kanYeWest*Graduation

Label:

Roc-A-Fella Records – 1745502

Format:

CD , Album, Enhanced, Stereo

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Hip Hop

Style:

Conscious

Tracklist

1 kanYeWest* Good Morning
Engineer [Assistant]Nate Hertweck
KeyboardsAndy Chatterley
Mixed ByAnthony Kilhoffer
Performer [Samples From The Recording ”Someone Saved My Life Tonight”]Elton John
ProducerKanye West
Recorded ByAnthony Kilhoffer
Vocals [Additional]Tony "Penafire" Williams*
Written-ByK. West*
Written-By [Samples From The Recording ”Someone Saved My Life Tonight”]E. John, B. Taupin*
3:15
2 kanYeWest* Champion
Engineer [Assistant]Nate Hertweck
Lyrics By [Additional Lyrics Added By]Kanye West
Mixed ByAndrew Dawson
Performer [Contains Elements Of The Recording ”Kid Charlemagne”]Steely Dan
ProducerKanye West
Recorded ByAnthony Kilhoffer
Synthesizer [Synths]Omar Edwards
Vocals [Additional]Tony "Penafire" Williams*
Written-By [Contains Elements Of The Recording ”Kid Charlemagne”]Walter Becker
2:47
3 kanYeWest* Stronger
Co-producer [Extended Outro], Recorded By [Extended Outro], Arranged By [Extended Outro]Mike Dean
Engineer [Assistant]Nate Hertweck
GuitarMike Dean
KeyboardsMike Dean
Mixed ByManny Marroquin
Performer [Contains A Sample Of ”Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger”]Daft Punk
Performer [Contains Master Use Of ”Cola Bottle Baby”]Edwin Birdsong
ProducerKanye West
Programmed By [Additional Programming]Timbaland
Recorded BySeiji Sekine
Written-ByK. West*
Written-By [Contains A Sample Of ”Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger”]Thomas Bangalter
5:11
4 kanYeWest* I Wonder
Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings]Larry Gold
BassTim Ressler
CelloJennie Lorenzo
Engineer [Assistant]Nate Hertweck
KeyboardsJon Brion
Mixed ByAndrew Dawson
Performer [Contains A Sample From ”My Song”]Labi Siffre
Piano, Synthesizer [Synths]Omar Edwards
ProducerKanye West
Recorded ByGreg Koller
ViolaPeter Nocella*
ViolinOlga Konopelsky
Written-ByK. West*
Written-By [Contains A Sample From ”My Song”]Labi Siffre
4:03
5 T-Pain Good Life
Arranged By [Strings]Mike Dean
Backing VocalsNe-Yo
CelloRichard Dodd (2)
Drum Programming [Additional Drum Programming]Timbaland
Engineer [Assistant]Nate Hertweck
Mixed ByMike Dean
Performer [Contains Sample Of ”P.Y.T.”]Michael Jackson
Piano, Synthesizer [Synths]Omar Edwards
ProducerKanye West
Producer [Additional Production]Mike Dean
Recorded ByPaul Sheehy
ViolaLeah Katz
ViolinEric Gorfain
Written-ByK. West*
Written-By [Contains Sample Of ”P.Y.T.”]Quincy Jones
3:27
6 kanYeWest* Can't Tell Me Nothing
Engineer [Assistant]Richard Reitz
KeyboardsDarryl Beaton
Mixed ByMike Dean
ProducerKanye West
Recorded ByTony Rey
Vocals [Additional]Young Jeezy
Written-ByK. West*
4:31
7 Lil Wayne Barry Bonds
Bass GuitarVincent "Biggs" James
Co-producerKanye West
Engineer [Assistant]Anthony Palazzole
KeyboardsMike Dean
Mixed By, KeyboardsMike Dean
Performer [Contains A Sample Of ”Long Red”]Mountain
ProducerNottz
Recorded ByNottz Raw*
