Lemonade

~ Release by Beyoncé (see all versions of this release, 25 available)

Annotation

Pressed on 180 gram yellow vinyl records. Includes a 12″ x 12″ booklet and a digital download card for the digital album and the “Lemonade” film.

Annotation last modified on 2023-05-25 22:43 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl
2▼12" Vinyl
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C1Love Drought
recording engineer and mixer:
Stuart White
drum machine [drum] programming and keyboard [keyboards] programming:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
engineer:
Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer) and Ramon Rivas
producer:
Beyoncé, Beyoncé (lead vocals [vocal]) and Mike Dean #MWA (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
assistant mixer:
Arthur Chambazyan and John Cranfield (engineer)
produced for:
Dean’s List Productions
recorded at:
Jungle Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Pacifique Recording Studios (Burbank) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Love Drought by Beyoncé
recording of:
Love Drought
writer:
Beyoncé, Ingrid Burley and Mike Dean (US “dirty south” hip‐hop producer & mix engineer)
publisher:
Love Vivian Music, Oakland 13 Music, Papa George Music and Sony/ATV Allegro
Beyoncé43:57
C2Sandcastles
recording engineer:
Jordan Stilwell (piano) and Stuart White
producer:
Vincent Berry II, Beyoncé and Beyoncé (lead vocals [vocal])
assistant mixer:
Miles Comaskey
mixer:
Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
piano:
Vincent Berry II
synthesizer [synths]:
Jack Chambazyan
synthesizer [synth] arranger:
BOOTS (American rapper and producer)
mixed at:
Mirrorball Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Sandcastles by Beyoncé
recording of:
Sandcastles
writer:
Vincent Berry II, Beyoncé, Midian Mathers and Malik Yusef
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Cleftone Music, Jabriel Iz Myne, Mable Jean Music, Oakland 13 Music and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Beyoncé43:03
C3Forward
recording engineer and mixer:
Stuart White
engineer:
Ramon Rivas
producer:
Beyoncé, Beyoncé (lead vocals [vocal]) and James Blake (English singer and producer)
assistant mixer:
Arthur Chambazyan and John Cranfield (engineer)
piano:
James Blake (English singer and producer)
recorded at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Pacifique Recording Studios (Burbank) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Forward
writer:
Beyoncé and James Blake (English singer and producer)
publisher:
Buzzard and Kestrel Ltd., Oakland 13 Music and Sony/ATV Allegro
Beyoncé featuring James Blake3.51:19
C4Freedom
recording engineer and mixer:
Stuart White
additional programming:
BOOTS (American rapper and producer) and Myles William (hip hop producer)
programming:
Jonny Coffer (songwriter and producer)
engineer:
Ramon Rivas
producer:
Beyoncé, Beyoncé (lead vocals [vocal]), Jonny Coffer (songwriter and producer) and Just Blaze
assistant mixer:
Arthur Chambazyan and John Cranfield (engineer)
additional piano:
Canei Finch
bass:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Jonny Coffer (songwriter and producer)
background vocals:
Arrow Benjamin
contains samples by:
“22” (1940s Mississippi prison blues, a.k.a. '22') and Kaleidoscope (60s Mexican psychedelic/garage rock band)
mixed at:
Pacifique Recording Studios (Burbank) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
samples:
Let Me Try by Kaleidoscope (60s Mexican psychedelic/garage rock band) and Stewball by “22” (1940s Mississippi prison blues, a.k.a. '22') & group with axes (field recordings of unnamed prisoners at Mississippi State Penitentiary)
recording of:
Freedom
writer:
Beyoncé, Carla Williams, Dean McIntosh, John Lomax Sr., Jonathan Coffer (songwriter and producer), Kendrick Duckworth, Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) and Frank Tirado
publisher:
Afrika Kuruvilla Kurian, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Global Jukebox Publishing, Hard Working Black Folks Inc., Ludlow Music, Inc., Oakland 13 Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Spirit B Unique (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Top Dawg Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar44:50
D1All Night
assistant recording engineer:
John Cranfield (engineer)
recording engineer:
Eric Caudieux (keyboard [keyboards]), Lester Mendoza (horn [horns]) and Stuart White
drum machine [drum] programming and drums (drum set) programming:
Diplo (DJ and music producer), Derek Dixie and King Henry
engineer:
Greg Koller (strings, bass, keyboard [keyboards]) and Ramon Rivas
co-producer:
King Henry
producer:
Beyoncé, Beyoncé (lead vocals [vocal]) and Diplo (DJ and music producer)
assistant mixer:
Tyler Scott
mixer:
Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
editor:
Eric Caudieux
additional instruments:
Derek Dixie
bass:
Marcus Miller (jazz musician)
guitar:
King Henry
horn [horns]:
Randolph Ellis, Christopher Gray (horn player), Richard Lucchese and Peter Ortega
strings:
Briana Bandy (violist), Charlie Bisharat (US violinist), Denise Briese, Anna Bulbrook, Susan Chatman, Daphne Chen, Ryan Cross, Crystal Alforque, Richard Dodd (cellist), Lisa Dondlinger (American classical violinist), Alma Fernandez, Vanessa Freebairn‐Smith, Ira Glansbeek, Terry Glenny, Eric Gorfain, Neel Hammond (violinist), Leah Katz (violist), Gina Kronstadt, John Krovoza, Marisa Kuney, Serena McKinney, Ginger Murphy (cellist), Geoff Osika, Grace Park (violist), Radu Pieptea (violinist), Katie Sloan, Songa Lee, Ina Veli, Josefina Vergara (Chilean-American violinist), Amy Wickman, Rodney Wirtz, Adrienne Woods and Yelena Yegoryan (violinist)
background vocals:
Diplo (DJ and music producer) and King Henry
horn [horns] arranger:
Derek Dixie
strings arranger:
Jon Brion
orchestrator:
Eric Gorfain
recorded at:
Apex Studio in Burbank, California, United States (keyboard [keyboards]), Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Henson Recording Studios (former A&M Studios) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (keyboard [keyboards]), Jungle City Studios in New York, New York, United States, Mad Decent Studios (Burbank) in Burbank, California, United States and Skip Saylor Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (horn [horns])
mixed at:
Mirrorball Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
edited at:
Apex Studio in Burbank, California, United States and Henson Recording Studios (former A&M Studios) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
All Night by Beyoncé
recording of:
All Night
writer:
Antwan Patton, André Benjamin, Beyoncé, Jaramye Daniels, Henry Allen, Ilsey (US | pop singer), Akil King (R&B songwriter), Patrick Brown, Thomas Wesley Pentz (aka Diplo), Theron Thomas and Timothy Thomas (US-based caribbean R&B/hip hop musician)
publisher:
BMG Monarch, BMG Platinum Songs US, Duke City Music, Gnat Booty Music, Hitco Music, Jaramye Daniels Music, KMR Music Royalties II SCSp, Oakland 13 Music, Organized Noize Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Sparko Phone Music, TNT Explosive Publishing, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Beyoncé3.655:22
D2Formation
recording engineer:
Stuart White
co-producer:
Pluss (producer Asheton Hogan)
producer:
Beyoncé, Beyoncé (lead vocals [vocal]) and Mike WiLL Made‐It
assistant mixer:
Arthur Chambazyan, Maddox Chhim and David Nakaji
mixer:
Jaycen Joshua and Stuart White
trumpet:
Matt Doe (NYC trumpet player)
additional background vocals [additional background adlibs]:
Big Freedia (US | bounce)
horn arranger:
Derek Dixie
mixed for:
Innersound Management and The Penua Project
co-produced for:
Eardrummers Entertainment LLC (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
mixed at:
Larrabee Sound Studios (present day location in North Hollywood, since 1991) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and Pacifique Recording Studios (Burbank) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Formation by Beyoncé and Formation (Choreography version) (explicit) by Beyoncé
part of:
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 4), Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 4), Stereogum Readers’ 10 Best Songs of 2016 (number: 5), Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 8), Spotify CLASSICS: The 100 Greatest R&B Songs of the Streaming Era (number: 16), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 19), TheNeedleDrop: Top 100 Songs of the 2010s (number: 37) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 73)
recording of:
Formation
writer:
Aaquil Brown (member of Rae Sremmurd), Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé, Khalif Brown and Michael L. Williams II
publisher:
Eardrummers Entertainment LLC (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Oakland 13 Music, Sounds From Eardrummers, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Beyoncé43:26
3▶Download Card

