Nothing Was the Same

~ Release by Drake (see all versions of this release, 20 available)

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Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tuscan Leather
assistant recording engineer:
Jeff Crake (CA; producer/engineer/singer/songwriter; Grimm), Luke Leveille, Jon Nettlesbey and Miguel Scott (recording engineer)
recording engineer:
Noel Cadastre and Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib)
additional drum machine programming:
Matthew "Boi-1da" Samuels (producer) and Nineteen85
producer:
Noah "40" Shebib (Noah Shebib)
assistant mixer:
Lindsey Warner
mixer:
Noel "Gadget" Campbell (mixing)
guitar:
Adrian “X” Eccelston
instruments:
Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib)
background vocals:
Cappadonna
vocals:
Drake (Canadian rapper)
mixed for:
Evdon Music Inc. and T.O. Music Group
produced for:
Evdon Music Inc.
recorded by:
Evdon Music Inc.
recorded at:
Marvin’s Room in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Metalworks Studios (studio, Mississauga, ON) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Noble Street Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Tree Sound Studios in Norcross, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
Studio 306 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
samples:
I Have Nothing by Whitney Houston and When Seasons Change (live, 1987-07) by Curtis Mayfield
recording of:
Tuscan Leather
writer:
Aubrey Graham (Canadian rapper), David Walter Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib), Anthony Palman and Linda Diane Thompson (American actress, lyricist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Kobalt (publisher), Mavor & Moses Inc., Sandra Gale, Songs of Universal (SOCAN) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Drake36:06
2Furthest Thing
recording engineer:
Noel Cadastre and Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib)
miscellaneous support:
Adrian Bent (task: Replay Musicians), Dalton Tennant (Dalton Tennant) (task: Replay Musicians) and G Koop (task: Replay Musicians)
drum machine programming:
Jake One (producer Jacob Dutton) and Marvin "Hagler" Thomas
co-producer:
Jake One (producer Jacob Dutton)
producer:
Noah "40" Shebib (Noah Shebib) and Marvin "Hagler" Thomas
mixer:
Noel "Gadget" Campbell (mixing)
guitar:
Adrian X
piano:
Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib)
background vocals:
Rachel Craig (On takecare), Brian Hamilton (On takecare), Owen Lee, Omar Richards (On takecare), Patricia Shirley (gospel singer), Jennifer Tulloch (One takecare) and Deborah Vernal (On takecare)
vocals:
Drake (Canadian rapper)
produced for:
Evdon Music Inc. and White Van Music LLC
mixer:
Evdon Music Inc. and T.O. Music Group
recorded by:
Evdon Music Inc.
recorded at:
Metalworks Studios (studio, Mississauga, ON) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Studio 306 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
instrumental versions:
Oh Lord (Furthest Thing Instrumental) by Jake One (producer Jacob Dutton)
recording of:
Furthest Thing
writer:
Adrian Eccelston, Aubrey Graham (Canadian rapper), Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib), Anthony Palman and Marvin "Hagler" Thomas
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Kobalt (publisher), Mavor & Moses Inc. and Sandra Gale
Drake34:27
3Started From the Bottom
assistant recording engineer:
Noel Cadastre and Luke Leveille
recording engineer:
Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib)
additional producer:
Noah "40" Shebib (Noah Shebib)
producer:
Mike Zombie
assistant mixer:
Michael Kalin
mixer:
Noel "Gadget" Campbell (mixing)
additional keyboard:
Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib)
vocals:
Drake (Canadian rapper)
mixed for:
Evdon Music Inc. and T.O. Music Group
produced for:
Evdon Music Inc.
recorded by:
Evdon Music Inc.
recorded at:
Noble Street Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Studio 306 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
samples:
Ambessence Piano & Drones 1 by Bruno Sanfilippo & Mathias Grassow
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 10), Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 2014) and Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2013 (number: 32)
recording of:
Started From the Bottom
writer:
Aubrey Graham (Canadian rapper), Michael Coleman and Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Kobalt (publisher), Mavor & Moses Inc. and Sandra Gale
Drake3.352:54
4Wu-Tang Forever
assistant recording engineer:
Noel Cadastre and Luke Leveille
recording engineer:
Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib)
producer:
Noah "40" Shebib (Noah Shebib)
mixer:
Noel "Gadget" Campbell (mixing)
instruments:
Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib)
vocals:
Drake (Canadian rapper)
mixed for:
Evdon Music Inc. and T.O. Music Group
produced for:
Evdon Music Inc.
recorded by:
Evdon Music Inc.
recorded at:
Noble Street Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
samples:
It's Yourz by Wu‐Tang Clan and Loss Config. by Zodiac (Electronic producer Jeremy Rose)
recording of:
Wu-Tang Forever
writer:
Aubrey Graham (Canadian rapper), Mats Björklund, Corey Woods (US rapper, Wu‐Tang Clan), Dennis Coles, Jason Hunter (east coast hip hop), Jeremy Rose (Electronic producer Jeremy Rose), Jürgen Korduletsch, Lamont Hawkins, Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib), Anthony Palman, Robert Diggs (American rapper and actor) and Thor Baldursson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Kobalt (publisher), Mavor & Moses Inc., Sandra Gale, Universal Music Careers, VGM Salaoul, Wolf Tone Publishing and Wu‐Tang Publishing, Inc.
Drake33:38
5Own It
