tracks

Good Morning
Champion
Stronger
I Wonder
Good Life
Can't Tell Me Nothing
Barry Bonds
Drunk And Hot Girls
Flashing Lights
Everything I Am
The Glory
Homecoming
Big Brother

notes

Issued in a gatefold card sleeve. Includes fold out poster.
The enhanced content gives access to Kanye West and Roc-a-fella Records weblinks.

Catalog numbers
60251741220 on the sleeve
602517412200 on the disc face

Track 1
BMI
Produced for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978
Recorded at Sony Music Studios, NYC & The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA
Mixed at Chalice Studios, Hollywood, CA
Keyboards on behalf of Liveroom. Tv Productions
Contains samples from the Elton John recording "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" under license 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
ASCAP
Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978 and Brian "Allday" Miller for Very Good Beats
Recorded at Sony Music Studios, NYC & The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA
Mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC
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 Fagen and published by Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP)

Track 3
BMI/ASCAP
Produced for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978
Recorded by Seiji Sekine at Ape Sounds, Tokyo, Japan and by Andrew Dawson and Anthony Kilhoffer at Sony Music Studios, NYC & The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA
Mixed at Larrabee North Studios, Universal City, CA and at Battery Studios, NYC
Keyboards: La Mar "Mars" Edwards for My Block/Smash Factory/1500 Or Nothin'; Mike Dean for Dean's List Productions and Andy Chatterley on behalf of Liveroom. Tv Productions
Guitars for Dean's List Productions
Extended outro co-produced, recorded & arranged for Dean's List Productions
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

Track 4
BMI/PRS
Produced for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978
Recorded by Greg Koller at Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA and Andrew Dawson & Anthony Kilhoffer at Sony Music Studios, NYC & The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA
Mixed at Legacy Recording Studios, NYC
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
BMI/ASCAP
Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978 & Toomp for Zone Boy Productions, Inc.
Additional production for Dean's List Productions
Recorded at Doppler Studios, Atlanta, GA, Sony Music Studios, NYC & The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA
Mixed by Mike Dean for Dean's List Productions & Andrew Dawson at Chung King Studios, NYC
Strings arranged for Dean's List Productions at The Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, CA
T-Pain appears courtesy of Konvict Muzik/Jive Records
John Legend appears courtesy of Good Music/Columbia Records
Contains a sample of "P.Y.T." performed by Michael Jackson, used courtesy of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. Written by Quincy Jones, James Ingram, published by Yellow Brick Road Music (ASCAP)/Eiseman Music Co. (BMI). Yellow Brick Road Music administered worldwide by Cherry Lane Publ. Co. Inc. (ASCAP), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)/Eiseman Music Co., Inc. (BMI). All rights administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)

Track 6
BMI
Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978 & Toomp for Zone Boy Productions, Inc.
Recorded Andrew Dawson and Anthony Kilhoffer at Doppler Studios, Atlanta, GA, Sony Music Studios, NYC, The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA and by Tony Rey for Ynot Music at Chalice Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed by Mike Dean for Dean's List Productions at Encore Studios, Los Angeles, CA and Andrew Dawson at Chung King Studios, NYC

Track 7
BMI/ASCAP
Produced for DMP/Teamsta Entertainment
Co-produced for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978
Recorded by Andrew Dawson at Chung King Studios, NYC and Nottz Raw & D. Sloan at The Durt Factory Studio, Norfolk, VA
Mixed for Dean's List Productions at Chung King Studios, NYC
Keyboards for Mike's Dean Productions
Lil Wayne appears courtesy of Cash Money/Universal Records
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
BMI/GEMA
Produced for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978
Bridge section for Mike's Dean Productions
Recorded by Andrew Dawson at Sony Music Studios, NYC, & Legacy Studios, NYC and by Greg Koller at Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA
Mixed for Dean's List Productions at Chung King Studios, NYC
Keyboards on behalf of Liveroom. Tv Productions
Strings arranged for Dean's List Productions at Chalice Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Contains elements of "Sing Swan Song" performed by Can, used courtesy of Spoon Records UK, Ltd. Witten by I. Schmidt, M. Karoli, J. Liebezeit, K. Suzuki and H. Schuering, published by Messer Music Publishing Ltd. (GEMA)

Track 9
BMI
Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978 and Eric Hudson for Just E. Productions Goup, LLC/SupaNova Management, Inc.
Recorded by Anthony Kilhoffer at Chalice Studios, Los Angeles, CA and Andrew Dawson at Chung King Studios, NYC
Mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC
Dwele appears courtesy of R. T. Music Group

