art direction Josephine DiDonato design Aimée Macauley tracks 2, 6, 9 engineer Eddie Sancho tracks 5, 8 engineer Kevin Reynolds tracks 6, 9 engineer [assistant] Luis Tineo executive-producer Faith Newman executive-producer MC Serch liner notes Atsushi Numata liner notes Manami "Soul Sis" Izumiyama liner notes [対訳] 矢花陽子 photography by Danny Clinch tracks 2, 6, 9 producer DJ Premier tracks 5, 8, 10 producer Large Professor tracks 2, 6, 9 written-by Chris Martin tracks 2 to 10 written-by Nasir Jones tracks 5, 8, 10 written-by William Paul Mitchell Produced For Works Of Mart Productions Produced For Mecca And The Soul Brother Productions, Inc. Produced For Paul Sea Productions, Inc. Produced For A Tribe Called Quest, Inc. Phonographic Copyright (p) Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Copyright (c) Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Published By Gifted Pearl Music Published By Ill Will Music, Inc. Published By Skematics Music Published By Minder Music (USA) Published By Taking Care of Business Music Published By Total Experience Music Publishing Co. Published By Hit & Hold Music Published By Pete Rock Publishing Published By Large Professor Music Ltd. Published By EMI April Music Inc. Published By EMI Unart Catalog Inc. Published By MJQ Music, Inc. Published By DJ Premier Publishing Recorded At D&D Studios Recorded At Unique Recording Recorded At Chung King Studios Recorded At Battery Studios, New York Engineered At Power Play Studios Mixed At D&D Studios Mixed At Unique Recording Mixed At Chung King Studios Mixed At Battery Studios, New York Record Company Sony Records Manufactured By Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. Track 2: Produced for Works Of Mart Productions Recorded and mixed at D&D Recording, NYC Contains sample from Mind Rain as performed and written by J. Chambers Gifted Pearl/Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music (ASCAP)
Track 3: Recorded and mixed at Unique Studios and Chung King Studios, NYC Contains sample from Yearning For Your Love as performed by The Gap Band and written by R. Wilson and O. Scott Used courtesy of PolyGram Special Products, Inc. Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/Minder Music (USA) (ASCAP)/Taking Care of Business Music/Total Experience Music Publishing Co. (BMI)
Track 4: Produced for Mecca and The Soul Brother Productions, Inc. Recorded and mixed at Battery Studios, NYC It's Your's performed by T La Rock, courtesy of Warlock Records Published by Hit'N'Hold Music (ASCAP) Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/Pete Rock Publishing (ASCAP)
Track 5: Produced for Paul Sea Productions, Inc. Recorded and mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC Contains samples from Dead End, Soul Travelin and School Boy Crush Large Professor Music Ltd./EMI April Music Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/Minder Music (USA) (ASCAP)
Track 6: Produced for Works Of Mart Productions Recorded and mixed at D&D Recording, NYC Contains sample from We're In Love as performed by Reuben Wilson and written by R. Wilson and P. Barsella EMI Unart Catalog Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/Gifted Pearl (ASCAP)
Track 7: Produced for A Tribe Called Quest, Inc. Recorded and mixed at Battery Studios, NYC Contains sample from Smilin' Billy Suite Pt. II as performed by The Heath Brothers and written by J. Heath Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/MJQ Music, Inc. (BMI)
Track 8: Produced for Paul Sea Productions, Inc. Recorded and mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC Contains sample from Walter L as written by G. Burton Large Professor Music Ltd./EMI April Music Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music (ASCAP)
Track 9: Produced for Works Of Mart Productions Recorded and mixed at D&D Recording, NYC Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/DJ Premier Publishing/Gifted Pearl (ASCAP)
Track 10: Produced for Paul Sea Productions, Inc. Initial tracking at PowerPlay Studios, Long Island City, NY Recorded and mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC Contains samples from Human Nature as performed by Michael Jackson and written by J. Bettis and J. Pocaro and N.T. as performed by Kool & The Gang and written by G. Redd, Sr., G. Redd, Jr., R. Handy, C. Horne, R. Bell, R. Bell, R. Mickens, D. Thomas, G. Brown and C. Smith Large Professor Music Ltd./EMI April Music Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music (ASCAP)
1996 release, re-issue. Comes with obi. Includes booklet with liner notes in Japanese, lyrics in English with Japanese translations. Durations from booklet. Barcode: 4 988009 808697 Matrix / Runout: DP-6638 2 Mastering SID Code: IFPI L274 Mould SID Code: IFPI 4533 Rights Society: JASRAC