a&r [associates] Damien Smith a&r [associates] Mister Cee a&r [coordinator] Leanne Drum art direction ® Patrick tracks 3 coordinator [production] Dan Evans tracks 4 coordinator [production] Shaun Shankel tracks 10, 12 engineer [assistant] Doug Elkins tracks 5, 9 engineer [assistant] Doug Kerns tracks 1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 13 engineer [assistant] Mary Ann Souza tracks 3 engineer [second] John "JM" Meredith tracks 3 engineer [second] Pierre Smith executive-producer, a&r [direction] Bruce Carbone executive-producer, a&r [direction], management Herb Trawick mastered by Herb Powers Jr. tracks 1, 5, 6, 8, 9 mixed by Bassy Bob Brockmann tracks 10 mixed by Brant Biles tracks 2, 4, 12 mixed by Mick Guzauski tracks 11 mixed by Paul Logus tracks 10 mixed by Peter Black tracks 6 mixed by Rich Travali tracks 1, 5, 6, 8, 9 mixed by [assistant] Ed Raso tracks 4 mixed by [assistant] Greg Parker tracks 2, 4, 12 mixed by [assistant] Tom Bender photography by James Minchin III tracks 1 to 2, 5 to 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 producer, instruments, backing vocals Brian McKnight tracks 3 recorded by Andy Cardenas tracks 3 recorded by Axel Niehaus tracks 4 recorded by Bill Whittington tracks 11 recorded by Carl Nappa tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 to 10, 12, 13 recorded by Chris Wood tracks 3 recorded by Joe Perrera tracks 6 recorded by Rich Travali tracks 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 to 13 written-by Brian McKnight Phonographic Copyright (p) Motown Record Company, L.P. Copyright (c) Motown Record Company, L.P. Made By PMDC, Germany Mastered At Powers House Of Sound Track 3 contains a sample from I Got Ants In My Pants written and performed by James Brown, published by Dnatone Publishing Co., admin. by Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI), under license from PolyGram Special Markets, a division of PolyGram Group Distribution, Inc. Track 7 contains an interpolation of I Get Around published by Saja Music Co./Songs of Lastrada (BMI)/MCA Inc./Joshua's Dream(BMI)/Zomba Songs Inc. o/b/o itself & Pubhowyalike Publishing (BMI)/Syleetron Music (ASCAP). Track 11 contains an interpolation from I Can't Wait published by Poolside Music, Inc. (BMI)
Recorded at Backroom Studios, Glendale, CA; Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA; Caribean Sound Basin, Tinidad, WI; Daddy's House recording Studios, NYC; Bennett House, Franklin, TN; Crave Studios; Hit Factory, NY Mixed at Sound on Sound Recording, NY; Barking Doctor Recording, NY; Hit Factory, NY; The Enterprise, LA, CA
Mase appears courtesy of Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc. Kelly Price appears courtesy of Island Records Willie Max appears courtesy of Pookie Records Barcode: 7 31453 08902 0 (Text) Barcode: 731453089020 (String) Label Code: LC 0881 Rights Society: BIEM/MCPS Pressing Plant ID: MADE IN GERMANY BY PMDC Matrix / Runout: 530 890-2 01 > Mastering SID Code: IFPI L003 Mould SID Code: IFPI 01B0