1. SAY YOU WILL
(K. West, D. Mills, J. Bhasker, J. Jenkins)
Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978. Recorded by Andrew Dawson and Anthony Kilhoffer at Glenwood Studios, Burbank, CA and Avex Recording Studio, Honolulu, HI. Assistants at Glenwood Studios: Chad Carlisle and Isha Erskine. Assistants at Avex
Recording Studio: Christian Mochizuki and Gaylord h*momalia. Mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios North, Los Angeles, CA. Assisted by Christian Plata and Erik
Madrid. Keyboards: Jeff Bhasker. Strings arranged and conducted by Larry Gold. Engineer: Jeff Chestek. Assistant engineers: Montez Roberts, Rick Friedrich, John Stahl
Violins: Emma Kummrow, Igor Szwec, Luigi Mazzochi, Gregory Teperman, Olga Konopelsky, Charles Parker. Viola: Davis Barnett, Alexandra Leem. Cello: James J. Cooper, III
Jennie Lorenzo. Ba**: Miles Davis. Vocals: The Kadockadee Kwire featuring Glenn Jordan, Phillip Ingram, Jim Gilstrap, Romeo Johnson, Kevin Dorsey (courtesy of The Ba**mint
Entertainment Group) and Will Wheaton (courtesy of Platinum Ba** Records). Background vocals: Mr. Hudson and Tony Williams. © 2008 Please Gimme My Publishing Inc.|EMI
Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)/Get Ya Frog On Publishing (BMI)/Above The Line (BMI)/Young Jeezy Music (BMI)
2. WELCOME TO HEARTBREAK
(K. West, J. Bhasker, P. Reynolds, S. Mescudi)
Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978
Co-produced by Jeff Bhasker and Plain Pat
Recorded by Andrew Dawson and Anthony Kilhoffer at Glenwood Studios, Burbank, CA and Avex Recording Studio, Honolulu, HI and by Ryan West at Chung King Studios, NYC
Assistants at Glenwood Studios: Chad Carlisle and Isha Erskine
Assistants at Avex Recording Studio: Christian Mochizuki and Gaylord h*momalia
Mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios North, Los Angeles, CA
Assisted by Christian Plata and Erik Madrid
Keyboards: Jeff Bhasker
Piano: Ken Lewis
Strings arranged and conducted by Larry Gold
Engineer: Jeff Chestek
Assistant engineers: Montez Roberts, Rick Friedrich, John Stahl
Violins: Emma Kummrow, Igor Szwec, Luigi Mazzochi, Gregory Teperman, Olga Konopelsky, Charles Parker
Viola: Davis Barnett, Alexandra Leem
Cello: James J. Cooper, III, Jennie Lorenzo
Ba**: Miles Davis
Background vocals: Jeff Bhasker
© 2008 Please Gimme My Publishing Inc./EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)/Above The Line (BMI)/Copyright Control/Elsie's Baby Boy Publishing (ASCAP)
3. HEARTLESS
(K. West, E. Wilson, S. Mescudi, M. Jones) Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978. Co-produced
By No I.D. Recorded by Andrew Dawson and Anthony Kilhoffer at Glenwood Studios, Burbank, CA and Avex Recording Studio, Honolulu, HI. | Assistants at Glenwood
Studios: Chad Carlisle and Isha Erskine. Assistants at Avex Recording Studio: Christian Mochizuki and Gaylord h*momalia. Mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios North
Los Angeles, CA. Assisted by Christian Plata and Erik Madrid. Keyboards: Jeff Bhasker. Piano: Ken Lewis. © 2008 Please Gimme My Publishing Inc.|EMI Blackwood Music Inc
(BMI)/Invisible Music|Chrysalis Publishing (BMI)/Elsie's Baby Boy Publishing (ASCAP)/Jabriel Iz Myne (ASCAP)
4. AMAZING (FEAT. YOUNG JEEZY)
(K. West, M. Jones, D. Mills, J. Bhasker, J. Jenkins)
Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978. Co-produced by Jeff Bhasker. Recorded by Andrew Dawson and Anthony Kilhoffer at Glenwood Studios
Burbank, CA and Avex Recording Studio, Honolulu, HI. Assistants at Glenwood Studios: Chad Carlisle and Isha Erskine. Assistants at Avex Recording Studio: Christian
Mochizuki and Gaylord h*momalia. Mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios North, Los Angeles, CA. Assisted by Christian Plata and Erik Madrid. Keyboards: Jeff
