| Late Registration |
 | | Studio album by Kanye West | | Released | August 30, 2005 | | Recorded | 2004–2005 | | Genre | Hip hop | | Length | 70:25 | | Label | Roc-A-Fella, Island Def Jam | | Producer | Kanye West, Jon Brion, Devo Springsteen, Just Blaze, Warryn Campbell | | Professional reviews | | | | Kanye West chronology | | | | Singles from Late Registration | - "Diamonds from Sierra Leone"
Released: July 4, 2005 - "Gold Digger"
Released: October 10, 2005 - "Heard 'Em Say"
Released: December 20, 2005 - "Touch the Sky"
Released: April 24, 2006 - "Drive Slow"
Released: June, 2006 | Late Registration is the second major label album release from Roc-A-Fella hip hop artist and producer Kanye West. The album was released on August 30, 2005, and debuted at #1, selling over 860,000 copies in its first week. Rolling Stone magazine named it their Album of the Year. It has gone on to sell well over 3 million copies in the U.S. and received overall positive reviews from critics. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Singles
The first single released from the album was "Diamonds from Sierra Leone", which contains a sample from the James Bond theme "Diamonds Are Forever" performed by Shirley Bassey. The song was originally a reference to his record label Roc-A-Fella, which is known for its "diamond" hand gesture. The song's title was subsequently changed from its original one ("Diamonds Are Forever") due to confusion with another song featured on Jay-Z's The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse titled "Diamond Is Forever". The title of the single as well as a subsequent remix (with Jay-Z) directly address the issue of conflict diamonds, which are a major factor in Sierra Leone's civil war. The second single released from Late Registration was "Gold Digger", which contains a vocal sample from Ray Charles' "I Got A Woman" sung by Jamie Foxx, who starred as Charles in the biopic Ray. It became his second single to top the Billboard Hot 100. The third single released was "Heard 'Em Say" featuring Adam Levine from Maroon 5, and the fourth was the Just Blaze helmed "Touch the Sky" featuring Lupe Fiasco. The track "Hey Mama" was intended to be released as a single, but was never released. A video was later made for the song "Drive Slow", and it featured Atlanta based rapper T.I.. This version of the song was included on the bonus DVD for T.I.'s platinum-selling album King. The original version of "Drive Slow" also appears on Paul Wall's CD, The People's Champ. On January 23, 2007, a previously unreleased version of "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" featuring Jadakiss, Lil Wayne, and N-Kei Enzaki became available for download on the iTunes music store. Diamonds from Sierra Leone, often referred to as Diamonds Are Forever, was the first single from Kanye Wests second album, Late Registration. ...
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Critical reception Late Registration was very well received by music critics and fans, it was the only album released in 2005 to receive a 5-star review from Rolling Stone, and was ranked #1 on their end-of year list of the year's 50 Best Albums.[1] This article is about the magazine. ...
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Track listing Tracks 5,12,15, & 18 are skits that are not listed in the albums booklet. | # | Title | Songwriters | Producer(s) | Featured | Samples | | 1 | "Wake Up Mr. West" | Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin | (no credit listed) | Performed by Deray | "Someone That I Used to Love" as performed by Natalie Cole | | 2 | "Heard 'Em Say" | Kanye West, Adam Levine, Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin | Kanye West, Jon Brion | Adam Levine of Maroon 5 | "Someone That I Used to Love" as performed by Natalie Cole | | 3 | "Touch the Sky" | Kanye West, Wasalu Jaco, Justin Smith, Curtis Mayfield | Just Blaze | Lupe Fiasco | "Move On Up" as performed by Curtis Mayfield | | 4 | "Gold Digger" | Kanye West, Ray Charles, Renald Richard | Kanye West, Jon Brion | Jamie Foxx | "I Got a Woman" as performed by Ray Charles | | 6 | "Drive Slow" | Kanye West, Paul Slayton, Leonard Harris | Kanye West | GLC, Paul Wall, T.I. Additional vocals: Tony "Penafire" Williams | "Wildflower" as performed by Hank Crawford, "Shorty Wanna Be a Thug" as performed by 2Pac, "No One's Iller" as performed by Eminem | | 7 | "My Way Home" | Kanye West, Lonnie Lynn, Gil Scott-Heron | Kanye West | Performed by Common | "Home Is Where the Hatred Is" as performed by Gil Scott-Heron | | 8 | "Crack Music" | Kanye West, Jayceon Taylor, Willard Meeks | Kanye West, Jon Brion | The Game | "Since You Came in My Life" as performed by New York Community Choir | | 9 | "Roses" | Kanye West, Bill Withers | Kanye West, Jon