"Where Are We Going?" is a Marvin Gaye song produced by The Mizell Brothers in 1972 for a an album that was to follow "What's Goin' On". The album and song were shelved, in part because the Mizell Brothers were not part of Motown. They took the song to jazz musician Donald Byrd, who recorded it as well. A previous mix had Marvin's alternate version: this mix has alternate version #2, Byrd's version and a live radio show version by Josh Rouse.
A couple other song repeat across the mix. "Sword Of Damocles (Externally)" is from Lou Reed's 1992 album Magic and Loss, here with a cover from Joseph Arthur's tribute album Lou from 2014; as well as Neil Young's "Little Wing", originally recorded for his shelved 1977 album Homegrown but released a few years later for his 1980 album Hawks & Doves, also here with a recent cover by Elizabeth Mitchell.
Q-Tip's "Higher" samples Roy Haynes' "Wonderin'", the "2 tha 3" mix of The Pharcyde's "Soul Flower" samples "The Memory" by Roy Ayers Ubiquity and Organized Konfusion's "Stress" samples "Mingus Fingus No. 2" by Charles Mingus.
The rest: a cover of David Bowie & Queen's "Under Pressure" by Karen O with Willie Nelson, The Dodd Sisters' sassy "You Yum Yum Yitty Yitty Yea", Wanda Robinson's poetic "My Father Is Dying", Spontaneous Overthrow's philosophic "All About Money", Floyd Family Singers' prophetic "That's A Sign Of The Times", Keith Courvale's lusty "Trapped Love", a version of The Breeders' "Divine Hammer" with the band backing J Mascis called "Divine Mascis", Seger Ellis' rustic "Montana Call" and the wistful "Trains" by Mav'rick"
