Be

Be
Studio album by Common
Released	May 24, 2005
Recorded	June 2004 - February 2005
Studio	Sony Music Studios (New York City) Encore Studios (Burbank, CA) Pay Jay (Clinton Township, MI)
Genre	Hip hop, Midwest hip hop, Jazz rap, Conscious hip hop
Length	42:33
Label	GOOD Music / Geffen
Producer	J Dilla, Kanye West (exec.), Common (co-exec.), Derek Dudley (co-exec.), James Poyser, Karriem Riggins

Common chronology
Previous	Electric Circus (2002)
Next	Finding Forever (2007)

Be is the sixth studio album by American rapper from Chicago Common, released in May 24, 2005 on GOOD Music and Geffen Records. Primarily produced by Kanye West with contributions by J Dilla, it was regarded as Common's comeback album after the commercially unsuccessful Electric Circus. Be debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 album chart with 185,000 copies sold in its first week. It is Common's second album to sell over 500,000 copies, having since sold 800,000 copies, and was certified Gold by the RIAA. Be was also a critical success, receiving general praise and accolades from several critics and music publications.

Track listing

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Time
1.	"Be (Intro)"	Common	Lynn, West	Kanye West	2:24
2.	"The Corner"	Common, The Last Poets	Hassan, Lynn, Oyewole, West	Kanye West	3:45
3.	"Go!"	Common	Lynn, Mayer, West	Kanye West	3:44
4.	"Faithful"	Common	Lynn, West	Kanye West	3:33
5.	"Testify"	Common	Lynn, West	Kanye West	2:36
6.	"Love Is..."	Common	Lynn, Yancey	J Dilla	4:10
7.	"Chi-City"	Common	Lynn, West	Kanye West	3:27
8.	"The Food (Live)"	Common, Kanye West	Lynn, West	Kanye West	3:36
9.	"Real People"	Common	Lynn, West	Kanye West	2:48
10.	"They Say"	Common, Kanye West, John Legend	Lynn, Stephens, West	Kanye West	3:57
11.	"It's Your World (Part 1 & 2)"	Common, Pops	Lynn, Lynn, Poyser, Riggins, Yancey	J Dilla	8:33

Notes

• Track 1 features keyboards performed by James Poyser and acoustic bass performed by Derrick Hodge
• Track 3 features scratches by DJ A-Trak and percussion performed by Num Amuntehu
• Track 4 features keyboards performed by James Poyser
• Track 6 features instruments performed by James Poyser
• Track 7 features scratches performed by DJ A-Trak and DJ Dummy
• Track 8 features scratches performed by DJ Dummy
• Track 11 features keyboards performed by Kanye West, keyboards and strings performed by James Poyser and percussion performed by Karriem Riggins.

Samples

Be (Intro)

• "Mother Nature" by Albert Jones

The Corner

• "What It Is?" by The Temptations
• "You Make the Sun Shine" by The Temprees

Go!

• "Old Smokey" by Linda Lewis

Faithful

• "Faithful to the End" by D.J. Rogers

Testify

• "Innocent 'Til Proven Guilty" by Honey Cone

Love Is...

• "God Is Love" by Marvin Gaye

Chi-City

• "Since I Found My Baby" by Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
• "Upon This Rock" by Joe Farrell

The Food

• "Nothing Can Change This Love" by Otis Redding

Real People

• "Sweet Children" by Caesar Frazier

They Say

• "Ghetto Child" by Ahmad Jamal
• "Papa "T" by Stanley Turrentine

It's Your World (Part 1 & 2)

• "Share What You Got, Keep What You Need" by The Modulations