tracks 5, 9 acoustic guitar Afel Bocoum
acoustic guitar Ali Farka Touré
tracks 2 to 4, 10 backing vocals [chorus] Djeneba Doukoure
tracks 2 to 4, 10 backing vocals [chorus] Fatoumata Traore
tracks 2 to 4, 10 backing vocals [chorus] Hamidou Sare
tracks 1, 2 , 5, 6, 8 to 10 backing vocals [chorus], calabash Hamma Sankare
congas, backing vocals Oumar Toure
design [intro] Julian House
tracks 1 to 3, 5, 6, 9, 10 djembe Souleye Kane
electric guitar Ali Farka Touré
engineer [assistant recording] Yves Wernert
tracks 2, 10 guitar [njurkle traditional guitar] Yoro Cisse
liner notes Nick Gold
mastered by [livingston studios, london] Jerry Boys
mastered by [livingston studios, london] Tom Leader
mixed by Jerry Boys
mixed by [additional mixing] Simon Burwell
tracks 4 percussion Ali Farka Touré
tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 to 10 percussion [calabash] Hamma Sankare
photography by Christien Jaspars
photography by Thomas Dorn
producer Nick Gold
recorded by Jerry Boys
recorded by [additional recording] Nick Robbins
tracks 9 violin [njarka] Ali Farka Touré
tracks 2, 4, 10 violin [njarka] Guidado Diallo
tracks 5, 9 vocals Afel Bocoum
vocals Ali Farka Touré
written-by Ali Farka Touré
Mixed At Livingston Studios
Mastered At Livingston Studios
Recorded At Livingston Studios
Recorded At Elephant Studios
Published By World Circuit Music
Phonographic Copyright (p) World Circuit
Copyright (c) World Circuit
Recorded in the village of Niafunké, Mali.
Additional recording at Livingston, The Church & Elephant Studios, London
Mixed and mastered at Livingston Studios, London
Issued in Jewel Case with transparent tray, housed in a Carded Sleeve (O-Card).
24-page booklet with lyrics, pictures and album facts.
Barcode: 7 69233 00542 7 (Text)
Other: LC 02339 (Label Code)
Matrix / Runout: [sonopress logo] Z-5696/ WCD054 B (Variant 2)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LB45 (Variant 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0781 (Variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: [sonopress logo] Z-5696/ WCD054 B (Variant 3)
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LB 45 (Variant 3)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0772 (Variant 3)