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a&r The Carter Administration
a&r [a&r administration for atlantic records] Lanre Gaba
a&r [a&r administration for roc nation] Fabienne Leys
tracks 14 arranged by Andrew Coleman
tracks 14 arranged by [assisted by] Hart Gunther
tracks 14 arranged by [assisted by] Jason Wilkie
creative director, design Gregory Burke
tracks 14 edited by [digital editing assisted by] Hart Gunther
tracks 14 edited by [digital editing assisted by] Jason Wilkie
tracks 14 edited by [digital editing] Andrew Coleman
tracks 1 engineer Dom Monteleone
executive-producer Kanye West
executive-producer Shawn Carter
legal [legal counsel] Carroll, Guido & Groffman, LLP
legal [legal counsel] Jennifer Justice
legal [legal counsel] Michael Guido
legal [legal counsel] Renee Karalian
management Roc Nation
mastered by Tony Dawsey
tracks 8, 10, 13 mixed by Chris Godbey
tracks 14 mixed by Fabian Marasciullo
tracks 1 to 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15 mixed by Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
tracks 5 mixed by Ken "Duro" Ifill
tracks 5 mixed by [mix assisted by] Jordan Young
tracks 14 mixed by [mix assisted by] Ramon Rivas
photography by Dan Tobin Smith
product manager [marketing for atlantic] Eric Wong
product manager [marketing for roc nation] Roc Nation
public relations [publicity] Jana Fleishman
public relations [publicity] Sheila Richman
tracks 14 recorded by Andrew Coleman
tracks 1, 2, 9, 11, 12, 15 recorded by Andrew Dawson
tracks 8, 10, 13 recorded by Chris Godbey
recorded by Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
tracks 6 recorded by Karl Heilbron
tracks 4 recorded by Marcos Tovar
tracks 7 recorded by Miki Tsutsumi
tracks 5 recorded by [a. keys vocals] Ann Mincieli
tracks 1 recorded by [luke steele vocals] Luke Steele
tracks 9 written-by Al Goodman
tracks 5 written-by Alexander Shuckburgh
tracks 5 written-by Alicia Keys
tracks 5 written-by Angela Hunte
tracks 8 written-by Aubrey Graham
tracks 15 written-by Bernhard Lloyd
tracks 5 written-by Bert Keyes
tracks 3 written-by Dale Frashuer
tracks 3 written-by Dave Sucky
tracks 1 to 4, 9, 11 written-by Ernest Wilson
tracks 15 written-by Frank Mertens
tracks 1 written-by Frédéric Mercier
tracks 3 written-by Gary DeCarlo
tracks 7 written-by Gaspard Augé
tracks 9 written-by George Medoro
tracks 11 written-by Harry Mudie
tracks 5 written-by Janet Sewell-Ulepic
tracks 3 written-by Janko Nilovic
tracks 6 written-by Jay Jenkins
tracks 4, 12 written-by Jeff Bhasker
tracks 9 written-by Jermaine Cole
tracks 8, 10, 13 written-by Jerome Harmon
tracks 7 written-by Jessie Chaton
tracks 6 written-by Johnny Mollings
tracks 1, 2, 4, 9, 11, 12, 15 written-by Kanye West
tracks 7 written-by Kaseem Dean
tracks 1 written-by Kevin Randolph
tracks 6 written-by Leigh Elliott
tracks 6 written-by Lenny Mollings
tracks 2 written-by Marcos Valle
tracks 15 written-by Marian Gold
tracks 6 written-by Maurice Carpenter
tracks 9 written-by Maurice Jordan
tracks 13 written-by Nikesha Briscoe
tracks 3 written-by Paul Leka
tracks 14 written-by Pharrell Williams
tracks 4 written-by Robyn Fenty
tracks 11 written-by Scott Mescudi
written-by Shawn Carter
tracks 5 written-by Sylvia Robinson
tracks 8, 10, 13 written-by Timothy Mosley
tracks 7 written-by Xavier de Rosnay
tracks 4 written-by Αθανάσιος Αλατάς
Record Company Warner Music Group
Phonographic Copyright (p) Shawn Carter
Copyright (c) Shawn Carter
Manufactured By Atlantic Recording Corporation
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Recorded At Roc The Mic Studios
Recorded At Avex Honolulu Studios
Recorded At Kingdom Studios
Recorded At The Holy Chateau
Recorded At Westlake Studios
Recorded At Oven Studios
Recorded At Lava Studios (3)
Recorded At South Beach Studios
Recorded At Midnight Blue Studios
Mixed At Baseline Studios
Mixed At Roc The Mic Studios
Mixed At KMA Studios
Mixed At Record Plant, Los Angeles
Mastered At Masterdisk
Track 1 contains a sample of Spirit written and performed by Frédéric Mercier.

Track 2 contains excerpts from Ele E Ela as performed by Marcos Valle.

Track 3 contains elements of Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (G. DeCarlo/D. Frashuer/P. Leka). Also contains a sample of In The Space, written and performed by Janko Nilovic & Dave Sucky.

Track 4 contains a sample of Someday In Athens by Alatas Athanasios [The 4 Levels Of Existence].

Track 5 features samples from The Moments recording Love On A Two Way Street.

Track 7 features samples from the Justice recording D.A.N.C.E.

Track 9 features samples from the Mother Freedom Band recording Touch Me.

Track 9 contains a sample of Mad Mad Ivy written by H. Mudie and performed by Gladstone Anderson and the Mudies All-Stars.

Track 15 contains a sample of Forever Young by Alphaville.

This release comes in a clear-tray jewel case with 20-page insert booklet that includes lyrics.

℗© 2009 Shawn Carter
Manufactured and distributed by Atlantic Recording Corporation for United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Mastered at Masterdisk, NYC.

Back cover: Manufactured in the E.U.
CD: Manufactured in the E.U.
Barcode: 0 75678 95866 3 (Text)
Barcode: 075678958663
Label Code: LC 00121 (Back cover)
Label Code: LC 00120 (CD)
Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM
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