Bhasker. Background vocals: Mr. Hudson and Tony Williams. © 2008 Please Gimme My Publishing Inc.|EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)/Jabriel Iz Myne (ASCAP)/Get Ya Frog On
Publishing (BMI)/Above The Line (BMI)/Young Jeezy Music (BMI)
5. LOVE LOCKDOWN
(K. West, J. Bhasker, J. Englishman, M. Jones, L. Menzies)
Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978. Co-produced by Jeff Bhasker. Recorded and mixed by Andrew Dawson at
Glenwood Studios, Burbank, CA and Avex Recording Studio, Honolulu, HI. Keyboards: Jeff Bhasker. Drums/Percussions: Gibi, Zé Bruno, Lula Almeida and Rodney Da**is. ©
2008 Please Gimme My Publishing Inc.|EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)/Above The Line (BMI)/EMI April Music Inc.|EMI April Music Canada Ltd.|Stinky Minky Music (SOCAN) All
Rights for Stinky Minky Music controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP)/Jabriel Iz Myne (ASCAP)/Copyright Control
6. PARANOID (FEAT. MR HUDSON)
(K. West, P. Reynolds, S. Mescudi, D. Mills, J. Bhasker) Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978. Co-produced by Jeff
Bhasker and Plain Pat. Recorded by Andrew Dawson and Anthony Kilhoffer at Glenwood Studios, Burbank, CA and Avex Recording Studio, Honolulu, HI. Assistants at Glenwood
Studios: Chad Carlisle and Isha Erskine | Assistants at Avex Recording Studio: Christian Mochizuki and Gaylord h*momalia. Mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios
North, Los Angeles, CA. Assisted by Christian Plata and Erik Madrid. Keyboards: Jeff Bhasker. Background vocals: Kid Cudi. © 2008 Please Gimme My Publishing Inc.|EMI
Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)/Copyright Control/Elsie's Baby Boy Publishing (ASCAP)/Get Ya Frog On Publishing (BMI)/Above The Line (BMI)
7. ROBOCOP
(K. West, J. Englishman, M. Jones, D. Mills, S. Mescudi
A. Williams, J. Bhasker, F. Najm, J. Jenkins, P. Doyle) Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978. Recorded by Andrew Dawson and Anthony Kilhoffer at
Glenwood Studios, Burbank, CA and Avex Recording Studio, Honolulu, HI. Assistants at Glenwood Studios: Chad Carlisle and Isha Erskine. Assistants at Avex Recording Studio:
Christian Mochizuki and Gaylord h*momalia. Mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios North, Los Angeles, CA. Assisted by Christian Plata and Erik Madrid. Keyboards:
Jeff Bhasker. Strings arranged and conducted by Larry Gold. Engineer: Jeff Chestek. Assistant engineers: Montez Roberts, Rick Friedrich, John Stahl. Violins: Emma
Kummrow, Igor Szwec, Luigi Mazzochi, Gregory Teperman, Olga Konopelsky, Charles Parker. Viola: Davis Barnett, Alexandra Leem. Cello: James J. Cooper, III, Jennie Lorenzo
Ba**: Miles Davis. Orchestra in chorus created and performed by Ken Lewis. Engineered by Ken Lewis and Brent Kolatalo. Background vocals: Tony Williams and Jeff Bhasker
© 2008 Please Gimme My Publishing Inc.|EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)/EMI April Music Canada Ltd.|Stinky Minky Music (SOCAN). All rights for Stinky Minky Music controlled
And administered by EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP)/Jabriel Iz Myne (ASCAP)/Get Ya Frog On Publishing (BMI)/Elsie's Baby Boy Publishing (ASCAP)/Penafire Music (BMI)/Above The
Line (BMI)/Nappypub Music|Universal Music-Z Songs (BMI)/Young Jeezy Music (BMI)/TCF Music publishing Inc. (ASCAP) This composition embodies portions of “Kissing In The Rain,”
Written by P. Doyle, published by TCF Music Publishing Inc. (ASCAP)
8. STREET LIGHTS
(K. West, J. Englishman, A. Williams, B. McIldowie) Produced by Kanye West for Very
Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978. Co-produced by Mr. Hudson. Recorded by Andrew Dawson and Anthony Kilhoffer at Glenwood Studios, Burbank, CA and Avex Recording
Studio, Honolulu, HI. Assistants at Glenwood Studios: Chad Carlisle and Isha Erskine. Assistants at Avex Recording Studio: Christian Mochizuki and Gaylord h*momalia. Mixed by
Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios North, Los Angeles, CA. Assisted by Christian Plata and Erik Madrid. Keyboards: Jeff Bhasker. Background vocals: Esthero and Tony
Williams. © 2008 Please Gimme My Publishing Inc.|EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)/ EMI April Music Inc.|EMI April Music Canada Ltd.|Stinky Minky Music (SOCAN) All rights for
Stinky Minky Music controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP)/Penafire Music (BMI)/Copyright Control
9. BAD NEWS
(K. West, G. Ba**) Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978. Recorded by Andrew
Dawson and Anthony Kilhoffer at Glenwood Studios, Burbank, CA and Avex Recording Studio, Honolulu, HI. Assistants at Glenwood Studios: Chad Carlisle and Isha Erskine
Assistants at Avex Recording Studio: Christian Mochizuki and Gaylord h*momalia. Mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios North, Los Angeles, CA. Assisted by Christian
Plata and Erik Madrid. Keyboards: Jeff Bhasker. Strings arranged and conducted by Larry Gold. Engineer: Jeff Chestek. Assistant engineers: Montez Roberts, Rick Friedrich
John Stahl. Violins: Emma Kummrow, Igor Szwec, Luigi Mazzochi, Gregory Teperman, Olga Konopelsky, Charles Parker. Viola: Davis Barnett, Alexandra Leem. Cello: James J
Cooper, III, Jennie Lorenzo. Ba**: Miles Davis. Contains a sample of the recording “See Line Woman” as performed by Nina Simone. Under license from Universal Music
Enterprises. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Written by George Ba**, published by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP). All rights reserved. © 2008 Please Gimme My
Publishing Inc.|EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)/WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)
10. SEE YOU IN MY NIGHTMARES (FEAT. LIL WAYNE)
(K. West, E. Wilson, J. Bhasker, D. Carter)
Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978. Co-produced by No I.D
Recorded by Andrew Dawson and Anthony Kilhoffer at Glenwood Studios, Burbank, CA and Avex Recording
Studio, Honolulu, HI
Assistants at Glenwood Studios: Chad Carlisle and Isha Erskine. Assistants at Avex Recording Studio: Christian Mochizuki and Gaylord h*momalia
Mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios North, Los Angeles, CA. Assisted by Christian Plata and Erik Madrid. Keyboards: Jeff Bhasker. Strings arranged and conducted by Larry Gold. Engineer: Jeff
Chestek. Assistant engineers: Montez Roberts, Rick Friedrich, John Stahl. Violins: Emma Kummrow, Igor Szwec, Luigi Mazzochi, Gregory Teperman, Olga Konopelsky, Charles Parker. Viola: Davis
Barnett, Alexandra Leem. Cello: James J. Cooper, III, Jennie Lorenzo. Ba**: Miles Davis. Lil Wayne appears courtesy of Cash Money/Universal Motown Records. © 2008 Please Gimme My
Publishing Inc.| EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)/Invisible Music Chrysalis Publishing (BMI)/Above The Line (BMI)/Young Money Publishing Inc., Warner Chappell Music (BMI)
11. COLDEST WINTER
(K. West, E. Wilson, R. Orzabal)
Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978. Co-produced by No I.D. and Jeff Bhasker
Recorded by Andrew Dawson and Anthony Kilhoffer at Glenwood Studios, Burbank, CA and Avex Recording Studio, Honolulu, HI
Assistants at Glenwood Studios: Chad Carlisle and Isha Erskine
Assistants at Avex Recording Studio: Christian Mochizuki and Gaylord h*momalia
Mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios North, Los
Angeles, CA
Assisted by Christian Plata and Erik Madrid
Keyboards: Jeff Bhasker
This composition embodies an interpolation of “Memories Fade,” written by Roland Orzabal and published by Chrysalis Songs (BMI). © 2008 Please Gimme My Publishing Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)/Invisible Music, Chrysalis Publishing (BMI)/Chrysalis Songs (BMI)
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