• Kirk Lyons
• Trumpet

• Ronee Martin
• Vocals, Performer

• Harvey Mason, Sr.
• Multi Instruments, Engineer, Producer

• Alan Meyerson
• Mixing

• Jean Norris
• Producer

• Kenny Phelps
• Arranger, Drums

• Andrea Robinson
• Vocals (Background)

• Pharez Whitted
• Trumpet, Performer, Arranger, Producer

• Vincent Wojno
• Engineer

• Impromp2
• Vocals, Performer, Producer

• Wayman Tisdale
• Performer

• April Spikes
• Vocals (Background)

• Armstead Christian
• Vocals (Background)

• Kristle M. Edwards
• Vocals (Background)

• Amanda Elliot
• Vocals (Background)

• Fareed
• Engineer, Mixing

• Bobby Gonzales
• Guitar (Acoustic)

• Timoleon Regusis
• Keyboards

• Jonathan Wood
• Bass, Arranger

• Vern Arnold
• Vocals (Background)

• Michael Carnevale
• Mixing

• Bob Margoleff
• Mixing

• Kenny Seymour
• Bass, Producer

• Erick Labson
• Mastering

• Dean Phil
• Vocals (Background), Performer

• Scott Booker
• Producer

• Victor McCoy
• Assistant Engineer

• Ben Arrindell
• Engineer

• Bruce Walker
• Executive Producer

• Donald Tavie
• Mixing

• Jackie Salway
• Art Direction, Design

• Gregory L. Muhl
• Engineer

• Sookie Nazmith
• Assistant Engineer

• Christopher Sotomayor
• Artwork

• Butch Whip
• Drum Programming

• Melvin Witten
• Coordination

• Tom Jefferson
• Mixing

• Otto DAgnolo
• Engineer, Mixing

• Steve Williams
• Keyboards, Producer

• Ralph Sutton
• Engineer

• Bernard Davis
• Drums

• Norman Brown
• Guitar, Performer

• Daryle Chinn
• Keyboards, Programming, Performer, Producer

• Mike Campbell
• Guitar

• Big Bub
• Vocals (Background), Producer

• Don Alias
• Percussion

• Zhané
• Performer

• Daniel Abraham
• Mixing

• Al B. Sure!
• Vocals (Background), Mixing, Producer, Performer, Engineer

• Kenneth Banks
• Piano, Arranger, Keyboards

• Michael Vail Blum
• Engineer, Mixing

• Johnny Britt
• Trumpet

• Chaka Khan
• Performer

• Norman Connors
• Producer, Performer

• Richard Corsello
• Engineer

• Kenneth Crouch
• Percussion, Engineer, Sequencing, Producer, Arranger, Programming

• Eddie M.
• Saxophone, Producer, Performer

• Bill Esses
• Mixing

• Geoff Gill
• Producer, Drum Programming

• Jim Gilstrap
• Vocals

• Ray Griffin
• Drums

• Jerry Harris
• Bass, Producer, Drums, Keyboards

• Gary Hasse
• Bass, Producer, Arranger

• Mark Hood
• Mixing

• Jean-Marie Horvat
• Engineer

• Darryl Jackson
• Percussion

• Herman Jackson
• Keyboards

• Booker T. Jones
• Mixing

• Larry Kimpel
• Bass

• Ricky Lawson
• Drums

• Mark Ledford
• Percussion

• Eugene Lo
• Assistant Engineer

• Philip Bailey
• Vocals

• Herb Alpert
• Producer, Performer

• Lalah Hathaway
• Vocals (Background)

• Gerald Albright
• Arranger, Programming, Sax (Soprano), Vocals (Background), Associate Producer

• Michael Brecker
• Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)

• Jack DeJohnette
• Drums, Piano (Electric)

• Lionel Hampton
• Vibraphone

• Herbie Hancock
• Piano, Producer, Performer

• Dave Holland
• Bass (Acoustic)

• Najee
• Sax (Soprano), Multi Instruments, Producer, Performer

• John Scofield
• Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Sitar (Electric)

• Jeff Lorber
• Producer