The College Dropout (explicit)

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

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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A1We 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
A2Graduation 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
A3All 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 featuring Syleena Johnson3.653:44
A4Spaceship
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 featuring GLC & Consequence3.155:24
A5Jesus 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
B1Never 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 featuring Jay‐Z & J. Ivy3.555:24
B2Get ’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 featuring Talib Kweli & Common34:49
B3The 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
B4Through 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
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associated singles/EPs:All Falls Down
Jesus Walks
The New Workout Plan
Through the Wire
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Wikidata:Q747526 [info]