Watch the Throne (deluxe version, clean)

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Tracklist

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1No Church in the Wild
additional recording engineer:
Pat Thrall (guitarist, producer & engineer)
recording engineer:
Noah Goldstein (R&B record producer, arranger and songwriter), Brent Kolatalo and Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer)
additional producer:
Om’Mas Keith (lead vocals [Frank Ocean's vocals])
producer:
88‐Keys (US producer/rapper Charles M. Njapa), Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer) and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
instruments:
Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer)
additional vocals:
The‐Dream (US singer, songwriter & RnB producer Terius Youngdell Nash)
lead vocals:
JAY‐Z (US rapper), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Frank Ocean
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roc‐A‐Fella Records, LLC (in 2011)
mixed for:
Dean’s List Productions
produced for:
Dean’s List Productions, Hip Hop Since 1978, Keys Open Doors, LLC, The Analog Genius Corporation and Very Good Beats
recorded at and mixed at:
(The Mercer) Hotel in SoHo
samples:
Don’t Tell a Lie About Me and I Won’t Tell the Truth About You by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), K-Scope by Phil Manzanera and Sunshine Help Me by Spooky Tooth
recording of:
No Church in the Wild
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Charles M. Njapa (US producer/rapper Charles M. Njapa), Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Phil Manzanera, Frank Ocean, J. Maloy Roach, Shawn Carter (US rapper), Terius Nash (US singer, songwriter & RnB producer Terius Youngdell Nash) and Gary Wright (US singer/keyboardist)
JAY‐Z & Kanye West feat. Frank Ocean & The‐Dream4:33
2Lift Off
recording engineer:
Noah Goldstein (R&B record producer, arranger and songwriter)
additional programming:
Hit‐Boy (US hip‐hop producer/rapper Chauncey Hollis), Anthony Kilhoffer and LMFAO (US electronic dance music duo)
engineer:
Pawel Sek (task: orchestral engineering)
additional producer:
Don Jazzy (Nigerian Record Producer)
co-producer:
Pharrell and Q‐Tip (American rapper)
producer:
Jeff Bhasker, Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer) and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer), Noah Goldstein (R&B record producer, arranger and songwriter), Anthony Kilhoffer and LMFAO (US electronic dance music duo)
additional creative direction:
Vincent “DJ Magnum” Biessy
additional vocals:
Bankulli, Don Jazzy (Nigerian Record Producer), Ricardo Lewis, Mr Hudson and Seal (English‐born singer and songwriter)
lead vocals:
Beyoncé, JAY‐Z (US rapper) and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roc‐A‐Fella Records, LLC (in 2011)
produced for:
Dean’s List Productions, Hip Hop Since 1978 and Very Good Beats
miscellaneous support:
Very Good Beats (task: additional programming for)
recorded at:
Barford Estate in Sydney
mixed at:
(The Mercer) Hotel in SoHo
recording of:
Lift Off
writer:
Jeff Bhasker, Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Bruno Mars (US singer), Seal Samuel (English‐born singer and songwriter), Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Pharrell Williams
JAY‐Z & Kanye West feat. Beyoncé4:26
3Ni**as in Paris
recording engineer:
Noah Goldstein (R&B record producer, arranger and songwriter)
additional producer:
Anthony Kilhoffer
producer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer), Hit‐Boy (US hip‐hop producer/rapper Chauncey Hollis) and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Anthony Kilhoffer
lead vocals:
JAY‐Z (US rapper) and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roc‐A‐Fella Records, LLC (in 2011)
produced for:
Dean’s List Productions, Hip Hop Since 1978, Hit-Boy Music Inc. and Very Good Beats
recorded at:
Le Meurice in Paris
mixed at:
(The Mercer) Hotel in SoHo
samples:
Baptizing Scene by Reverend W.A. Donaldson
part of:
Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 11) and Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 2013 winner)
recording of:
Niggas in Paris
writer:
Chauncey Hollis (US hip‐hop producer/rapper Chauncey Hollis), Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Shawn Carter (US rapper) and W.A. Donaldson
JAY‐Z & Kanye West3:39
4Otis
recording engineer:
Noah Goldstein (R&B record producer, arranger and songwriter)
miscellaneous support:
Vincent “DJ Magnum” Biessy (task: additional creative input)
