The College Dropout (later advanced bootleg)

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

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Intro
Kanye West1:20
2Self Conscious
Kanye West3:46
3Jesus Walks (intro)
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 West0:52
4Jesus Walks
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 West3:32
5Two 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 Choir3.84:28
6The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
performer:
Consequence (US rapper)
samples:
I Wish You Were Here by Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer)
Kanye West4:13
7Breathe In, Breathe Out
performer:
Ludacris (US rapper & actor)
recording of:
Breathe In, Breathe Out
composer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Brian "All Day" Miller
Kanye West feat. Ludacris5:26
8Keep the Receipt
performer:
Dirt McGirt (Wu‐Tang founder, NYC rapper/producer)
samples:
Bells by Billy Preston
Kanye West feat. Ol’ Dirty Bastard43:31
9Heavy Hitters
Kanye West3:04
10Slow Jamz
performer:
Jamie Foxx (actor, comedian, and singer)
recording of:
Slow Jamz
composer:
Carl Terrell Mitchell (US rapper) and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West feat. Twista & Jamie Foxx5:00
11My Way
samples:
My Way by Irene Reid
Kanye West3:26
12Family Affair
Kanye West4:41
13Through the Wire
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 West4:37
14Never Let Me Down
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. Ivy4:32
15Home
samples:
You’ll Never Walk Alone by Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles
Kanye West34:05
16Through the Wire (remix)
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 West2:20
17Wack Niggaz
performer:
Talib Kweli
Kanye West feat. Talib Kweli1:45
18I Need to Know
Kanye West2:25

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:All Falls Down
Jesus Walks
The New Workout Plan
Through the Wire
part of:Music Genre Tree (Canonical album list from musicgenretree.org – one representative release per genre.)
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Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/6983 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Kanye-west/The-college-dropout [info]
reviews:http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8767-the-college-dropout/ [info]
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/7733/38199 [info]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/z4wx [info]
https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/5216/Kanye-West-The-College-Dropout/ [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/kanye_west/the_college_dropout/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000326741 [info]
Wikidata:Q747526 [info]