Get Lifted

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Get Lifted
Get Lifted cover
Studio album by John Legend
Released December 28, 2004 (USA)
Recorded 2004
Genre Soul/R&B
Length 52:37
Label G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia/ Sony Urban
Producer Kanye West
John Legend
Dave Tozer
will.i.am
Professional reviews
John Legend chronology
Solo Sessions Vol. 1: Live At The Knitting Factory
(2003)
Get Lifted
(2004)
Once Again
(2006)

Get Lifted is a 2004 studio album by R&B/Soul singer John Legend, released via Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music label on December 28 (Legend's birthday). The album sold over 3 million units worldwide. In the USA, it sold 1.8 million copies and was certified platinum. The album has been praised by fans and critics alike for its unique sound and range of styles, from the hip-hop influenced songs like "Used To Love U" to the more classical R&B/Quiet storm style of songs like "Ordinary People". The album also features notable artists Snoop Dogg and Kanye West.

The album has also been released on DualDisc format.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Prelude" 0:44
  2. "Let's Get Lifted" 3:37
  3. "Used to Love U" 3:30
  4. "Alright" 3:20
  5. "She Don't Have To Know" 4:52
  6. "Number One" (feat. Kanye West) 3:18
  7. "I Can Change" (feat. Snoop Dogg) 5:01
  8. "Ordinary People" 4:41
  9. "Stay With You" 3:49
  10. "Let's Get Lifted Again" 2:18
  11. "So High" 5:07
  12. "Refuge (When It's Cold Outside)" 4:13
  13. "It Don't Have To Change" (feat. the Stephens Family) 3:23
  14. "Live It Up" (feat. Miri Ben-Ari) 4:35

[edit] Awards

Get Lifted won the 2006 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. He also earned Best New Artist and Best Male R&B Vocal Preformance ("Ordinary People") off of the strength of this album.

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