Written-ByK. West*
Written-By [Contains A Sample Of ”Long Red”]N. Landsberg*
3:24
8 Mos Def Drunk And Hot Girls
Arranged By [Strings]Mike Dean
CelloRichard Dodd (2)
Engineer [Assistant]Jason Agel
KeyboardsAndy Chatterley
Mixed ByMike Dean
Performer [Contains Elements Of ”Sing Swan Song”]Can
ProducerKanye West
Producer [Additional]Jon Brion
Producer [Bridge Section]Mike Dean
Recorded ByGreg Koller
StringsThe Section Quartet
Synthesizer, Synthesizer [Synth Bass]Omar Edwards
ViolaLeah Katz
ViolinEric Gorfain
Vocals [Additional]Tanya Herron
Written-ByK. West*
Written-By [Contains Elements Of ”Sing Swan Song”]M. Karoli*
5:13
9 Dwele Flashing Lights
Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings]Larry Gold
BassTim Ressler
CelloJennie Lorenzo
Engineer [Assistant]Matty Green (2)
Instruments [All Other Instruments]Eric Hudson
Mixed ByAndrew Dawson
ProducerKanye West
Recorded ByAnthony Kilhoffer
ViolaPeter Nocella*
ViolinOlga Konopelsky
Vocals [Additional]Connie Mitchell
Written-ByK. West*
3:57
10 DJ Premiere* Everything I Am
Electric Piano [Rhodes]Omar Edwards
Engineer [Assistant]Nate Hertweck
Mixed ByMike Dean
Performer [Contains Elements Of The Recording ”Bring The Noise”]Public Enemy
Performer [Contains Elements Of ”If We Can't Be Lovers”]Prince Phillip Mitchell*
ProducerKanye West
Recorded ByAnthony Kilhoffer
Scratches [Feat. Scratches By]DJ Premiere*
Vocals [Additional]Tony "Penafire" Williams*
Written-ByK. West*
Written-By [Contains Elements Of The Recording ”Bring The Noise”]Hank Shocklee
Written-By [Contains Elements Of ”If We Can't Be Lovers”]P. Mitchell*
3:47
11 kanYeWest* The Glory
Arranged By [Strings]Rosie Danvers
Backing VocalsMos Def
Co-producerPlain Pat
Engineer [Assistant]Nate Hertweck
KeyboardsOmar Edwards
Mixed ByAnthony Kilhoffer
Performer [Contains A Sample Of ”Long Red”]Mountain
Performer [Contains Elements Of ”Save The Country”]Laura Nyro
Performer [Strings]Wired Strings
ProducerKanye West
Producer [Strings]Tommy D*
Recorded ByAnthony Kilhoffer
Written-ByK. West*
Written-By [Contains A Sample Of ”Long Red”]N. Landsberg*
Written-By [Contains Elements Of ”Save The Country”]L. Nyro*
3:32
12 kanYeWest* Homecoming
Coordinator [Project Coordinator]Sandra Campbell
Engineer [Assistant]Matty Green (2)
Mixed ByMike Dean
PercussionJon Brion
Recorded ByGreg Koller
Recorded By, Mixed ByAndrew Dawson
Technician [Sound Design]Sean Cooper (2)
Vocals [Additional]Chris Martin
Written-ByW. Campbell*
3:23
13 kanYeWest* Big Brother
Engineer [Assistant]Dale Parsons
Mixed ByAndrew Dawson
ProducerToomp*
Recorded ByPaul Sheehy
Written-ByK. West*
9:47
14 Al Be Back Good Night
Drum ProgrammingPlain Pat
Engineer [Assistant]Nate Hertweck
Mixed ByMike Dean
Performer [Contains Elements Of ”Wake The Town”]U-Roy
ProducerKanye West
Recorded ByAnthony Kilhoffer
Synthesizer [Synth Bass]Omar Edwards
Vocals [Additional]Mos Def
Written-ByK. West*
Written-By [Contains Elements Of ”Nuff Man A Dead”]William Maragh
Written-By [Contains Elements Of ”Wake The Town”]E. Beckford*
3:07

