Get Lifted

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{{Infobox album

| name = Get Lifted

| type = studio

| artist = John Legend

| cover = Johnlegend-getlifted1.jpg

| alt =

| released = December 28, 2004

| recorded = 2001–2004

| studio = {{Collapsible list|title={{nobold|Various}}|{{plainlist|

  • Sound Images
    (Cincinnati, Ohio)
  • Sony Music Studios
    (New York City)
  • The Record Planet, Westlake Studios
    (Los Angeles, California)
  • The Stewchia
    (Los Angeles, California)
  • Studio Crash
    (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

}}}}

| genre =

| length = 52:28

| label = {{hlist|GOOD|Sony Urban|Columbia}}

| producer =

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Once Again

| next_year = 2006

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Get Lifted

| type = Studio

| single1 = Used to Love U

| single1date = August 31, 2004

| single2 = Ordinary People

| single2date = April 7, 2005

| single3 = Number One

| single3date = August 23, 2005

| single4 = So High

| single4date = December 8, 2005

}}

}}

Get Lifted is the debut studio album by American singer John Legend. It was released by GOOD Music, Sony Urban Music, and Columbia Records on December 28, 2004 in the United States. Executive production was handled by Legend's then-manager and GOOD Music label boss Kanye West, who also co-produced the album alongside Dave Tozer, will.i.am, and Devo Springsteen. The album also features guest appearances by West, Snoop Dogg and Miri Ben-Ari.

Get Lifted supported by four singles: "Used to Love U", "Ordinary People", "Number One" and "So High". The album received generally positive reviews from music critics. It debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 116,000 copies in its first week. The album later peaked at number four on the chart. At the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, the album won the award for Best R&B Album, and earned Legend another two awards, for Best New Artist and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for his single "Ordinary People".

Singles

The album was supported by four singles. The first single "Used to Love U" was released on August 31, 2004. The single received moderate commercial success, peaking at number 74 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/john-legend/chart-history/hsi/|title= John Legend Chart History (Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=March 1, 2020}} The second single "Ordinary People" was released on April 7, 2005, and became Legend's breakthrough hit. The song peaked within the top 40—at number 24—on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Legend's first to do so. It also received success outside of the US; it peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the UK R&B Singles chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20120422/7501/|title= UK Singles - April 22, 2012|website=Official Charts Company|accessdate=March 1, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/official-hip-hop-and-r-and-b-singles-chart/20120422/114/|title= UK R&B Singles - April 22, 2012|website=Official Charts Company|accessdate=March 1, 2020}} "Ordinary People" also received three nominations at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards for Song of the Year, Best R&B Song and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, ultimately winning the latter. The third single "Number One" was released on August 23, 2005. It failed to reach the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 63 on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20050828/7501/|title= UK Singles - August 28, 2005|website=Official Charts Company|accessdate=March 1, 2020}} The final single, "So High" was released on December 8, 2005. The song also failed to enter the Billboard Hot 100, although it reached number three on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/john-legend/chart-history/hbu/|title= John Legend Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=March 1, 2020}}

Critical reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/get-lifted-mw0000472472|title=Get Lifted – John Legend|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=April 14, 2018|last=Kellman|first=Andy}}

| rev2 = Blender

| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|url=http://blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=2973|title=John Legend: Get Lifted|magazine=Blender|access-date=April 14, 2018|last=Weiner|first=Jonah|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050403201302/http://blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=2973|archive-date=April 3, 2005|url-status=dead}}

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3score = A−{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2005/01/10/get-lifted/|title=Get Lifted|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=January 10, 2005|access-date=April 14, 2018|last=Sinclair|first=Tom|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415064144/https://ew.com/article/2005/01/10/get-lifted/|archive-date=April 15, 2018|url-status=live}}

| rev4 = The Guardian

| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/dec/10/popandrock.shopping2|title=John Legend, Get Lifted|newspaper=The Guardian|date=December 10, 2004|access-date=April 14, 2018|last=Sullivan|first=Caroline}}

| rev5 = NME

| rev5score = 8/10{{cite magazine|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews//7555|title=John Legend: Get Lifted|magazine=NME|date=December 22, 2004|access-date=April 14, 2018|last=Fadele|first=Dele|author-link=Dele Fadele|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080712163532/http://www.nme.com/reviews//7555|archive-date=July 12, 2008|url-status=dead}}

