Get Lifted CD

MUSIC

R&B / SOUL

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Prelude ~ John Legend

2. Let's Get Lifted ~ John Legend

3. Used To Love U ~ John Legend

4. Alright ~ John Legend

5. She Don't Have To Know ~ John Legend

6. Number One ~ John Legend

7. I Can Change ~ John Legend

8. Ordinary People ~ John Legend

9. Stay With You ~ John Legend

10. Let's Get Lifted Again ~ John Legend

11. So High ~ John Legend

12. Refuge (When It's Cold Outside) ~ John Legend

13. It Don't Have to Change ~ John Legend

14. Live It Up ~ John Legend

A musical protégé from an early age, 23 year old John Legend has worked with some of the biggest names in music, and now his debut album, Get Lifted. album, which is John's first on a major label, features guest appearances by Kanye West and Snoop Dogg as well as production by Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas.

"Certified classic. Vibe

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel: John Legend (vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, organ, keyboards); John Legend; Kanye West (vocals, rap vocals, programming, drum programming); Tarrey Torae, Vaughn Stephens, MBalia Singley, A. Wayne Stephens, Ronald Stephens, Kashaan Stephens (vocals, background vocals); Clarence "Sleepy" Anderson, Lenesha Randolph, Tarey Torae, James Roston, Na2, Candace Anderson, Tara Michel, Candice Anderson (vocals); Dave Tozer (guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, programming, drum programming); Glen Jeffery, George Pajon, Curtis Jay, Jayme Kelly Curtis, Sharief Hobley (guitar); Corey Hogan (saxophone); Steve Tirpak, Jenee Dixon (trumpet); Elizabeth Lea (trombone); Horn Dogs (horns); will.i.am (Clavinet, Moog synthesizer, programming, drum programming); Jeremy Dyen (synthesizer); Swiss Chris Flueck, Jimmy Coleman (drums); Ted Chung, Shvona, Ronald "Bumper" Stephnes (hand claps); Brett Stephens, Marjorie Stephens, Brandy Stephens, Vada Stephens, Phyllis E. Stephens, Doris Stephens, Dionne Stephens, Phyllis Y. Stephens (background vocals); Snoop Dogg (vocals, rap vocals, spoken vocals); Miri Ben-Ari (strings); Tim Izo (flute, saxophone); Printz Board (trumpet).
	Audio Mixer: Manny Marroquin.
	Recording information: Sony Music Studios, New York, NY; Sound Images, Cincinnate, OH; Studio Crash, Philadelphia, PA; The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA; The Stechia, Los Feliz, CA; The Stewchia, Los Feliz, CA; WEstlake Studios, Los Angeles, CA.
	Photographers: Patricia Tyree; Danny Clinch.
	Unknown Contributor Role: Matt Hueneman.
	Arranger: Miri Ben-Ari.
	Six years after cutting his musical teeth as a teen, tickling the ivories on the classic Lauryn Hill single "Everything Is Everything," John Stephens popped up everywhere in 2004, going by the bold name of John Legend. His ubiquity was unsurprising, since he was taken under the wing of Kanye West, the year's breakout success, who tabbed Legend "the future of hip-hop." It's an interesting label for a man whose elegant voice and schooled songwriting conjures up Bill Withers and Al Green, but sometimes the future intersects with the past in a manner transcending revival.
	Legend drops his debut, GET LIFTED, into the center of the neo-soul universe, and it's a charming, earnest record. Sometimes he dives into a contemporary slow jam, as on "Let's Get Lifted;" other times he finds a groove the Delfonics would be proud of, as on the West-driven "Number One." On the gently gorgeous "Ordinary People, " however, it's just the man and his piano. Whether he's truly the future direction of any genre or not, Legend is an artist to watch, and GET LIFTED offers the first major taste of his talent.
Producer: John Legend; Miri Ben-Ari; Kanye West; Will.I.Am; Dave Tozer; Devon Harris; Paul Cho; John Legend; Kanye West; Will.I.Am; Dave Tozer
Engineer: Dave Tozer; Jun Ishizeki; Jason Villaroman; Anthony Kilhoffer; Aaron Fessel; Andrew Dawson; McGowan McGowan Southworth; Andy Manganello; Pete Donelly; Michael Harmon; Michael Peters
Musical Guests
	Snoop Dogg
	Kanye West
	Will.I.Am
	Lauryn Hill

