art direction Sevie Bates
compilation producer, liner notes [producer's note] Barry "Rockbarry" Benson
coordinator [editorial coordination] Shawn Amos
coordinator [project assistance] Amy Utstein
coordinator [project assistance] Leigh Hall
coordinator [project assistance] Randy Perry
design Lisa Glines
liner notes [discographical annotation] Steve Woolard
liner notes [essay] Shannita Williams-Alleyne
photography by [back cover, page 10] Heungman
photography by [back cover, page 10] Retna
photography by [cd label, cd tray card, cover, page 8, page 7] Outline Press
photography by [cd label, cd tray card, cover, page 8] Davis Factor
photography by [page 3] Janette Beckman
photography by [page 3] Outline Press
photography by [page 4] Al Pereira
photography by [page 4] Star File
photography by [page 7] Andrew Eccles
producer [sound produced by] Bill Inglot
product manager Quincy Newell
remastered by Keith Blake
remastered by Pat Kraus
research [assistance] Cheryl Fugate
research [editorial] Daniel Goldmark
supervised by [editorial supervision] Steven Chean
Phonographic Copyright (p) Elektra Entertainment
Copyright (c) Elektra Entertainment
Phonographic Copyright (p) Rhino Entertainment Company
Copyright (c) Rhino Entertainment Company
Phonographic Copyright (p) Atlantic Recording Corporation
Recorded At I.N.S. Studios
Mixed At I.N.S. Studios
Recorded At Such-A-Sound Studio
Mixed At Such-A-Sound Studio
Recorded At First Priority Lab
Mixed At First Priority Lab
Recorded At Firehouse Studio, NYC
Recorded At House Of Hits
Recorded At Power Play Studios
Recorded At Red Chamber Studios
Mixed At Summa Studios
Recorded At Future Recording Studios
Published By Mijac Music
Published By Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Recorded At Krosswire Studio
Mixed At Studio LaCoCo
Recorded At Skip Saylor Recording
Licensed From Polygram Special Markets
Recorded At Daddy's House Recording Studio
Mixed At Daddy's House Recording Studio
Mastered At Warner Bros. Records In-House Studios
Licensed From Atlantic Recording Corporation
Glass Mastered At WEA Mfg. Olyphant
Pressed By Cinram, Olyphant, PA
'Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics' printed on the front cover. Picture disc CD.

Tracks 1 to 4
Recorded & mixed at I.N.S. Studios, NYC; Such-A-Sound Studio, Brooklyn, NY; First Priority Labs, Staten Island, NY
From the album [m=76764]

Track 5
From the Foster/McElroy album [m=171271]

Tracks 6, 10
Recorded at Such-A-Sound & Fire House Studios, Brooklyn, NY
From the album [m=76776]

Track 7
Recorded at Marley Marl's House Of Hits, NYC
From the album [m=76776]

Tracks 8, 9
Recorded at First Priority Labs, Staten Island, NY
From the album [m=76776]

Track 11
Recorded at Power Play Studios, Long Island, NY
From the album [m=76779]

Tracks 12, 13
Recorded at Red Chamber Studios, Sherman Oaks, CA
Mixed at Summa Music Group Studios, West Hollywood, CA
From the album [m=76779]

Track 14
Recorded at Future Recording Studios, Virginia Beach, VA
From the album [m=76793]

Track 15
Xscape appears courtesy of So So Def Recordings, Inc./Columbia Records
Contains a replayed portion of Liberian Girl, written by Michael Jackson, Mijac Music administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)
Recorded at Krosswire Studio, Atlanta, GA
Mixed at Studio LaCoCo, Atlanta, GA
From the album [m=76802]

Track 16
Recorded at Skip Saylor Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed at Studio LaCoCo, Atlanta, GA

Remix contains a sample from Upside Down by Diana Ross, courtesy of Motown Record Company, L.P. Under license from PolyGram Special Markets, a division of PolyGram Group Distribution, Inc.
Recorded & mixed at Daddy's House Recording Studios, NYC

Remastering at Warner Bros. Records in-house studios

All selections ℗ 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996 & 2000 Elektra Entertainment, except track 5 ℗ 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp., produced under license from Atlantic Recording Corp.

On back cover:
This compilation ℗ & © 2001 Elektra Entertainment & Rhino Entertainment Company. Printed in U.S.A.

On disc face:
This compilation ℗ 2001 Atlantic Recording Corp. & Rhino Entertainment Company. Made in U.S.A.

Barcode: 0 8122-74379-2 3
Matrix / Runout: WEA Mfg. Olyphant Y17100 3 R2 74379-2 02 M3S5 CI (Variant 1 & 2)
Mastering SID Code: ifpi L903 (Variant 1 & 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 2UA2 (Variant 1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 2U7F (Variant 2)