| rev6 = Pitchfork

| rev6score = 8.8/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/john-legend-get-lifted/|title=John Legend: Get Lifted|website=Pitchfork|date=March 6, 2022|access-date=March 6, 2022|last=Hope|first=Clover|author-link=Clover Hope}}

| rev7 = Rolling Stone

| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|url=http://rollingstone.com/artists/johnlegend/albums/album/6570209/review/6576924/get_lifted|title=John Legend: Get Lifted|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=November 11, 2004|access-date=November 13, 2013|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|author-link=Jon Caramanica|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016160708/http://rollingstone.com/artists/johnlegend/albums/album/6570209/review/6576924/get_lifted|archive-date=October 16, 2007|url-status=dead}}

| rev8 = Spin

| rev8score = A−{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LvowiBHKWgsC&pg=PA88|title=John Legend: Get Lifted|magazine=Spin|volume=21|issue=2|date=February 2005|access-date=April 14, 2018|last=Ryan|first=Chris|page=88}}

| rev9 = USA Today

| rev9score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2005-01-10-listen-up_x.htm|title='Get Lifted' reaches for the stars|newspaper=USA Today|date=January 10, 2005|access-date=April 14, 2018|last=Jones|first=Steve}}

| rev10 = Vibe

| rev10score = 5/5{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8yYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA144|title=John Legend: Get Lifted|magazine=Vibe|volume=13|issue=2|date=February 2005|access-date=April 14, 2018|last=Lima|first=Orlando|page=144}}

}}

Get Lifted received generally positive reviews from music critics. BBC Music gave the album a favorable review and called it "an album that not only lived up to the hype, but rose squarely above it. Yes, at times it is a patchwork of the past filtered through Legend’s ever-present influences, but the quality of his writing and performance, and his collaborators’ contributions, make it worthy of the awards and plaudits it rightly received."{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/p9dp|title=BBC - Music - Review of John Legend - Get Lifted|work=bbc.co.uk}} Spin gave it an A− and said that Legend's voice "leans on subtlety more than melisma, and his sound has a crisp live-band jump, rather than canned neo-soul static." Uncut gave it three stars out of five and stated that Legend "introduces some intriguing new variations on the retro R&B template....Jeff Buckley is surprisingly brought to mind in Legend's passionately fragile delivery."{{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=6790814&style=music|title=John Legend - Get Lifted CD|work=cduniverse.com}} IGN gave it a score of 9.3 out of ten and called it "a refreshing record that fans of music will adore."{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/04/11/john-legend-get-lifted|title=John Legend - Get Lifted|work=IGN|date=11 April 2005 }} The Guardian gave it four stars out of five and called it "a real gem." Entertainment.ie also gave it four stars and said of Legend, "it's probably not surprising that he's got such a big head, seeing as his producer, hip-hop guru Kanye West, has described him as simply 'the future'. Actually, it would be much more accurate to say that he does a pretty good job of updating the past."{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.ie/album-review/John-Legend-Get-Lifted/111054.htm|title=Music Review - John Legend: Get Lifted|date=10 January 2005 |publisher=entertainment.ie}} In his Consumer Guide, Robert Christgau gave it a three-star honorable mention ({{Rating-Christgau|hm3}}); he picked out two of the songs from the album ("I Can Change" and "Live It Up") and said of Legend, "For an ordinary soul man, he has excellent tunes."{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=john+legend|title=Robert Christgau: CG: john legend|work=robertchristgau.com}}

