ARTIST: John Legend
TITLE: Get Lifted (JP Retail)
LABEL: Sony
GENRE: R&B
GRABBER: EAC (Secure Mode)
ENCODER: Lame 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new
QUALITY: 163 Kbps Avg / 44.1 KHz / Joint Stereo
PLAYTIME: 1h 08min 00sec total
SIZE: 80.43MB
RELEASE DATE: 01-24-2005
RIP DATE: 04-10-2007
Track List
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01. Prelude (Produced By John Legend) 0:44
02. Let's Get Lifted (Produced By Kanye 3:37
West & John Legend)
03. Used To Love U (Produced By Kanye West 3:30
& John Legend)
04. Alright (Produced By Kanye West & John 3:21
Legend)
05. She Don't Have To Know (Produced By 4:52
will.i.am)
06. Number One (Feat. Kanye West) 3:18
(Produced By Kanye West & John Legend)
07. I Can Change (Feat. Snoop Dogg) 5:01
(Produced By Dave Tozer & John Legend)
08. Ordinary People (Produced By John 4:41
Legend & will.i.am)
09. Stay With You (Produced By Dave Tozer) 3:49
10. Let's Get Lifted Again (Produced By 2:18
Dave Tozer)
11. So High (Produced By DeVon "Devo" 5:07
Harris)
12. Refuge (When It's Cold Outside) 4:13
(Produced By DeVon "Devo" Harris &
Paul Cho)
13. It Don't Have To Change (Feat. The 3:23
Stephens Family) (Produced By John
Legend)
14. Live It Up (Feat. Miri Ben-Ari) 4:36
(Produced By DeVon "Devo" Harris, John
Legend & Kanye West)
15. So High (Cloud 9 Remix) (Feat. Lauryn 5:07
Hill) (Produced By Wyclef Jean & Jerry
"Wonder" Duplessis
16. Johnny's Gonna Go (Bonus Track) 3:27
17. Money Blown (Bonus Track) 4:40
18. What A Wonderful World (Bonus Track) 2:16
Release Notes:
If you've listened to Top 40 radio or flipped through the video channels during
the past few years, odds are pretty good you know something about John Legend.
He played piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything" and might as well be
considered Kanye West's sidekick, having assisted the producer and MC on several
sessions -- Jay-Z's "Encore" and Slum Village's "Selfish" being two of the more
prominent 2004 singles featuring his work. A former choir director, he has also
released a handful of energetic live discs, some of which are credited to his
less hubristic birth name, John Stephens. And though he claims "I've got
something new," you've also heard substantial chunks of Get Lifted in records
made decades ago by Sly & the Family Stone, Curtis Mayfield, Quincy Jones, and
Bill Withers. This might not be a problem for listeners who crave anything that
recalls the music they first heard in their youth, but Legend's over-reliance
upon his inspirations is an impediment as much as a slick way to grab attention.
That's because he has more than enough talent and charm to get by on his own.
His own lyrics and hooks are unique and clever enough to get the point across
that he's no everyday R&B artist and, just as importantly, he has a personable
and instantly fetching voice you could listen to all day long. However, the
association with West -- whose Sony-distributed boutique label released the
record -- is very helpful. Without it, Legend would likely be zoned into
neo-soul (2003's Live at SOB's New York City really makes this notion apparent),
thereby standing little chance of reaching the ears of anyone younger than 30.
The production work supporting his songs strikes a fine balance between soul and
hip-hop, allowing him to appeal to those who are coming from either angle. This
is a very good record. It's a given that Legend is destined to make at least two
others that top it.
Japanese retail for ya; bonus tracks are already pred so I'll just INT a
complete rip for anyone who wants...
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