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Late Orchestration

2006 live album by Kanye West

2006 live album by Kanye West

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nameLate Orchestration
typeLive album
artistKanye West
coverKanye-late-orchestration.jpg
releasedApril 24, 2006
recordedSeptember 21, 2005
studioAbbey Road (London)
genre* Hip-hop
length47:19
labelMercury
directorTom Bird
producer
prev_titleLate Registration
prev_year2005
next_titleWelcome to Kanye's Soul Mix Show
next_year2006
  • big band Late Orchestration is a live album by American rapper Kanye West. It was released on April 24, 2006, through Mercury Records in Europe and Asia. The album features recordings of live renditions of songs derived from his first two studio albums, The College Dropout (2004) and Late Registration (2005). It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, England, before an audience of 300 invited guests on September 21, 2005.

West was backed by a seventeen-piece all-female string orchestra and featured guest appearances by John Legend, Lupe Fiasco, GLC and Consequence. The CD release features the full performance (12 tracks) along with an additional bonus track, "Gold Digger" (Live at AOL). The concert was also released on DVD as well as interviews and bonus music videos for the first four singles of Late Registration.

The cover photograph, taken by photographer Andrew Meredith, is a reference to the Beatles' cover of their 1969 album Abbey Road, which features the four band members walking across a crosswalk on the well-known street, close to the studio where the album, and Late Orchestration, were recorded. Late Orchestration has been cited as the most well-known instance of hip-hop and classical music coming together.

Background

In an interview from the time, West explained that he chose to record with an orchestra in order to dispel what he saw as a dismissive attitude towards hip-hop as an art form. He felt that being able to "spit true, heartfelt rap lyrics in front of an orchestra is juxtaposing what’s thought to be two totally different forms of music... it shows you that it’s all music. We tried to alter people’s perception of the music", adding that he "[loves] pushing the envelope... I love to perform for those people who think they’ve seen everything before. But have you seen this? Can you get with this? That’s the toughest crowd [and] I love the challenge."

Track listing

  1. "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" – 4:08
  2. "Touch the Sky" (featuring Lupe Fiasco) – 4:07
  3. "Crack Music" – 2:48
  4. "Drive Slow" (featuring GLC) – 4:34
  5. "Through the Wire" – 3:33
  6. "The New Workout Plan" – 2:53
  7. "Heard 'Em Say" (featuring John Legend) – 4:10
  8. "All Falls Down" – 3:13
  9. "Bring Me Down" – 3:21
  10. "Gone" (featuring Consequence) – 4:15
  11. "Late" – 3:54
  12. "Jesus Walks" – 3:14
  13. "Gold Digger (AOL Sessions)" (bonus track) – 3:18

Charts

Chart (2005)Peak
positionIrish Albums (IRMA)
46

Certifications

References

References

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  2. "Kanye West - Late Orchestration".
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  4. (April 12, 2006). "Kanye West prepares live album and DVD".
  5. McDermott, Maeve. (March 18, 2019). "With his weekly 'Sunday Service,' Kanye West is finally exciting again".
  6. Walker, Angus. (April 11, 2016). "Kanye West's 5 Most Powerful Live Performances".
  7. (September 6, 2019). "5 times hip hop and the classical world collided".
  8. "Kanye West album design".
  9. Strecker, Erin. (August 8, 2014). "Here Are 7 of Our Favorite 'Abbey Road' Cover Homages".
  10. Wilkening, Matthew. (August 8, 2018). "50 Years of 'Abbey Road' Album Cover Tributes and Parodies".
  11. (October 31, 2021). "15 Years of Kanye West's Late Orchestration from Abbey Road Studios".
  12. "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 4 May 2006". [[GfK Chart-Track]].
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