Brion | | "Rosie" as performed by Bill Withers | | 10 | "Bring Me Down" | Kanye West, A. Williams | Kanye West, Jon Brion | Brandy | "My Life Is Loving You" as performed by Rose Banks | | 11 | "Addiction" | Kanye West, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | Kanye West, Jon Brion | | "My Funny Valentine" as performed by Etta James | | 13 | "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" (remix) | Kanye West, Devon Harris, John Barry, Don Black | Kanye West, Jon Brion, Devo Springsteen | Jay-Z, Shirley Bassey | "Diamonds Are Forever" as performed by Shirley Bassey | | 14 | "We Major" | Kanye West, Nasir Jones, Warren Trotter, A. Williams, Warryn Campbell, R. Simmons, L. Smith, M. Reid | Kanye West, Jon Brion, Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell | Nas, Really Doe | "Action" as performed by Orange Krush | "Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)" as performed by Stevie Wonder | | 16 | "Hey Mama" | Kanye West, Donal Leace | Kanye West, Jon Brion | | "Today Won't Come Again" as performed by Donal Leace | | 17 | "Celebration" | Kanye West | Kanye West, Jon Brion | | "Heavenly Dream" as performed by The KayGees | | 19 | "Gone" | Kanye West, Dexter Mills, Cameron Giles, Chuck Willis | Kanye West, Jon Brion | Cam'ron, Consequence | "It's Too Late" as performed by Otis Redding | "Upon this Rock" as performed byJoe Farrell | | 20 | "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" (bonus track) | Kanye West, Devon Harris, John Barry, Don Black | Kanye West, Jon Brion, Devo Springsteen | Shirley Bassey | "Diamonds Are Forever" as performed by Shirley Bassey | | 21 | "Late" (hidden track) | Kanye West, Sylvia Robinson, George Kerr | (no credit listed) | | "I'll Erase Away Your Pain" by The Whatnauts | Gerry Goffin (born February 11, 1939) is an American lyricist. ...
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International bonus tracks - "Drive Slow" (featuring Paul Wall, T.I., GLC and John Legend, exclusive to Australian tour edition and U.S. deluxe version) – 4:51
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Personnel - "Gold Digger"
- Additional vocals: Plain Pat & Don C
- Scratches: A-Trak
- "Drive Slow"
- Additional vocals: Tony "Penafire" Williams
- "Crack Music"
- "Roses"
- Additional vocals: Tony "Penafire" Williams and Joi Starr
- Bass: Keena "Keynote" Holloway
- Keyboards: Ervin "EP" Pope
- "Bring Me Down"
- Bass trombone: Bruce Otto
- Cello: Richard Dodd, Matt Cooker, Armen Ksajikian and Victor Lawrence
- Contrabass: Jason Torreano, Frances Senger and Denise Briese
- Flugelhorn: Gary Grant and Dan Fornero
- French horn: Rick Todd and Brad Warnaar
- String orchestrations: Eric Gorfain
- Trombone: Andrew Martin and Steve Holtman
- Trumpet: Gary Grant and Dan Fornero
- Viola: Marda Todd, Piotr Jandule, Tom Tally and David Sage
- Violins: Eric Gorfain, Daphne Chen, Victoria Lanier, Julie Rogers, Alyssa Park, Audrey Salomon, Terry Glenny, Susan Chatman, Marisa Kuney and Amy Wickman
- "Diamonds from Sierra Leone (Remix)"
- "We Major"
- Additional vocals: Tony "Penafire" Williams
- "Hey Mama"
- "Celebration"
- Additional vocals: John Legend
- Bass: Keena "Keynote" Holloway
- Bass trombone: Bruce Otto
- Brass arrangements: Jon Brion
- Cello: Richard Dodd, Matt Cooker, Armen Ksajikian and Victor Lawrence
- Contrabass: Jason Torreano, Frances Senger and Denise Briese
- Flugelhorn: Gary Grant and Dan Fornero
- French horn: Rick Todd and Brad Warnaar
- Keyboards: Ervin "EP" Pope
- String arrangements: Jon Brion
- String orchestrations: Eric Gorfain
- Trombone: Andrew Martin and Steve Holtman
- Trumpet: Gary Grant and Dan Fornero
- Viola: Marda Todd, Piotr Jandule, Tom Tally and David Sage
- Violins: Eric Gorfain, Daphne Chen, Victoria Lanier, Julie Rogers, Alyssa Park, Audrey Solomon, Terry Glenny, Susan Chatman, Marisa Kuney and Amy Wickman
- "Gone"
- Cello: Richard Dodd, Matt Cooker, Armen Ksajikian and Victor Lawrence
- String arrangements: Jon Brion
- String orchestrations: Eric Gorfain
- Viola: Marda Todd, Piotr Jandule, Tom Tally and David Sage
- Violins: Eric Gorfain, Daphne Chen, Victoria Lanier, Julie Rogers, Alyssa Park, Audrey Solomon, Terry Glenny, Susan Chatman, Marisa Kuney and Amy Wickman
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Unused tracks - "Bittersweet Poetry" (featuring John Mayer) (Used as a bonus track on Graduation)
- "Apologize" A.K.A. "Improvise"
- "Crack Music" (original version containing a verse by The Game)
- "Back to Basics" (featuring Common)
- "We Can Make It Better" (featuring Talib Kweli, Q-Tip, Common and Rhymefest). This was included as bonus track for the UK album (Track 21) and there is another track after it, simply titled "Track 22".
- "About An Angel"
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