Artist Overview

Though it appears that he emerged fully-formed in 2004 from the mind of Kanye West, John Legend got his start on the East Coast in the mid 1990s as John Stephens, a promising neo-soul piano-player and songwriter. After he garnered the attention of Lauryn Hill--on whose 1998 classic Legend played--many high-profile studio gigs followed, including a pivotal one co-writing and playing on Kanye West's smash debut. West, impressed with Stephens's abilities, signed him (as "John Legend") to his production company and co-produced his debut album, GET LIFTED, a soul-hip-hop hybrid that wowed critics and listeners alike. Thus rechristened, a Legend was born.

Compilation Appearances

	Be (Explicit Version)
	Monkey Business
	Rising Tied (Explicit Version)
	Timeless
	Kingdom Come(Explicit Version)(Bonus Tracks)
	Reflections: The Journey
	2007 Grammy Nominees
	Grey's Anatomy Vol 3
	Rising Tied (Explicit Version)
	B.a.r.s. The Barry Adrian Reese Story(Explicit Version)
	August Rush
	Shine
	Lay It Down
	Lay It Down
	Paper Trail (Explicit Version)
	Paper Trail
	Total Club Hits 2
	Now That's What I Call Music 30
	Deeper Than Rap(Explicit Version)
	Deeper Than Rap(Limited Edition)(Explicit Version)
	How I Got Over (Explicit Version)
	How I Got Over (Explicit Version)
	Wizard Of Poetry(Explicit Version)
	People Speak (Ost)
	Victory
	Between Raising Hell And Amazing Grace
	Paper Trail [PA]
	25Th Anniv Rock Roll Hall Of Fame C
	25Th Anniv Rock Roll Hall Of Fame C
	Lasers
	Hits
	Red Hot Plus Rio 2
	God Forgives, I Don't [Deluxe] [Explicit]
	God Forgives I Don't
	Soundtrack For A Revolution
	Think Like A Man:music/film (Ost)
	Good Music Cruel Summer(Explicit Version)
	Dreams And Nightmares(Explicit Version)
	Dreams And Nightmares
	Beautiful Struggle (Explicit Version)
	Detroit Deli (Explicit Version)
	Imagine Project
	Essence Music Festival 15Th Ann Vol 2
	Essence Music Festival 15Th Ann V2.1
	Oyo
	Soul Men
	The Dreamer, The Believer(Explicit Version)
	Django Unchained (Ost)(Explicit Version)
	Django Unchained (Ost)

Associated Artists and Works

Magnetic Man

Technical Info

	Release Date : 12/28/2004
	Original Release Date : 2004
	Catalog ID : 92776
	Label : Columbia (USA)
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00827969277621

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.108)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "His brand of soul is mannered, even elegant. And he's got range..."

Spin (p.88)
- "[M]ashing up Sunday-service passion and request-line soul. His voice leans on subtlety more than melisma, and his sound has a crisp live-band jump, rather than canned neo-soul static." - Grade: A-

Entertainment Weekly (p.85)
- "Like Ray Charles, Legend joins the spiritual and the secular in satisfying, sexy ways....Almost every tune seduces with catchy hooks and soulful singing..." - Grade: A-

Q (p.121)
- "[He has] a gift for writing crowd-pleasing songs, whether upbeat and funky or spare and introspective..."

Uncut (p.132)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "[H]e introduces some intriguing new variations on the retro R&B template....Jeff Buckely is surprisingly brought to mind in Legend's passionately fragile delivery."

Vibe (p.144)
- 5 discs out of 5 - "It's refreshing to hear a male vocalist who has enough talent to be more than a legend in his own mind."

Mojo (Publisher)
(p.63)
- Ranked #43 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2005" - "[L]ayering choral gospel on hip hop's brag in a style bowing to Stevie and Curtis."

BloomReach Content

Get Lifted (2004)

Product Details: