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Late Orchestration is a live album by American hip hop artist Kanye West, released on April 24, 2006, on Mercury Records.[1][3][4] The album features recordings of live renditions of songs derived from his first two studio albums, The College Dropout (2004) and Late Registration (2005).[1][5] It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, England, before an audience of 300 invited guests in September 2005.[1][3][4][6] West was backed by a seventeen-piece all-female string orchestra[7] and featured guest appearances by John Legend, Lupe Fiasco, GLC and Consequence.[1] The CD release features the full performance (12 tracks) along with an additional bonus track, "Gold Digger" (Live at AOL), and came with a DVD containing footage of the concert as well as interviews and bonus music videos for the first four singles of Late Registration.[1][3]

Late Orchestration
Live album by Kanye West
Released	April 24, 2006
Recorded	September 21, 2005
Studio	Abbey Road, London
Genre	Hip hop
Length	47:19
Label	Mercury
Director	Tom Bird
Producer	Kanye West, Vicki Betihavas
Kanye West chronology
Late Registration (2005) Late Orchestration (2006) Can't Tell Me Nothing (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
entertainment.ie	[2]
The Independent	Favorable[citation needed]

The cover photograph (taken by photographer Andrew Meredith)[8] 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.[9][10] The album has been cited as the most well-known instance of hip hop and classical music coming together.[7]

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

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13]	Gold	100,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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Late Orchestration es un álbum en vivo por el artista de hip hop Kanye West, lanzado en los Estados Unidos el 24 de abril del año 2006, mediante Mercury Records.[1][2][3] Este álbum contiene versiones en vivo de canciones provenientes de sus dos primeros álbumes de estudio, The College Dropout y Late Registration.[1][4] Este fue grabado en los Abbey Road Studios ubicados en Londres, Inglaterra, en frente de una audiencia de 300 invitados en septiembre de 2005.[1][2][3][5] Tuvo apariciones especiales por parte de John Legend, Lupe Fiasco, GLC y Consequence.[1]El lanzamiento del CD presenta la interpretación completa (12 pistas) junto con una pista adicional, "Gold Digger" (En vivo en AOL), y venía con un DVD que contenía imágenes del concierto, así como entrevistas y videos musicales extra de los primeros cuatro sencillos de Late Registration.[1][2]

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