Phrenology (album)

Phrenology
Studio album by the Roots
Released	November 26, 2002
Recorded	June 2000 – September 2002
Studio	Electric Lady (New York)
Genre	Hip hop progressive rap neo soul rap rock
Length	70:17
Label	MCA
Producer	DJ Scratch, The Grand Wizzards, Kamal Gray, Tahir Jamal, Omar the Scholar, Questlove, Karreem Riggins, Scott Storch, Zoukhan Bey
The Roots chronology
Things Fall Apart (1999) Phrenology (2002) The Tipping Point (2004)
Singles from Phrenology
"Break You Off" Released: 2002 "The Seed (2.0)" Released: March 31, 2003

Phrenology is the fifth studio album by American hip hop band the Roots, released on November 26, 2002, by MCA Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during June 2000 to September 2002^[1] at Electric Lady Studios in New York.^[2] It was primarily produced by members of the band and features contributions from hip hop and neo soul artists such as Cody ChesnuTT, Musiq Soulchild, Talib Kweli, and Jill Scott.

Although it did not parallel the commercial success of the band's previous album, Things Fall Apart, the album reached number 28 on the US Billboard 200 chart and sold steadily, remaining on the chart for 38 weeks.^[3] On June 3, 2003, it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, for shipments of 500,000 copies in the United States.^[4] Upon its release, Phrenology received universal acclaim from music critics, who praised its musical direction and lyrical themes, and it was included in numerous publications' year-end lists of the year's best albums.^{[citation needed]}