Companies, etc.

  • Licensed ToMercury Records Ltd.
  • Licensed FromMercury Records Ltd.
  • Licensed FromUniversal Music Enterprises
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Island Def Jam Music Group
  • Copyright ©Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC
  • Copyright ©Island Def Jam Music Group
  • Copyright ©Takashi Murakami
  • Copyright ©Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Kanye West
  • Copyright ©Mascotte Holdings, LLC
  • Produced ForVery Good Beats
  • Produced ForHip Hop Since 1978
  • Produced ForZone Boy Productions, Inc.
  • Produced ForDean's List Productions
  • Produced ForDMP (5)
  • Produced ForTeamsta Entertainment Music
  • Produced ForJust E. Productions Group, LLC
  • Produced ForSupaNova Management, Inc.
  • Produced ForMy Block Records
  • Published ByUniversal Music Corp.
  • Published ByDaft Life Ltd.
  • Published ByZomba Music Publishers Ltd.
  • Published ByEdwin Birdsong Music Publishing
  • Published ByWB Music Corp.
  • Published ByChrysalis Music Ltd.
  • Published ByYellow Brick Road Music
  • Published ByEiseman Music Co.
  • Published ByCherry Lane Music Publishing Company Inc.
  • Published ByWarner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
  • Published ByEiseman Music Co., Inc.
  • Published ByCareers-BMG Music Publishing
  • Published ByBMG Songs, Inc.
  • Published ByMesser Music Publishing Ltd.
  • Published ByMaloco Music
  • Published ByMuscle Shoals Sound Publishing
  • Published ByBridgeport Music, Inc.
  • Published BySongs of Universal, Inc.
  • Published ByReach Global Songs
  • Published ByShocklee Music
  • Published ByTerrordome Music Publishing LLC
  • Published ByThe Royalty Network, Inc.
  • Published ByPriestman Publishing
  • Published ByZomba Enterprises, Inc.
  • Published ByEMI Blackwood Music Inc.
  • Published ByWild Apache Music Publishing, Inc.
  • Mastered AtUniversal Music Studios East, NYC
  • Recorded AtSony Music Studios, New York City
  • Recorded AtRecord Plant, Los Angeles
  • Recorded AtApe Sounds Studio
  • Recorded AtHenson Recording Studios
  • Recorded AtDoppler Studios
  • Recorded AtChalice Recording Studios
  • Recorded AtChung King Studios
  • Recorded AtThe Durt Factory Studios, VA
  • Recorded AtLegacy Recording Studios
  • Recorded AtOcean Way Recording
  • Recorded AtAvex Honolulu Studios
  • Recorded AtFever Recording Studios
  • Recorded AtAbbey Road Studios
  • Mixed AtChalice Recording Studios
  • Mixed AtChung King Studios
  • Mixed AtLarrabee North
  • Mixed AtBattery Studios, New York
  • Mixed AtLegacy Recording Studios
  • Mixed AtEncore Studios

Credits

  • A&R [A&R istration]Terese Joseph
  • A&R [A&R Direction]Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds*
  • ArtworkTakashi Murakami (2)
  • Artwork [Computer Composite Assistant]Yasutaka Shinohara
  • Artwork [Computer Composite Director]Ira Becky Buchō
  • Artwork [Draft Production Assistance]Takumi Kaseno
  • Artwork [Draft Production]Yūichiro Ichige
  • Coordinator [Sample Clearances]Eric Weissman Music Licensing, Inc.
  • DesignKazuhiro Mizuno
  • Executive-ProducerThe Carter istration
  • Legal [Legal Counsel]Alison K. Finley
  • Management [Artwork Management]Yuko Sakata
  • Management [Business Affairs]Randy McMillan
  • Management [Marketing For Def Jam]Tracey Waples
  • Management [Marketing]Don C.*
  • Mastered ByVlado Meller
  • Product Manager [Package Production]Kristen Yiengst

Notes

℗© 2007 Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC./ The Island Def Jam Music Group. The copyright in this sound recording is owen by The Island Def Jam Music Group under exclusive licence to Mercury Records Limited, a Universal Music company.
Artwork © 2007 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd./Kanye West/Mascotte Holdings, LLC.
Made in the EU.

Released in a triple gatefold card case, which includes a fold-out poster featuring album front cover artwork on one side, the ubiquitous Teddy Bear (wearing sunglasses) and "kanYeWest Graduation" on the other, and a credits booklet.
Enhanced content provides exclusive Kanye West and Roc-A-Fella Records weblinks.

Mastered at Universal Music Studios East, NYC.

Track 1 contains samples from Elton John recording "someone Saved My Life Tonight" under license from and used courtesy of Mercury Records Limited. Written by E. John and B. Taupin, courtesy of Universal Music Publishing on behalf of HST Mgt. Ltd and Rouge Booze Inc. (ASCAP/BMI).

Track 2 contains elements of the Steely Dan recording "Kid Charlemagne" used courtesy of Geffen Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises. Written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagan and published by Universal Music Corp.(ASCAP).

Track 3 contains a sample of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" performed by Daft Punk, used courtesy of Virgin Records. Written by Thomas Banghalter, Guy Manuel De Homen-Christo and Edwin Birdsong, published by Daft Life Ltd./Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. c/o Zomba Enterprises, Inc.(ASCAP), a division of Zomba Enterprises, Inc./Edwin Birdsong Music Publishing (ASCAP)/WB Music Corp. (ASCAP). Contains master use of "Cola Bottle Baby" performed by Edwin Birdsong, used courtesy of Philadelphia International Records. All rights reserved.

