Get Lifted is the debut studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 of American singer John Legend

John Legend

John Roger Stephens , better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American singer, musician, and actor. He is the recipient of nine Grammy Awards, and in 2007, he received the special Starlight award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.Prior to the release of his debut album, Stephens' career...

, released via Kanye West

Kanye West

Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...

's GOOD Music

GOOD Music

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 label on December 28, 2004 in the United States. Featuring production by West, John Legend, Dave Tozer

Dave Tozer

Dave Tozer is a producer, songwriter and musician. He has worked with several R&B, Hip-Hop, Rock and Pop artists including John Legend, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Justin Timberlake, John Mayer, Natasha Bedingfield, Musiq Soulchild, Estelle, Jazmine Sullivan and Elliott Yamin.-Biography:Hailing from...

 and Will.i.am

Will.i.am

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, the album sold over three million units worldwide, with a total of 2.1 million copies in the U.S., where it was certified platinum

RIAA certification

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. The album won the 2006 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album

Grammy Award for Best R&B Album

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, and earned Legend another two awards for Best New Artist and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for the hit single "Ordinary People

Ordinary People (song)

"Ordinary People" is the second single from John Legend's album Get Lifted. The single has been certified gold by the RIAA. Critics were positive towards the song, praising it for its raw emotion and simplicity. The track also ended up being featured on the compilation album Now That's What I...

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Reception

Critical Acclaim

Rhapsody

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ranked the album #10 on its "Best R&B Albums of the Decade" list. "John Legend was all over the Top 40 the entire decade—even before he released one of the decade’s biggest R&B debuts—having worked with Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys, Kanye West and Jay-Z, to name a few. Get Lifted, his first proper release, is an infectious cross between old-school soul, modern radio rap and the kind of neo-pop/hip-hop Outkast nailed with 'Hey Ya.'"

Track listing

Chart history

Charts (2004)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...  Albums Chart	36
Belgian Albums Chart	43
Danish Albums Chart	33
Dutch Albums Chart	5
French Albums Chart	53
Irish Albums Chart	42
Italian Albums Chart	17
New Zealand Albums Chart	35
Norwegian Albums Chart	1
Swedish Albums Chart	2
Swiss Albums Chart	65
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	12
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	4

External links

• Lyrics and audio samples at Yahoo! Music
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• JohnLegend.com — official site