Be

~ Release by Common (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Annotation

Track 11 differs between the US and UK releases as follows:

US: It's Your World / Pop's Reprise
time: 8:34

UK: It's Your World / Pop's Reprise / So Cool
time: 14:02

Credits not added from liner:
Management: Derek Dudley
Personal Lifestyle Manager: Saunté D. Lowe
Personal Assistant: Olivia Fischa
Wardrobe Styling: Dawn Haynes
Grooming: Junior of Legends Barber Shop
Make Up: Olivia Fischa

Annotation last modified on 2009-08-28 08:27 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Be (intro)
additional recording engineer:
Taylor Dow and Francis Forde
recording engineer and mixer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer)
producer:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
acoustic bass guitar:
Derrick Hodge
keyboard:
James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
vocals:
Common (US rapper)
samples:
Mother Nature by Albert Jones and Sweet Children by Ceasar Frazier
recording of:
Be (intro)
composer:
Caesar Frazier, Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West) and Lonnie Rashid Lynn (US rapper)
Common3.352:24
2The Corner
additional recording engineer:
Taylor Dow
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer)
producer:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
additional mixer:
Jared Robbins
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
guest background vocals:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West) and The Last Poets
vocals:
Common (US rapper)
samples:
What It Is? by The Temptations (Motown soul vocal group) and You Make the Sunshine by The Temprees
recording of:
The Corner
composer:
Umar Bin Hassan, Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West), Lonnie Rashid Lynn (US rapper), Leon Moore and Abiodun Oyewole (US poet, teacher and spoken-word musician)
Common2.553:45
3GO!
additional recording engineer:
Taylor Dow, Francis Forde and Ric McRae
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer)
producer:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
additional mixer:
Jared Robbins
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
percussion:
Num H.S. Amuntehu
turntable:
A‐Trak
guest background vocals:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West) and John Mayer (US singer‐songwriter)
vocals:
Common (US rapper)
samples:
Old Smokey by Linda Lewis
recording of:
GO!
composer:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West), Linda Lewis, Lonnie Rashid Lynn (US rapper) and John Mayer (US singer‐songwriter)
Common3.753:44
4Faithful
additional recording engineer:
Taylor Dow and Francis Forde
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer)
producer:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
additional mixer:
Jared Robbins
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
keyboard:
James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
guest background vocals:
Bilal (US jazz/neo-soul vocalist Bilal Oliver) and John Legend
vocals:
Common (US rapper)
performer:
Ken Lewis (recording engineer and mixer)
samples:
Faithful to the End by D.J. Rogers
recording of:
Faithful
composer:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West), Lonnie Rashid Lynn (US rapper) and D.J. Rogers
Common23:33
5Testify
additional recording engineer:
Taylor Dow and Ric McRae
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer)
producer:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
additional mixer:
Jared Robbins
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
vocals:
Common (US rapper)
samples:
Innocent ’til Proven Guilty by Honey Cone
recording of:
Testify
composer:
Angelo Bond (R&B singer, active in the 1970s, songwriter and producer), General Johnson (US soul singer, R&B songwriter & producer), Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West), Lonnie Rashid Lynn (US rapper) and Greg Perry
Common3.652:37
6Love Is…
additional recording engineer:
Taylor Dow
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and J Dilla (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee)
producer:
Jay Dee (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee)
additional mixer:
Frank Hendler
mixer:
Bob Power
guest background vocals:
Luna E (Maimouna Youssef)
vocals:
Common (US rapper)
performer:
James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
samples:
God Is Love (original LP version) by Marvin Gaye
recording of:
Love Is...
composer:
Anna Gordy Gaye, Marvin Gaye, James Yancey (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee), Lonnie Rashid Lynn (US rapper), James Nyx (R&B songwriter) and Elgie Stover
Common2.654:10
7Chi-City
additional recording engineer:
Jason Agel, Taylor Dow and Steve Tolle (mix engineer)
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Jared Zastrow
producer:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
additional mixer:
Jared Robbins
