The College Dropout (special edition)

~ Release by Kanye West (see all versions of this release, 19 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
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1Intro
recording engineer:
Rabeka Tunei
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
additional vocals:
DeRay Davis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2004)
recording of:
Intro
composer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West1.550:19
2We Don’t Care
recording engineer:
Rich Balmer and Eugene A. Toale
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
violin:
Miri Ben‐Ari
additional vocals:
John Legend and Riccarda Watkins
background vocals:
Keyshia Cole
violin arranger:
Miri Ben‐Ari
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2004)
samples:
I Just Wanna Stop by The Jimmy Castor Bunch
recording of:
We Don’t Care
composer:
Miri Ben‐Ari and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West3.154:00
3Graduation Day
recording engineer:
Anthony Kilhoffer and Eugene A. Toale
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
guitar:
Eric “E‐Bass” Johnson (hip hop guitarist & producer) and Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer)
percussion:
Frank "Knuckles" Walker
piano:
John Legend
violin:
Miri Ben‐Ari
vocals:
John Legend
violin arranger:
Miri Ben‐Ari
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2004)
recording of:
Graduation Day
composer:
Miri Ben‐Ari, John Stephens and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West1.51:22
4All Falls Down
recording engineer:
Rabeka Tunei and Tasuya Sato (engineer)
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
acoustic guitar:
Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer)
guitar [guitars]:
Eric “E‐Bass” Johnson (hip hop guitarist & producer)
guest vocals:
Syleena Johnson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2003)
recording of:
All Falls Down
composer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
is based on:
Mystery of Iniquity
revision of:
All Falls Down (original)
Kanye West feat. Syleena Johnson3.653:43
5I’ll Fly Away
recording engineer:
Rabeka Tunei
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
piano:
Ervin Pope
additional vocals:
DeRay Davis and Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2004)
cover recording of:
I’ll Fly Away
lyricist and composer:
Albert E. Brumley (in 1929)
writer:
Albert E. Brumley and Matthew D. Washington
publisher:
Skyhill Music
Kanye West2.61:10
6Spaceship
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer), Rabeka Tunei and Tatsuya Sato (engineer)
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
additional vocals:
John Legend and Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer)
guest performer:
Consequence (US rapper) and GLC (US rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2004)
samples:
Distant Lover by Marvin Gaye
recording of:
Spaceship
composer:
Dexter Raymond Mills Jr. (US rapper), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Leonard Harris (US rapper) and Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer)
Kanye West feat. GLC & Consequence3.155:24
7Jesus Walks
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer), Tatsuya Sato (engineer) and Eugene A. Toale
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
violin:
Miri Ben‐Ari
additional vocals:
John Legend
violin arranger:
Miri Ben‐Ari
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2004)
samples:
Walk With Me by The ARC Choir (Addicts Rehabilitation Center Gospel Choir)
live recording of:
Jesus Walks (on 2011-04-17)
writer:
Che Smith and Curtis Lundy (American Musician, composer, producer, choir director, arranger and double bassist)
composer:
Miri Ben‐Ari and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West3.753:14
8Never Let Me Down
recording engineer:
Young Guru (American audio engineer and producer), Anthony Kilhoffer, Brent Kolatalo and Rabeka Tunei
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
bass guitar:
Keenan "Kee-note" Holloway
guitar family:
Glenn Jeffery
keyboard:
Ervin Pope
percussion:
Frank "Knuckles" Walker
background vocals:
John Legend and Tracie Spencer (US R&B & pop singer)
guest performer:
J. Ivy (US poet, spoken word artist, and author) and JAY‐Z (US rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2004)
samples:
Maybe It’s the Power of Love by Blackjack (late ’70s/early ’80s US soft rock band)
recording of:
Never Let Me Down
composer:
James Richardson (US poet, spoken word artist, and author), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
Kanye West feat. JAY‐Z & J. Ivy3.455:24
9Get ’Em High
recording engineer:
Dave Dar and Anthony Kilhoffer
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
additional vocals:
Sumeke Rainey
guest performer:
Common (US rapper) and Talib Kweli
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2004)
recording of:
Get ’Em High
composer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Lonnie Rashid Lynn (US rapper) and Talib Kweli Greene
Kanye West feat. Talib Kweli & Common34:49
10Workout Plan
recording engineer:
Rabeka Tunei
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2004)
recording of:
Workout Plan
composer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West20:46
11The New Workout Plan
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer), Keith Slattery and Eugene A. Toale
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Jared Lopez, Manny Marroquin and Veit Renn
guitar family:
Eric “E‐Bass” Johnson (hip hop guitarist & producer)
piano:
Ervin Pope
violin:
Miri Ben‐Ari
additional vocals:
John Legend and Sumeke Rainey
violin arranger:
Miri Ben‐Ari
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2004)
recording of:
The New Workout Plan
composer:
Miri Ben‐Ari, Bosko Kante, John Stephens, Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Sumeke Rainey
Kanye West35:23
12Slow Jamz
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
bass guitar:
Keenan "Kee-note" Holloway
guitar family:
Glenn Jeffery
keyboard:
Ervin Pope
percussion:
Frank "Knuckles" Walker
piano:
John Legend
additional vocals:
Aisha Tyler
guest performer:
Jamie Foxx (actor, comedian, and singer) and Twista (US rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 2004) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2004)
samples:
A House Is Not a Home (album version) by Luther Vandross
recording of:
Slow Jamz
composer:
Carl Terrell Mitchell (US rapper) and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West feat. Twista & Jamie Foxx3.655:16
13Breathe In, Breathe Out
recording engineer:
Jason Rauhoff and Eugene A. Toale
co-producer:
Brian "All Day" Miller
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
violin:
Miri Ben‐Ari
guest performer:
Ludacris (US rapper & actor)
violin arranger:
Miri Ben‐Ari
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2004)