Track 10
BMI
Produced for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978
Recorded by Andrew Dawson at Avex Studio, Honolulu, HI and Sony Music Studios, NYC and by Anthony Kilhoffer at The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA
Mixed for Dean's List Productions at Chung King Studios, NYC
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 "Bring The Noise" as performed by Public Enemy. ℗ 1988 The Island Def Jam Music Group. Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group under license from Universal Music Enterprises. Written by G. 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)

Track 11
BMI/ASCAP
Produced for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978
Co-produced for Hip Hop Since 1978
Recorded at Sony Music Studios, NYC and The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA
Mixed at Chalice Studios, Hollywood, CA
Strings produced at 'the Lab of Luv' Studios, London
Keyboards on behalf of Liveroom. Tv Productions
John Legend appears courtesy of Good Music/Columbia Records
Contains elements of "Save The Country" performed by Laura Nyro, used courtesy of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. Written 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 12
BMI/ASCAP
Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978 & Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell for My Block Records
Recorded by Bruce Buechner at Fever Recording Studio, North Hollywood, CA; Abbey Road Studios, London; Andrew Dawson and Anthony Kilhoffer at Sony Music Studios, NYC & The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA and Greg Koller at Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA
Mixed by Mike Dean for Dean's List Productions & Andrew Dawson at Chalice Studios, Hollywood, CA and Chung King Studios, NYC
Sound design for My Block Records
Project coordinators: "DJ" Reflex & Sandra Campbell for My Block Records
Chris Martin appears courtesy of Parlophone Records

Track 13
BMI
Produced for Zone Boy Productions, Inc.
Recorded by Paul Sheehy at Doppler Studios, Atlanta, GA and Andrew Dawson at Legacy Recording Studios, NYC
Mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC

Mastered at Universal Music Studios East, NYC

Marketing: Al Branch for Hip Hop Since 1978 and Don C. for Hustle

℗©2007 Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC
Artwork ©2007 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd./Kanye West/Mascotte Holdings, LLC.
Manufactured and marketed by The Island Def Jam Music Group, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Made in the EU. Comes in gatefold card case.

Includes fold out poster: features album front cover artwork on one side, the ubiquitous Teddy Bear (wearing sunglasses) and "kanYeWest Graduation" on the other.

Catalog numbers:
60251741220 on the sleeve
602517412200 on the disc face, booklet & poster

The enhanced content gives access to Kanye West and Roc-a-fella Records weblinks.

Track 1, "Good Morning", contains samples from the Elton John recording "Someone Saved My Life Tonight", written by E. John and B. Taupin.
Track 2, "Champion" contains elements of the Steely Dan recording "Kid Charlemagne", written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen.
Track 3, "Stronger" contains a sample of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" performed by Daft Punk, written by Thomas Banghalter, Guy Manuel De Homen-Christo and Edwin Birdsong [names as on release!]. Contains master use of "Cola Bottle Baby", performed by Edwin Birdsong.
Track 4, "I Wonder", contains a sample from "My Song" by Labi Siffre, written by Labi Siffre.
Track 5, "Good Life", contains a sample of "P.Y.T.", performed by Michael Jackson, written by Quincy Jones, James Ingram.
Track 7, "Barry Bonds", contains a sample of "Long Red" performed by Mountain, written by N. Landsberg, F. Pappalardi, J. Ventura and L. Weinstein.
Track 8, "Drunk And Hot Girls", contains elements of "Sing Swan Song" performed by Can, written by I. Schmidt, M. Karoli, J. Liebezeit, K. Suzuki and H. Schuering.
Track 10, "Everything I Am", contains elements of "If We Can't Be Lovers" performed by Phillip Mitchell, written by P. Mitchell and of "Bring The Noise" as performed by Public Enemy, written by G. Clinton, Jr., Carlton D. Ridenhour, Eric T. Sadler and Hank Shocklee.
Track 11, "The Glory", contains elements of "Save The Country" performed by Laura Nyro and contains a sample of "Long Red" performed by Mountain, written by N. Landsberg, F. Pappalardi, J. Ventura and L. Weinstein.

