Late Registration

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

Tracklist

▶ 12" Vinyl 1

▼ 12" Vinyl 2
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
C1	Addiction recording engineer: Tom Biller (LA-based engineer, producer & musician) and Anthony Kilhoffer assistant engineer: James Aurwarter, Ryan Neuschafer and Richard Reitz producer: Jon Brion and Kanye West mixer: Craig Bauer additional guest vocals: Strings (US female rapper aka Tateeze) samples: My Funny Valentine by Ella Fitzgerald recording of: Addiction composer: Kanye West	Kanye West	2.8	4:27
C2	Skit #2	Kanye West	1	0:31
C3	Diamonds From Sierra Leone (remix) recording engineer: Tom Biller (LA-based engineer, producer & musician) and Anthony Kilhoffer assistant engineer: Richard Reitz and Jared Robbins producer: Jon Brion, Devo Springsteen and Kanye West mixer: Manny Marroquin guitar family: Dave Tozer keyboard: Tom Craskey membranophone: Michel Gondry remix of: Diamonds From Sierra Leone by Kanye West samples: Diamonds Are Forever by Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer) recording of: Diamonds From Sierra Leone composer: DeVon Harris and Kanye West is based on: Diamonds Are Forever (main title theme)	Kanye West feat. Jay‐Z	3.65	3:53
C4	We Major recording engineer: Tom Biller (LA-based engineer, producer & musician) and Anthony Kilhoffer assistant engineer: Nate Connelly, Mike Mo and Richard Reitz producer: Jon Brion, Warryn Campbell and Kanye West mixer: Mike Dean (US "dirty south" hip-hop producer & mix engineer) additional vocals: Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer) guest performer: Nas (US rapper) performer: Really Doe samples: Action (part of “DJ O-Dub: Adventures in Rhythm” DJ-mix) by Orange Kush and Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) by Stevie Wonder recording of: We Major composer: Warryn Campbell, Lawrence Smith (US hip hop producer), Nasir Jones (US rapper), Maureen Reid, Russell Simmons, Warren Trotter, Kanye West, Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer) and Dontae Winslow	Kanye West feat. Nas & Really Doe	2.35	7:28
D1	Skit #3	Kanye West	1	0:24
D2	Hey Mama recording engineer: Tom Biller (LA-based engineer, producer & musician), Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer assistant engineer: Taylor Dow, Matt Green (mix engineer) and Richard Reitz producer: Jon Brion and Kanye West mixer: Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) additional vocals: John Legend samples: Today Won't Come Again by Donal Leace recording of: Hey Mama composer: Kanye West	Kanye West	3.5	5:05
D3	Celebration recording engineer: Tom Biller (LA-based engineer, producer & musician), Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer assistant engineer: Taylor Dow, Matt Green (mix engineer) and Richard Reitz producer: Jon Brion and Kanye West mixer: Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) bass guitar: Keenan "Kee-note" Holloway bass trombone: Bruce Otto cello: Matthew Cooker, Richard Dodd (cellist), Armen Ksajikian and Victor Lawrence (cellist) double bass: Denise Briese, Francis Senger and Jason Torreano flugelhorn and trumpet: Dan Fornero and Gary Grant (brass) French horn: Richard Todd (American hornist) and Brad Warnaar keyboard: Ervin Pope trombone: Steve Holtman and Andy Martin (jazz trombonist) viola: Piotr Jandula, David Sage, Tom Tally and Marda Todd violin: Susan Chatman, Daphne Chen, Terry Glenny, Eric Gorfain, Marisa Kuney, Victoria Lanier, Alyssa Park (violinist), Julie Rogers (violinist), Audrey Solomon and Amy Wickman additional vocals: John Legend brass and strings arranger: Jon Brion samples: Heavenly Dream by Kay-Gee's recording of: Celebration orchestrator: Eric Gorfain composer: Kanye West	Kanye West	2	3:18
D4	Skit #4	Kanye West	1.5	1:19
D5	Gone recording of: Gone orchestrator: Eric Gorfain composer: Cameron Giles (US rapper Cameron Ezike Giles), Dexter Raymond Mills Jr. (US rapper) and Kanye West	Kanye West feat. Consequence & Cam’Ron		5:33

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Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/530085 [info]

Release Group

associated singles/EPs:	Diamonds From Sierra Leone Gold Digger by Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx (actor, comedian, and singer) Heard ’Em Say by Kanye West featuring Adam Levine of Maroon 5 (Maroon 5’s lead vocalist) Heard ’Em Say / Touch the Sky Touch the Sky

part of:

The Wire: 2005 Rewind (number: 25) (order: 24)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: pub_2011-07-18 (number: 40) (order: 40)
Grammy Award: Best Rap Album nominees (number: 2006 winner) (order: 55)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 117) (order: 117)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 118) (order: 118)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 2006) (order: 216)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/7087 [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/xx4h [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/kanye_west/late_registration/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000344292 [info]
Wikidata:	Q1130097 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 602498824047
Format:: 2×12" Vinyl
Length:: 1:02:10

Additional details

Type:: Album
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data Quality:: Normal

Labels

Roc‐A‐Fella Records
B0004813-01

Release events

United States
2005-08-30

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