a&r Tina Davis
a&r [a&r manager] Leesa D. Brunson
administrator [a&r administration] Tara Podolsky
administrator [recording administration] Terese Joseph
tracks 8, 10 arranged by [music arranged by] Ivan "Orthodox" Barias
tracks 10 arranged by [music arranged by] Johnnie Smith
tracks 8 arranged by [music co-arranged by] Frank Romano
tracks 11.1 arranged by [vocal arrangement] Bilal Oliver
tracks 2 to 8, 10, 13, 15.1 arranged by [vocal arrangement] Carvin Haggins
tracks 9 arranged by [vocal arrangement] Cee-Lo
tracks 12 arranged by [vocal arrangement] Da Gutta Family Inc.
tracks 1 to 13, 15.1 arranged by [vocal arrangement] Musiq Soulchild
art direction, design Akisia Grigsby
tracks 3, 4 backing vocals AAries
tracks 4, 7 backing vocals April Williams
tracks 11.1 backing vocals Bilal Oliver
tracks 2 backing vocals Carol Riddick
tracks 6 backing vocals Dawn Robinson
tracks 15.2 backing vocals Jay Shawn
tracks 10 backing vocals Kenny Lattimore
tracks 12 backing vocals Levar A. Wilson
tracks 1 to 5, 7, 8, 11.1, 11.2, 13, 15.1 backing vocals Musiq Soulchild
tracks 12 backing vocals Nicky Guiland
tracks 3 backing vocals Timmi Hicks
tracks 10 backing vocals Troy Corbin
tracks 8 bass Frank Romano
tracks 6 bass Thaddaeus Tribbett
tracks 15.2 bass Tres Gilbert
tracks 9 drums James Poyser
tracks 6 drums John Lawson
tracks 15.2 drums Little John Roberts
tracks 15.2 electric piano [fender rhodes] Olezski
engineer [additional pro tools engineer] John Hanes
executive-producer Jerome Hipps
executive-producer Kevin Liles
executive-producer Michael McArthur
executive-producer Musiq Soulchild
executive-producer [co-executive producer] Carvin Haggins
executive-producer [co-executive producer] Ivan "Orthodox" Barias
tracks 15.2 guitar Ben "Benanas" O'Neill
tracks 2, 3, 5 to 8 guitar Frank Romano
tracks 10 instruments [all instruments] Ivan "Orthodox" Barias
tracks 2 to 5, 7, 8, 13, 15.1 instruments [all other instruments] Ivan "Orthodox" Barias
tracks 9 instruments [all other instruments] Junius Bervine
tracks 4, 6, 7 keyboards Johnnie Smith
tracks 2, 8, 15.1 keyboards [additional keys] Johnnie Smith
tracks 11.1 lead vocals Bilal Oliver
tracks 1 lead vocals Carol Riddick
tracks 9 lead vocals Cee-Lo
tracks 9 lead vocals Kindred The Family Soul
lead vocals Musiq Soulchild
legal [legal counsel] Alan Siegel
legal [legal counsel] Kendall A. Minter
legal [sample clearance agent] Eric Weissman
legal [sample clearance agent] Sample Clearance, Ltd
management Mama's Boys Music, Inc.
management [business affairs] Antoinette Trotman
management [business affairs] Heath Kudler
management [business affairs] Ian Allen
management [business] Horace Madison
management [business] Madison Smallwood
marketing Deidre L. Graham
marketing Dexter Story
mastered by Chris Gehringer
mixed by Serban Ghenea
mixed by [assisted] Tim Roberts
tracks 13 organ Johnnie Smith
tracks 15.2 percussion Little John Roberts
tracks 9 percussion Vikter Duplaix
photography by Roger Erickson
tracks 11.1 producer [vocal production] Bilal Oliver
tracks 2 to 8, 10, 13, 15.1 producer [vocal production] Carvin Haggins
tracks 1 to 4, 6 to 13, 15.1, 15.2 producer [vocal production] Musiq Soulchild
tracks 10 programmed by [additional programming] Ivan "Orthodox" Barias
tracks 6 saxophone Rick Tate
tracks 1 scratches DJ Aktive
tracks 3 sitar Frank Romano
tracks 1 tracking by, recorded by Andre Dandridge
tracks 2 to 10, 13, 15.1 tracking by, recorded by Carvin Haggins
tracking by, recorded by Frank Sutton
tracks 2 to 8, 10, 13, 15.1 tracking by, recorded by Ivan "Orthodox" Barias
tracks 6 trombone Jeff Bradshaw
tracks 6, 15.1 trumpet Matt Cappy
Phonographic Copyright (p) Island Def Jam Music Group
Copyright (c) Island Def Jam Music Group
Record Company UMG Recordings, Inc.
Licensed To Mercury Records
Marketed By Barclay S.A.
Distributed By Barclay S.A.
Made By Universal M & L, Germany
Recorded At Home Cookin' Studios
Mixed At MixStar Studios
Mixed At The Studio
Published By Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Produced For CarMul Productions
Published By Famous Music Corporation
Published By Universal Music Publishing
Published By Irving Music, Inc.
Published By Hollenbeck Music
Produced For Home Cookin Productions
Produced For Locksmith Music Inc.
Published By Graham-O-Tunes Music, Inc.
Published By Tanoca Music
Published By Soulchild Music Publishing
Published By Music And Dreams
Published By Nivrac Tyke
Published By Tetra Grammaton Music
Published By Melodic Piano Productions
Published By Jesse Jaye Music
Published By ABKCO Music, Inc.
Published By God Given Music
Published By Bugspade
Published By HomeCookin
Published By Janitorial Duties
Published By Universal Publishing
Published By Moyo Music Inc.
Published By Jazzmemesic
Published By Warner/Chappell
Published By Levars Cribb
Published By Carpa Noche
Published By In Da Blood
Produced For Mama's Boys Music, Inc.
Produced For CarMul Productions, Inc.
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Track 14 is an unlisted prelude to track 15.1. Track 15.2 is a bonus track.

