art direction Maude Gilman
art direction Susan Mendola
costume designer [jewelry] Kenneth Jay Lane
costume designer [shoes] Vanessa Noel
design Christopher Stern
design Susan Mendola
executive-producer Clive Davis
hair Bruno Marrocchio
liner notes David Nathan
make-up Kevyn Aucoin
photography by Timothy White
stylist [styling] Bernard G. Jacobs
typography [front cover type design] Jim LeBadd
Phonographic Copyright (p) Arista Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Touchstone Records
Copyright (c) Arista Records, Inc.
Licensed From The Presidential Inaugural Committee
Licensed From Smith-Hemion Productions
Record Company Bertelsmann Music Group
Produced For Perfection Light Productions
Produced For Vandross Ltd.
Produced For Pic & Choose Productions, Inc.
Published By Gratitude Sky Music
Published By WB Music Corp.
Published By When Words Collide Music
Published By Chrysalis Music Ltd.
Published By Rare Blue Music
Published By Little Shop Of Morgan Songs
Published By Uncle Ronnie's Music Co. Inc.
Published By EMI April Music Inc.
Published By Thriller Miller Music
Published By Sony Songs Inc.
Published By ECAF Music
Published By Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Published By Boobie Loo Music
Published By EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Published By Huemar Music, Inc.
Published By Sony Tunes Inc.
Published By Phivin International Enterprises
Published By Springtime Music
Published By Cole/Clivillés Music
Published By Virgin
Published By EMI
Published By Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc.
Published By Colgems-EMI Music Inc.
Published By New Hidden Valley Music
Published By Carole Bayer Sager Music
Published By UA Music Inc.
Published By Screen Gems-EMI Music
Published By Alain Boubil Music Ltd.
Track 1 [published by] Gratitude Sky Music, adm. by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) / When Words Collide Music (BMI). Produced for Perfection Light Productions. From “[m=72878]”. ℗ 1985 Arista Records, Inc.

Track 2 [published by] Chrysalis Music Ltd. / Rare Blue Music (ASCAP) / Little Shop Of Morgansongs (BMI). Produced for Perfection Light Productions. From “[m=78249]”. ℗ 1986 Arista Records, Inc.

Track 3 [published by] Uncle Ronnie’s Music Co., Inc. / EMI April Music Inc. / Thriller Miller Music (ASCAP). Produced for Vandross Ltd. Recorded and mixed for MHB Productions. From “[m=122979]”. ℗ 1982 Arista Records, Inc.

Track 4 [published by] Sony Songs Inc. / ECAF Music / Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. / Boobie Loo Music (BMI). ℗ 1994 Arista Records, Inc.

Track 5 [published by] EMI April Music Inc. / Uncle Ronnie’s Music (ASCAP) / EMI Blackwood Music Inc. / Huemar Music, Inc. (BMI). Produced for Vandross Ltd. From “[m=72975]”. ℗ 1991 Arista Records, Inc.

Track 6 [published by] Sony Tunes Inc. / Phivin International Enterprises (ASCAP). From “[m=122887]”. ℗ 1980 Arista Records, Inc.

Track 7 [published by] Gratitude Sky Music, adm. by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) / Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) / Springtime Music (BMI). Produced for Perfection Light Productions. From “[m=72878]”. ℗ 1985 Arista Records, Inc.

Track 8 [published by] Cole/Clivillés Music / Virgin / EMI (ASCAP). ℗ 1993 Touchstone Records.

Track 9 [published by] Sony Songs Inc. / ECAF Music (BMI). ℗ 1994 Arista Records, Inc.

Track 10 [published by] Uncle Ronnie’s Music Co., Inc. / EMI April Music Inc. / Thriller Miller Music (ASCAP). Produced for Vandross Ltd. Recorded and mixed for MHB Productions. From “[m=122929]”. ℗ 1983 Arista Records, Inc.

Track 11 [published by] Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI) / Colgems-EMI Music Inc. (ASCAP). Produced for Perfection Light Productions. From “[m=72878]”. ℗ 1985 Arista Records, Inc.

Track 12 [published by] New Hidden Valley Music (ASCAP) / Carole Bayer Sager Music (BMI) / EMI April Music Inc. o/b/o UA Music Inc. (ASCAP) / EMI Blackwood Music Inc. o/b/o United Lion Music Inc. (BMI). Mixed for Hum, Inc. Productions. From “[m=72975]”. ℗ 1991 Arista Records, Inc.

Track 13 [published by] Gratitude Sky Music, adm. by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) / When Words Collide Music (BMI) / Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI). Produced for Perfection Light Productions. From “[m=78249]”. ℗ 1986 Arista Records, Inc.

Track 14 [published by] Screen Gems-EMI Music (BMI). From the “Aretha Franklin: Duets” television special. ℗ 1994 Arista Records, Inc.

Track 15 [published by] Alain Boubil Music Ltd. (ASCAP). Introduction from the 1993 Presidential Inaugural Gala, courtesy of The Presidential Inaugural Committee and Smith-Hemion Productions. Produced for Pic & Choose Productions. From “[m=72975]”. ℗ 1991 Arista Records, Inc.

Clarence Clemons appeared courtesy of Columbia Records. Tony Coleman appeared courtesy of Mr. Melody Music. Paulinho Da Costa appeared courtesy of A&M Records. Gloria Estefan, George Michael and Luther Vandross appeared courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Lisa Fischer appeared courtesy of Elektra Records. Everette Harp appeared courtesy of Blue Note Records. Cissy Houston appeared courtesy of Columbia Records. Paul Jackson Jr. appeared courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation. Marti McCall appeared courtesy of Perfect Pitch, Inc. Michael McDonald appeared courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc. Cindy Mizelle appeared courtesy of East/West Records. Bernard Purdie appeared courtesy of Pretty Purdie Productions. Bonnie Raitt appeared courtesy of Capitol Records. Myrna Smith, Sylvia Shemwell and Estelle Brown appeared courtesy of R.S.O. Records. Richard Tee appeared courtesy of Tappan Zee Records. Fonzi Thornton appeared courtesy of RCA Records.

On inlay and booklet:
℗&© 1994 Arista Records, Inc., a Bertelsmann Music Group company. Printed in U.S.A.

On disc:
℗ 1994 Arista Records, Inc. Manufactured in U.S.A.

Tracks 4, 8, 9 and 14 are noted as being new recordings.

The release originally came with a insert promoting the home video edition.

An additional US pressing can be located here.
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