• Alexander Murray
• Violin

• Clarence McDonald
• Keyboards, Producer, String Arrangements

• Paulette McWilliams
• Vocals

• Marcus Miller
• Synthesizer, Keyboards, Producer

• Cindy Mizelle
• Vocals

• Heff Moraes
• Engineer

• Mike Moran
• Engineer

• Alexander Neiman
• Viola

• Irma Neumann
• Violin

• Robert Ostrowsky
• Viola

• Joseph M. Palmaccio
• Mastering

• Michael Peden
• Producer, Mixing

• Rik Pekkonen
• Engineer

• Tony Platt
• Producer

• Dave Reitzas
• Engineer

• Nathan Ross
• Violin

• Paul Samwell-Smith
• Producer

• Martin Shaw
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn

• Art Stewart
• Engineer

• J.D. Sumner
• Vocals

• Brian Tench
• Engineer, Mixing

• John Themis
• Guitar

• George Wadenius
• Guitar

• Randy Waldman
• Piano

• Greg Wells
• Keyboards

• Michael White
• Percussion

• Buddy Williams
• Drums

• Pete Wingfield
• Producer

• Vincent DeRosa
• French Horn

• Samuel Cytron
• Violin

• Kathy Westmoreland
• Vocals

• Alfa Anderson
• Vocals

• Stanley Harris
• Viola

• Sherrill Nielsen
• Vocals

• Peter Norris
• Producer

• Cameron Stone
• Cello

• Dick Pierce
• Producer

• Justin DiTullio
• Cello

• Will Malone
• Conductor, String Arrangements

• William Miller
• Violin

• Ambrose Russo
• Violin

• Walter Afanasieff
• Arranger

• Tom "Curly" Ruff
• Mastering

• William Ross
• Arranger, Conductor

• Frank Emilio Flynn
• Percussion

• Paul Godfrey
• Producer

• Mike Hartry
• Mixing

• Ross Godfrey
• Producer

• Geoff Gascoyne
• Arranger, Double Bass

• Groove Armada
• Producer

• Joe Atkinson
• Engineer

• Robert Downey, Jr.
• Piano, Vocals

• Ben Castle
• Sax (Tenor)

• Eg White
• Guitar

• Bill Harris Quintet
• Engineer

• Steve Barney
• Drums

• Streaky Gee
• Mastering

• Prince Sampson
• Producer

• Claire Teal
• Vocals

• Mike Batt
• Arranger

• Ralph MacDonald
• Percussion

• Mike Vernon
• Producer

• Chris Jasper
• Synthesizer, Tambourine, Clavinet, Producer, Vocals (Background), Piano (Electric), Piano, Percussion

• Darlene Love
• Vocals

• Jerry Knight
• Bass

• Jimmy Wisner
• Arranger, Conductor

• Lisa Fischer
• Vocals

• Anne Dudley
• Arranger, Keyboards

• Tracie Ackerman
• Vocals (Background)

• Ernie Altschuler
• Producer

• George Avakian
• Producer

• Joe Zawinul
• Piano

• Eluriel Tinker Barfield
• Bass

• Alan Barnes
• Sax (Alto)

• Bashiri Johnson
• Percussion

• Crusher Bennett
• Percussion

• Norman Granz
• Producer

• Roland Bundock
• Bass

• Larry Bunker
• Percussion

• Malcolm Cecil
• Programming, Associate Producer, Engineer

• Charles Veal
• Concert Master

• Cissy Houston
• Vocals

• Jane Clark
• Engineer

• Bob Clearmountain
• Mixing

• Herman Clebanoff
• Violin

• Michelle Cobbs
• Vocals

• John Coltrane
• Sax (Tenor)

• Paulinho Da Costa
• Percussion, Conga, Chimes

• Jim Cox
• Piano, Organ (Hammond)

• Michael Cuscuna
• Producer

• Nathan East
• Bass (Acoustic)

• Jonathan Elias
• Producer

• Frank Filipetti
• Mixing

• Francis Fuster
• Percussion

• Jacques Gasselin
• Violin

• Humberto Gatica
• Engineer, Mixing

• Benny Gill
• Violin

• Barry Hammond
• Engineer

• Ivan Hampden
• Overdubs

• Calvin Harris
• Engineer, Mixing

• Milt Hinton
• Bass

• Doc Powell
• Guitar

• Yogi Horton
• Drums

• Marvin Isley
• Bass, Artwork, Vocals (Background), Cowbell, Producer

• O'Kelly Isley
• Vocals (Background), Producer

• Ronald Isley
• Vocals, Vocals (Background), Producer

• Rudolph Isley
• Vocals (Background), Producer

• Paul Jackson, Jr.
• Guitar

• Anthony Jackson
• Bass

• Felton Jarvis
• Producer

• Anatol Kaminsky
• Violin

• Nathan Kaproff
• Violin

• Steve Kroon
• Bongos, Conga

• Russ Kunkel
• Shaker

• Ronald Langinger
• Saxophone

• Ricky Lawson
• Drums

• Marvin Limonick
• Violin

• Steve Lipson
• Programming, Producer

• Warne Livesey
• Producer

• The Commodores
• Producer

• Ernie Isley
• Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Conga, Drums, Maracas, Timbales, Vocals (Background), Guitar (12 String), Producer

• Luther Vandross
• Producer

• Bill Withers
• Vocals, Producer

• Kenny G
• Arranger

• Laurindo Almeida
• Guitar

• Bob Belden
• Producer

• Miles Davis
• Trumpet

• Tommy Flanagan
• Piano

• Red Garland
• Piano

• Philly Joe Jones
• Drums

• Jerome Richardson
• Flute, Saxophone

• Jimmy Rowles
• Piano

• Mort Herbert
• Violin