a&r Keith Naftaly a&r Larry Jackson art direction [art dept. production] Chris LeBeau art direction, design Alexis Yraola tracks 1 to 4, 6 to 15 engineer [assistant] Loren Howard tracks 1 to 4, 6 to 15 engineer [assistant] Ryan Bruce tracks 5 engineer [assistant] Vadim Chislov executive-producer Clive Davis executive-producer Kay Gee executive-producer [associate] Robert L. Huggar management DAS Communications management David Sonenberg management Seth Friedman mastered by Dave Kutch tracks 1, 9, 15 mixed by "You Can Ask" Giz tracks 2 to 4, 6, 13 mixed by Adam Kudzin tracks 7, 12 mixed by DURO tracks 4 mixed by Kay Gee tracks 8, 11, 14 mixed by Manny Marroquin tracks 5 mixed by Scott Kieklak tracks 5 mixed by Scott Storch tracks 2 to 4, 6, 13 mixed by [assistant] Charles McCrorey photography by Marc Baptiste tracks 1 to 4, 6 to 15 recorded by "You Can Ask" Giz tracks 14 recorded by C.J. DeVillar tracks 5 recorded by Scott Kieklak tracks 8 recorded by [vocals] C.J. DeVillar Phonographic Copyright (p) J Records LLC Copyright (c) J Records LLC Marketed By J Records LLC Manufactured By J Records LLC Distributed By J Records LLC Recorded At Playground Minimansion Studios, New Jersey Mixed At Playground Minimansion Studios, New Jersey Mixed At Battery Studios, New York Recorded At The Hit Factory Criteria Mixed At The Hit Factory Criteria Recorded At The Tracken Place Mixed At Larrabee North Recorded At Conjunction Studio Mixed At Right Track Recording Glass Mastered At Cinram, Richmond, IN Pressed By Cinram, Richmond, IN This version contains a Hidden Track.
Track 3 contains samples from the composition If You Play Yours Cards Right written by Kevin McCord by Alicia Meyers Track 7 contains replayed elements from the composition (Theme From) Hill Street Blues written by Michael Postil Track 9 contains excerpts from the composition Saturday Night written by Thomas McClary and Harold Hudson by The Commodores Track 10 contains samples from the composition Time Is Passing written by Byron Byrd by Sun Track 13 contains samples from the composition I Found Love (When I Found you) written by Sherman Marshall and Phil Pugh by The Spinners
Tracks 1, 9, 15 Recorded & Mixed at Playground MiniMansion Studios, NJ Tracks 2 to 4, 6, 13 Recorded at Playground MiniMansion Studios, NJ; Mixed at Battery Studios, NYC Track 5 Recorded and Mixed at The Hit Factory Criteria, Miami, FL Tracks 7, 12 Recorded at Playground MiniMansion Studios, NJ; Mixed at Right Track Studios, NYC Track 8 Tracking at Conjunction Studio, Los Angeles, CA; Vocals Recorded at The Tracken Place, Hollywood, CA; Mixed at Larrabee North, North Hollywood, CA Track 10 Recorded at Playground MiniMansion Studios, NJ Track 11 Recorded at Playground MiniMansion Studios, NJ; Mixed at Larrabee North, North Hollywood, CA Track 14 Recorded at The Tracken Place, Hollywood, CA; Mixed at Larrabee North, North Hollywood, CA