• Rob Mathes
• String Arrangements

• Jason Miles
• Arranger, Drums, Keyboards, Main Performer, Drum Programming, Percussion Programming, Moog Bass, Synthesizer Bass, Liner Notes, Producer, Multi Instruments, Programming

• Jeff Mironov
• Guitar, Rhythm, Quotation Author, Guitar (Rhythm)

• Richie Morales
• Drums

• Nick Moroch
• Guitar, Guitar (Electric)

• Eugene J. Moye
• Strings, String Section

• Doug Oberkircher
• Engineer, Mixing

• Sandra Park
• Strings, String Section

• Billy Steele
• Vocals, Soloist

• Paul Taylor
• Sax (Soprano)

• Buddy Williams
• Drums

• Steve Wolf
• Drum Programming, Rhythm Loops

• Erik Zobler
• Engineer

• Gary Hines
• Producer, Author, Assistant Producer

• Russ Freeman
• Guitar, Quotation Author

• Carolina Cotton
• Stylist

• William Lucas
• Engineer

• Scott Hull
• Mastering

• Greg Philinganes
• Piano

• Dave Mann
• Sax (Soprano)

• Carrie Harrington
• Vocals, Soloist

• Sarah Seiver
• Strings, String Section

• Ralph Cacciurri
• Engineer

• Jason Rome
• Assistant Engineer

• Jay Beckstein
• Sax (Alto), Quotation Author

• Ann Kim
• Strings, String Section

• Steve Cole
• Sax (Tenor)

• Jason Rea
• Assistant Engineer

• Robert Rinehart
• Strings, String Section

• Elise Brown
• Copy

• Janine Silvers
• Production Coordination

• David Chan
• Strings, String Section

• Matt Kane
• Engineer

• Roger Blanc
• Transcription

• Lisa Kim
• Strings, String Section

• Fiona Simon
• Strings, String Section

• Anna Rabinova
• Strings, String Section

• Jenny Strenger
• Strings, String Section

• Dawn Hannay
• String Section

• Brian Johnson
• Engineer

• Jonathan Merritt
• Assistant Engineer

• Leandro Maciel
• Engineer

• Ken Bengoa
• Assistant Engineer

• J.P. Sheganowski
• Assistant Engineer

• Tom Schuman
• Piano, Fender Rhodes

• Tony Black
• Engineer

• Dan Reed
• Strings, String Section

• Steve Addabbo
• Engineer

• Cyro Baptista
• Percussion

• Pablo Batista
• Percussion

• Jay Beckenstein
• Sax (Alto)

• Regina Belle
• Vocals

• Randy Brecker
• Trumpet, Quotation Author

• Dean Brown
• Guitar, Transcription, Guitar (Electric), Author, Guitar (Rhythm)

• Francisco Centeno
• Bass (Electric)

• Chaka Khan
• Vocals, Producer

• Joe Chiccarelli
• Engineer

• Joey DeFrancesco
• Organ, Organ (Hammond)

• Steve Ferrone
• Drums

• Steve Gaboury
• Engineer

• Everette Harp
• Sax (Tenor)

• Gary King
• Bass

• Will Lee
• Bass

• Chuck Loeb
• Guitar, Author

• Sounds of Blackness
• Vocals

• Gerald Albright
• Sax (Alto), Author

• Michael Brecker
• Sax (Tenor)

• George Duke
• Piano, Piano (Electric), Fender Rhodes

• Richard Elliot
• Sax (Tenor)

• Dave Koz
• Sax (Soprano), Author

• Ronnie Laws
• Sax (Tenor)

• Herbie Mann
• Flute

• Joe Sample
• Guitar (Electric), Piano (Electric)

• Peter White
• Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)

• Mark Whitfield
• Guitar