musicOMH gave it an average review and stated that "Certain albums have the power to open the mind into different forms of music, and certainly those who pick up the Get Lifted with the pretence of it being a hip-hop album will have a rude awakening. I approached with trepidation after the opening Prelude but with an open mind or just an appreciation for the finer things in life Get Lifted could find itself being an essential album in anyone’s collection."{{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/john-legend-get-lifted|title=John Legend – Get Lifted|work=musicOMH|date=10 January 2005 }} Paste gave it a positive review and stated that it "has as much in common with the classic funk and soul of Isaac Hayes, Stevie Wonder and The Delfonics as it does with today’s best R&B, hip-hop and neo-soul."{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2005/04/john-legend-get-lifted.html|title=John Legend - Get Lifted|work=pastemagazine.com}} The A.V. Club gave it an average review and stated that the album "suffers from a surplus of slickness, but it's also seductive, and at just over 52 minutes, mercifully free from the excess and filler that characterize many rap and R&B albums."{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/articles/john-legend-get-lifted,11053/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131113200034/http://www.avclub.com/articles/john-legend-get-lifted,11053/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 13, 2013|title=Get Lifted: John Legend - Music Review|work=The A.V. Club}} Exclaim!, however, gave it an unfavorable review and said, "The early line on Legend is that the heat this album will undoubtedly generate guarantees that Legend’s apparent fidelity issues will get worse before they get better. Get Lifted indeed."{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/SoulFunkAndWorld/john_legend-get_lifted|title=John Legend|work=exclaim.ca}} Plugged In (publication) gave it a mixed review and stated that "Legend is a talented singer and piano player but fails to maintain his moral focus. It doesn't take much profanity, infidelity and sexual inappropriateness to sink an otherwise decent effort."{{cite web|url=http://www.pluggedin.com/music-reviews/album/johnlegend-getlifted|title=Plugged In review|work=pluggedin.com}}

Rhapsody ranked the album #10 on its "Best R&B Albums of the Decade" list,[http://blog.rhapsody.com/2009/12/bestrbalbums.html "Best R&B Albums of the Decade"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217012729/http://blog.rhapsody.com/2009/12/bestrbalbums.html |date=December 17, 2009 }} Retrieved 12 January 2010. declaring, "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 and neo-soul."

Commercial performance

Get Lifted debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 116,000 copies in its first week.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/encore-enjoys-another-week-at-no-1-64667/|title='Encore' Enjoys Another Week At No. 1|magazine=Billboard|date=January 5, 2005|accessdate=March 1, 2020}} This became Legend's first US top-ten debut on the chart. In its second week, the album climbed to number four on the chart, selling an additional 75,000 copies.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/green-days-idiot-returns-to-no-1-64570/|title=Green Day's 'Idiot' Returns To No. 1|magazine=Billboard|date=January 12, 2005|accessdate=March 1, 2020}} In its third week, the album remained to number four on the chart, selling 73,000 more copies.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/green-days-idiot-hangs-onto-no-1-64485/|title=Green Day's 'Idiot' Hangs Onto No. 1|magazine=Billboard|date=January 19, 2005|accessdate=March 1, 2020}} In its fourth week, the album dropped to number five on the chart, selling 62,000 copies.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/the-games-documentary-blasts-off-at-no-1-64382/|title=The Game's 'Documentary' Blasts Off At No. 1|magazine=Billboard|date=January 26, 2005|accessdate=March 1, 2020}} On October 13, 2020, the album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over two million units in the United States.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}} To date, the album has sold a total of 2.1 million copies in the US and over three million units worldwide.{{cite news |url=http://www.algemeiner.com/2012/06/06/tonight-john-legend-to-jam-for-judaism/ |title=Tonight: John Legend to Jam for Judaism |work=Algemeiner Journal |date=June 6, 2012 |access-date=October 16, 2020|author=Arbesfeld, Atara}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Get Lifted{{nobold| — Standard edition}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Prelude

| writer1 = John Stephens

| extra1 = John Legend{{ref|a|[a]}}

| length1 = 0:44

| title2 = Let's Get Lifted

| writer2 = {{hlist|Stephens|Kanye West|Rick Shobin}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|Kanye West|Legend{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length2 = 3:37

| title3 = Used to Love U

| writer3 = {{hlist|Stephens|West}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|West|Legend{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length3 = 3:30

| title4 = Alright

| writer4 = {{hlist|Stephens|West}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|West|Legend{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length4 = 3:20

| title5 = She Don't Have to Know

| writer5 = {{hlist|Stephens|William Adams|Sylvester Stewart}}

| extra5 = will.i.am

| length5 = 4:52

| title6 = Number One

| note6 = featuring Kanye West

| writer6 = {{hlist|Stephens|West|Curtis Mayfield}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|West|Legend{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length6 = 3:18

| title7 = I Can Change

| note7 = featuring Snoop Dogg

| writer7 = {{hlist|Stephens|Dave Tozer|Calvin Broadus}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Tozer|Legend{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length7 = 5:01

