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Luther Vandross
The Ultimate
2001 CD BMG
Soul
Epic, Epic
a&r [a&r coordination]
Darren Salmieri
a&r [a&r coordination]
Kristin Kozusko
a&r [a&r coordination]
Patti Matheny
a&r [legacy a&r]
Steve Berkowitz
art direction
Howard Fritzson
backing vocals [girl singer]
Alfa Anderson
backing vocals [girl singer]
Ava Cherry
backing vocals [girl singer]
Brenda White King
backing vocals [girl singer]
Charlotte Crossley
backing vocals [girl singer]
Cheryl Lynn
backing vocals [girl singer]
Cindy Mizelle
backing vocals [girl singer]
Cissy Houston
backing vocals [girl singer]
Darlene Love
backing vocals [girl singer]
Genobia Jeter
backing vocals [girl singer]
Lisa Fischer
backing vocals [girl singer]
Lynn Davis
backing vocals [girl singer]
Michelle Cobbs
backing vocals [girl singer]
Myrna Smith-Schilling
backing vocals [girl singer]
Pat Joyner
backing vocals [girl singer]
Patti Austin
backing vocals [girl singer]
Paulette McWilliams
backing vocals [girl singer]
Robin Clark
backing vocals [girl singer]
Sybil Thomas
backing vocals [girl singer]
Tamira C. Sanders
backing vocals [girl singer]
Tawatha Agee
backing vocals [girl singer]
Yvonne Lewis
backing vocals [guy singer]
Alex Brown
backing vocals [guy singer]
David Lasley
backing vocals [guy singer]
Fonzi Thornton
backing vocals [guy singer]
Jim Gilstrap
backing vocals [guy singer]
Johnny Britt
backing vocals [guy singer]
Kevin Owens
backing vocals [guy singer]
Luther Vandross
backing vocals [guy singer]
Marcus Miller
backing vocals [guy singer]
Phil Perry
backing vocals [guy singer]
Phillip Ballou
backing vocals [guy singer]
Phillip Ingram
bass
Anthony Jackson
bass
Tinker Barfield
bass, keyboards, synthesizer
Marcus Miller
tracks 17 co-producer
Luther Vandross
compilation producer
Leo Sacks
congas, bongos
Steve Kroon
design
Design Monsters
drums
Buddy Williams
drums
Yogi Horton
drums [drum overdubs]
Ivan Hampden
guitar
Doc Powell
guitar
Georg Wadenius
guitar
Paul Jackson Jr.
mastered by
Joseph M. Palmaccio
tracks 1, 5 to 16 mixed by
Ray Bardani
percussion
'Crusher' Bennett
percussion
Bashiri Johnson
percussion
Michael White
percussion, congas, wind chimes
Paulinho Da Costa
photography by ["rose" photo]
Matthew Rolston
photography by [cover photo]
Norman Jean Roy
photography by [inside package photos]
Guzman
piano, keyboards, synthesizer
Nat Adderley Jr.
tracks 1 to 16 producer
Luther Vandross
tracks 1, 3, 5 to 11, 13 to 16 producer
Marcus Miller
tracks 17 producer
Walter Afanasieff
production manager [packaging manager]
Jeremy Engel
programmed by [synthesizer programming]
Jason Miles
project manager [project director]
Stephan Moore
tracks 1, 5 to 16 recorded by
Ray Bardani
tracks 17 recorded by [luther's vocals recorded by]
Paul Brown
tracks 17 recorded by, mixed by
Dana Jon Chappelle
tracks 2 to 4 recorded by, mixed by
Michael H. Brauer
synthesizer, programmed by [synthesizer programming]
Ed Walsh
synthesizer, programmed by [synthesizer programming]
Skip Anderson
Copyright (c) Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Mastered At Sony Music Studios, New York City
Manufactured For BMG Direct
Manufactured By Epic
Barcode: D141630 (Code 39)
Matrix / Runout: DIDP - 105909 H4 1A 10
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L424
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