a&r Michael Chavez
tracks 1, 7, 8 bass Derrick Hodge
tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 9 to 12 bass Steve Wyreman
tracks 12 engineer Time
tracks 1 engineer [assistant] Blake Douglas
tracks 2, 3, 8, 11, 12 engineer [assistant] Omar Loya
executive-producer No I.D.
executive-producer [co-] Common
executive-producer [co-] Derek Dudley
executive-producer [co-] Michael Chavez
tracks 1 to 11 guitar Steve Wyreman
tracks 1, 4, 8 to 10, 12 keyboards [keys] James Poyser
tracks 3 to 6, 8 to 12 keyboards [keys] Kevin Randolph
mastered by Dave Kutch
tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11 mixed by Rob Kinelski
photography by Steven Taylor
producer No I.D.
tracks 1, 8 to 10 recorded by Omar Loya
tracks 1 to 12 recorded by Rob Kinelski
tracks 2 scratches Twilite Tone
tracks 7 vocals Hannah Sidibe
tracks 1, 5, 8 to 10 vocals James Fauntleroy II
tracks 11 vocals John Legend
tracks 3, 9 vocals Makeba Riddick
tracks 9 vocals [additional] Hannah Sidibe
tracks 3 vocals [additional] James Fauntleroy II
tracks 1, 4 vocals [additional] K. Fox
tracks 7 vocals [additional] Makeba Riddick
tracks 11 vocals [additional] Matt Morris
tracks 10 vocals [additional] Omoye
tracks 7 vocals [additional] Sam Lewis
tracks 12 words by [poetry by] Lonnie Lynn
tracks 1 words by [poetry by] Maya Angelou
tracks 9 written-by Bob James
tracks 1 to 12 written-by Common
tracks 6 written-by Curtis Mayfield
tracks 2 written-by Eddie Hazel
tracks 1 to 12 written-by Ernest Wilson
tracks 5 written-by Gamble & Huff
tracks 2 written-by George Clinton
tracks 7 written-by Hannah Sidibe
tracks 4 written-by Herman Kelly
tracks 1, 5, 8 to 10 written-by James Fauntleroy II
tracks 3 written-by Jeff Lynne
tracks 11 written-by John Stephens
tracks 5 written-by Kenneth Gamble
tracks 9 written-by Kenny Loggins
tracks 10 written-by Kevin Randolph
tracks 5 written-by Larry Graham
tracks 3, 7, 9 written-by Makeba Riddick
tracks 1 written-by Maya Angelou
tracks 2 written-by Nasir Jones
tracks 7 written-by Percy Mayfield
tracks 10 written-by Steve Wyreman
Recorded At 4220 Studios
Recorded At Eastwest Studios
Recorded At Record One, Los Angeles
Mixed At Eastwest Studios
Mixed At Record One, Los Angeles
Mixed At 4220 Studios
Phonographic Copyright (p) Think Common Music Inc.
Copyright (c) Think Common Music Inc.
Barcode: 0 93624 95388 3 (printed)
Barcode: 093624953883 (scanned)
Matrix / Runout: Z108905 1 529038-2 TEXT 02 MOS1 (Variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: Z108905 1 529038-2 TEXT 02 M1S6 (Variant 2)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L909 (Variant 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 2U7F (Variant 2)