Late Registration

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

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
A1	Wake Up Mr. West additional vocals: DeRay Davis samples: Someone That I Used to Love by Natalie Cole	Kanye West	1.8	0:41
A2	Heard ’Em Say recording engineer: Tom Biller (LA-based engineer, producer & musician) and Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) assistant engineer: Nate Connelly, Taylor Dow and Mike Mo producer: Jon Brion 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: Adam Levine (Maroon 5’s lead vocalist) samples: Someone That I Used to Love by Natalie Cole recording of: Heard ’Em Say composer: Adam Levine (Maroon 5’s lead vocalist) and Kanye West	Kanye West feat. Adam Levine of Maroon 5	3.5	3:25
A3	Touch the Sky recording engineer: Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer assistant engineer: Nate Connelly, Matt Green (mix engineer), Mike Mo and Richard Reitz producer: Just Blaze mixer: Mike Dean (US "dirty south" hip-hop producer & mix engineer) guest performer: Lupe Fiasco samples: Move On Up by Curtis Mayfield recording of: Touch the Sky composer: Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, Justin Smith and Kanye West	Kanye West feat. Lupe Fiasco	4.35	3:56
A4	Gold Digger recording engineer: Tom Biller (LA-based engineer, producer & musician), Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer assistant engineer: Nate Connelly, Matt Green (mix engineer), Mike Mo and Richard Reitz producer: Jon Brion and Kanye West mixer: Mike Dean (US "dirty south" hip-hop producer & mix engineer) turntable: A‐Trak additional vocals: Don C (A&R for G.O.O.D. Music) and Plain Pat guest performer: Jamie Foxx (actor, comedian, and singer) samples: I've Got a Woman by Ray Charles and His Band recording of: Gold Digger writer: Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter), Renald Richard and Kanye West publisher: EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present), Mijac Music, Please Gimme My Publishing Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)	Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx	3.75	3:27
A5	Skit #1	Kanye West	1	0:33
A6	Drive Slow recording engineer: Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer assistant engineer: Nate Connelly, Mike Mo and Richard Reitz producer: Kanye West mixer: Mike Dean (US "dirty south" hip-hop producer & mix engineer) additional vocals: Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer) additional guest performer: Paul Wall guest performer: GLC (US rapper) samples: Wildflower by Hank Crawford recording of: Drive Slow composer: Leonard Harris (US rapper), Paul Slayton and Kanye West	Kanye West feat. Paul Wall & GLC	3.2	4:32
B1	My Way Home recording engineer and mixer: Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) assistant engineer: Taylor Dow producer: Kanye West guest performer: Common (US rapper) samples: Home Is Where the Hatred Is by Gil Scott‐Heron recording of: My Way Home composer: Lonnie Rashid Lynn (US rapper) and Kanye West	Kanye West feat. Common	2	1:43
B2	Crack Music recording engineer: Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer), Anthony Kilhoffer and Brian Sumner (Los Angeles based recording engineer) assistant engineer: Matt Green (mix engineer) and Richard Reitz producer: Jon Brion and Kanye West mixer: Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) additional guest vocals: Keyshia Cole and Charlie Wilson (R&B singer) additional vocals: Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer) guest performer: The Game (US rapper, aka Game) samples: It's Your Thing by Cold Grits and Since You Came in My Life by The New York Community Choir (Gospel ensemble) recording of: Crack Music composer: Kanye West	Kanye West feat. Game	1.5	4:31
B3	Roses recording engineer: Anthony Kilhoffer and Brian Sumner (Los Angeles based recording engineer) assistant engineer: James Aurwarter, Nate Connelly, Ryan Neuschafer and Richard Reitz producer: Jon Brion and Kanye West mixer: Craig Bauer bass guitar: Keenan "Kee-note" Holloway keyboard: Ervin Pope additional vocals: Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer) samples: Rosie by Bill Withers recording of: Roses composer: Kanye West	Kanye West	3	4:05
B4	Bring Me Down additional recording engineer: Tom Biller (LA-based engineer, producer & musician) recording engineer: Anthony Kilhoffer assistant engineer: James Aurwarter, Nate Connelly, Matt Green (mix engineer), Mike Mo, Ryan Neuschafer and Richard Reitz producer: Jon Brion and Kanye West mixer: Craig Bauer 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 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 guest performer: Brandy (US R&B singer) brass and strings arranger: Jon Brion samples: My Life Is Loving You by Rose Banks recording of: Bring Me Down orchestrator: Eric Gorfain composer: Kanye West	Kanye West feat. Brandy	2.65	3:19

▶ 12" Vinyl 2

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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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