Born & Raised (Joy Denalane album)

Born & Raised
Studio album by Joy Denalane
Released	August 11, 2006 (2006-08-11)
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
Mamani Live (2004) Born & Raised (2006) The Dresden Soul Symphony (2008)

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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.

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