Born & Raised (Joy Denalane album)

Born & Raised
Born & Raised
Studio album by Joy Denalane
Released	August 11, 2006
Recorded	2004–2006
Genre	Neo soul; R&B;
Label	Nesola; Four Music; Sony Music;
Producer	Joy Denalane (exec.); Götz Gottschalk (exec.); Max Herre (also exec.); BAB Garde; Tom Krüger; Franc Kuruc; No I.D.; Jake One; Don Phillipe; Timmy W.;
Joy Denalane chronology

Born & Raised is the second studio album by German recording artist Joy Denalane. It was released by Nesola Records and Four Music on August 11, 2006 in German-speaking Europe, featuring production by No I.D., Jake One, BAB Gardeat and executive producer Max Herre. American rappers Lupe Fiasco, Raekwon and Governor appear as guest vocalists on the album. The album reached number 2 on the Media Control albums chart, making it Denalane's highest-charting record to date, and spawned four singles: "Let Go", Raekwon-cover "Heaven or Hell", "Sometimes Love" and "Change". "Change" was featured in the 2008 blockbuster film Taken directed by Pierre Morel starring Liam Neeson. The song was played twice, once during the birthday party and again during the concert.

Track listing[edit]

*Born & Raised* – Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Change" (featuring Lupe Fiasco)	Curtis Mayfield Max Herre Sékou Neblett Joy Denalane B. Krass W. Muhammad Jaco	No I.D.	4:18
2.	"Let Go"	Lewis Herre Neblett Denalane Buster Poindexter Jackie Members	Jake One	4:32
3.	"Be Real"	Herre Neblett Anthony Tidd Denalane	Herre	4:16
4.	"Heaven or Hell" (featuring Raekwon)	Herre Neblett Denalane Randle Corey Woods Alex Zanetis	Herre	4:35
5.	"One in a Million"	Herre Neblett Denalane Benjamin Wright	Hassan Annouri Richard James Moore	3:46
6.	"For the Love"	Herre Neblett Denalane James W. Alexander W. Hutchinson	Paul "Gooch" Cantor	4:07
7.	"7 Year Itch"	Herre Neblett Denalane Chris Sholar A.L. Barret	Chris Sholar	5:00
8.	"Caught Up"	Herre Neblett Tidd Denalane J. Glaser T. Glaser	Herre Tidd	3:31
9.	"Stranger in This Land"	Herre Neblett Denalane	Herre	5:38
10.	"Start Over"	Herre Neblett Denalane	Herre	4:02
11.	"Born & Raised"	Herre Neblett Denalane Ernest Wilson	No I.D.	4:08
12.	"Something Stirrin' Up" (featuring Governor)	Norman Whitfield	SaschliQ	5:50
13.	"Despite It All"	Herre Neblett Tidd Melvin Lewis Denalane M. Mathews Jean-Baptiste Kouame	Noizetrip	3:53
14.	"Soweto '76 – '06"	Michael Wagener Herre Neblett Denalane Phillip Lehman Gabriel Roth	Herre	4:55
15.	"Sometimes Love"	Herre Neblett Denalane A.L. Barret	Herre Josh David	3:11

Born & Raised – Japanese edition

No.

Title

Writer(s)

Producer(s)

Length

16.

"Let Go (Teka One Drop RMX)" (featuring Jah Mason)