Track 1
Tracked and recorded for Home Cookin' Studios; tracked and recorded at Home Cookin' Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at MixStar Studio, Virginia Beach, VA and The Studio, Philadlephia, PA
Contains a sample from The Spinners recording I Found Love (When I Found You), courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp., by arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing. Written by Sherman Marshall and Phil Pugh, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)

Track 2
Produced for CarMul Productions
Tracked and recorded for Home Cookin' Studios; tracked and recorded at Home Cookin' Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at MixStar Studio, Virginia Beach, VA and The Studio, Philadlephia, PA
Contains a sample from Soft Touch, written by H. Mancini, used courtesy of Famous Music Corporation (ASCAP), performed by Living Strings Play Henry Mancini, used courtesy of RCA Records

Tracks 3 to 6, 8
Produced for CarMul Productions
Tracked and recorded for Home Cookin' Studios; tracked and recorded at Home Cookin' Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at MixStar Studio, Virginia Beach, VA and The Studio, Philadlephia, PA

Track 7
Produced for CarMul Productions
Tracked and recorded for Home Cookin' Studios; tracked and recorded at Home Cookin' Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at MixStar Studio, Virginia Beach, VA and The Studio, Philadlephia, PA
Contains a sample of Shadows written by Tom Scott, used courtesy of Universal Music Publishing/Irving Music Inc./Hollenbeck Music (BMI). Performed by Tom Scott, used courtesy of Sony Music

Track 9
Produced for CarMul Productions
Tracked and recorded for Home Cookin' Studios; tracked and recorded at Home Cookin' Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at MixStar Studio, Virginia Beach, VA and The Studio, Philadlephia, PA
Kindred appears courtesy of Hidden Beach
Cee-Lo appears courtesy of Arista Records

Track 10
Produced for CarMul Productions
Co-produced for Home Cookin' Productions
Tracked and recorded for Home Cookin' Studios; tracked and recorded at Home Cookin' Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at MixStar Studio, Virginia Beach, VA and The Studio, Philadlephia, PA

Track 11.1
Produced for Locksmith Music, Inc.
Tracked and recorded for Home Cookin' Studios; tracked and recorded at Home Cookin' Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at MixStar Studio, Virginia Beach, VA and The Studio, Philadlephia, PA
Bilal appears courtesy of Interscope Records

Track 11.2
Produced for Locksmith Music, Inc.
Tracked and recorded for Home Cookin' Studios; tracked and recorded at Home Cookin' Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at MixStar Studio, Virginia Beach, VA and The Studio, Philadlephia, PA

Track 12
Tracked and recorded for Home Cookin' Studios; tracked and recorded at Home Cookin' Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at MixStar Studio, Virginia Beach, VA and The Studio, Philadlephia, PA

