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Overview

Artists such as Gerald Albright, Brenda Russell, Angela Bofill, Jevetta Steele and Nile Rodgers guest on the album.

Covers

Whalum covered "Fragile" by Sting, Karyn White's "Love Saw It", "Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland and Everything but the Girl's "The Language of Life".

Personnel

Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone (1, 3, 5, 7–10), soprano saxophone (2, 4, 6), Akai MPC-60 programming (3), backing vocals (5, 8)

Philippe Saisse – keyboards (1, 7), programming (1, 7), arrangements (1, 7), backing vocals (7)

Christian "Wicked" Wicht – additional programming (1, 7)

Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (2), drum programming (2), arrangements (2)

Brad Cole – keyboards (4), programming (4), arrangements (4)

Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (5, 8), acoustic piano solo (8)

Jerry Peters – additional keyboards (5, 8), organ (5, 8), string arrangements (5)

Rob Mullins – keyboards (6)

Preston Glass – additional keyboards (6), percussion (6), arrangements (6)

Steve Birch – programming (6)

Bob James – acoustic piano (7)

Bill Cantos – keyboards (9), acoustic piano (9), Akai MPC-60 programming (9)

Rick Jackson – acoustic piano (10)

Dean Brown – lead guitar (1), electric guitar (7)

Nile Rodgers – rhythm guitar (1)

Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitars (3, 8)

Ray Fuller – guitars (5)

L. Carl Burnett – guitars (6)

Carlos Rios – guitars (9)

Marcus Miller – bass guitar (1)

Freddie Washington – bass (3)

Chris Walker – bass (5, 8)

Wilton Felder – bass (6)

Charles "Poogie" Bell – drums (1, 7)

Ricky Lawson – drums (3, 5, 8, 9), drum programming (3, 9), Akai MPC-60 programming (3, 9), synth bass (9)

Tyrone Griffen – Akai MPC-60 programming (3)

David Willis – Akai MPC-60 programming (3, 9)

Joe Wolfe – Akai MPC-60 programming (3), synthesizer programming (5, 8)

Kenny MacDougald – drums (6)

Brian Kilgore – percussion (5, 8)

Andy Snitzer – alto saxophone (1, 7)

Gary Bias – alto saxophone (5, 8)

Gerald Albright – alto sax solo (5)

Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone (1, 7)

Ernie Fields Jr. – baritone saxophone (5, 8)

Darryl Richards – tenor saxophone (5, 8)

Michael Davis – trombone (1, 7)

Maurice Spears – bass trombone (5, 8)

Reggie Young – trombone (5, 8)

Kent Smith – trumpet (1, 7)

Ray Brown – trumpet (5, 8), horn contractor (5, 8)

The Charles Veal Strings – strings (5)

André Fischer – arrangements (4)

Bill Murrell – music copyist (5)

Vaneese Thomas – backing vocals (1)

Lori Ann Velez – backing vocals (1, 7)

James "D-Train" Williams – backing vocals (1, 7)

Jevetta Steele – lead vocals (2), backing vocals (2)

Jearlyn Steele-Battle – backing vocals (2)

Olivia McClurken – backing vocals (3)

Alfie Silas – backing vocals (3)

Rose Stone – additional vocals (3), backing vocals (3)

Brenda Russell – lead vocals (4), backing vocals (4)

Julie Delgado – backing vocals (4)

Lynne Fiddmont – backing vocals (5, 8)

Kevin Guillaume – backing vocals (5, 8)

Natalie Jackson – backing vocals (5, 8)

Fred White – backing vocals (5, 8), vocal contractor (5, 8)

Angela Bofill – lead vocals (6)

Amy Keys – backing vocals (6)

Production

Philippe Saisse – producer (1, 7)

Christian "Wicked" Wicht – assistant producer (1, 7)

Robbie Buchanan – producer (2)

Jay Landers – producer (2)

Ricky Lawson – producer (3, 9)

André Fischer – producer (4)

Jerry Peters – producer (5, 8)

Kirk Whalum – producer (5, 8–10)

Preston Glass – producer (6)

Hal Sacks – producer (9, 10)

Bibi Green – production coordinator (1, 7)

Joel Zimmerman – art direction, design

Deborah Samuel – photography

Technical

Eric Calvi – recording (1, 7), mixing (1, 7)

Patrick McDougal – recording (2)

Jeremy Smith – recording (2)

Brian Malouf – mixing (2)

Khaliq Glover – recording (3)

Hal Sacks – recording (3, 5, 8–10), mixing (3, 5, 8–10)

Jeffrey "Woody" Woodruff – recording (4)

Don Tittle – recording (6), mixing (6)