recording of:
Breathe In, Breathe Out
composer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Brian "All Day" Miller
Kanye West feat. Ludacris3.154:07
14School Spirit (skit 1)
recording engineer:
Rabeka Tunei
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
additional vocals:
DeRay Davis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2004)
recording of:
School Spirit (skit 1)
composer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West1.61:19
15School Spirit
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Rabeka Tunei
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
additional vocals:
DeRay Davis and Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2004)
samples:
Spirit in the Dark (stereo) by Aretha Franklin
recording of:
School Spirit
composer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West33:02
16School Spirit (skit 2)
recording engineer:
Rabeka Tunei
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
keyboard:
Ervin Pope
additional vocals:
DeRay Davis and Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2004)
recording of:
School Spirit (skit 2)
composer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West1.250:44
17Lil Jimmy (skit)
recording engineer:
Rabeka Tunei
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
piano:
Ervin Pope
violin:
Miri Ben‐Ari
additional vocals:
DeRay Davis and Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2004)
recording of:
Lil Jimmy (skit)
composer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West1.50:54
18Two Words
recording engineer:
Marc Fuller, Keith Slattery and Carlisle Young
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
keyboard:
Keith Slattery
violin:
Miri Ben‐Ari
additional guest vocals:
The Boys Choir of Harlem
guest performer:
Freeway (US rapper Leslie Pridgen) and Mos Def (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def)
violin arranger:
Miri Ben‐Ari
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2003)
samples:
Peace and Love (Amani Na Mapenzi), Movement III: Time by Mandrill (American funk band)
recording of:
Two Words
composer:
Dante Smith (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Leslie Pridgen (US rapper Leslie Pridgen)
Kanye West feat. Mos Def, Freeway & The Harlem Boys Choir3.84:26
19Through the Wire
recording engineer:
Franny Graham
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2003)
samples:
Through the Fire (album version) by Chaka Khan
music videos:
Through the Wire by Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
recording of:
Through the Wire
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Tom Keane (keyboards, of The Keane Brothers) and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Bravo and Encore Music, Dyad Music Ltd., Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI) and TomJon Music Publishing Company
is based on:
Through the Fire
Kanye West3.73:41
20Family Business
recording engineer:
Rabeka Tunei
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
piano:
Josh Zandman
additional vocals:
Thomasina Atkins, Thai Jones and Tarrey Torae
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2004)
samples:
All That Glitters by Death in Vegas
recording of:
Family Business
composer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
additional instruments arranger:
Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer)
Kanye West3.84:39
21Last Call
recording engineer:
Brent Kolatalo and Rabeka Tunei
additional producer:
Porse
co-producer:
Evidence (US rapper, member of Dilated Peoples)
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
additional bass guitar:
Keenan "Kee-note" Holloway
bass guitar, guitar, keyboard and percussion:
Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer)
guitar family:
Glenn Jeffery
piano:
Ervin Pope
additional vocals:
John Legend and Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer)
vocals:
Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2004)
samples:
Mr. Rockefeller by Bette Midler
recording of:
Last Call
composer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer) and Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer)
Kanye West2.712:43
22Heavy Hitters
recording of:
Heavy Hitters
Kanye West feat. GLC3:56
2▼DVD: Bonus DVD
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1Through the Wire
video director:
Coodie & Chike
music video for:
Through the Wire by Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
recording of:
Through the Wire
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Tom Keane (keyboards, of The Keane Brothers) and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Bravo and Encore Music, Dyad Music Ltd., Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI) and TomJon Music Publishing Company
is based on:
Through the Fire
?:??
2Slow Jam
recording of:
Slow Jamz
composer:
Carl Terrell Mitchell (US rapper) and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
?:??
3All Falls Down
recording of:
All Falls Down
composer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
is based on:
Mystery of Iniquity
revision of:
All Falls Down (original)
?:??
4Two Words
recording of:
Two Words
composer:
Dante Smith (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Leslie Pridgen (US rapper Leslie Pridgen)
?:??
5Jesus Walks (trilogy)
?:??
6The New Workout Plan (extended)
recording of:
The New Workout Plan
composer:
Miri Ben‐Ari, Bosko Kante, John Stephens, Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Sumeke Rainey
?:??
3▼CD: Bonus CD
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1We Don’t Care (reprise)
samples:
We Don’t Care by Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) (background vocals)
edit of:
We Don’t Care (reprise) (review copy for Entertainment Weekly) by Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) feat. Keyshia Cole
Kanye West feat. Keyshia Cole2:57
2Jesus Walks (remix)
recording of:
Jesus Walks
writer:
Che Smith and Curtis Lundy (American Musician, composer, producer, choir director, arranger and double bassist)
composer:
Miri Ben‐Ari and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West feat. Mase & Common4:58
3It’s Alright
Kanye West feat. Mase & John Legend3:51
4The New Workout Plan (remix)
recording of:
The New Workout Plan
composer:
Miri Ben‐Ari, Bosko Kante, John Stephens, Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Sumeke Rainey
Kanye West feat. Fonzworth Bentley, Luke & Twista4:02
5Two Words (cinematic)
recording of:
Two Words
composer:
Dante Smith (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Leslie Pridgen (US rapper Leslie Pridgen)
Kanye West feat. The Boys Choir of Harlem4:06
6Never Let Me Down (cinematic)
recording of:
Never Let Me Down
composer:
James Richardson (US poet, spoken word artist, and author), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
Kanye West5:16