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Common
Finding Forever
Album US 2007 on Geffen Records label
Hip-Hop/Rap (Conscious)
- Track 02 contains a sample from "By The Time I Get To The Phoenix" by Dorothy Ashby. - Track 03 contains a sample from "Long Red" by Mountain. Contains a sample from " We Almost Lost Detroit" by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - Track 04 contains a sample from " Love Has Fallen On Me" by Rotary Connection. - Track 05 contains a sample from "Feel Like Making Love" by Bob James. Contains a sample from " Baby, This Love I Hate" by Minnie Rippleton. - Track 06 contains a sample from "If's There's a Will, There's a Way" by Don Covay. - Track 07 contains a sample from "Tezeta" by Sefyou Yohannes. - Track 08 contains a sample from "Black Maybe" by Stevie Wonder & Syreeta. - Track 09 contains a sample from "Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time for Love)" by The Isley Brothers. - Track 10 contains a sample from "Someday" by George Duke. - Track 11 contains a sample from "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" by Nina Simone. - Track 12 contains a sample from " She's Leaving Home" by Paul Simon.
Musicians
 | Common voc, acg, *1972 US album by |
 | Alicia N. Graham a&r, administration |
 | Don C , a&r, g.o.o.d. music |
| Francois Mobasser legal |
| Polaris PR other, publicity |
 | Derrick Hodge b, eb, *1979 US arranged by, written by, electric bass, callowhill, bass, prelude, producer, prelude, conductor, electric bass, callowhill, arranged by, strings |
 | Karriem Riggins dr, *1975 US drums, percussion, drums, prelude, producer, prelude |
 | Brandee Younger hrp, US harp |
 | James Poyser key, ep, *1967 US keyboards, keyboards, prelude, producer, prelude |
 | Zoe Cartier vc, *1978 cello |
 | Omar Edwards key, US keyboards, synthesizer, keyboards, flute, piano, keyboards, synthesizer |
 | Brian Atkins , recorded by, live |
 | Phil Strong , CA recorded by, live |
 | Hannah Klein vl, DE viola |
 | Laura Rajanen vn, *1977 violin |
 | Margherita Biederbick vn, DE violin |
 | Lily Allen voc, *1985 GB featuring |
 | Will I Am syn, *1975 US producer, recorded by, vocals, chorus |
 | J Dilla voc, 1974-2006 US producer, prelude |
 | Kanye West voc, *1977 US producer, featuring, written by |
| Rhea Williams , vocals, prelude, outro |
| Chillz , other, prelude phone message |
 | DJ Premier , *1966 scratches |
 | D'Angelo voc, *1974 US featuring, vocals |
 | Bilal syn, *1979 US vocals, additional |
| Alana E. Bennett , cello |
 | Dawn Smith , US viola |
| Edith Dawn Yorkley , violin |
| Monique Spencer , violin |
 | Lonnie Rashid Lynn , vocals, additional, written by |
Producers
| Michael Chavez a&r |
| Gravillis Inc. art direction, design |
| Cara Lewis booking |
| Hylah Hedgepeth creative director |
| Kanye West executive-producer |
| Common executive-producer, co-executive producer |
| Derek Dudley executive-producer, co-executive producer, management |
| Nigel Evan Dennis illustration |
| Saunte' D. Lowe management, personal lifestyle management |
| Tom Coyne mastered by |
| Rhea Williams other, personal assistant, backing vocals |
| Nabil Elderkin photography by |
| Tim Reid product manager, geffen marketing director |
| Cliff Feiman production manager |
| Andrew Dawson mixed by, recorded by |
| Bilal backing vocals |
| Mike Dean mixed by |
| Anthony Kilhoffer recorded by |
| Dwele backing vocals |
| Jimmy Douglass mixed by |
| Neil Baldock recorded by |
| Dave Paul recorded by, assistant |
| Dylan Dresdow mixed by |
| Padraic Kerin recorded by |
| J Dilla mixed by, producer |
| Devo Springsteen producer |
Composers
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intro | Common | Derrick Hodge | 1:17 |
| 2 | Start The Show | Common | Alan Bergman, Kanye West, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand | 3:14 |
| 3 | The People | Common | Gil Scott-Heron, Kanye West, Lonnie Rashid Lynn | 3:24 |
| 4 | Drivin' Me Wild | Common | Charles Stepney, Kanye West, Lloyd Webber, Lonnie Rashid Lynn | 3:42 |
| 5 | I Want You | Common | Eugene McDaniels, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Will Adams | 4:30 |
| 6 | Southside | Common | Don Covay, Kanye West, Lonnie Rashid Lynn | 4:44 |
| 7 | The Game | Common | Kanye West, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Soul Ekos | 3:32 |
| 8 | U, Black Maybe | Common | Kanye West, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Stevie Wonder | 5:02 |
| 9 | So Far To Go | Common | Chris Jasper, Ernie Isley, James Yancey, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Marvin Isley, Michael Archer, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley | 4:27 |
| 10 | Break My Heart | Common | George Duke, Kanye West, Lonnie Rashid Lynn | 3:39 |
| 11 | Misunderstood | Common | Bennie Benjamin, DeVon "Devo" Harris, Gloria Caldwell, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Sol Marcus | 4:46 |
| 12 | Forever Begins | Common | Kanye West, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Paul Simon | 7:36 |
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