assistant recording engineer:
Gregg Moffet and Travis Sewchan (audio engineer)
recording engineer:
Noel Cadastre, Detail (Detroit producer) and Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib)
additional producer:
Noah "40" Shebib (Noah Shebib)
producer:
Detail (Detroit producer)
additional keyboard:
Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib)
background vocals:
PARTYNEXTDOOR
vocals:
Drake (Canadian rapper)
mixed for:
Evdon Music Inc. and T.O. Music Group
produced for:
Evdon Music Inc.
recorded at:
Metalworks Studios (studio, Mississauga, ON) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Studio 306 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Own It
writer:
Aubrey Graham (Canadian rapper), Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib), Noel Fisher (Detroit producer) and Anthony Palman
composer:
Noel Fisher (Detroit producer)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), If You Need Me, Don’t Leave Me, Kobalt (publisher), Mavor & Moses Inc., O/B/O Itself, Sandra Gale, The Order Of Music Publishing and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Drake34:12
6Worst Behavior
assistant recording engineer:
Greg Moffet and Travis Sewchan (audio engineer)
recording engineer:
Noel Cadastre
producer:
DJ Dahi
mixer:
Noel "Gadget" Campbell (mixing)
instruments:
DJ Dahi
vocals:
Drake (Canadian rapper)
mixed for:
Evdon Music Inc. and T.O. Music Group
produced for:
Dahi Productions
recorded by:
Evdon Music Inc.
recorded at:
Metalworks Studios (studio, Mississauga, ON) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Studio 306 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
part of:
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 65)
recording of:
Worst Behavior
writer:
Aubrey Graham (Canadian rapper), Dacoury Natche, Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib) and Noel Fisher (Detroit producer)
publisher:
Dahi Productions, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Sandra Gale and Sony ATV Publishing
Drake34:31
7From Time
assistant recording engineer:
Travis Sewchan (audio engineer)
recording engineer:
Noel Cadastre and Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib)
engineer:
Brian Warfield (task: Jhene recorded) and Christian Plata (task: Jhene recorded)
producer:
Chilly Gonzales (Canadian musician Jason Charles Beck) and Noah "40" Shebib (Noah Shebib)
mixer:
Noel "Gadget" Campbell (mixing)
instruments:
Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib)
piano:
Chilly Gonzales (Canadian musician Jason Charles Beck)
background vocals:
Travis Savoury (Travis Savour)
guest vocals:
Jhené Aiko
vocals:
Drake (Canadian rapper)
mixed for:
Evdon Music Inc. and T.O. Music Group
produced for:
Evdon Music Inc.
recorded at:
Fisticuffs Gym in Culver City, California, United States, Metalworks Studios (studio, Mississauga, ON) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and Yolo Estates in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Studio 306 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
From Time
writer:
Aubrey Graham (Canadian rapper), Jason Beck (Canadian musician Jason Charles Beck), Jhené Chilombo and Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib)
publisher:
Blue Dream Publishing (ASCAP),, Delabel Éditions SARL, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Kobalt (publisher), Mavor & Moses Inc., O/B/O Itself, Sandra Gale and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Drake feat. Jhené Aiko45:22
8Hold On, We’re Going Home
assistant recording engineer:
Noel Cadastre and Jeff Crake (CA; producer/engineer/singer/songwriter; Grimm)
recording engineer:
Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib) and Travis Sewchan (audio engineer)
co-producer:
Noah "40" Shebib (Noah Shebib)
producer:
Majid Jordan and Nineteen85
mixer:
Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib) and Noel "Gadget" Campbell (mixing)
additional keyboard:
40 (Noah Shebib)
instruments:
Majid Al Maskati and Jordan Ullman
background vocals:
Rachel Craig (On takecare), Grace Gayle (On takecare), Brian Hamilton (On takecare), Majid Al Maskati, Omar Richards (On takecare), Patricia Shirley (gospel singer), Deborah Vernal (On takecare) and Dionne Wilson (On takecare)
guest vocals:
Majid Jordan
lead vocals:
Drake (Canadian rapper)
vocals:
Drake (Canadian rapper)
mixed for:
Evdon Music Inc. and T.O. Music Group
produced for:
Evdon Music Inc.
recorded by:
Evdon Music Inc.
recorded at:
Metalworks Studios (studio, Mississauga, ON) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
part of:
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 21), Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 33), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2013 (number: 34), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2014 (number: 55) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 129)
recording of:
Hold On, We’re Going Home
writer:
Aubrey Graham (Canadian rapper), Majid Al Maskati, Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib), Paul Jefferies and Jordan Ullman
publisher:
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Kobalt (publisher), Mavor & Moses Inc., Nyan King Music and Sandra Gale
Drake feat. Majid Jordan3.353:51
9Connect
assistant recording engineer:
Noel Cadastre and Luke Leveille
recording engineer:
Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib)
co-producer:
Hudson Mohawke
producer:
Noah "40" Shebib (Noah Shebib)
assistant mixer:
Lindsey Warner
mixer:
Noel "Gadget" Campbell (mixing)
additional instruments:
Hudson Mohawke
instruments:
40 (Noah Shebib)
background vocals:
Shawn Lawrence (On takecare) and Trae tha Truth (US rapper, a.k.a. Trae tha Truth)
vocals:
Drake (Canadian rapper)
mixed for:
Evdon Music Inc. and T.O. Music Group
produced for:
Evdon Music Inc.
recorded by:
Evdon Music Inc.
recorded at:
Noble Street Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Studio 306 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Connect
writer:
Aubrey Graham (Canadian rapper), Ross Birchard, Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib), Anthony Palman and Kenza Samir
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Kobalt (publisher), Mavor & Moses Inc., Sandra Gale and Warp (UK independent label)
Drake34:56
10The Language
assistant recording engineer:
Travis Sewchan (audio engineer) and David “Gordo” Strickland
recording engineer:
Noel Cadastre and Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib)
additional producer:
Allen Ritter (producer, songwriter, lyricist, pianist) and Vinylz (US hip hop producer & songwriter)
producer:
Boi‐1da (producer)
mixer:
Noel "Gadget" Campbell (mixing)
vocals:
Drake (Canadian rapper)
mixed for:
Evdon Music Inc. and T.O. Music Group
produced for:
Boi‐1da Productions LLC and Vinylz Music Group
recorded by:
Evdon Music Inc.
recorded at:
Metalworks Studios (studio, Mississauga, ON) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Studio 306 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
The Language
writer:
Anderson Hernandez (US hip hop producer & songwriter), Aubrey Graham (Canadian rapper), Bryan Williams (Birdman, rapper Bryan Williams, aka Baby), Anthony Palman and Allen Ritter (producer, songwriter, lyricist, pianist)
publisher:
1damentional Publishing LLC, Allen Ritter Publishing, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Money Mack Music (BMI), Sandra Gale and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
Drake33:44
11305 to My City
assistant recording engineer:
Jeff Crake (CA; producer/engineer/singer/songwriter; Grimm) and Travis Sewchan (audio engineer)
recording engineer:
Noel Cadastre, Detail (Detroit producer) and Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib)
producer:
Detail (Detroit producer)
mixer:
Noel "Gadget" Campbell (mixing)
vocals:
Drake (Canadian rapper)
mixed for:
Evdon Music Inc.
mixer:
T.O. Music Group
recorded by:
Evdon Music Inc.
recorded at:
Metalworks Studios (studio, Mississauga, ON) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Studio 306 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
305 to My City
writer:
Andre Proctor, Aubrey Graham (Canadian rapper) and Noel Fisher (Detroit producer)
composer:
Noel Fisher (Detroit producer)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), If You Need Me, Don’t Leave Me, O/B/O Itself, Sandra Gale, The Order Of Music Publishing and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Drake feat. Detail24:16
12Too Much
assistant recording engineer:
Greg Moffet and Travis Sewchan (audio engineer)
recording engineer:
Noel Cadastre
producer:
Nineteen85 and Sampha
mixer:
Noel "Gadget" Campbell (mixing)
instruments:
Nineteen85 and Sampha
guest vocals:
Sampha
vocals:
Drake (Canadian rapper)
mixed for:
Evdon Music Inc.
mixer:
T.O. Music Group
recorded by:
Evdon Music Inc.
recorded at:
Metalworks Studios (studio, Mississauga, ON) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Studio 306 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
samples:
Too Much by Sampha
recording of:
Too Much
writer:
Aubrey Graham (Canadian rapper), Emile Haynie (hip hop producer, aka "Emile"), Paul Jefferies and Sampha Sisay
publisher:
Beggars Music, EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Heavycrate Publishing, Nyan King Music, Sandra Gale, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Young Turks Music (formerly Young Turks before 2021)
Drake34:22
13Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2
assistant recording engineer:
Les Schaeffer (Engineer) and Travis Sewchan (audio engineer)
recording engineer:
Noel Cadastre, Chris Godbey (American mixer, engineer, composer) and Noah Shebib (Noah Shebib)
producer:
Boi‐1da (producer), Detail (Detroit producer) and Jordan Evans
mixer:
Noel "Gadget" Campbell (mixing)
guest vocals:
JAŸ-Z (US rapper)
vocals:
Drake (Canadian rapper)
mixed for:
Evdon Music Inc.
produced for:
Boi‐1da Productions LLC and Reclusive Music Inc.
mixer:
T.O. Music Group
recorded by:
Evdon Music Inc., JVU Entertainment and Side By Side Production
recorded at:
Jungle City Studios in New York, New York, United States and Metalworks Studios (studio, Mississauga, ON) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
samples:
C.R.E.A.M. (explicit) by Wu‐Tang Clan, Don’t Say a Word by Ellie Goulding and Jimmy Smith Rap by Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist)
recording of:
Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2
writer:
Andre Proctor, Aubrey Graham (Canadian rapper), Matthew Burnett, Clifford Smith (of the Wu‐Tang Clan), Corey Woods (US rapper, Wu‐Tang Clan), Dennis Coles, Jordan Evans, Gary Grice (Wu‐Tang Clan), Isaac Hayes, Jason Hunter (east coast hip hop), Lamont Hawkins, Matthew Samuels (producer), Noel Fisher (Detroit producer), Anthony Palman, David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter), Robert Diggs, Jr. (American rapper and actor), Russell Jones (Wu‐Tang founder, NYC rapper/producer) and Shawn Carter (US rapper)
publisher:
1damentional Publishing LLC, Carter Boys Music, EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), If You Need Me, Don’t Leave Me, Irving Music (BMI), O/B/O Itself, Reclusive Music Inc., Robinson Heart Publishing, Sandra Gale, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, The Order Of Music Publishing, Universal Music Careers, Universal Songs (publisher), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
quotes lyrics from:
C.R.E.A.M.
Drake feat. JAY‐Z2.757:14

