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J OHN L EGEND —L IVE AT SOB’ S (Released June 10, 2003)

John Legend’s initial release offered the ten tracks of music recorded before a live, studio audience. He self-released the CD on his own label. At the time, the artist performed under his given name, John Stephens. The first pressing of “Live at SOB’s” featured what is now referred to as a bonus track, “Without You.” All songs on the CD were recorded at the club SOB’s in New York City during two performances—on June 28, 2002, and December 6, 2002. Beginning with its second pressing, the CD carried the musician’s pseudonym, John Legend, and dropped the tenth track, “Without You.”Most of the songs Legend wrote himself working with Dave Tozer and Kayne West, however, the CD does include one traditional folk song and one cover song. The artist performed his and Tozer’s arrangement of the traditional song “Motherless Chile.”The CD also includes Legend’s cover of the 1983 Talking Heads’ hit “Burning Down the House.” The original pressing of the CD has become a collector’s item and sells for a higher price than standard copies of the CD. G ET L IFTED (Released December 28, 2004) Produced by Kanye West, this album was Legend’s first studio release. It came out on West’s

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Legend’s highly acclaimed single for the film Selma , performed live at

the Oscars ceremony.

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