Track 4 contains a sample from "My Song" by Labi Siffre, included courtesy of EMI Records Limited and Labi Siffre. Written by Labi Siffre, published by Chrysalis Music Ltd. (PRS).

Track 5 contains sample of "P.Y.T." performed by Michael Jackson, used courtesy of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. Written by Quincey Jones, James Ingram, published by Yellow Brick Road Music (ASCAP)/Eiseman Music Co. (BMI). Yellow Brick Road Music istered worldwide by Cherry Lane Publ. Co. Inc. (ASCAP), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)/Eiseman Music Co. Inc. (BMI). All rights istered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI). All rights reserved.

Track 7 contains a sample of "Long Red" performed by Mountain, used courtesy of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. Written by N. Landsberg, F. Pappalardi, J. Ventura and L. Weinstein, used courtesy of Careers BMG Music Publishing (BMI)/BMG Songs Inc. (ASCAP).

Track 8 contains elements of "Sing Swan Song" performed by Can, used courtesy of Spoon Rercords UK Ltd. Written by I. Schmidt, M. Karoli, J. Liebezeit, K. Suzuki and H. Schuering, published by Messer Music Publishing Ltd. (GEMA).

Track 10 contains elements of "If We Can't Be Lovers" performed by Prince Phillip Mitchell, used courtesy of Malaco Music. Written by P. Mitchell, published by Malaco Music o/b/o Muscle Shoals Sound Publishing (BMI). Contains elements of the recording "Bring The Noise" as performed by Public Enemy. ©1988 The Island Def Jam Music Group. courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Groupo under license from Universal Music Enterprises. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Written by George Clinton, Jr, Carlton D. Ridenhour, Eric T. Sadler and Hank Shocklee, published by Bridgeport Music Inc./Songs Of Universal Inc./Reach Global Songs o/b/o itself, Shocklee Music and Terrordome Music Publishing LLC. (BMI). Used by permission.

Track 11 contains elements of "Save The Country" performed by Laura Nyro, published by EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI). Contains a sample of "Long Red" performed by Mountain, used courtesy of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. Written by N. Landsberg, F. Pappalardi, J. Ventura and L. Weinstein, used courtesy of Careers BMG Music Publishing (BMI)/BMG Songs Inc. (ASCAP).

Track 14 contains elements of "Wake The Town", written by A. Reid and E. Beckford, published by The Royalty Network, Inc. Priestman Publishing (BMI). Performed by U-Roy, used courtesy of Sanctuary Records. / Contains elements of "Nuff Man A Dead", written by William Maragh, published by ZombaEnterprises Inc. o/b/o itself and Wild Apacvhe Music Publishing (ASCAP)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Printed): 6 02517 45502 3
  • Barcode (Scanned): 602517455023
  • Rights Society: BIEM/SABAM
  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Rights Society: PRS
  • Rights Society: GEMA
  • Label Code: LC08427
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, On the mirror band): 1745502 01
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, On the plastic hub): MADE IN THE UK
  • Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L136
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 1, On the mirror band): IFPI 04AM
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 1, On the plastic hub): IFPI 0478
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, On the mirror band): [4x Universal logo] 1745502 01
  • Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L136
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 2, On the plastic hub): IFPI 0450

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Graduation (CD, Album, Stereo, Digisleeve) Roc-A-Fella Records B0009541-02 US 2007
Graduation (CD, Album, Enhanced) Roc-A-Fella Records 60251741220, 602517412200 Europe 2007
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Graduation (CD, Album, Enhanced) Roc-A-Fella Records 1741220 Malaysia 2007
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Graduation (CD, Album, Enhanced, Super Jewel Box) Roc-A-Fella Records 1762994 UK 2007
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Graduation = グラデュエーション (CD, Album, Enhanced) Roc-A-Fella Records UICD-9040, 4988005486547 Japan 2007

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Reviews

  • izakteaz's avatar
    izakteaz
    Track 13 features a uncredited sample of Prince's "It's Gonna Be Lonely" from the 1979 Warner Brothers album "Prince" (P. Rogers Nelson).
    • natgale's avatar
      natgale
      Unlike a lot of records that have a few singles and the rest feels like filler, this has a sense of a proper album. It takes you on a journey and the production is very good. I'm not a fan of everything here, but there is is enough to make it an album I keep coming back to. It's hard to take Kanye seriously, but I do like the fact that he is trying to push lots of ideas and he seems to bring other artist along for the ride. A solid album, and one worth a listen.

      Stand Out Tracks: 'Stronger', 'Good Life', 'Can't Tell Me Nothing', 'Flashing Lights', 'Homecoming'

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