The College Dropout (explicit)

~ Release by Kanye West (see all versions of this release, 17 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
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1Intro
recording engineer:
Rabeka Tunei
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
additional vocals:
DeRay Davis
recording of:
Intro
composer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West1.550:19
2We Don’t Care
recording engineer:
Rich Balmer and Eugene A. Toale
producer:
Ye (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
samples:
I Just Wanna Stop by The Jimmy Castor Bunch
recording of:
We Don’t Care
composer:
Miri Ben‐Ari and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West3.154:00
3Graduation Day
recording engineer:
Anthony Kilhoffer and Eugene A. Toale
producer:
Ye (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
recording of:
Graduation Day
composer:
Miri Ben‐Ari, John Stephens and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West1.51:22
4All Falls Down
recording engineer:
Rabeka Tunei and Tatsuya Sato (engineer)
producer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
acoustic guitar:
Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer)
guitar family:
Eric “E‐Bass” Johnson (hip hop guitarist & producer)
guest performer:
Syleena Johnson
performer:
Syleena Johnson
samples:
Mystery of Iniquity (live, 2001-07-21: MTV Studios, New York City, NY, USA) by Lauryn Hill
recording of:
All Falls Down
composer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West feat. Syleena Johnson3.653:44
5I’ll Fly Away
recording engineer:
Rabeka Tunei
producer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
piano:
Ervin Pope
additional vocals:
DeRay Davis and Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer)
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:
Ye (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)
samples:
Distant Lover by Marvin Gaye
recording of:
Spaceship
composer:
Dexter Raymond Mills Jr. (US rapper), Leonard Harris (US rapper), Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer) and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West feat. GLC & Consequence3.155:24
7Jesus Walks
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer), Tatsuya Sato (engineer) and Eugene A. Toale
producer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
violin:
Miri Ben‐Ari
additional vocals:
John Legend
violin arranger:
Miri Ben‐Ari
samples:
Walk With Me by The ARC Choir (Addicts Rehabilitation Center Gospel Choir)
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 Ye (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West3.753:14
8Never Let Me Down
recording engineer:
Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton, Anthony Kilhoffer, Brent Kolatalo and Rabeka Tunei
producer:
Ye (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)
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), Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West feat. Jay‐Z & J. Ivy3.455:24
9Get ’Em High
recording engineer:
Dave Dar and Anthony Kilhoffer
producer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
additional vocals:
Sumeke Rainey
guest performer:
Common (US rapper) and Talib Kweli
recording of:
Get ’Em High
composer:
Lonnie Rashid Lynn (US rapper), Talib Kweli Greene and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West feat. Talib Kweli & Common34:49
10Workout Plan
recording engineer:
Rabeka Tunei
producer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
recording of:
Workout Plan
composer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West20:46
11The New Workout Plan
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer), Keith Slattery and Eugene A. Toale
producer:
Ye (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
recording of:
The New Workout Plan
composer:
Miri Ben‐Ari, Bosko Kante, John Stephens, Sumeke Rainey and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West2.855:23
12Slow Jamz
producer:
Ye (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)
samples:
A House Is Not a Home (album version) by Luther Vandross
recording of:
Slow Jamz
composer:
Carl Terrell Mitchell (US rapper) and Ye (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:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
violin:
Miri Ben‐Ari
guest performer:
Ludacris (US rapper & actor)
violin arranger:
Miri Ben‐Ari
recording of:
Breathe In, Breathe Out
composer:
Brian "All Day" Miller and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West feat. Ludacris3.154:07
14School Spirit (skit 1)
recording engineer:
Rabeka Tunei
producer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
additional vocals:
DeRay Davis
recording of:
School Spirit
composer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
recording of:
School Spirit (skit 1)
composer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West1.61:19
15School Spirit
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Rabeka Tunei
producer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
additional vocals:
DeRay Davis and Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer)
samples:
Spirit in the Dark (stereo) by Aretha Franklin
recording of:
School Spirit
composer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West33:02
16School Spirit (skit 2)
recording engineer:
Rabeka Tunei
producer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
keyboard:
Ervin Pope
additional vocals:
DeRay Davis and Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer)
recording of:
School Spirit
composer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
recording of:
School Spirit (skit 2)
composer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West1.250:44
17Lil Jimmy (skit)
recording engineer:
Rabeka Tunei
producer:
Ye (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)
recording of:
Lil Jimmy (skit)
composer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West1.50:54
18Two Words
recording engineer:
Marc Fuller, Keith Slattery and Carlisle Young
producer:
Ye (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
violin arranger:
Miri Ben‐Ari
samples:
Peace and Love (Amani Na Mapenzi), Movement III: Time by Mandrill (American funk band)
recording of:
Two Words
composer:
Dante Smith, Leslie Pridgen (US rapper Leslie Pridgen) and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West feat. Mos Def, Freeway & The Harlem Boys Choir3.84:26
19Through the Wire
recording engineer:
Franny Graham
producer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
samples:
Through the Fire 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), Tom Keane (keyboards, of The Keane Brothers), Cynthia Weil and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
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:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
piano:
Josh Zandman
additional vocals:
Thomasina Atkins, Thai Jones and Tarrey Torae
samples:
All That Glitters by Death in Vegas
recording of:
Family Business
composer:
Ye (formerly Kanye West)
additional instruments arranger:
Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer)
Kanye West3.654:39
21Last Call
recording engineer:
Brent Kolatalo and Rabeka Tunei
additional producer:
Porse
co-producer:
Evidence (US rapper, member of Dilated Peoples)
producer:
Ye (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)
samples:
Mr. Rockefeller by Bette Midler
recording of:
Last Call
composer:
Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer), Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer) and Ye (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West2.3512:41