American Gangster

~ Recording by Jay‐Z

Annotation

Strings "contracted" by Sandra Park.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.15American Gangster3:41Jay‐ZAmerican Gangster
  • 2007-11-06 US
1.15American Gangster3:41Jay‐ZAmerican Gangster (clean version)
  • 2007-11-06 US
1.15American Gangster3:41JAY‐ZAmerican Gangster
  • 2007-11-06 CA
  • 2007-11-06 MX
  • 2007-11-06 US
1.15American Gangster3:37Jay‐ZAmerican Gangster
  • 2007-11-26 SG
(unknown)
1.11American Gangster3:41Jay‐ZAmerican Gangster (Deluxe Edition)
  • 2007-11-06 US

Relationships

recording engineer:Young Guru
Ryan West
Andrew Wright
producer:Just Blaze
additional mixer:Andrew Wright
mixer:Young Guru
additional piano:Canei Finch
alto saxophone:Andy Snitzer
cello:Jeanne LeBlanc
Eileen Moon
drums (drum set):Still Phil
tenor saxophone:Charles Pillow
trombone:Michael Davis
trumpet:Jeff Kievit
viola:Dawn Hannay
Sue Pray
violin:Minyoung Chang
Lisa Kim
Matthew Lehmann
Elizabeth Lim
Sarah O'Boyle
Sandra Park
Jeanine Wynton
Sharon Yamada
vocals:JAY‐Z
has remixes:American Gangster by Jay‐Z vs Elvis Presley
American Gangster by Jay‐Z & Marvin Gaye
Quick Gangster by Cookin’ Soul
American Gangster by Mike Love (in 2008)
samples:Short Eyes / Freak, Freak, Free, Free, Free by Curtis Mayfield
recording of:American Gangster

American Gangster

composer:Justin Smith
Curtis Mayfield
Shawn Carter
is the basis for:American Gangster
American Gangster
American Gangster (80s Baby)
Quick Gangster