| title8 = Ordinary People

| writer8 = {{hlist|Stephens|Adams}}

| extra8 = Legend

| length8 = 4:41

| title9 = Stay with You

| writer9 = {{hlist|Stephens|Tozer}}

| extra9 = Tozer

| length9 = 3:49

| title10 = Let's Get Lifted Again

| writer10 = {{hlist|Stephens|Tozer}}

| extra10 = Tozer

| length10 = 2:18

| title11 = So High

| writer11 = {{hlist|Stephens|DeVon "Devo" Harris|Paul Cho|Leon Ware|Pam Sawyer}}

| extra11 = Harris

| length11 = 5:07

| title12 = Refuge (When It's Cold Outside)

| writer12 = {{hlist|Stephens|Harris|Cho}}

| extra12 = {{hlist||Harris|Cho{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length12 = 4:13

| title13 = It Don't Have to Change

| note13 = featuring The Stephens Family

| writer13 = {{hlist|Stephens|Tozer}}

| extra13 = Legend

| length13 = 3:23

| title14 = Live It Up

| note14 = featuring Miri Ben-Ari

| writer14 = {{hlist|Stephens|Harris|Tarrey Torae|A. Hester}}

| extra14 = {{hlist|Harris|Legend{{ref|a|[a]}}|West{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length14 = 4:35

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Get Lifted (20th Anniversary)

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title15 = So High

| note15 = Cloud 9 Remix featuring Lauryn Hill

| writer15 = {{hlist|Stephens|Harris|Cho|Hill}}

| extra15 = {{hlist|Harris|Wyclef Jean{{ref|b|[b]}}|Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length15 = 5:07

| title16 = Used to Love U

| note16 = 9th Wonder Playmates Imagining Remix featuring Black Thought

| writer16 = {{hlist|Stephens|West|Angela Winbush|Herman Chainey|René Moore|Tarik Luqmaan Trotter}}

| extra16 = {{hlist|West|Legend{{ref|a|[a]}}|9th Wonder{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length16 = 3:29

| title17 = Number One

| note17 = Obi Remix

| writer17 = {{hlist|Stephens|West|Mayfield}}

| extra17 = {{hlist|West|Legend{{ref|a|[a]}}|Obi{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length17 = 3:11

| title18 = Let's Get Lifted Again

| note18 = Man-Man Remix featuring Killer Mike and Lil Wayne

| writer18 = {{hlist|Stephens|Tozer|Dwayne Carter|Michael Render}}

| extra18 = {{hlist|Tozer|Roberts{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length18 = 4:06

| title19 = Ordinary People

| note19 = Man-Man Remix featuring Tems

| writer19 = {{hlist|Stephens|Adams}}

| extra19 = {{hlist|Legend|Roberts{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length19 = 4:49

| title20 = Refuge (When It's Cold Outside)

| note20 = Man-Man/The Imports Remix featuring Simi

| writer20 = {{hlist|Stephens|Harris|Cho|Simisola Bolatito Ogunleye}}

| extra20 = {{hlist||Harris|Cho{{ref|b|[b]}}|The Imports{{ref|b|[b]}}|Roberts{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length20 = 3:13

| title21 = Do What I Gotta Do

| writer21 = {{hlist|Stephens|Kanye West|Clarence Paul|Morris Broadnax|Stevie Wonder}}

| extra21 = {{hlist|West|Tozer}}

| length21 = 3:17

| title22 = She Don't Have to Know

| note22 = Man-Man Remix

| writer22 = {{hlist|Stephens|Adams|Stewart}}

| extra22 = {{hlist|will.i.am|Roberts{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length22 = 4:50

| title23 = Money Blown

| writer23 = {{hlist|Stephens|Tozer}}

| extra23 = Tozer

| length23 = 4:40

| title24 = Johnny's Gotta Go

| writer24 = {{hlist|Stephens|Tozer}}

| extra24 = Legend

| length24 = 3:22

| title25 = It Don't Have to Change

| note25 = Man-Man Remix featuring The Stephens Family

| writer25 = {{hlist|Stephens|Tozer}}

| extra25 = {{hlist|Legend|Roberts{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length25 = 2:52

| title26 = Just in Time

| writer26 = Stephens

| extra26 = Tozer

| length26 = 5:28

}}

Notes

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title= Get Lifted |year= 2004 |type= booklet |publisher= GOOD, Sony Urban, Columbia}}

