tracks 1 alto saxophone Ken Mosher
bass guitar, vocals Robert Sledge
tracks 2, 3 cello Jane Scarpantoni
drums, vocals, percussion Darren Jessee
tracks 1 flugelhorn John Mark Painter
piano, vocals Ben Folds
tracks 1 tenor saxophone Paul Shapiro
tracks 1 tenor saxophone Tom Maxwell
tracks 1 trumpet Frank London
tracks 1 valve trombone John Mark Painter
tracks 2, 3 violin Antoine Silverman
tracks 2, 3 violin Lorenza Ponce
tracks 2, 3 violin Mark Feldman
Japanese Sampler cd released to promote the release of The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner, featuring songs from Ben Folds Five, Whatever And Ever Amen, Naked Baby Photos, and their single Air, which was released as a single in Japan. The cd came in a green case, with no back cover.