Graduation

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.