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  • Candice Anderson — additional vocals (tracks 2, 4, 6)
  • Pablo Arraya — assistant engineer (tracks 2–4, 6, 8, 13)
  • Jose Barboza, Jr. — tuba (track 4)
  • Miri Ben-Ari — strings (tracks 3, 14), string production and arrangements (14)
  • Printz Board — trumpet (track 3)
  • Val Brathwaite — assistant engineer (tracks 2–4, 6, 8)
  • Jason Carson — assistant engineer (tracks 9, 10)
  • Paul Cho — additional production (track 12)
  • Shvona Chung — additional finger snaps and hand claps (track 13)
  • Ted Chung — additional finger snaps and hand claps (track 13)
  • Jimmy Coleman — live drums (track 9)
  • Tom Craskey — bass (tracks 7, 9, 10)
  • Karesha Crawford — trombone (track 4)
  • Jay Curtis — guitar (track 5)
  • Andrew Dawson — engineer (tracks 7, 11, 14)
  • Jenee Dixon — trumpet (track 4)
  • Pete Donelly — engineer (track 9)
  • Jeremy Dyen — ARP synthesizer (track 9)
  • Mike Eleopoulos — assistant engineer (tracks 1–4, 6, 8, 13)
  • Aaron Fessel — engineer (track 7)
  • Michael Harmon — engineer (track 9)
  • DeVon "Devo" Harris — producer (tracks 11, 12, 14)
  • Sharief Hobley — guitar (track 11)
  • Corey Hogan — saxophone (track 4)
  • The Horn Dogs — horns (track 3)
  • Matt Hueneman — engineer (track 13)
  • Jun Ishizeki — engineer (tracks 9, 10)
  • Tim Izo — saxophone (tracks 3, 5), flute (3)
  • Glenn Jeffery — guitar (track 6)
  • Anthony Kilhoffer — engineer (tracks 1–4, 6, 8, 11–14)
  • Elizabeth Lea — trombone (track 5)
  • John Legend — vocals (all tracks), piano (1–8, 11, 13), organ (4, 5, 11), keyboards (9, 12, 14), Rhodes (11), producer (1, 8, 13), co-producer (2–4, 6, 7, 14), co-executive producer
  • Andy Manganello — engineer (tracks 2–4, 6, 8, 13)
  • Manny Marroquin — mixing (tracks 1–9, 11–14)
  • Tara Michel — additional vocals (tracks 2, 4, 6)
  • Na2 — additional vocals (track 7)
  • George Pajon, Jr. — guitar (tracks 3, 5)
  • Michael Peters — engineer (tracks 2–4, 6, 8, 11), assistant engineer (7, 14)
  • Lenesha Randolph — additional vocals (track 7)
  • Jared Robbins — assistant mix engineer (tracks 1–6, 8)
  • James Roston — additional vocals (track 7)
  • M'balia Singley — background vocals (track 9)
  • Snoop Dogg — rap vocals and spoken ad-libs (track 7)
  • Andy Kravitz — engineer (track 9)
  • A. Wayne Stephens — additional lead and backup vocals (track 13)
  • Brandy Stephens — additional backup vocals (track 13)
  • Brett Stephens — additional backup vocals (track 13)
  • Dionne Stephens — additional backup vocals (track 13)
  • Doris Stephens — additional backup vocals (track 13)
  • H. Anthony Stephens — additional lead and backup vocals (track 13)
  • Kashaan Stephens — additional lead and backup vocals (track 13)
  • Marjorie Stephens — additional backup vocals (track 13)
  • Phyllis E. Stephens — additional backup vocals (track 13)
  • Phyllis Y. Stephens — additional backup vocals (track 13)
  • Ronald Stephens II — additional lead and backup vocals (track 13)
  • Ronald "Bumper" Stephens II — additional finger snaps and hand claps (track 13)
  • Vada Stephens — additional backup vocals (track 13)
  • Vaughan Stephens — additional lead and backup vocals (track 13)
  • Swiss Chris — live drums (track 11)
  • Steve Tirpak — trumpet (track 7)
  • Tarrey Torae — additional lead and background vocals (track 14)
  • Dave Tozer — producer and engineer (tracks 7, 9, 10), mixing (10), guitars (2, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14), bass (2, 11, 14), keyboard programming (7, 10), drum programming (7, 9, 10)
  • Jason Villaroman — engineer (track 5)
  • Kanye West — producer (tracks 2–4, 6), co-producer and drum programming (14), rap vocals (6), executive producer
  • Melanie Williams — additional backup vocals (track 13)
  • will.i.am — producer, clav, moog bass, and drum programming (track 5)

