Graduation is the third studio album by Kanye West, which was released on September 11, 2007, through Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records. The album features guest appearances from artists such as Dwele, T-Pain, Lil Wayne, Mos Def, DJ Premier, and Chris Martin of Coldplay.[1]
It is the last of the three albums that make up Ye's "College" trilogy which include The College Dropout (2004) and Late Registration (2005). There were plans to follow this project up with an album called Good Ass Job, but plans were altered due to life events which led to the release of 808s & Heartbreak (2008). While Ye still uses pitched-up R&B samples in this album, the orchestral elements were almost entirely shifted out in favor of synthesizers to symbolize Ye "graduating" into stardom.
The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, becoming Ye's second consecutive #1 album.[2]
Track list[]
| No. | Title | Length | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Good Morning” | 3:15 | |||
| 2. | “Champion" | 2:47 | |||
| 3. | “Stronger" | 5:11 | |||
| 4. | “I Wonder" | 4:03 | |||
| 5. | “Good Life" (feat. T-Pain) | 3:27 | |||
| 6. | “Can't Tell Me Nothing" | 4:31 | |||
| 7. | “Barry Bonds" (feat. Lil Wayne) | 3:24 | |||
| 8. | “Drunk and Hot Girls” (feat. Mos Def) | 5:13 | |||
| 9. | "Flashing Lights” (feat. Dwele) | 3:57 | |||
| 10. | “Everything I Am” (feat. DJ Premier) | 3:47 | |||
| 11. | "The Glory” | 3:32 | |||
| 12. | "Homecoming” (feat. Chris Martin) | 3:23 | |||
| 13. | "Big Brother" | 4:47 | |||
| 14. | “Good Night" (feat. Mos Def & Al Be Back) | 3:05 | |||
| 15. | “Bittersweet Poetry” (feat. John Mayer) | 4:03 | |||
| Total length: | 58:32 | ||||