Studio Album · No. 1

Organix Songwriting Credits by The Roots

1993 Remedy 17 tracks 62:31

Produced by The Roots

Remedy Alternative Hip HopJazz Rap
Complete Artist
100%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 17 of 17 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 17 / 17 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 17 tracks with documented writers, by whether The Roots carries a lyricist or composer credit.

100%
17 trackswritten by The Roots 0 tracksoutside writers
The Roots's roles on this album

Share of the 17 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer100%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

17
Tracks
15
Lyricists
1
Producers
1993
Released
Data Insight

Ten of the 17 tracks carry only band members, the highest in-house share of anything they made. Black Thought and Questlove are on 16 each, Hub on five and Malik B. on two, so the writing is essentially four people in a room. Nothing after this is quite so closed.

Organix came out on Remedy in May 1993, self-released and sold at shows before any label was involved. It runs 62 minutes across 17 tracks.

Track Listing & Credits 17 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
The Roots Is Comin'
Black ThoughtQuestlove Tariq TrotterAhmir Thompson The Roots The Roots (Performer)
2
Pass the Popcorn
Black ThoughtQuestloveKenyatta WarrenJosh Abrams Tariq TrotterAhmir ThompsonKenyatta WarrenJosh Abrams The Roots The Roots (Performer)
3
The Anti-Circle
Black ThoughtQuestloveJosh Abrams Tariq TrotterAhmir ThompsonJosh Abrams The Roots The Roots (Performer)
4
Writer's Block
Black ThoughtQuestloveHub Tariq TrotterAhmir ThompsonLeonard Hubbard The Roots The Roots (Performer)
5
Good Music (Prelude)
Black ThoughtQuestlove Tariq TrotterAhmir Thompson The Roots The Roots (Performer)
6
Good Music
Black ThoughtQuestlove Tariq TrotterAhmir Thompson The Roots The Roots (Performer)
7
Grits
Black ThoughtQuestloveScott StorchMalik B.Tony GreeneJamal Dorsey Tariq TrotterAhmir ThompsonScott StorchMalik Abdul-BasitTony GreeneJamal Dorsey The Roots The Roots (Performer)
8
Leonard I-V
Black ThoughtQuestloveHubScott Storch Tariq TrotterAhmir ThompsonLeonard HubbardScott Storch The Roots The Roots (Performer)
9
I'm Out Deah
Black ThoughtQuestloveScott Storch Tariq TrotterAhmir ThompsonScott Storch The Roots The Roots (Performer)
10
Essawhamah? (Live at the SOULSHACK)
Black ThoughtQuestloveJosh AbramsHubScott Storch Tariq TrotterAhmir ThompsonJosh AbramsLeonard HubbardScott Storch The Roots The Roots (Performer)
11
There's a Riot Going On
QuestloveSylvester Stewart Ahmir ThompsonSylvester Stewart The Roots The Roots (Performer)
12
Popcorn Revisited
Black ThoughtQuestlove Tariq TrotterAhmir Thompson The Roots The Roots (Performer)
13
Peace
Black Thought Tariq Trotter The Roots The Roots (Performer)
14
Common Dust
Black ThoughtQuestloveJosh AbramsKenyatta Warren Tariq TrotterAhmir ThompsonJosh AbramsKenyatta Warren The Roots The Roots (Performer)
15
The Session (Longest Posse Cut in History, 12:43)
Black ThoughtQuestloveScott StorchHubMalik B.Teresa ThompsonRohaneeConway ArmsteadJamal DorseyJoseph SimmonsMicah PittsTony Greene Tariq TrotterAhmir ThompsonScott StorchLeonard HubbardMalik Abdul-BasitTeresa ThompsonRohaneeConway ArmsteadJamal DorseyJoseph SimmonsMicah PittsTony Greene The Roots The Roots (Performer)
16
Syreeta's Having My Baby
Black ThoughtQuestlove Tariq TrotterAhmir Thompson The Roots The Roots (Performer)
17
Carryin' On
Black ThoughtQuestloveScott StorchHub Tariq TrotterAhmir ThompsonScott StorchLeonard Hubbard The Roots The Roots (Performer)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 20 contributors

AT
Ahmir Thompson
Writer
On this album16 written
BT
Black Thought
Writer
On this album16 written
Q
Questlove
Writer
On this album16 written
TT
Tariq Trotter
Writer
On this album16 written
SS
Scott Storch
Writer
On this album6 written
H
Hub
Writer
On this album5 written
LH
Leonard Hubbard
Writer
On this album5 written
JA
Josh Abrams
Writer
On this album4 written
JD
Jamal Dorsey
Writer
On this album2 written
KW
Kenyatta Warren
Writer
On this album2 written
MA
Malik Abdul-Basit
Writer
On this album2 written
MB
Malik B.
Writer
On this album2 written

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Frequently Asked Questions Organix

Who wrote Organix?
Band members are credited on all 17 tracks, and ten of them carry no writer from outside the group.
Was it self-released?
Yes. It came out on Remedy and was sold at shows before the group signed to DGC.
Did any single chart?
The discography lists no single from the album.
Who is on it?
Black Thought, Questlove, Malik B., Hub, Josh Abrams and Scott Storch, among others.
How did it sell?
The discography's certification column is blank for this album and no sales figure is published.
Are engineering credits published?
No. The album article lists producers and writers but no engineers.
How long is the album?
62:31 across 17 tracks.

Sources

Wikipedia: Organix Wikipedia: The Roots discography Cover Art Archive: Organix by The Roots