art direction Vartan compilation producer Common compilation producer D. Gregory Smart compilation producer Michael Chavez compilation producer, management Derek Dudley coordinator [photo] Ryan Null design Gravillis Inc. mastered by Reuben Cohen other [legal clearances] Teresa Tsuzaki other [marketing consultant] Tim Reid photography by Greg Scaffidi photography by Nabil Elderkin product manager Connie Derry production manager Beth Stempel Phonographic Copyright (p) Geffen Records Copyright (c) Geffen Records Distributed By Universal Music Distribution Recorded At Studio A, Dearborn Heights, MI Recorded At Electric Lady Studios Recorded At Derrty Studios Recorded At South Beach Studios Recorded At Westlake Studios Recorded At Right Track Recording Recorded At Record Plant, Los Angeles Recorded At Sony Music Studios, New York City Recorded At Encore Studios Recorded At Sing Sing Studios Recorded At Roundhead Studios Mixed At Chung King Studios Mixed At Studio A, Dearborn Heights, MI Mixed At Larrabee Sound Studios Mixed At Sony Music Studios, New York City Mixed At Chalice Recording Studios Mixed At The Mix Room Mixed At Encore Studios Mixed At Manhattan Center Track 1: Recorded at Studio A (Dearborn Heights, MI), Mixed at Sony Studios, NYC Producer; Jay Dee for the Ummah Contains elements from Open Your Eyes performed by Bobby Caldwell From the release Like Water For Chocolate R&B #12 / Rap #13 / Pop #44
Track 2: Recorded at Electric Lady (NYC), Derrty (St Louis), South Beach (Miami), Mixed at The Mix Room (Burbank) From the release Universal Mind Control R&B #60 / Rap #13 / Pop #62
Track 3: Recorded at Westlake (L.A.), Mixed at Studio A (Michigan) Contains excerpts from Next Time That I See You performed by The Moments Queen Latifah appears courtesy of Flavor Unit Records Common appears courtesy of Think Common Music, Inc.
Track 4: Recorded at Sony Studios, NYC & Encore Studios (Burbank), Mixed at Larrabee North (N Hollywood) Contains samples from Old Smokey written by Linda Lewis From the release Be R&B #31 / Rap #21 / Pop #79
Track 5: Recorded at Right Track Studios, NYC, Mixed at Sony Studios. From the release Electric Circus R&B #21 / Rap #18 / Pop #65
Track 6: Recorded at The Record Plant (L.A.), Mixed at Chalice Studios (Los Angeles) Contains samples from Feel Like Makin' Love performed by Bob James From the release Finding Forever R&B #32 / Rap #21 / Pop #112
Track 7: Recorded at Sony Studios (NYC), Mixed at Larrabee North Studio (N Hollywood) Contains elements from and a sample of You Make The Sun Shine performed by The Temprees From the release Be. R&B #42 / Pop #110
Track 8: From the 2002 Soundtrack Brown Sugar R&B #1 / Pop #9
Track 9: Recorded at Sony Studios, NYC & Encore Studios (Burbank), Mixed at Larrabee North Studio (North Hollywood) Contains elements from Innocent Til Proven Guilty performed by Honey Cone From the release Be. R&B #44 / Pop #109
Track 10: Recorded at Sony Studios, NYC; The Record Plant (L.A.) and Sing Sing Studios (Melbourne, Australia), Mixed at Encore Studios (Burbank) Contains samples from We Almost Lost Detroit performed by Gil Scott-Heron and elements of Long Red by Mountain From the release Finding Forever. R&B #55 / Pop #111
Track 11: Recorded at The Record Plant & Roundhead Studios (Auckland, NZ), Mixed at Manhattan Center & Chung King Studios, NYC Contains samples from the composition, and a sample of the recording Love Has Fallen On Me as performed by New Rotary Connection From the release Finding Forever. Lily Allen appears courtesy of Parlophone Records
Track 12: Recorded at Sony Studios, NYC; The Record Plant (L.A.) and Roundhead Studios (NZ), Mixed at Encore Studios (Burbank) Contains excerpts from the composition If There's A Will There's A Way written by Don Covay From the release Finding Forever.