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Anthony Kilhoffer
lead vocals:
JAY‐Z (US rapper) and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roc‐A‐Fella Records, LLC (in 2011)
produced for:
Hip Hop Since 1978 and Very Good Beats
recorded at and mixed at:
(The Mercer) Hotel in SoHo
samples:
Don’t Tell a Lie About Me and I Won’t Tell the Truth About You by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Top Billin’ by Audio Two (Brooklyn, NY hip-hop duo) and Try a Little Tenderness by Otis Redding
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 2012 winner)
recording of:
Otis
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher), Reginald Connelly, Roy C. Hammond (US southern soul singer & songwriter), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Kirk Robinson (Milk Dee), J. Maloy Roach, Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
JAY‐Z & Kanye West feat. Otis Redding2:58
5Gotta Have It
recording engineer and mixer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer) and Noah Goldstein (R&B record producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
The Neptunes (US producer duo Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams)
additional vocals:
Kid Cudi
lead vocals:
JAY‐Z (US rapper) and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roc‐A‐Fella Records, LLC (in 2011)
mixed for:
Dean’s List Productions
co-produced for:
Hip Hop Since 1978 and Very Good Beats
miscellaneous support:
Dean’s List Productions (task: recorded for)
recorded at:
(The Mercer) Hotel in SoHo and Tribeca Grand Hotel in New York
mixed at:
(The Mercer) Hotel in SoHo
samples:
Don’t Tell a Lie About Me and I Won’t Tell the Truth About You by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), My Thang by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
Gotta Have It
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Tony Pinckney, J. Maloy Roach, Shawn Carter (US rapper), Fred Wesley and Pharrell Williams
JAY‐Z & Kanye West2:21
6New Day
recording engineer:
Noah Goldstein (R&B record producer, arranger and songwriter), Brent Kolatalo and Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer)
miscellaneous support:
Vincent “DJ Magnum” Biessy (task: additional creative input)
additional producer:
Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer)
producer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer) and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
additional instruments:
Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer)
lead vocals:
JAY‐Z (US rapper) and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roc‐A‐Fella Records, LLC (in 2011)
mixed for:
Dean’s List Productions
produced for:
Dean’s List Productions, Hip Hop Since 1978 and Very Good Beats
recorded at:
(The Mercer) Hotel in SoHo, Le Meurice in Paris and Tribeca Grand in New York
mixed at:
(The Mercer) Hotel in SoHo
samples:
Feeling Good by Nina Simone
recording of:
New Day
writer:
Leslie Bricusse, Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Anthony Newley (English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker), Robert Diggs (American rapper and actor) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
JAY‐Z & Kanye West4:33
7That’s My Bitch
assistant recording engineer:
Gaylord Holomalia and Christian Mochizuki
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer), Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer), Noah Goldstein (R&B record producer, arranger and songwriter) and Anthony Kilhoffer
assistant engineer:
Chris Soper
co-producer:
Jeff Bhasker
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Q‐Tip (American rapper)
mixer:
Q‐Tip (American rapper) and Blair Wells (engineer)
additional vocals:
Ely Jackson, Connie Mitchell and Justin Vernon
lead vocals:
JAY‐Z (US rapper) and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roc‐A‐Fella Records, LLC (in 2011)
produced for:
Hip Hop Since 1978 and Very Good Beats
miscellaneous support:
Dean’s List Productions (task: recorded for)
recorded at:
Avex Recording Studio in Honolulu and Electric Lady in Greenwich Village
mixed at:
MSR Studios in New York
samples:
Apache by Incredible Bongo Band and Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
That’s My Bitch
writer:
Jeff Bhasker, James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group), Kamaal Fareed (American rapper), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Ron Lenhoff, Jerry Lordan, Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Justin Vernon
JAY‐Z & Kanye West3:23
8Welcome to the Jungle
