''Late Orchestration'' is a live album by American rapper and producer

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, released on April 24, 2006, on

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. The album features recordings of live renditions of songs derived from his first two studio albums, ''

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'' (2004) and ''

Late Registration ''Late Registration'' is the second studio album by American rapper and producer Kanye West. It was released on August 30, 2005, through Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records. West recorded the album over the course of a year during sessions ...

'' (2005). It was recorded at

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in London, England, before an audience of 300 invited guests in September 21, 2005. West was backed by a seventeen-piece all-female string orchestra and featured guest appearances by

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, GLC and

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. The CD release features the full performance (12 tracks) along with an additional bonus track, "

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" (Live at

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), 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''. The cover photograph (taken by photographer Andrew Meredith) is a reference to

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' cover of their 1969 album ''

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'', which features the four band members walking across a crosswalk on the well known street. The album has been cited as the most well-known instance of hip hop and classical music coming together.

Track listing

# " Diamonds from Sierra Leone" – 4:08 # " Touch the Sky" – 4:07 # "Crack Music" – 2:48 # " Drive Slow" – 4:34 # " Through the Wire" – 3:33 # "

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" – 2:53 # "

Heard 'Em Say "Heard 'Em Say" is a song by American rapper Kanye West from his second studio album, ''Late Registration'' (2005). The song features a guest appearance from Adam Levine. It was produced by West with Jon Brion, the former of which served as a so ...

" – 4:10 # " All Falls Down" – 3:13 # "Bring Me Down" – 3:21 # " Gone" – 4:15 # "Late" – 3:54 # "

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" – 3:14 # "

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)" – 3:18

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References

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