a&r Dwayne Carter a&r Raheem "Rahlo" Thomas art direction Mr. Scott Design creative director Sandy Brummels tracks 1-1, 1-2, 1-5 to 1-14, 1-16 edited by [digital] Joshua Berkman tracks 1-3 engineer [assistant] Ed Falcor-Iidow executive-producer Bryan Williams executive-producer Dwayne Carter executive-producer Ronald Williams management Katina Bynum mastered by Vlado Meller tracks 1-10 mixed by Andrew Dawson tracks 1-1 to 1-9, 1-11 to 1-16 mixed by Fabian Marasciullo tracks 1-1 to 1-4, 1-6 to 1-9, 1-11 to 1-16 mixed by [assistant] Edward Lido tracks 1-1 to 1-4, 1-6 to 1-9, 1-11 to 1-16 mixed by [assistant] Miguel Bermudez photography by Jonathan Mannion photography by [cover] Mrs. Carter tracks 1-1, 1-4 recorded by Angel Aponte tracks 1-1, 1-2, 1-4 to 1-11, 1-13 to 1-16 recorded by Darius Harrison tracks 1-7 recorded by Gina Victoria tracks 1-12 recorded by Joe G tracks 1-3 recorded by Joshua Berkman tracks 1-6 recorded by Julian Vasquez tracks 1-12 recorded by Miguel Scott tracks 1-8 recorded by [additional] Pro-Jay tracks 1-6 recorded by [assistant] Edward Lido tracks 1-6 recorded by [assistant] Miguel Bermudez Recorded At CMR South Studios Recorded At The Record Room, Miami, FL Recorded At Blue Jay Studios Recorded At SouthBeat Studios Recorded At Tree Sound Studios Mixed At Criteria Recording Studios Mixed At Record Plant, Los Angeles Mastered At Universal Mastering Studios Manufactured By Universal Records Marketed By Universal Records Track 1-5 contains elements of the composition You Don't Know My Name written by A. Keys, K. West, H. Lilly, J.R. Bailey, M. Kent and K. Williams. Track 1-6 contains samples from the composition The Smile written by David A. Axelrod. Track 1-10 contains samples from the composition Day By Day written by Terry McFaddin and Leonard Caston. This track contains a sample of recording Day By Day as performed by Eddie Kendricks. Track 1-16 contains a sample of the recording Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood as performed by Nina Simone.