The College Dropout (special edition)

~ Release by Kanye West (see all versions of this release, 19 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD
2▼DVD: Bonus DVD
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1Through the Wire
video director:
Coodie & Chike
music video for:
Through the Wire by Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
recording of:
Through the Wire
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West), Tom Keane (keyboards, of The Keane Brothers) and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Bravo and Encore Music, Dyad Music Ltd., Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI) and TomJon Music Publishing Company
is based on:
Through the Fire
4?:??
2Slow Jam
recording of:
Slow Jamz
composer:
Carl Terrell Mitchell (US rapper) and Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
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3All Falls Down
recording of:
All Falls Down
composer:
Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West)
is based on:
Mystery of Iniquity
revision of:
All Falls Down (original)
4?:??
4Two Words
recording of:
Two Words
composer:
Dante Smith (Yasiin Bey, fka Mos Def), Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West) and Leslie Pridgen (US rapper Leslie Pridgen)
3?:??
5Jesus Walks (trilogy)
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6The New Workout Plan (extended)
recording of:
The New Workout Plan
composer:
Miri Ben‐Ari, Bosko Kante, John Stephens, Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West) and Sumeke Rainey
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3▶CD: Bonus CD

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:All Falls Down
Jesus Walks
The New Workout Plan
Through the Wire
part of:Music Genre Tree (canonical album list from musicgenretree.org – one representative release per genre)
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Rolling Stone: 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time (2022-07-01) (number: 29) (order: 29)
Grammy Award: Best Rap Album nominees (number: 2005 winner) (order: 50)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 74) (order: 74)
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Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 2005) (order: 211)
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1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 990) (order: 990)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/6983 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Kanye-west/The-college-dropout [info]
reviews:http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8767-the-college-dropout/ [info]
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/7733/38199 [info]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/z4wx [info]
https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/5216/Kanye-West-The-College-Dropout/ [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/kanye_west/the_college_dropout/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000326741 [info]
Wikidata:Q747526 [info]
discography entry:https://www.last.fm/music/Kanye+West/The+College+Dropout [info]