. PJ Morton, Trombone Shorty)
Jon Batiste; PJ Morton; Trombone Shorty |
4:26 | |||
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1.7
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MOVEMENT 11’
Jon Batiste |
2:02 | |||
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1.8
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ADULTHOOD (feat. Hot 8 Brass Band)
Jon Batiste; Hot 8 Brass Band |
3:42 | |||
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1.9
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MAVIS
Jon Batiste; Mavis Staples |
0:20 | |||
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1.10
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FREEDOM
Jon Batiste |
2:58 | |||
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1.11
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SHOW ME THE WAY (feat. Zadie Smith)
Jon Batiste; Zadie Smith |
3:40 | |||
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1.12
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SING
Jon Batiste |
3:07 | |||
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1.13
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UNTIL
Jon Batiste; Mardi Gras Indian Show |
1:02 |
Grammy Award WINNER, 2022 – Record Of The Year
Freedom
Jon Batiste, DJ Khalil, Kizzo & Autumn Rowe, producers; Russ Elevado, Kizzo & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineer
Grammy Award WINNER, 2022 – Album Of The Year
Grammy Award Nomination, 2022 – Best Traditional R&B Performance
I Need You
Grammy Award Nomination, 2022 – Best R&B Album
Grammy Award WINNER, 2022 – Best American Roots Performance
Cry
Grammy Award WINNER, 2022 – Best American Roots Song
Cry
Jon Batiste & Steve McEwan, songwriters
Grammy Award Nomination, 2022 – Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Ricky Reed
Sing (T)
Grammy Award WINNER, 2022 – Best Music Video
Freedom
Alan Ferguson, video director; Alex P. Willson, video producer
Grammy-nominated artist and activist Jon Batiste releases his powerful new album, We Are, celebrating Black American culture and music while exploring themes of lineage, authenticity, excellence, and evolution. This album is about honouring roots and traditions while looking forward to the future and constantly evolving. Featuring Mavis Staples, Zadie Smith, PJ Morton, Trombone Shorty, Kizzo, Autumn Rowe, Steve Jordan, and many more!
“Look at what we’re doing. We’re using music to bring people together of all races, of all genders – for Black lives…We have to fight apathy more than anything. And we have to fight for Black lives, and right now, if we don’t do that, nobody will. We’re the ones. WE ARE. We are the chosen ones. We can change this.”
- Jon Batiste
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Verve Studio Masters
Track 9 – contains material which has been processed by a perceptual audio coding algorithm
Track 9 – contains material which has been processed by a perceptual audio coding algorithm
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.47 -3.11 to -0.20 | -13.57 -22.53 to -8.36 | -11.20 -17.20 to -6.70 | 8 4 to 16 | |
| 1 | WE ARE (feat. St. Augustine High School Marching 100, David Gauthier, Gospel Soul Children Choir, Craig Adams, Braedon Gautier, Brennan Gautier, Autumn Rowe) | -0.20 | -12.52 | -9.7 | 7 |
| 2 | TELL THE TRUTH | -0.20 | -8.36 | -6.7 | 4 |
| 3 | CRY | -0.20 | -12.04 | -9.9 | 7 |
| 4 | I NEED YOU | -0.62 | -10.92 | -8.9 | 6 |
| 5 | WHATCHUTALKINBOUT | -0.20 | -12.17 | -10.0 | 7 |
| 6 | BOY HOOD (feat. PJ Morton, Trombone Shorty) | -0.20 | -14.60 | -13.3 | 8 |
| 7 | MOVEMENT 11’ | -0.33 | -16.42 | -12.3 | 9 |
| 8 | ADULTHOOD (feat. Hot 8 Brass Band) | -0.20 | -15.56 | -13.9 | 10 |
| 9 | MAVIS | -0.20 | -22.53 | -17.2 | 16 |
| 10 | FREEDOM | -0.20 | -10.28 | -8.7 | 6 |
| 11 | SHOW ME THE WAY (feat. Zadie Smith) | -0.20 | -9.13 | -7.7 | 5 |
| 12 | SING | -0.20 | -14.13 | -12.6 | 8 |
| 13 | UNTIL | -3.11 | -17.73 | -14.7 | 10 |