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
turntable:
A‐Trak and DJ Dummy
guest background vocals:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
vocals:
Common (US rapper)
samples:
Since I Found My Baby by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
recording of:
Chi-City
composer:
Eddie Cornelius, Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West) and Lonnie Rashid Lynn (US rapper)
Common2.53:27
8The Food (live)
additional recording engineer:
Steve Tolle (mix engineer)
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Charles Hunt (recording engineer)
engineer:
Mike Chavez
producer:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
additional mixer:
Jared Robbins and Steve Tolle (mix engineer)
mixer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Manny Marroquin
turntable:
DJ Dummy
guest background vocals:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
other vocals:
Dave Chappelle
vocals:
Common (US rapper)
samples:
I Never Had It So Good (and Felt So Bad) by The Chi‐Lites and Nothin’ Can Change This Love by Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
live recording of:
The Food
composer:
Sam Cooke (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”), Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West), Lonnie Rashid Lynn (US rapper), Stanley McKenny and Eugene Record
Common2.653:37
9Real People
additional recording engineer:
Taylor Dow and Ric McRae
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
producer:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
additional mixer:
Jared Robbins
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
vocals:
Common (US rapper)
samples:
Sweet Children by Ceasar Frazier
recording of:
Real People
composer:
Caesar Frazier, Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West) and Lonnie Rashid Lynn (US rapper)
Common22:48
10They Say
additional recording engineer:
Taylor Dow and Ric McRae
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer)
producer:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
additional mixer:
Jared Robbins
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
guest background vocals:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West) and John Legend
vocals:
Common (US rapper)
samples:
Ghetto Child by Ahmad Jamal
recording of:
They Say
writer:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer), Linda Creed, Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West), John Legend and Lonnie Rashid Lynn (US rapper)
publisher:
BMG Sapphire Songs, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., John Legend Publishing, Please Gimme My Publishing Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Senseless Music (BMI), Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Common feat. Kanye West & John Legend2.653:58
11It’s Your World, Parts 1 & 2
additional recording engineer:
Taylor Dow
recording engineer:
Darren "Rock" Darnell, Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and J Dilla (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee)
co-producer:
James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter) and Karriem Riggins
producer:
J Dilla (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee)
additional mixer:
Frank Hendler
mixer:
Bob Power
additional keyboard:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
keyboard and strings:
James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter)
membranophone and percussion:
Karriem Riggins
guest background vocals:
Bilal (US jazz/neo-soul vocalist Bilal Oliver) and Lonnie Lynn (rapper Common's father)
vocals:
Common (US rapper)
samples:
Share What You Got, Keep What You Need by The Modulations (North Carolina soul group)
recording of:
It’s Your World, Parts 1 & 2
additional lyricist:
Lonnie Lynn (rapper Common's father)
composer:
Bob Curington, James Yancey (US producer and rapper aka Jay Dee), Willie Lester, Lonnie Rashid Lynn (US rapper), Lonnie Lynn (rapper Common's father), James Poyser (soul, r&b, hip-hop producer and songwriter) and Karriem Riggins
Common18:34

Credits

Release

art direction:Gravillis Inc.
design/illustration:Gravillis Inc.
Hulis Mavruk
photography:Cass Bird
Christian Lantry (photographer)
legal representation:Francois Mobasser
booking:Cara Lewis
co-executive producer:Common (US rapper)
Derek Dudley
executive producer:Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
mastering:Tom Coyne (mastering engineer)
ASIN:UK: B0009JOPAI [info]

Release group

artist & repertoire support:Don C (A&R for G.O.O.D. Music)
Alicia N. Graham
Jaha Johnson
John Monopoly
part of:Grammy Award: Best Rap Album nominees (number: 2006) (order: 53)
Pitchfork: Best New Album (number: 2005.05.31) (order: 111)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/32461 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/common/be/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000208461 [info]
Wikidata:Q812804 [info]