I’ll Fly Away

~ Recording by Kanye West

Annotation

Cover of "I'll Fly Away", a classic gospel song written by Albert E. Brumley.

Annotation last modified on 2010-05-03 04:07 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.5I’ll Fly Away1:10Kanye WestThe College Dropout (explicit)Kanye WestAlbum
  • XE2004-02-09
Roc‐A‐Fella Records986 173-9
1.5I’ll Fly Away1:10Kanye WestThe College Dropout (explicit)Kanye WestAlbum
  • US2004-02-10
Roc‐A‐Fella RecordsB0002030-02
1.5I’ll Fly Away1:10Kanye WestThe College Dropout (edited/clean version)Kanye WestAlbum
  • US2004-02-10
Roc‐A‐Fella RecordsB0002035-02
1.5I’ll Fly Away1:10Kanye WestThe College DropoutKanye WestAlbum
  • GB2004-02-16
Roc‐A‐Fella Records9862061
1.5I’ll Fly Away1:10Kanye WestThe College DropoutKanye WestAlbum
  • JP2005-03-02
Roc‐A‐Fella RecordsUICD-6098
1.5I’ll Fly Away1:10Kanye WestThe College Dropout (special edition)Kanye WestAlbum
  • JP2005-05-04
Roc‐A‐Fella RecordsUICD 6097
1.5I’ll Fly Away1:10Kanye WestThe College DropoutKanye WestAlbum
  • JP2005-09-21
Roc‐A‐Fella RecordsUICY-90008
1.5I’ll Fly Away1:10Kanye WestThe College DropoutKanye WestAlbum
  • JP2007-05-23
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)UICD-3019
1.5I’ll Fly Away1:10Kanye WestThe College Dropout +1Kanye WestAlbum
  • JP2012-09-19
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)UICY-20383
1.5I’ll Fly Away1:09Kanye WestThe College Dropout (explicit)Kanye WestAlbum
  • XW2018-07-16
Def Jam Records (a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
1.5I’ll Fly Away1:10Kanye WestThe College Dropout (white cover, pink lettering)Kanye WestAlbum
Roc‐A‐Fella RecordsB0002030-02

Relationships

recording engineer:Rabeka Tunei
producer:Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:Manny Marroquin
piano:Ervin Pope
additional vocals:DeRay Davis
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)
purchase for download:https://music.apple.com/us/song/1412873324 [info]
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/6MgGapP3EPFm9kYUvYBTZR [info]
https://www.deezer.com/track/528869471 [info]
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/us/song/1412873324 [info]
https://tidal.com/track/92099362 [info]
recording of:I’ll Fly Away (cover)

Related works

I’ll Fly Away

lyricist and composer:Albert E. Brumley (in 1929)
writer:Albert E. Brumley
Matthew D. Washington
publisher:Skyhill Music
later translated versions:J’m’envolerai