Credits

Release

phonographic copyright (℗) by:Cash Money Records Inc. (in 2013)
purchase for download:https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id705490803 [info] (ended)
https://music.apple.com/us/album/1440824484 [info]
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/us/album/1440824484 [info]

Release group

artist & repertoire support:Joshua Berkman (task: Cash Money Records A&R Coordinator)
Oliver El‐Khatib
Mr. Morgan (Canadian record executive) (task: A&R co-ordination)
Noah "40" Shebib (Noah Shebib)
Adel “Future” Nur (task: A&R co-ordination)
associated singles/EPs:All Me
Hold On, We’re Going Home by Drake (Canadian rapper) feat. Majid Jordan
Started From the Bottom
The Motion
part of:Nuorgam: Vuoden 2013 parhaat albumit (Nuorgam: Best Albums of 2013) (number: 6) (order: 6)
Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s (number: 45) (order: 45)
Music Canada Certified Triple Platinum Albums (order: 80)
Grammy Award: Best Rap Album nominees (number: 2014) (order: 95)
Polaris Music Prize nominees (number: 2014) (order: 112)
Juno Awards: Rap Recording of the Year (number: 2014 – Winner) (order: 119)
Music Canada Certified Double Platinum Albums (order: 137)
Juno Awards: Album of the Year (number: 2014) (order: 194)
Music Canada Certified Platinum Albums (order: 219)
Music Canada Certified Gold Albums (order: 440)
Pitchfork: Best New Album (number: 2013.09.23) (order: 477)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/600753 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/drake/nothing_was_the_same/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002572983 [info]
Wikidata:Q14906120 [info]
discography entry:https://www.last.fm/music/Drake/Nothing+Was+the+Same [info]