Be

Tracklist

• 1
  Be (intro)
  2:24
  4.1 ★
• 2
  The Corner
  3:45
  3.9 ★
• 3
  GO!
  3:44
  4.4 ★
• 4
  Faithful
  3:33
  3.7 ★
• 5
  Testify
  2:37
  4.7 ★
• 6
  Love Is…
  4:10
  3.7 ★
• 7
  Chi-City
  3:27
  4.0 ★
• 8
  The Food (live)
  3:37
  3.7 ★
• 9
  Real People
  2:48
  3.5 ★
• 10
  They Say

  feat. Kanye West & John Legend
  3:58
  3.7 ★
• 11
  It’s Your World, Parts 1 & 2
  8:34
  3.0 ★

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Release credits

• Alicia N. Graham
  artists and repertoire
• Andrew Dawson
  mix [1, 8], recording
• Anthony Kilhoffer
  recording [9]
• A‐Trak
  turntable [3, 7]
• Bilal
  background vocals [4, 11], guest [4, 11]
• Bob Power
  mix [6, 11]
• Cara Lewis
  booking
• Cass Bird
  photography
• Charles Hunt
  recording [8]
• Christian Lantry
  photography
• Common
  co, executive, vocal
• DJ Dummy
  turntable [7-8]
• Darren "Rock" Darnell
  recording [11]
• Dave Chappelle
  other vocals [8]
• Derek Dudley
  co, executive
• Derrick Hodge
  acoustic bass guitar [1]
• Don C
  artists and repertoire
• Francis Forde
  additional [1, 3-4]
• Francois Mobasser
  legal representation
• Frank Hendler
  additional [6, 11]
• Gravillis Inc.
  art direction, design/illustration
• Hulis Mavruk
  design/illustration
• J Dilla
  producer [6, 11], recording [6, 11]
• Jaha Johnson
  artists and repertoire
• James Poyser
  co [11], keyboard [1, 4, 11], performer [6], strings [11]
• Jared Robbins
  additional [2-5, 7-10]
• Jared Zastrow
  recording [7]
• Jason Agel
  additional [7]
• John Legend
  background vocals [4, 10], guest [4, 10]
• John Mayer
  background vocals [3], guest [3]
• John Monopoly
  artists and repertoire
• Karriem Riggins
  co [11], membranophone [11], percussion [11]
• Ken Lewis
  performer [4]
• Lonnie Lynn
  background vocals [11], guest [11]
• Luna E
  background vocals [6], guest [6]
• Manny Marroquin
  mix [2-5, 7-10]
• Mike Chavez
  engineer [8]
• Num H.S. Amuntehu
  percussion [3]
• Ric McRae
  additional [3, 5, 9-10]
• Steve Tolle
  additional [7-8, 8]
• Taylor Dow
  additional [1-7, 9-11]
• The Last Poets
  background vocals [2], guest [2]
• Tom Coyne
  mastering
• Ye
  executive, additional [11], background vocals [2-3, 7-8, 10], guest [2-3, 7-8, 10], keyboard [11], producer [1-5, 7-10]
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Issues

• 

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  (Combined release view)
• 

  B
  Be

  CD
  23 May 2005
• B
  Be

  CD
  23 May 2005
• 

  B
  Be

  CD
  24 May 2005
• B
  Be (instrumental vinyl)

  2x 12" Vinyl
  16 August 2005
• B
  Be (bonus disc)

  CD
  2005
• 

  B
  Be

  CD
  2005
• B
  Be

  CD (Special Edition)
  2005
• B
  Be

  Digital Media
  12 July 2007
• 

  B
  Be (20th Anniversary)

  Digital Media (20th Anniversary)
  23 May 2025