Common releases ‘Be,’ his sixth album produced by Kanye West and J Dilla (2005)
Common’s ‘Be’ is his sixth studio album produced by Kanye West and J Dilla and released on May 24, 2005 by Geffen / GOOD Music
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1 . The Corner (w/ The Last Poets)
2 . The Corner (Live, w/ The Last Poets)
3 . Go! (Official Video)
4 . Go! (“Aol Sessions”)
5 . Faithful
6 . Testify (Official Video)
7 . Testify (“Aol Sessions”)
8 . The Food (w/ Kanye West, On “The Chappelle Show”)
9 . Real People (w/ Ice Cube, Official Video)
10 . Real People
11 . They Say (w/ Kanye West)
12 . It’s Your World (On “React Now”)
Track Listing : 1.Be [Intro] (Lonnie Lynn, Kanye West, Albert Jones) – 02:24 . [Sampling : “Mother Nature” By Albert Jones] . 2.The Corner (Lonnie Lynn, Kanye West, Abiodun Oyewole, Umar Bin Hassan, Leon Moore) – 03:45 . [Sampling : “You Make The Sun Shine” By The Temprees] . 3.Go! (Lonnie Lynn, Kanye West, John Mayer, Linda Lewis) – 03:44 . [Sampling : “Old Smokey” Performed By Linda Lewis] . 4.Faithful (Lonnie Lynn, Kanye West, Dewayne Julius Rogers) – 03:33 . [Sampling : “Faithful To The End” By D. J. Rogers] . 5.Testify (Lonnie Lynn, Kanye West, Angelo Bond, General Johnson, Gregory Perry) – 02:36 . [Sampling : “Innocent Till Proven Guilty” By Honey Cone] . 6.Love Is… (Lonnie Lynn, James Yancey, Anna Gaye, Marvin Gaye, James Nyx, Elgie Stover) – 04:10 . [Sampling : “God Is Love” Marvin Gaye] . 7.Chi-City (Lonnie Lynn, Kanye West, Eddie Cornelius) – 03:27 . [Sampling : “Since I Found My Baby” By Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose] . 8.The Food (Lonnie Lynn, Kanye West, Sam Cooke, Stanley Mckenney, Eugene Record) – 03:36 . [Sampling : “I Never Had It So Good And Felt So Bad” By The Chi-Lites; “Nothing Can Change This Love” By Sam Cooke] . 9.Real People (Lonnie Lynn, Kanye West, Caesar Frazier) – 02:48 . [Sampling : “Sweet Children” By Caesar Frazier] . 10.They Say (Lonnie Lynn, Kanye West, John Stephens, Thomas Bell, Linda Epstein) – 03:57 . [Sampling : “Ghetto Child” By Ahmad Jamal] . 11.It’S Your World [Part 1 & 2] (Lonnie Lynn, James Yancey, James Poyser, Karriem Riggins, Lonnie “Pops” Lynn, Robert Curington, Willie Lestor) – 08:33 . [Sampling : “Share What You Got” By The Modulations]
Musicians : Common – Rap . Lonnie Lynn – Poetry, Background Vocals On (11) . Umar Bin Hassan – Spoken Word On (5) . James Poyser – Keyboards, Strings, Instruments . Karriem Riggins – Drums, Percussion . Derrick Hodge – Bass . Num Amun-Tehu – Percussion . Dave Chappelle – Introduction . A-Trak – Scratching, Turntables . Dj Dummy – Scratching, Turntables . Bilal – Background Vocals On (4 – 11) . Luna E – Background Vocals On (6) . John Legend – Background Vocals On (4 – 10) . Kanye West – Background Vocals On (2 – 3 -7 – 10) . Mister Lonnie – Background Vocal . The Kids – Background Vocals On (11) . John Mayer – Background Vocals On (3)
Production : Produced By Kanye West, J Dilla, James Poyser, Karriem Riggins .
Package : Cass Bird – Photography . Christian Lantry – Photography . Hulis Mavruk – Art Direction .
Video Director(S) : Kanye West For “Go!” . Anthony Mandler For “Testify”
Recorded 2004-2005 At Encore, Burbank; Pay Jay, Clinton Township; Sony Music, New York
Released May 24, 2005 By Geffen / Good
(Source Common – Be | Official Site)
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