℗©2007 Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC
Manufactured and marketed by The Island Def Jam Music Group, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Made in the EU.

credits

A&R [A&R Direction] – Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds,
Administrator [A&R Administration] – Terese Joseph
Artwork – Takashi Murakami (2)
Artwork [Draft Production Assistance] – Takumi Kaseno
Artwork [Draft Production] – Yūichiro Ichige
CGI Artist [Additional Assistance] – OLM & OLM Digital
CGI Artist [Computer Composite Assistant] – Fujihiko Matsumoto, Masako Izumi, Shiho Ōshita, Takahiko Itakura, Tomiyuki Shiraki, Yasutaka Shinohara
CGI Artist [Computer Composite Director] – Ira Becky Buchō
Design – Kazuhiro Mizuno
Executive-Producer – Gee Roberson, Kanye West, Kyambo "Hip Hop" Joshua, The Carter Administration
Legal [Legal Counsel] – Alison K. Finley
Legal [Sample Clearances] – Eric Weissman Music Licensing, Inc.
Management – Hip Hop Since 1978, Hustle, Joshua Weeks, Yuko Sakata
Management [Business Affairs] – Antoinette Trotman, Ian Allen (7), Randy McMillan
Mastered By – Vlado Meller
Product Manager [Marketing For Def Jam] – Tracey Waples
Product Manager [Marketing] – Al Branch, Don C.,
Product Manager [Package Production] – Carol Corless, Kristen Yiengst
A&R [Administration] – Terese Joseph
A&R [Direction] – Patrick Reynolds
Artwork – Takashi Murakami (2)
Artwork [Computer Composite Assistant] – Fujihiko Matsumoto, Masako Izumi, Shiho Ōshita, Takahiko Itakura, Tomiyuki Shiraki, Yasutaka Shinohara
Artwork [Computer Composite Director] – Ira Becky Buchō
Artwork [Draft Production Assistance] – Takumi Kaseno
Artwork [Draft Production] – Yūichiro Ichige
Design – Kazuhiro Mizuno
Executive-Producer – Gee Roberson, Kanye West, Kyambo 'Hip Hop' Joshua, The Carter Administration
Legal [Business Affairs] – Antoinette Trotman, Ian Allen (7), Randy Mcmillan
Legal [Legal Counsel] – Alison K. Finley
Management – Joshua Weeks, Yuko Sakata
Mastered By – Vlado Meller
Product Manager [Marketing For Def Jam] – Tracey Waples
Product Manager [Package Production] – Carol Corless, Kristen Yiengst

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC
Copyright (c) – Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC
Copyright (c) – Takashi Murakami
Copyright (c) – Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.
Copyright (c) – Kanye West
Copyright (c) – Mascotte Holdings, LLC
Manufactured By – Island Def Jam Music Group
Marketed By – Island Def Jam Music Group
Record Company – UMG Recordings, Inc.
Made By – Sonopress Arvato – 52391667
Produced For – Very Good Beats
Produced For – Hip Hop Since 1978
Recorded At – Sony Music Studios, New York City
Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
Mixed At – Chalice Recording Studios
Licensed From – Mercury Records Ltd.
Published By – Universal Music Publishing
Published By – HST Management Ltd.
Published By – Rouge Booze, Inc.
Mixed At – Chung King Studios
Licensed From – Universal Music Enterprises
Published By – Universal Music Corp.
Recorded At – Ape Sounds Studio
Mixed At – Larrabee North
Mixed At – Battery Studios, New York
Produced For – Dean's List Productions
Published By – Daft Life Ltd.
Published By – Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
Published By – Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
Published By – Edwin Birdsong Music Publishing
Published By – WB Music Corp.
Recorded At – Henson Recording Studios
Mixed At – Legacy Recording Studios
Published By – Chrysalis Music Ltd.
Produced For – Zone Boy Productions, Inc.
Recorded At – Doppler Studios
Published By – Yellow Brick Road Music
Published By – Eiseman Music Co.
Published By – Cherry Lane Publishing Co. Inc.
Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Published By – Eiseman Music Co., Inc.
Recorded At – Chalice Recording Studios
Mixed At – Encore Studios
Produced For – DMP (5)
Produced For – Teamsta Ent.
Recorded At – The Durt Factory Studios, VA
Published By – Careers-BMG Music Publishing
Published By – BMG Songs, Inc.
Recorded At – Legacy Recording Studios
Recorded At – Ocean Way Recording
Published By – Messer Music Publishing Ltd.
Produced For – Just E. Productions Group, LLC
Produced For – SupaNova Management, Inc.
Recorded At – Chung King Studios
Recorded At – Avex Honolulu Studios
Published By – Malaco Music
Published By – Muscle Shoals Sound Publishing
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island Def Jam Music Group
Published By – Bridgeport Music, Inc.
Published By – Songs Of Universal, Inc.
Published By – Reach Global Songs
Published By – Shocklee Music
Published By – Terrordome Music Publishing LLC
Produced At – The Lab Of Luv Studios
Published By – EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Produced For – My Block Records
Recorded At – Fever Recording Studios
Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
Mastered At – Universal Mastering Studios
Pressed By – EDC, Germany – 52017016
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Roc-A-Fella Records
Copyright (c) – Roc-A-Fella Records

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