John Legend is celebrating the milestone anniversary of his iconic debut album, Get Lifted, with a 20th anniversary reissue.
Available now, the digital deluxe version of Legend’s Get Lifted (20th Anniversary Edition) features all the songs from his groundbreaking album plus 11 bonus tracks.
The new tracks include eight remixes, rare B-sides, and two previously unreleased studio performances recorded during the original Get Lifted sessions (“Do What I Gotta Do” and “Just In Time”).
The remixes include features from Tems, Lil Wayne, Killer Mike, Simi, and Black Thought. Tems appears on the Man-Man Remix of “Ordinary People,” while Weezy and Killer Mike are featured on a remix of “Let’s Get Lifted Again.”
Legend’s Get Lifted (20th Anniversary) will also be released on vinyl. The 3LP vinyl edition will be released on March 7, 2025.
The 3LP vinyl will include all the original tracks and the bonus tracks that are on the digital deluxe version.
This includes: “So High” [Cloud 9 Mix] featuring Lauryn Hill; “Used To Love U” [9th Wonder Playmates Imagining Remix]” featuring Black Thought; “Number One”[Obi Remix]; “Let’s Get Lifted Again”[Man-Man Remix] featuring Killer Mike & Lil Wayne; “Ordinary People”[Man-Man Remix] featuring Tems; “Refuge (When It’s Cold Outside)”[Man-Man/The Imports Remix] featuring Simi; “She Don’t Have to Know”[Man-Man Remix]; and “It Don’t Have to Change”[Man-Man Remix] featuring The Stephens Family.
All copies of the 3LP limited edition will include a signed print inside the artwork.
Additionally, a special 2LP vinyl edition will be released Dec. 20. This version will include all the original tracks, plus the bonus track “So High”[Cloud 9 Remix] featuring Lauryn Hill, which is currently only available on streaming services.
Speaking on his Get Lifted (20th Anniversary) album, Legend says, “I’m so thrilled to be celebrating 20 years of the album that introduced me to the world. Get Lifted has always meant so much to me and to so many of my fans and supporters. I’m so grateful for the career that this album launched. These last 20 years have taken me far beyond my wildest dreams.”
He continues, “Revisiting the original album and some of the unreleased songs from that era has been such a meaningful experience. Reinvigorating the music with fresh remixes and collaborations featuring some of my favorite artists makes this celebration even more special.”
Legend recorded Get Lifted from 2001-2004. The album was released on Legend’s 26th birthday, Dec. 28, 2004, via GOOD Music/Sony Music Urban/Columbia Records.
Get Lifted peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album, co-written entirely by Legend, spawned hits such as the Grammy-winning “Ordinary People” and “Used to Love U,” which peaked at No. 74 on the Billboard Hot 100.
At the 48th Grammy Awards, Legend was nominated for eight awards, taking home three trophies: Best R&B Album, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (“Ordinary People”) and Best New Artist.
Legend’s Get Lifted (20th Anniversary) follows his family-friendly album, My Favorite Dream, released in August. He worked on the sentimental album with renowned multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Stevens.
My Favorite Dream is nominated for Best Children’s Music Album at the 67th Grammy Awards, which takes place Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles.
Regarding his first nomination in this category, Legend wrote on Instagram: “My Favorite Dream holds a very special place in my heart. It’s my first children’s album, inspired by the heart of our family. Working alongside the incredibly gifted @sufjan brought this dream to life in ways I could have never imagined.”
At the same ceremony, Legend is also nominated for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella for his “Bridge Over Troubled Water” with Jacob Collier and Tori Kelly.
On Dec. 2, the EGOT winner will kick off A John Legend Christmas Tour in Highland, California. Legend will make stops in 12 U.S. cities, including Los Angeles, Seattle, and Atlanta, before concluding Dec. 21 in Hanover, Maryland.
Fans can expect him to perform selections from his holiday album, A Legendary Christmas, plus share intimate stories about his career, family, and the makings of certain songs.
Get Lifted (20th Anniversary) Tracklisting:
1. Prelude
2. Let’s Get Lifted
3. Used to Love U
4. Alright
5. She Don’t Have to Know
6. Number One featuring Kanye West
7. I Can Change featuring Snoop Dogg
8. Ordinary People
9. Stay With You
10. Let’s Get Lifted Again
11. So High [Single Version]
12. Refuge (When It’s Cold Outside)
13. It Don’t Have to Change featuring The Stephens Family
14. Live It Up featuring Miri Ben-Ari
15. So High [Cloud 9 Remix] featuring Lauryn Hill
Bonus Tracks
16. Used To Love U [9th Wonder Playmates Imagining Remix] featuring Black Thought
17. Number One [Obi Remix]
18. Let’s Get Lifted Again [Man-Man Remix] featuring Killer Mike & Lil Wayne
19. Ordinary People [Man-Man Remix] featuring Tems
20. Refuge (When It’s Cold Outside) [Man-Man/The Imports Remix] featuring Simi
21. Do What I Gotta Do
22. She Don’t Have to Know [Man-Man Remix]
23. Money Blown
24. Johnny’s Gotta Go
25. It Don’t Have to Change [Man-Man Remix] featuring The Stephens Family
26. Just In Time
Stream John Legend’s Get Lifted (20th Anniversary) album below. Pre-order the vinyl editions here.
