tracks 1 to 3, 7 to 12, 14 arranged by [co-arranged] Doug Grigsby
tracks 4 arranged by [co-arranged] James S. Stewart Jr.
tracks 1 arranged by [co-arranged] Lamont Hawes
art direction, illustration, concept by [front & back cover] Raymond Anthony
backing vocals Julia Waters
backing vocals Lisa Frazier
backing vocals Maxine Waters
backing vocals Mickey Ellis
backing vocals Odeen Mays
backing vocals Val Young
backing vocals Verline Beard
bass Doug Grigsby
tracks 1 to 3, 7 to 12, 14 co-producer Doug Grigsby
coordinator [layout] Annalisa Mastroianni
design [package] Susan Randle
drums, percussion Brian Kilgore
drums, percussion Doug Grigsby
effects [sound] Dwayne Wedlaw
engineer Bobby Brooks
tracks 14 engineer Chris Gately
tracks 2 engineer David Domanich
tracks 14 engineer Kimberly James
tracks 14 engineer Michael Harmon
tracks "main squeeze" (featuring lenny kravitz) & "the smooth tip" engineer Tony Pizarro
engineer [2nd, additional] Al Dickinson
engineer [2nd, additional] John Razdin
engineer [2nd, additional] Leff Lefferts
engineer [2nd, additional] Mike Allaire
engineer [2nd, additional] Scott Ralston
engineer [2nd, additional] Steve Shepherd
executive-producer Alicia P. Gladden
executive-producer Larkin Arnold
guitar Dean Parks
guitar Doug Grigsby
guitar Nikki Slikk
guitar Ray Fuller
guitar Teena Marie
keyboards Alex Alessandroni
keyboards Doug Grigsby
keyboards James S. Stewart Jr.
keyboards Lil' Rick
keyboards Teena Marie
management Larkin Arnold
mastered by Bernie Grundman
tracks 8, 12 mixed by Andy Kravitz
tracks 1 mixed by Gil Morales
tracks 2 to 14 mixed by Michael Tarsia
photography by [teena marie photograph] Randee St. Nicholas
tracks 8, 12 producer [additional] Gil Morales
producer, arranged by Teena Marie
programmed by Doug Grigsby
programmed by Teena Marie
saxophone, flute Daniel LeMelle
saxophone, flute David Boruff
soloist, violin Tracy Parente
strings Joe Parente
strings Lou Parente
Record Company Valley Vue Entertainment
Manufactured By Nimbus
Main Squeeze (Featuring Lenny Kravitz) & The Smooth Tip Engineered by Tony Pizarro at Bed Rock Studio's

Lenny Kravitz appears courtesy of Virgin Records
Yo-Yo appears courtesy of East West Records

Smooth Tip contains an interpolation of songs Do It Baby by Freddie Perrin & Christine Yarim and Rock Creek Park by Johnson, Saunders, Roney, Kilgo

Recorded at Bedrock Studio except Track 6 recorded at Sigma Sound Services and Track 1 recorded at Cliffhanger

Mixed at Sigma Sound Services except Track 6 mixed at Conway Recording Studio and track 1 mixed at The Record Plant. Tracks 8 & 12 mixed at Studio 4
Additional production Track 8 at Conway Recording Studio and Track 12 at Blue Nile
Additional overdubs at Slikk Tracks - Clinton Recording Studio -- Chestnut Sound

Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Matrix / Runout: 40006
Barcode: 7 8887-40006-2 2 (Printed)
Barcode: 788874000622 (Scanned)