Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak
Label: | Roc-A-Fella Records – B0012198-02 |
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Format: | CD, Album |
Country: | US |
Released: | |
Genre: | Electronic, Hip Hop, Funk / Soul, Pop |
Style: | Contemporary R&B, Experimental, Synth-pop, Pop Rap |
Tracklist
| 1 | Say You Will | 6:18 | |
| 2 | Welcome To Heartbreak | 4:23 | |
| 3 | Heartless | 3:31 | |
| 4 | Amazing | 3:58 | |
| 5 | Love Lockdown | 4:31 | |
| 6 | Paranoid | 4:38 | |
| 7 | RoboCop | 4:35 | |
| 8 | Street Lights | 3:10 | |
| 9 | Bad News | 3:59 | |
| 10 | See You In My Nightmares | 4:18 | |
| 11 | Coldest Winter | 2:46 | |
| 12 | Pinocchio Story (Live From Singapore) | 6:02 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC
- Copyright © – Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC
- Manufactured By – Island Def Jam Music Group
- Marketed By – Island Def Jam Music Group
- Distributed By – Universal Music Distribution
- Pressed By – EDC, USA
- Recorded At – Glenwood Place Studios
- Recorded At – Avex Honolulu Studios
- Recorded At – Chung King Studios
- Mixed At – Larrabee Sound Studios
- Published By – Copyright Control
- Published By – TCF Music Publishing, Inc.
- Published By – Wb Music Corp.
- Published By – Chrysalis Songs
Credits
- A&R [Administration] – Terese Joseph
- A&R [Direction] – Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds*
- Art Direction – Past Tell Museum
- Co-producer – Jeff Bhasker (tracks: 2, 4 to 6, 11), Mr. Hudson* (tracks: 8), No I.D. (tracks: 3, 10, 11), Plain Pat (tracks: 2, 6)
- Coordinator [Art & Photography] – Kristen Yiengst
- Design [Package] – JP Robinson
- Executive-Producer – Gee Robinson*, Kanye West, Kyambo "Hip Hop" Joshua*, The Carter Administration
- Legal – Alison K. Finley
- Management – Hip Hop Since 1978, Hustle*
- Mastered By – Vlado Meller
- Photography By – Willy Vanderperre
- Photography By [Kanye And Donde West] – Danny Clinch
- Producer – Kanye West
- Product Manager [Package Production] – Carol Corless
Notes
"RoboCop" embodies portions of "Kissing In The Rain" written by P. Doyle
"Bad News" contains a sample of the recording "See Line Woman" as performed by Nina Simone. Used under licence from Universal Music Enterprises. Used by permission. Written by George Bass
"Coldest Winter" embodies an interpolation of "Memories Fade" written by Roland Orzabal
Track 12 is a hidden track not listed on the back cover.
"Bad News" contains a sample of the recording "See Line Woman" as performed by Nina Simone. Used under licence from Universal Music Enterprises. Used by permission. Written by George Bass
"Coldest Winter" embodies an interpolation of "Memories Fade" written by Roland Orzabal
Track 12 is a hidden track not listed on the back cover.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 6 02517 87279 0
- Rights Society: BMI
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Rights Society: SOCAN
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 ): [EDC logo] R B00 121 9802 01%%
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 - inner mould hub): MADE IN USA BY EDC
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L007
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 0316
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): [EDC logo] B00 121 9802 01%% AQ
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 - inner mould hub): MADE IN USA
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L007
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 0365
Other Versions (5 of 55)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Recently Edited | 808s & Heartbreak (CD, Album, Enhanced, Limited Edition, Trifold Digisleeve) | Roc-A-Fella Records | 602517931596 | Europe | 2008 | ||
| 808s & Heartbreak (CD, Album, Enhanced, Cardboard Sleeve) | Roc-A-Fella Records | 1791341 | Europe | 2008 | |||
Recently Edited | 808s & Heartbreak (12×File, AAC, Copy Protected, Album) | Roc-A-Fella Records | none | UK, Europe & US | 2008 | ||
New Submission | 808s & Heartbreak (CD, Limited Edition, Enhanced, Album, 6-Panel Paper Wallet) | Roc-A-Fella Records, Hip Hop Since 1978, The Heavy Hitters, Hustle. | B0012441-02 | US | 2008 | ||
Recently Edited | 808s & Heartbreak (CD, Album, Limited Edition) | Roc-A-Fella Records | 060251787279 | Philippines | 2008 |
Recommendations
Reviews
This is one of the best albums of the 2000's. Kanye's use of autotune, sparse production and emotionally crushing melodies makes this a melancholic masterpiece unlike any other. The lone wrinkled heart on the cover tells it all: this is Kanye's most depressing album to date, and the influence it had cannot be denied.
it's a little uneven compared to Late Registration or Graduation, but this album has plenty of gems; RoboCop and Paranoid are the two that i find myself listening to over and over again, but the radio single Love Lockdown and Heartless are fine tunes also. and as far as autotune goes, it's better than his actual singing voice, so what's the deal?- The worst album ever made.
- Edited 13 years agoI'll try to keep this fairly short:
Haters gonna hate, but this IS Kanye's finest moment. One of the best albums (of any genre) of the 2000s. And history will prove that.
It's his most honest performance and his most honest writing.
There's no filler on this entire album. Every song is great, and they all fit perfectly together.
And sonically, it's unlike the rest of his albums (which are fine, but really are a lot more regular hiphop with more epic production).
Autotune is used almost as another instrument and blends with the music perfectly. It enhances rather than distracts.
In a way it reminds me of how Herbie Hancock used vocoder in "Trust Me", very mellow and sad in a way.
Limiting himself gear-wise really worked. It forced him to write really memorable lyrics & melodies.
This album sounds really natural. Nothing forced.
Hiphop listeners loooove to hate on this album because they really don't know what to do with it, where to file it. It's too odd for them. It's NOT the standard recycled bullshit over and over again. This album is DIFFERENT. Different lyrics, different music, different artwork, different mood.
But it's still really catchy and fun (Paranoid, RoboCop) ....as well as super-depressing (Street Lights, Bad News, Coldest Winter, Say You Will).
This album also sort of started the recent wave of sad hiphop we've been getting (Kid Cudi is a good example). - If you enjoy POP music, then this is the album for you. If you are looking for hip-hop reminiscent of Roc-A-Fella's glory days you will be highly disappointed. It's a prime example of the overuse of auto-tune and rappers pretending to sing when they can't. A pop success does not equal a critical success (unless you're the recipient of payola)
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