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:All Night
Formation
Freedom by Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar
Hold Up
Sorry
part of:Consequence of Sound: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s (number: 1) (order: 1)
Rolling Stone: The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far (January 10, 2025) (number: 1) (order: 1)
Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s (number: 2) (order: 2)
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 2) (order: 2)
The A.V. Club: The 50 best albums of the 2010s (number: 2) (order: 2)
Musikexpress – Die 100 besten Alben des 21. Jahrhunderts (2025) (number: 4) (order: 4)
Stereogum Readers’ 10 Best Albums of 2016 (number: 5) (order: 5)
Vice: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 5) (order: 5)
Spotify CLASSICS: Classic Pop Albums of the Streaming Era (order: 7)
Spotify CLASSICS: Classic Hip-Hop and R&B Albums of the Streaming Era (order: 9)
Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (number: 10) (order: 10)
Billboard Music Award: Top R&B Album nominees (number: 2017 winner) (order: 12)
Rolling Stone: The 50 Greatest Concept Albums of All Time (2022-10-12) (number: 15) (order: 15)
IFPI Global Album of the Year (number: 2016) (order: 16)
NME’s Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s (number: 17) (order: 17)
Grammy Award: Best Progressive R&B Album nominees (number: 2017) (order: 27)
TheNeedleDrop: Top 50 Albums of 2016 (number: 27) (order: 27)
Grammy Award: Best Progressive R&B Album nominees (number: 2017 winner) (order: 28)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 32) (order: 32)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 32) (order: 32)
Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 33) (order: 33)
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 41) (order: 41)
TheNeedleDrop: Top 200 Albums of the 2010s (number: 127) (order: 127)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 2017) (order: 272)
supporting tours:The Formation World Tour
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/992029 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Beyonce/Lemonade [info]
reviews:https://www.metacritic.com/music/lemonade/beyonce [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/beyonce/lemonade/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002940342 [info]
Wikidata:Q23905116 [info]
discography entry:https://www.last.fm/music/Beyoncé/Lemonade [info]