808s & Heartbreak

~ Release by Kanye West (see all versions of this release, 13 available)

Tracklist

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1Say You Will
assistant recording engineer:
Chad Carlisle, Isha Erskine, Gaylord Holomalia and Christian Mochizuki
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
assistant engineer:
Rick Friedrich, Montez Roberts and John Stahl
engineer:
Jeff Chestek
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
assistant mixer:
Erik Madrid (engineer) and Christian Plata
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
bass:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
cello:
James J. Cooper III (cellist) and Jennifer Lorenzo (cellist)
keyboard:
Jeff Bhasker
viola:
Davis Barnett and Alexandra Leem
violin family:
Olga Konopelsky, Emma Kummrow (violinist), Luigi Mazzochi (violinist), Charles Parker (violinist), Igor Szwec and Gregory Teperman
background vocals:
Mr Hudson and Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer)
vocals:
The Kadockadee Kwire
conductor:
Larry Gold
strings arranger:
Larry Gold
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2008)
recording of:
Say You Will
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Bhasker, Dexter Raymond Mills Jr. (US rapper), Jay Jenkins (US rapper Jay W Jenkins, f/k/a Young Jeezy) and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West3.56:18
2Welcome to Heartbreak
assistant recording engineer:
Chad Carlisle, Isha Erskine, Gaylord Holomalia and Christian Mochizuki
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
assistant engineer:
Rick Friedrich, Montez Roberts and John Stahl
engineer:
Jeff Chestek
co-producer:
Jeff Bhasker and Plain Pat
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
assistant mixer:
Erik Madrid (engineer) and Christian Plata
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
bass:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
cello:
James J. Cooper III (cellist) and Jennifer Lorenzo (cellist)
keyboard and background vocals:
Jeff Bhasker
viola:
Davis Barnett and Alexandra Leem
violin family:
Olga Konopelsky, Emma Kummrow (violinist), Luigi Mazzochi (violinist), Charles Parker (violinist), Igor Szwec and Gregory Teperman
conductor:
Larry Gold
strings arranger:
Larry Gold
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2008)
recording of:
Welcome to Heartbreak
lyricist:
Jeff Bhasker, Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Patrick Reynolds and Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi
composer:
Jeff Bhasker, Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi
Kanye West feat. Kid Cudi44:23
3Heartless
assistant recording engineer:
Chad Carlisle, Isha Erskine, Gaylord Holomalia and Christian Mochizuki
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
co-producer:
No I.D. (producer)
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
assistant mixer:
Erik Madrid (engineer) and Christian Plata
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
keyboard:
Jeff Bhasker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2008)
music videos:
Heartless by Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009 (number: 9)
live recording of:
Heartless (on 2011-04-17)
lyricist:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi
composer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), No I.D. (producer), Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi and Malik Yusef
Kanye West3.953:31
4Amazing
assistant recording engineer:
Chad Carlisle, Isha Erskine, Gaylord Holomalia and Christian Mochizuki
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
co-producer:
Jeff Bhasker
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
assistant mixer:
Erik Madrid (engineer) and Christian Plata
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
keyboard:
Jeff Bhasker
background vocals:
Mr Hudson and Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2008)
recording of:
Amazing
lyricist:
Jeff Bhasker, Jay Jenkins (US rapper Jay W Jenkins, f/k/a Young Jeezy) and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
composer:
Jeff Bhasker, Dexter Raymond Mills Jr. (US rapper), Jay Jenkins (US rapper Jay W Jenkins, f/k/a Young Jeezy), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Malik Yusef
Kanye West feat. Young Jeezy43:58
5Love Lockdown
assistant recording engineer:
Chad Carlisle, Isha Erskine, Gaylord Holomalia and Christian Mochizuki
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer)
co-producer:
Jeff Bhasker
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
assistant mixer:
Erik Madrid (engineer) and Christian Plata
mixer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Manny Marroquin
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Lula Almeida, Zé Bruno, Rodney Dassis and Gibi
keyboard:
Jeff Bhasker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2008)
part of:
Pitchfork Presents: The 100 Best Tracks of 2008 (number: 39), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009 (number: 44) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2008 (number: 74)
recording of:
Love Lockdown
lyricist:
Jeff Bhasker and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
composer:
Jeff Bhasker, Jen-Bea Englishman, Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), LaNeah Menzies and Malik Yusef
Kanye West44:30
6Paranoid
assistant recording engineer:
Chad Carlisle, Isha Erskine, Gaylord Holomalia and Christian Mochizuki
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
co-producer:
Jeff Bhasker and Plain Pat
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
assistant mixer:
Erik Madrid (engineer) and Christian Plata
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
keyboard:
Jeff Bhasker
background vocals:
Kid Cudi
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2008)
recording of:
Paranoid
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Bhasker, Dexter Raymond Mills Jr. (US rapper), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Patrick Reynolds and Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi
Kanye West feat. Mr. Hudson3.54:38
7RoboCop
assistant recording engineer:
Chad Carlisle, Isha Erskine, Gaylord Holomalia and Christian Mochizuki
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
assistant engineer:
Rick Friedrich, Montez Roberts and John Stahl
engineer:
Jeff Chestek
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
assistant mixer:
Erik Madrid (engineer) and Christian Plata
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
bass:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
cello:
James J. Cooper III (cellist) and Jennifer Lorenzo (cellist)
keyboard:
Jeff Bhasker
viola:
Davis Barnett and Alexandra Leem
violin family:
Olga Konopelsky, Emma Kummrow (violinist), Luigi Mazzochi (violinist), Charles Parker (violinist), Igor Szwec and Gregory Teperman
background vocals:
Jeff Bhasker and Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer)
conductor:
Larry Gold
strings arranger:
Larry Gold
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2008)
samples:
Kissing in the Rain by Patrick Doyle (Scottish score composer)
recording of:
RoboCop
lyricist:
Jeff Bhasker, Dexter Raymond Mills Jr. (US rapper), Faheem Najm, Jay Jenkins (US rapper Jay W Jenkins, f/k/a Young Jeezy), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi
composer:
Jeff Bhasker, Dexter Raymond Mills Jr. (US rapper), Patrick Doyle (Scottish score composer), Jen-Bea Englishman, Faheem Najm, Jay Jenkins (US rapper Jay W Jenkins, f/k/a Young Jeezy), Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer) and Malik Yusef
Kanye West3.254:34
8Street Lights
assistant recording engineer:
Chad Carlisle, Isha Erskine, Gaylord Holomalia and Christian Mochizuki
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
co-producer:
Mr Hudson
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
assistant mixer:
Erik Madrid (engineer) and Christian Plata
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
keyboard:
Jeff Bhasker
background vocals:
Esthero and Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2008)
recording of:
Street Lights
lyricist:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
composer:
Benjamin Hudson McIldowie, Jen-Bea Englishman, Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and Tony Williams (soul/R&B singer/writer)
Kanye West3.43:10
9Bad News
assistant recording engineer:
Chad Carlisle, Isha Erskine, Gaylord Holomalia and Christian Mochizuki
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
assistant engineer:
Rick Friedrich, Montez Roberts and John Stahl
engineer:
Jeff Chestek
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
assistant mixer:
Erik Madrid (engineer) and Christian Plata
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
bass:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
cello:
James J. Cooper III (cellist) and Jennifer Lorenzo (cellist)
keyboard:
Jeff Bhasker
viola:
Davis Barnett and Alexandra Leem
violin family:
Olga Konopelsky, Emma Kummrow (violinist), Luigi Mazzochi (violinist), Charles Parker (violinist), Igor Szwec and Gregory Teperman
conductor:
Larry Gold
strings arranger:
Larry Gold
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2008)
samples:
See‐Line Woman by Nina Simone
recording of:
Bad News
lyricist:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
composer:
George Bass and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West3.53:59
10See You in My Nightmares
assistant recording engineer:
Chad Carlisle, Isha Erskine, Gaylord Holomalia and Christian Mochizuki
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
assistant engineer:
Rick Friedrich, Montez Roberts and John Stahl
engineer:
Jeff Chestek
co-producer:
No I.D. (producer)
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
assistant mixer:
Erik Madrid (engineer) and Christian Plata
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
bass:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
cello:
James J. Cooper III (cellist) and Jennifer Lorenzo (cellist)
keyboard:
Jeff Bhasker
viola:
Davis Barnett and Alexandra Leem
violin family:
Olga Konopelsky, Emma Kummrow (violinist), Luigi Mazzochi (violinist), Charles Parker (violinist), Igor Szwec and Gregory Teperman
conductor:
Larry Gold
strings arranger:
Larry Gold
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2008)
recording of:
See You in My Nightmares
lyricist:
Jeff Bhasker and Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
composer:
Jeff Bhasker, Dwayne Carter, Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) and No I.D. (producer)
Kanye West feat. Lil Wayne3.754:18
11Coldest Winter
assistant recording engineer:
Chad Carlisle, Isha Erskine, Gaylord Holomalia and Christian Mochizuki
recording engineer:
Andrew Dawson (US mix engineer) and Anthony Kilhoffer
co-producer:
Jeff Bhasker and No I.D. (producer)
producer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
assistant mixer:
Erik Madrid (engineer) and Christian Plata
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
keyboard:
Jeff Bhasker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2008)
samples:
Memories Fade by Tears for Fears
recording of:
Coldest Winter
lyricist:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
composer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West), No I.D. (producer) and Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer)
Kanye West42:44
12Pinocchio Story (freestyle live from Singapore)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2008)
recording of:
Pinocchio Story (freestyle live from Singapore)
lyricist and composer:
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
Kanye West2.756:02

