John Legend‘s ‘Evolver’ is his third studio album featuring Kanye West, Brandy, Estelle and Andre 3000, among other guests and released on October 28, 2008 by Good, Columbia.
Track Listing : 1.Good Morning Intro (Drew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders) – 00:46 . 2.Green Light (André Benjamin, James Neng-Hsien Ho, Rick Nowels) – 04:44 . 3.It’S Over (Kanye West, Pharrell Williams) – 04:27 . 4.Everybody Knows (James Neng-Hsien Ho, Kawan “Kp” Prather, Terrence “Scar” Smith) – 04:35 . 5.Quickly (Dapo Torimiro) – 03:42 . 6.Cross The Line (William Adams, Kawan “Kp” Prather) – 03:22 . 7.No Other Love (Mitchum Chin) – 03:59 . 8.This Time (Kawan “Kp” Prather, Dave Tozer) – 04:23 . 9.Satisfaction (William Adams) – 04:45 . 10.Take Me Away (Shaffer Smith) – 03:03 . 11.Good Morning (Drew Ramsey, Shannon Sanders) – 04:01 . 12.I Love, You Love (William Adams, Mark Knopfler) – 04:35 . 13.If You’Re Out There (Marcus John Bryant, Devon “Devo” Harris, Kawan “Kp” Prather) – 04:20
Musicians : John Legend – Organ, Piano, Vocals . André 3000 – Vocals On (2) . Brandy – Vocals On (5), Vocals (Background) . Estelle – Vocals On (7), Vocals (Background) . Dave Tozer – Guitar, Keyboards . Kanye West – Vocals On (3) . Mitchum Chin – Guitar, Keyboards . Pharrell Williams – Percussion, Vocals (Background) . Dwayne “Supa Dups” Chin Quee – Programming . Ann Atkinson – Bass . Drew Dembowski – Bass . Pete Donnelly – Bass . Sue Hanney – Bass . Bruce Morgenthaler – Bass . Sue Raney – Bass . Malay – Keyboards, Programming . Sharief Hobley – Guitar . Joshua “Trumpet Solo” Lopez – Guitar . Tomi Martin – Guitar . Tim Pierce – Guitar . Trevor Horn – Guitar . Dean Fraser – Horn . Jamie Muhoberac – Keyboards . Eugene “Man Man” Roberts – Keyboards, Programming, Vocoder . Stephen Tirpak – Keyboards, . Luis Jardim – Percussion . Dana Kelley – French Horn . Paul Klintworth – French Horn . James Thatcher – French Horn . Kebbi Williams – Sax (Tenor) . Chris Walden – Conductor . Larry Corbett – Celli . Victor Lawrence – Celli . Cecilia Tsan – Celli . Jennie Lorenzo – Cello . Richard L. Owens – Trombone . Jason Freeman – Trumpet . Jerry Freeman – Trumpet . Davis A. Barnett – Viola . Carole Castillo – Viola . Piotr Jandula – Viola . Alexandra Leem – Viola . Shawn Mann – Viola . Carolyn Riley – Viola . Darius Campo – Violin . Bruce Dukov – Violin . Nina Evtuhov – Violin . Lorenz Gamma – Violin . Alan Grunfeld – Violin . Neel Hammond – Violin . Olga Konopelsky – Violin . Emma Kummrow – Violin . Robert Martin – Violin . Robin Olson – Violin . Sid Page – Violin . Joel Pargman – Violin . Charles Parker – Violin . Katia Popov – Violin . Julie Rogers – Violin . Neil Samples – Violin . Marc Sazer – Violin . Igor Szwec – Violin . Gregory Teperman – Violin . Lesa Terry – Violin . Shalini Vijayan – Violin . Irina Voloshina – Violin . Tim Mcaffee Lewis – Choir Conductor . Agape Choir Of Santa Monica – Choir/Chorus . Ron Blair – Bass (Vocal) . Ian Cousineau – Bass (Vocal) . Rikk Galvin – Bass (Vocal) . Paul Harburger – Bass (Vocal) . John Meeks – Bass (Vocal) . Charles “Spud” Murphy – Bass (Vocal) . Ramon Pratt – Bass (Vocal) . Terrence “Scar” Smith – Vocals (Background) . Christopher Breaux – Vocals (Background) . Lenesha Randolph – Vocals (Background) . Rickie Byars Beckwith – Alto (Vocals) . Lynn Biehl – Alto (Vocals) . Miriam Green – Alto (Vocals) . Tracette Hillman – Alto (Vocals) . Sonia Jackson – Alto (Vocals) . Michelle Lactose – Alto (Vocals) . Jan Lebow – Alto (Vocals) . Reirani – Alto (Vocals) . Laurie Wilder – Alto (Vocals) . La Donna Bennett – Soprano (Vocal) . Windy Biealich – Soprano (Vocal) . Pam Dearing – Soprano (Vocal) . Joy Bella Heilig – Soprano (Vocal) . Marianne Lewis – Soprano (Vocal) . Sayida Peprah – Soprano (Vocal) . Elle Perrault – Soprano (Vocal) . Rev. Diana Presley – Soprano (Vocal) . Lisa Michelle Tallamentes – Soprano (Vocal) . Angel Travis – Soprano (Vocal) . Jonnie Acuna – Tenor (Vocal)
Production : Produced By Kanye West, John Legend, Shannon Sanders, Drew Ramsey, Malay, Kp, Dave Tozer, Midi Mafia, Dapo Will.I.Am, Trevor Horn, Devo Springsteen, The Neptunes, Supa Dups, Teddy Riley, Ne-Yo . Joe Bisirri – Engineer . Jeff Chestek – Engineer . Conrad Golding – Engineer . Padraic Kerin – Engineer . Anthony Kilhoffer – Engineer . Steve Macmillan – Engineer . Geno Regist – Engineer . Tim Weidner – Engineer . Dave Tozer – Engineer, . Alex Venguer – Engineer, Mixing . Mike “Hitman” Wilson – Engineer, Mixing . Malay – Engineer . David Kutch – Mastering . Kevin “Kd” Davis – Mixing . Jean-Marie Horvat – Mixing . Manny Marroquin – Mixing
Package : Chris Feldmann – Art Direction . Michelle Holme – Art Direction . Vincent Peters
– Photography . Nabil Elderkin
– Photography
Video Director(s) : Baked FX for “Green Light” . Anthony Mandler for “Everybody Knows”
Recorded 2007–2008.
Released On October 28, 2008 By Good, Columbia.
(Source John Legend – Evolver | John Legend: Official Website)




Vincent Peters