CommonBe

Label:

Geffen Records – GEFR26202-9

Format:

CD , Album
DVD , DVD-Video
All Media , Limited Edition

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Hip Hop

Style:

Conscious

Tracklist

1 Be (Intro)
Acoustic BassDerrick Hodge
Engineer [Assistant Recording]Taylor Dow
KeyboardsJames Poyser
Mixed ByAndrew Dawson
ProducerKanye West
Written-ByLonnie Lynn*
2:24
2 The Corner
Backing VocalsThe Last Poets
Engineer [Assistant Mix]Jared Robbins
Engineer [Assistant Recording]Taylor Dow
FeaturingThe Last Poets
Mixed ByManny Marroquin
ProducerKanye West
Written-ByUmar Bin Hassan
3:45
3 GO!
Backing VocalsKanye West
Engineer [Assistant Mix]Jared Robbins
Engineer [Assistant Recording]Taylor Dow
Mixed ByManny Marroquin
PercussionNum Amuntehu*
ProducerKanye West
ScratchesDJ A-Trak*
Written-ByLonnie Lynn*
3:44
4 Faithful
Backing VocalsJohn Legend
Engineer [Assistant Mix]Jared Robbins
Engineer [Assistant Recording]Taylor Dow
KeyboardsJames Poyser
Mixed ByManny Marroquin
ProducerKanye West
Sampler [Sample Recreation]Ken Lewis
Written-ByLonnie Lynn*
3:33
5 Testify
Engineer [Assistant Mix]Jared Robbins
Engineer [Assistant Recording]Taylor Dow
Mixed ByManny Marroquin
ProducerKanye West
Written-ByLonnie Lynn*
2:37
6 Love Is...
Backing VocalsLuna E
Engineer [Assistant Mix]Frank Hendler
Engineer [Assistant Recording]Taylor Dow
InstrumentsJames Poyser
Mixed ByBob Power
Producer, Recorded ByDILLA*
Written-ByMarvin Gaye
4:10
7 Chi-City
Engineer [Assistant Mix]Jared Robbins
Engineer [Assistant Recording]Taylor Dow
Mixed ByManny Marroquin
Producer, Backing VocalsKanye West
Recorded ByJared Zastrow
ScratchesDJ Dummy
Written-ByLonnie Lynn*
3:27
8 The Food (Live)
Engineer [Assistant Mix]Steve Tolle
Engineer [Assistant Recording]Steve Tolle
Mixed ByManny Marroquin
Producer, Backing VocalsKanye West
Recorded ByCharles Hunt
ScratchesDJ Dummy
Technician [Constructed By]Michael Chavez (2)
Voice [Intro]Dave Chappelle
Written-ByStanley McKenney*
3:37
9 Real People
Engineer [Assistant Mix]Jared Robbins
Engineer [Assistant Recording]Taylor Dow
Mixed ByManny Marroquin
ProducerKanye West
Recorded ByAnthony Kilhoffer
Written-ByLonnie Lynn*
2:48
10 They Say
Engineer [Assistant Mix]Jared Robbins
Engineer [Assistant Recording]Taylor Dow
Featuring, Backing VocalsKanye West
Mixed ByManny Marroquin
ProducerKanye West
Written-ByThomas Bell*
3:58
11 It's Your World (Part 1 & 2)
Backing VocalsThe Kids (13)
Co-producerKarriem Riggins
Engineer [Assistant Mix]Frank Hendler
Engineer [Assistant Recording]Taylor Dow
Featuring"The Kids"*
Keyboards [Additional]Kanye West
Keyboards, StringsJames Poyser
Mixed ByBob Power
Percussion, DrumsKarriem Riggins
Producer, Recorded ByDILLA*
Recorded By [Children Vocals]Darren "ROCK" Darnell*
VocalsBilal
Words By [Poetry By]Lonnie "Pops" Lynn*
Written-ByWillie Lestor*
8:34

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Geffen Records
  • Copyright ©Geffen Records
  • Manufactured ByUniversal Music & Video Distribution, Corp.
  • Distributed ByUniversal Music & Video Distribution, Corp.
  • Edited AtSterling Sound

Credits

  • A&RJaha Johnson
  • A&R [istration]Alicia N. Graham
  • A&R [for G.O.O.D. Music]John Monopoly
  • Art Direction, DesignGravillis Inc.
  • Design [Dvd Menu]Eric 'Wreckk' Centeno* (tracks: DVD)
  • Executive-ProducerKanye West
  • Executive-Producer [Co-]Common
  • Film Director, Film ProducerBrian 'B.Kyle' Atkins* (tracks: DVD)
  • Management, Executive-Producer [Co-]Derek Dudley
  • Mastered ByTom Coyne
  • Painting [Malcolm X]Hulis Mavruk
  • Photography By [Cover]Cass Bird
  • Photography By [Interior]Christian Lantry
  • Recorded ByAndrew Dawson
  • Technician [Dvd Authoring]Gifted Entertainment (tracks: DVD)

Notes

Released on Kanye West's Getting Out Our Dreams (GOOD) Music imprint through Geffen.

First pressings of the album came with a bonus DVD that contains behind-the-scenes footage and an interview with <a href="http://www.discogs.sitioby.com/artist/Sway+(3)">Sway</a> from MTV/The Wake Up Show.

Catalog number B0004672-00 is printed on the sleeve, number B0004670-02 is printed on the CD, and number GEFR26202-9 is printed on the DVD.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 6 02498 81896 1

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Be (CD, Album) Getting Out Our Dreams B0004670-02 US 2005
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Be (2×LP, Album) Geffen Records B0004670-01 US 2005
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Be (Instrumentals) (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition) Geffen Records B0005032-01 US 2005
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Be (CD, Album) Geffen Records 260 060 4 Russia 2005
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Be (CD, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, DVD, DVD-Video) Getting Out Our Dreams 0602498825945 Europe 2005

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