Credits

Release

art direction:Past Tell Museum
design/illustration:JP Robinson
photography:Danny Clinch (photographer, harmonica player, and film director)
Willy Vanderperre
legal representation:Alison K. Finley
executive producer:The Carter Administration (hip hop production)
Kyambo “Hip Hop” Joshua
Kanye West (formerly Kanye West)
Gee Roberson
mastering:Vlado Meller
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1617049 [info]
ASIN:US: B001FBIPFA [info]

Release group

artist & repertoire support:Terese Joseph (task: A&R administration)
Plain Pat (task: A&R direction)
associated singles/EPs:Amazing by Kanye West (formerly Kanye West) feat. Young Jeezy (US rapper Jay W Jenkins, f/k/a Young Jeezy)
Heartless
Love Lockdown
Paranoid
part of:50 Albums That Were Unfairly Hated On (Complex) (number: 21) (order: 22)
Gummy Awards 2008: Best Album (number: 41) (order: 41)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: pub_2011-07-18 (number: 63) (order: 63)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 244) (order: 244)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 244) (order: 244)
supporting tours:Fame Kills: Starring Kanye West and Lady Gaga (cancelled)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/8489 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Kanye-west/808s-heartbreak [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/36f9 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/kanye_west/808s_and_heartbreak/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000802924 [info]
Wikidata:Q271308 [info]
discography entry:https://www.last.fm/music/Kanye+West/808s+&+Heartbreak [info]