2014 Forest Hills Drive

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2014 Forest Hills Drive
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Studio album by
J. Cole
ReleasedDecember 9, 2014 (2014-12-09)
Recorded2014
Studio
Genre
Length64:40
Label
Producer
J. Cole chronology
Born Sinner
(2013)		2014 Forest Hills Drive
(2014)		 Forest Hills Drive: Live
(2016)
10 Year Anniversary edition
2014 Forest Hills Drive (10 Year Anniversary Edition) album cover by J. Cole.jpg
2014 Forest Hills Drive track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro" Jermaine Cole
2:09
2."January 28th"
  • Cole
  • Timothy Thomas
  • Andre Thomas
  • Yumi Arai
  • Kunihiko Murai
  • Cole
  • Nick Paradise [b]
  • Dré Charles [b]
4:02
3."Wet Dreamz"
Cole3:59
4."03' Adolescence"
 Willie B 4:24
5."A Tale of 2 Citiez"
 Vinylz 4:29
6."Fire Squad"
  • Cole
  • Vinylz [b]
4:48
7."St. Tropez"
Cole4:17
8."G.O.M.D."
Cole5:01
9."No Role Modelz"
  • Phonix Beats
  • Cole [b]
4:53
10."Hello"
3:39
11."Apparently"
Cole4:53
12."Love Yourz"
 Illmind 3:31
13."Note to Self"
  • Cole
  • Ronald Gilmore
14:35
Total length:64:40
10 Year Anniversary bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Home Soon"
Cole3:09
15."Die Together"
  • Cole
  • Lee Hatim
Cole3:44
16."Judgement Day"
  • Pop Wansel
  • Colson
3:14
17."Winter Wonderland"
Cole3:04
18."Keep Heaven Dancing"
  • Cole
  • Frank Metis
  • Walter Nadel
Cole4:06
19."Miles" (featuring Bone Thugs-n-Harmony)
 DJ Dahi 6:01
20."Black Man in Hollywood"
Cole2:58
21."Obviously"ColeCole3:41
Total length:94:37

Notes

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits for 2014 Forest Hills Drive adapted from AllMusic. [100]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for 2014 Forest Hills Drive
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [141] Platinum70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [142] Gold40,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [143] 2× Platinum40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [144] Platinum300,000‡
United States (RIAA) [97] 6× Platinum6,000,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release formats for 2014 Forest Hills Drive
RegionDateLabel(s)Format(s)Ref.
AustraliaDecember 9, 2014 [145]
Canada [146]
Germany [147]
Ireland [148]
Japan [149]
New Zealand [150]
United Kingdom [151]
United States [152]

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