recording engineer:
Noah Goldstein (R&B record producer, arranger and songwriter), Brent Kolatalo and Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer)
producer:
Swizz Beatz (US hip hop producer)
mixer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
instruments:
Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer)
keyboard [keys]:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
additional vocals:
Acapella Soul and Swizz Beatz (US hip hop producer)
lead vocals:
JAY‐Z (US rapper) and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roc‐A‐Fella Records, LLC (in 2011)
mixed for:
Dean’s List Productions
produced for:
Swizz Beatz Productions
recorded at:
(The Mercer) Hotel in SoHo and Tribeca Grand Hotel in New York
mixed at:
(The Mercer) Hotel in SoHo
recording of:
Welcome to the Jungle
writer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Kasseem Dean (US hip hop producer) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
JAY‐Z & Kanye West2:54
9Who Gon Stop Me
recording engineer:
Noah Goldstein (R&B record producer, arranger and songwriter)
additional producer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Shama “Sak Pase” Joseph of the Jugganauts
mixer:
Anthony Kilhoffer
additional vocals:
Mr Hudson, Verse Simmonds and Swizz Beatz (US hip hop producer)
lead vocals:
JAY‐Z (US rapper) and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roc‐A‐Fella Records, LLC (in 2011)
produced for:
Dean’s List Productions, Hip Hop Since 1978 and Very Good Beats
recorded at and mixed at:
(The Mercer) Hotel in SoHo
samples:
I Can't Stop by Flux Pavilion
recording of:
Who Gon Stop Me
writer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer), Joshua Kierkegaard, Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Maurice Simmonds and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
JAY‐Z & Kanye West4:17
10Murder to Excellence
assistant recording engineer:
Mat Arnold
recording engineer:
Noah Goldstein (R&B record producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
S1 (producer Larry Griffin, aka S1) and Swizz Beatz (US hip hop producer)
mixer:
Anthony Kilhoffer
additional keyboard [keys]:
Caleb McCampbell (Caleb McCampbell)
additional vocals:
Kid Cudi
lead vocals:
JAY‐Z (US rapper) and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roc‐A‐Fella Records, LLC (in 2011)
produced for:
Soul Kontrollaz Productions and Very Good Beats
miscellaneous support:
S.K.P. (task: additional keys for)
recorded at:
Real World Studios in Box
mixed at:
(The Mercer) Hotel in SoHo
recording of:
Murder to Excellence
writer:
Quincy Jones, Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Kasseem Dean (US hip hop producer), Larry Griffin Jr. (producer Larry Griffin, aka S1), Harvey Mason Jr. (hip hop/R&B producer, part of Underdogs), Gabriela Modorcea, Mihaela Modorcea, Joel Rosenbaum, Scott Mescudi, Caiphus Semenya (South African musician and composer), Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Bill Summers
JAY‐Z & Kanye West5:01
11Made in America
recording engineer:
Noah Goldstein (R&B record producer, arranger and songwriter)
additional producer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer) and Om’Mas Keith (lead vocals [Frank Ocean's vocals])
producer:
Shama “Sak Pase” Joseph of the Jugganauts
mixer:
Anthony Kilhoffer
violin:
Laura Escudé (producer, performer live show designer)
lead vocals:
JAY‐Z (US rapper), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Frank Ocean
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roc‐A‐Fella Records, LLC (in 2011)
produced for:
Dean’s List Productions and The Analog Genius Corporation
recorded at and mixed at:
(The Mercer) Hotel in SoHo
recording of:
Made in America
writer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Frank Ocean, Shama Joseph and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
JAY‐Z & Kanye West feat. Frank Ocean4:52
12Why I Love You
recording engineer:
Mat Arnold and Noah Goldstein (R&B record producer, arranger and songwriter)
co-producer:
Anthony Kilhoffer
producer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer) and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
cello:
Chris “Hitchcock” Chorney
lead vocals:
JAY‐Z (US rapper), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Mr Hudson
cello arranger:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roc‐A‐Fella Records, LLC (in 2011)
mixed for:
Dean’s List Productions
produced for:
Dean’s List Productions, Hip Hop Since 1978 and Very Good Beats
recorded at:
Barford Estate in Sydney and Real World Studios in Box
