Graduation (album)

***Graduation*** is the third studio album by American hip hop recording artist and producer Kanye West. It was released on September 11, 2007 on Roc-A-Fella Records. It is also West's last album to be influenced by a college theme in both the album's title and artwork.

## Critical reception 
*Graduation* received general acclaim from music critics.

## Track listing 
 (*) designates co-producer
 (**) designates additional production

;**Notes:**

* Kanye West – executive producer, primary artist (All Tracks),  producer (All Tracks except 13)
* Lil Wayne - featured artist (Track 7)
* Mos Def – featured artist (Track 8), backing vocals (8, 11)
* T-Pain – featured artist (Track 5)
* Dwele – featured artist (Track 9)
* DJ Premier – featured artist (Track 10)
* Jay-Z – featured artist, additional rap vocals (Track 1)
* Chris Martin – featured artist, additional vocals (sung by) (Track 12)
* Connie Mitchell – featured artist, additional vocals (Tracks 1-2, 6, 9)
* Tanya Herron – featured artist, additional vocals (Track 8)
* John Legend – featured artist, backing vocals (Tracks 5, 11)
* Ne-Yo – featured artist, backing vocals (Track 5)
* Jalil Williams – featured artist, additional backing vocals (Track 11)
* Jehireh Williams – featured artist, additional backing vocals (Track 11)
* Daphne Chen – violin (Tracks 5, 8)
* Eric Gorfain – violin (Tracks 5, 8)
* Luigi Mazzocchi – violin (Tracks 4, 9)
* Charles Parker – violin (Tracks 4, 9)
* Igor Szwec – violin (Tracks 4, 9)
* Emma Kummrow – violin (Tracks 4, 9)
* Olga Konopelsky – violin (Tracks 4, 9)
* Gloria Justen – violin (Tracks 4, 9)
* Peter Nocella – viola (Tracks 4, 9)
* Leah Katz – viola (Tracks 5, 8)
* Alexandra Leem – viola (Tracks 4, 9)
* Alma Fernandez – viola (Track 5)
* Mike Dean – keyboards (Track 3, 7), music arranger (3), string arrangements (5, 8), recording engineer (3), guitar (3), mixing (5-8, 10, 12), producer (3, 5)
* Jon Brion – keyboards (Track 4), percussion (12), record producer (8)
* Darryl Beaton – keyboards (Track 6)
* Andy Chatterly – keyboards (Tracks 1, 3, 8, 11)
* Chris Rob – keyboards (Track 6)
* Richard Dodd – cello (Tracks 5, 8)
* John Krovoza – cello (Track 5)
* Jennie Lorenzo – cello (Tracks 4, 9)
* Tim Resler – bass (Tracks 4, 9)
* Omar Edwards – piano (Tracks 4-5, 10),  keyboards (3, 11)  synthesizer (4-5, 8), synthesizer bass (8).

* Nottz Raw –producer (Track 7), recording engineer (Track 7)
* Tony Rey – recording engineer (Track 6)
* Seiji Sekine – recording engineer (Track 3)
* Greg Koller – recording engineer (Tracks 4, 8, 12)
* Bruce Buechner – recording engineer (Track 12)
* Andrew Dawson – recording engineer (All Tracks),  mixing (Tracks 2, 4-6, 9, 12-13)
* Anthony Kilhoffer – recording engineer (Tracks 1-6, 9-12),  mixing (1, 11)
* Anthony Palazzole – assistant recording engineer (Track 2, 5-10, 12)
* Andy Marcinkowski – assistant recording engineer (Tracks 2, 5-10, 12-13)
* Richard Reitz – assistant recording engineer (Tracks 3, 6)
* Jared Robbins – assistant recording engineer (Track 3)
* Kengo Sakura – assistant recording engineer (Track 3)
* Bram Tobey – assistant recording engineer (Tracks 1-6, 8, 10-11)
* Matty Green – assistant recording engineer (Tracks 1, 9, 11-12)
* Nate Hertweck – assistant recording  engineer (Tracks 1-6, 10-11)
* Jason Agel – assistant recording engineer (Tracks 1-6, 8, 10-11)
* Tracey Waples – marketing
* Al Brancch – marketing
* Takashi Murakami – artwork
* Carol Corless – package production
* Eric Hudson – all other instruments (Track 9),  producer (9)
* Warryn Campbell – producer (Track 12)
* Larry Gold – string arrangements, string conductor (Tracks 4, 9)
* Rosie Danvers – string arrangements (Track 11)
* Sandra Campbell - project coordinator
* Sean Cooper – sound designer (Track  12)
* Tommy D – string section producer (Track 11)
* Vlado Meller – mastering
* Terese Joseph – A&R
* Kyambo Joshua – executive producer
* Manny Marroquin – mixing (Track 3)
* Kazuhiro Mizuno – design
* Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds – A&R, producer (Track 11)
* Timbaland – additional drum machine (Track 5), additional music programming (3)
* Gus Dudgeon - producer (Track 1)
* Daft Punk - music arranger (Track 3), producer (3)
* Edwin Birdsong - music arranger (Track 3), producer (3)

## Charts 
### Weekly charts
### Year-end charts
## Certifications 
## References