Track 13
Produced for CarMul Productions
Tracked and recorded for Home Cookin' Studios; tracked and recorded at Home Cookin' Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at MixStar Studio, Virginia Beach, VA and The Studio, Philadlephia, PA
Contains a sample of the Graham Central Station recording The Jam, courtesy of Warner Bros. Records, by arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing. Written by L. Graham Jr., used courtesy of Graham O Tunes Music Inc. (BMI)

Track 15.1
Produced for CarMul Productions
Tracked and recorded for Home Cookin' Studios; tracked and recorded at Home Cookin' Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at MixStar Studio, Virginia Beach, VA and The Studio, Philadlephia, PA
Contains a sample of Getaway Day written by T. Scott, used courtesy of Universal Music Publishing/Irving Music Inc./Hollenbeck Music (BMI). Performed by Tom Scott, used courtesy of Sony Music

Track 15.2
Tracked and recorded for Home Cookin' Studios; tracked and recorded at Home Cookin' Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at MixStar Studio, Virginia Beach, VA and The Studio, Philadlephia, PA
Contains a sample of Tanoca Vignette, written by Tania Maria Correa Reis, used courtesy of Tanoca Music. Performed by Tania Maria, used courtesy of Blue Note Records, a division of Capitol Records, Inc.

Track 1
© 2003 Soulchild Music Publishing/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Music and Dreams (BMI)/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)

Track 2
© 2003 Soulchild Music Publishing/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Nivrac Tyke (ASCAP)/Tetra Grammaton Music/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Famous Music Corporation (ASCAP)

Tracks 3, 5
© 2003 Soulchild Music Publishing/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Nivrac Tyke (ASCAP)/Tetra Grammaton Music/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP)

Track 4
© 2003 Soulchild Music Publishing/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Nivrac Tyke (ASCAP)/Tetra Grammaton Music/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Melodic Piano Productions (ASCAP)

Track 6
© 2003 Soulchild Music Publishing/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Nivrac Tyke (ASCAP)/Tetra Grammaton Music/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Jesse Jaye Music (ASCAP)

Track 7
© 2003 Soulchild Music Publishing/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Nivrac Tyke (ASCAP)/Tetra Grammaton Music/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Melodic Piano Productions (ASCAP)/Universal Music Publishing/Irving Music Inc./Hollenbeck Music (BMI)

Track 8
© 1978 Abkco Music, Inc. (BMI)

Track 9
© 2003 Soulchild Music Publishing/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP)/God Given Music (BMI)/Bugspade (ASCAP)

Track 10
© 2003 Soulchild Music Publishing/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Nivrac Tyke (ASCAP)/Tetra Grammaton Music/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Home Cookin'/Melodic Piano Productions (ASCAP)

Track 11.1
© 2003 Soulchild Music Publishing/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Janitorial Duties/Universal Publishing (ASCAP)/Moyo Music Inc./Jazzmemesic/Warner-Chappell (BMI)

Track 11.2
© 2003 Soulchild Music Publishing/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Janitorial Duties/Universal Publishing (ASCAP)

Track 12
© 2003 Levars Cribb (ASCAP)/Carpa Noche (ASCAP)/In Da Blood (ASCAP)

Track 13
© 2003 Soulchild Music Publishing/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Nivrac Tyke (ASCAP)/Tetra Grammaton Music/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Graham O Tunes Music Inc. (BMI)

Track 15.1
© 2003 Soulchild Music Publishing/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Nivrac Tyke (ASCAP)/Tetra Grammaton Music/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Universal Music Publishing/Irving Music Inc./Hollenbeck Music (BMI)

Track 15.2
© 2003 Soulchild Music Publishing/Universal Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Tanoca Music

Executive album producers for Mama's Boys Music, Inc. (Musiq, Jerome Hipps and Michael McArthur)
Co-executive producers for CarMul (Karma) Productions, Inc.

Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC

℗ 2003 the Island Def Jam Music Group © 2003 the Island Def Jam Music Group, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Def Soul is excusively licensed to Mercury Records worldwide excluding France. Marketed and distributed in France by Barclay S.A.

Made in the EU.
Barcode: 6 02498 61192 0 (Text)
Barcode: 602498611920 (Scanned)
Matrix / Runout: MADE IN GERMANY BY UNIVERSAL M & L B (Mould / hub text)
Matrix / Runout: 06024 986 119-2 01 / 51454925
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L001
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0121
Rights Society: BIEM/MCPS
Label Code: LC 00407