Once Again (John Legend album)

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Once Again

Studio album by John Legend
Released	October 24, 2006 (USA)
Recorded	2006
Genre	R&B
Length	59:13
Label	GOOD/Sony Urban
Producer(s)	Kanye West, John Legend, Dave Tozer, Will.I.am, Raphael Saadiq, Craig Street, Sa-Ra, Eric Hudson, Devo Springsteen, Avenue
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John Legend chronology
Get Lifted (2004)	Once Again (2006)	The John Legend Collection (2006)

Once Again is the sophomore studio album by R&B/Soul singer John Legend, and the first single is Save Room. The list of producers and co-writers include Kanye West, will.i.am, Raphael Saadiq, Craig Street, Sa-Ra, Eric Hudson, Devo Springsteen, Dave Tozer and Avenue.

The album has a range of influences, from soul to hip-hop to classic pop to alternative. "It's not dramatically different, but I think people will see it as a growth and an extension for me. It's a richer sound. The production is more developed. I just tried to do it with the highest standards of quality."

Once Again was released on Kanye West's GOOD Music label on October 24, 2006.

1 Track listing
2 Bonus Tracks
3 Chart Success
4 References

[edit] Track listing

#	Disc 1 Title	Songwriters	Length
1.	"Save Room"	(Prod. by will.i.am & John Legend)	3:59
2.	"Heaven"	(Prod. by Kanye West)	3:47
3.	"Stereo"	(Prod. by Devo Springsteen)	4:19
4.	"Show Me"	Prod. by Raphael Saadiq)	5:10
5.	"Each Day Gets Better"	(Prod. by will.i.am & John Legend)	4:01
6.	"P.D.A(We Just Don't Care)"	(Prod. by Eric Hudson & Jack Splash)	4.51
7.	"Slow Dance"	(Prod. by will.i.am & John Legend)	4.53
8.	"Again."	(Prod. by Craig Street & John Legend)	4:24
9.	"Maxine"	(Prod. by Sa-Ra Creative Partners)	4:39
10.	"Where Did My Baby Go"	(Prod. by Craig Street & John Legend)	5.17
11.	"Maxine's Interlude"	(Prod. by Dave Tozer)	2.00
12.	"Another Again"	(Prod. by Ken Lewis & John Legend)	5.20
13.	"Coming Home"	(Prod. by will.i.am & John Legend)	5.22

[edit] Bonus Tracks

"Out of Sight" - 5:04 [Circuit City Exclusive-Bonus Track]
"King & Queen" – 3:51
On Top Of The World (iTunes pre-order Bonus Track)

[edit] Chart Success

United World Chart ^[1]
Week	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Position	3	10	18	21	36
Sales	308,000	174,000	107,000	95,000	95,000
Total	308,000	482,000	589,000	684,000	779,000
World Album Chart^[2]
Week	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Position	3	10	18	21	44
Sales	310,200	166,400	93,700	88,100	66,500
Total	310,200	476,600	570,300	658,400	724,900
US Billboard 200 ^[3]
Week	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Position	3	4	14	12	28	34	43
Sales	231,107	114,749	62,238	60,895	62,878	44,722	45,875
Total	232,022	346,771	409,009	469,904	532,782	577,504	623,379

US BillboardTop R&B/Hip-Hop albums ^[4]
Week	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Position	1	2	4
UK Album Chart ^[5]
Week	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Position	10	25	49	69
Megachart\|Dutch Album Chart ^[6]
Week	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Position	4	3	2	3	6	7	9
Swedish Album Chart ^[7]
Week	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Position	8	21	29
Denmark Album Chart ^[8]
Week	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Position	21	39	*
Norway Album Chart ^[9]
Week	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Position	12	16	31