mixed at:
(The Mercer) Hotel in SoHo
samples:
I ♥ U So by Cassius (French electro dance duo)
recording of:
Why I Love You
writer:
Hubert Blanc-Francard, Tony Camillo, Philippe Cerboneschi, Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Mary Sawyer and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
JAY‐Z & Kanye West feat. Mr Hudson3:21
13Illest Motherf**ker Alive
assistant recording engineer:
Mat Arnold
recording engineer:
Noah Goldstein (R&B record producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Southside (US rapper, producer)
mixer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
cello:
Chris “Hitchcock” Chorney
additional vocals:
Bankulli, Aude Cardona and Kid Cudi
lead vocals:
JAY‐Z (US rapper) and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
cello arranger:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roc‐A‐Fella Records, LLC (in 2011)
mixed for:
Dean’s List Productions
produced for:
Dean’s List Productions, Hip Hop Since 1978, Mizay Entertainment and Very Good Beats
recorded at:
Real World Studios in Box
mixed at:
(The Mercer) Hotel in SoHo
recording of:
Illest Motherfucker Alive
writer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer), Joshua Luellen (US rapper, producer), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Scott Mescudi and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
JAY‐Z & Kanye West8:23
14H•A•M
assistant recording engineer:
Mat Arnold
recording engineer:
Noah Goldstein (R&B record producer, arranger and songwriter)
additional producer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
co-producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
producer:
Lexus “Lex Luger” Lewis (producer)
mixer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
cello:
Chris “Hitchcock” Chorney
additional vocals:
Aude Cardona and Jacob Lewis Smith
lead vocals:
JAY‐Z (US rapper) and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
cello arranger:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roc‐A‐Fella Records, LLC (in 2011)
mixed for:
Dean’s List Productions
co-produced for:
Hip Hop Since 1978 and Very Good Beats
produced for:
Dean’s List Productions and Mizay Entertainment, Inc.
recorded at:
(The Mercer) Hotel in SoHo and Real World Studios in Box
mixed at:
(The Mercer) Hotel in SoHo
recording of:
H•A•M
writer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Luxus Lewis (producer) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
Kanye West & JAY Z4:36
15Primetime
recording engineer:
Noah Goldstein (R&B record producer, arranger and songwriter)
producer:
NO ID (producer)
mixer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
bass guitar:
Brent Kolatalo
drums (drum set):
Dylan Wissing
guitar and piano:
Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer)
keyboard [keys]:
Brent Kolatalo and Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer)
vocals:
JAY‐Z (US rapper) and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roc‐A‐Fella Records, LLC (in 2011)
mixed for:
Dean’s List Productions
produced for:
Rich Daily Since ’71
recorded at and mixed at:
(The Mercer) Hotel in SoHo
samples:
Action (radio version) by Orange Krush
recording of:
Primetime
writer:
Ernest Wilson (producer), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Maureen Reid, Shawn Carter (US rapper), Russell Simmons and Larry Smith (US hip hop producer)
JAY‐Z & Kanye West3:19
16The Joy
assistant recording engineer:
Gaylord Holomalia and Christian Mochizuki
recording engineer:
Anthony Kilhoffer
additional producer:
Jeff Bhasker and Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Pete Rock (US hip hop producer)
mixer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
bass and keyboard [keyboards]:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
additional vocals:
Kid Cudi, Pete Rock (US hip hop producer) and Charlie Wilson (R&B singer)
lead vocals:
JAY‐Z (US rapper) and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Roc‐A‐Fella Records, LLC (in 2011)
mixed for:
Dean’s List Productions
produced for:
Dean’s List Productions, Hip Hop Since 1978, Soul Brother #1 Productions and Very Good Beats
recorded at:
Avex Recording Studio in Honolulu
samples:
Different Strokes by Syl Johnson
recording of:
The Joy
writer:
Johnny Cameron (60s/70s Chicago funk/soul producer/arranger), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Curtis Mayfield, Peter Phillips (US hip hop producer), Scott Mescudi, Shawn Carter (US rapper) and John Zachary
JAY‐Z & Kanye West feat. Curtis Mayfield5:16