Kanye West releases his second studio album "Late Registration"
Late Registration is the second studio album by American hip hop artist Kanye West, released August 30, 2005 on Roc-A-Fella Records in the United States.
Recording sessions for the album took place over the course of a year at various studios located New York City and Hollywood. It was released to critical acclaim and entered the charts at number 1. The album sold over 860,000 copies in its first week, the highest first week sales in the Def Jam label history, until West broke his own record with his follow-up album Graduation (2007), which sold in excess of 950,000 in its first week.
Late Registration won several awards, including the Grammy Award for "Best Rap Album". Rolling Stone magazine named it the year's best album and awarded it a rare five-star rating. Along with its great critical acclaim, the album was highly successful commercially, selling in excess of 4 million copies domestically. The album spawned the number 1 single "Gold Digger", featuring Jamie Foxx, and the award-winning singles "Diamonds from Sierra Leone", with Jay-Z, and "Touch the Sky" with Lupe Fiasco. It was re-released in a "deluxe edition" both digitally and in CD form in the UK, US, and Australia. The US deluxe version includes a remix for the single "Diamonds From Sierra Leone", which earned considerable commercial success.
1. "Wake Up Mr. West" - 0:41
2. "Heard 'Em Say" (featuring Adam Levine of Maroon 5) - 3:23
3. "Touch the Sky" (featuring Lupe Fiasco) - 3:57
4. "Gold Digger" (featuring Jamie Foxx) - 3:28
5. "Skit #1" - 0:33
6. "Drive Slow" (featuring Paul Wall & GLC) - 4:32
7. "My Way Home" - 1:43
8. "Crack Music" (featuring The Game) - 4:31
9. "Roses" - 4:05
10. "Bring Me Down" (featuring Brandy) - 3:18
11. "Addiction" - 4:27
12. "Skit #2" - 0:31
13. "Diamonds from Sierra Leone (Remix)" (featuring Jay-Z) - 3:53
14. "We Major" (featuring Nas, Really Doe) 7:28
15. "Skit #3" - 0:24
16. "Hey Mama" - 5:05
17. "Celebration" - 3:18
18. "Skit #4" - 1:18
19. "Gone" (featuring Cam'ron, Consequence) - 6:02
20. "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" (bonus track) - 3:58
21. "Late" (hidden track) - 3:50