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Charts

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Chart (2004–2006)

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{{album chart|Australia|36|artist=John Legend|album=Get Lifted|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2018}}
scope="row"| Australian Urban Albums (ARIA){{cite journal |url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue815.pdf |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222439/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20051020-0000/issue815.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 February 2008 |title=ARIA Urban Chart – Week Commencing 10th October 2005 |journal=Australian Recording Industry Association |issue=815 |page=16 |date=October 10, 2005 |access-date=April 16, 2023 |via=Pandora Archive}} {{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cbignore}}

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{{album chart|Wallonia|43|artist=John Legend|album=Get Lifted|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2018}}
{{album chart|Denmark|33|artist=John Legend|album=Get Lifted|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2018}}
{{album chart|Netherlands|5|artist=John Legend|album=Get Lifted|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2018}}
{{album chart|France|53|artist=John Legend|album=Get Lifted|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2018}}
{{album chart|Ireland|42|artist=John Legend|album=Get Lifted|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2018}}
{{album chart|Italy|17|artist=John Legend|album=Get Lifted|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2018}}
{{album chart|New Zealand|35|artist=John Legend|album=Get Lifted|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2018}}
{{album chart|Norway|1|artist=John Legend|album=Get Lifted|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2018}}
{{album chart|Sweden|2|artist=John Legend|album=Get Lifted|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2018}}
{{album chart|Switzerland|65|artist=John Legend|album=Get Lifted|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2018}}
scope="row"|Taiwanese Albums (Five Music){{cite web |url=https://www.5music.com.tw/billboard.asp|title=Taiwan 7/2006 |language=Chinese |publisher=Five-Music |accessdate=August 5, 2024 }}

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{{album chart|UK2|12|date=2005-06-12|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2018}}
{{album chart|UKR&B|2|date=2005-06-12|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2018}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|4|artist=John Legend|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2018}}
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=John Legend|album=Get Lifted|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2018}}

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= Year-end charts =

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col"| Chart (2005)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2005&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 2005|website=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=September 8, 2020}}

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scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2005&dspp=1|title=Årslista Album – År 2005|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=September 8, 2020}}

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scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2005.pdf|title=2005 UK Singles Chart|work=UKChartsPlus|access-date=December 9, 2015}}

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scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|title=Billboard 200: Year End 2005|publisher=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2005/top-billboard-200-albums|access-date=October 7, 2018}}

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scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite web|title=R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 2005|publisher=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2005/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|access-date=October 7, 2018}}

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scope="row"|Worldwide Albums (IFPI){{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2005.pdf|title=Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2005|publisher=IFPI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081117003309/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2005.pdf|archive-date=November 17, 2008|access-date=February 2, 2023}}

|align="center"|48

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col"| Chart (2006)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2006|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 25, 2020}}

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|artist=John Legend|title=Get Lifted |award=Gold|relyear=2004|certyear=2004}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|artist=John Legend|title=Get Lifted |award=Gold|relyear=2004}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Ireland|type=album|artist=John Legend|title=Get Lifted |award=Gold|relyear=2004|certyear=2005}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|type=album|artist=John Legend|title=Get Lifted|award=Gold|relyear=2004|certyear=2005|access-date=17 November 2018}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=John Legend|title=Get Lifted|award=Platinum|relyear=2005|certyear=2013|salesamount=490,199|salesref={{cite news|url=http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-chemical-brothers-claim-sixth-no-1-album-with-born-in-the-echoes/062463|title=Official Charts Analysis: Chemical Brothers claim sixth No.1 album with Born in the Echoes|last=Jones|first=Alan|date=July 31, 2015|work=Music Week|publisher=Intent Media|access-date=October 19, 2015|url-access=subscription}}|access-date=October 7, 2015|id=2489-2885-2}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=John Legend|title=Get Lifted |award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2004|certyear=2020|salesamount=2,100,000|salesref={{cite news |url=http://www.algemeiner.com/2012/06/06/tonight-john-legend-to-jam-for-judaism/ |title=Tonight: John Legend to Jam for Judaism |work=Algemeiner Journal |date=June 6, 2012 |access-date=October 16, 2020|author=Arbesfeld, Atara}}}}

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References

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