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issued in 1993 on

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. The album reached No. 1 on the

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chart and No. 39 on the ''

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chart.

Overview

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and

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guested upon the album.

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" by Sting,

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's "Love Saw It", " Over the Rainbow" by

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's "The Language of Life".

Tracklisting

Personnel

- alto saxophone *Anas Allas - assistant engineer *Jearlyn Steele Battle - backing vocals *Peter Beckerman - assistant engineer *Poogie Bell - drums *

Gary Bias Gary Bias is an American saxophonist, flutist and composer. Bias is a longtime member of the Earth, Wind & Fire Horns. Overview He born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Bias began playing the saxophone at the age of 11. He went on to attend ...

- alto saxophone *Steven Birch - programming *

- vocals *Dean Brown - electric guitar *Ray Brown - contractor, trumpet *

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- arranger, drum programming, keyboards, producer, programming *Carl Burnett - guitar *Carl Burnette - guitar *Eric Calvi - engineer, mixing *Bill Cantos - keyboards, piano, programming *Brad Cole - arranger, keyboards, programming *Michael Davis - trombone *Julie Delgado - backing vocals *Michael Dumas - assistant engineer *

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- bass *Lynn Fiddmont - backing vocals *Ernie Fields Jr. - baritone saxophone *André Fischer - arranger, producer *Ray Fuller - guitar *

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- arranger, keyboards, percussion, producer *Bibi Green - production coordination *Tyrone Griffen - programming *Kevin Guillaume - backing vocals *Noel Hazen - assistant engineer *Natalie Jackson - backing vocals *

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- guitar *Rick Jackson - piano * Bob James - piano *Amy Keyes - backing vocals *Brian Kilgore - percussion *Jay Landers - engineer *

Ricky Lawson William Riser III (November 8, 1954 – December 23, 2013), better known as Ricky Lawson, was an American drummer and composer. A native of Detroit, Michigan, he worked extensively as a session musician, collaborating with Stevie Wonder, Mich ...

- drum programming, drums, producer, programming, synthesizer, synthesizer bass *Randy Long - assistant engineer *Kenny MacDougald - drums *Brian Malouf - mixing *Olivia McClurken - backing vocals *Pat McDougal - mixing *

Marcus Miller William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. (born June 14, 1959) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work as a bassist. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandros ...

- bass guitar *Darren Mora - assistant engineer *Rob Mullins - keyboards *Billy Murrell - copyist *Christine Navarez - assistant engineer *Charles Paakkari - assistant engineer *Brett Perry - engineer *

Jerry Peters Jerry Peters is an American songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, conductor and arranger. He is best known for writing the hit songs "Love Or Let Me Be Lonely" and "Going In Circles" by The Friends of Distinction. Career Peters w ...

- keyboards, organ, producer, string arrangements *

Greg Phillinganes Gregory Arthur Phillinganes (born May 12, 1956) is an American keyboardist, singer-songwriter, and musical director based in Los Angeles, California. A prolific session musician, Phillinganes has contributed the role of keyboards to numerous alb ...

- keyboards, piano *Malcolm Pollack - remixing *Robert Read - assistant engineer *Chris Rich - assistant engineer *Darryl Richards - tenor saxophone * Carlos Rios - guitar *

- rhythm guitar *Roger Rosenberg - baritone saxophone *

- vocals, backing vocals *Hal Sacks - engineer, mixing, producer *

Philippe Saisse Philippe Saisse is a French jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, record producer, and arranger. Career He was born in Marseille and raised in Paris. After studying at the Conservatoire de Paris he won a scholarship to the Berklee College of Mus ...

- arranger, keyboards, producer, programming, backing vocals *Deborah Samuel - photography *Duane Sexton - assistant engineer, mixing assistant *John Siket - assistant engineer *Akohie Silas - backing vocals *Alfie Silas - backing vocals *Jeremy Smith - engineer *Kent Smith - trumpet *Andy Snitzer - alto saxophone *Maurice Spears - bass trombone *

- vocals, backing vocals *Rose Stone - vocals, backing vocals *Vaneese Thomas - backing vocals *Don Tittle - engineer, mixing *Charles Veal - strings *Lori-Ann Velez - backing vocals *Chris Walker - bass * "Ready" Freddie Washington - bass *Kevin Whalum - producer, backing vocals *

- mouthpiece, producer, programming, reeds, soprano and tenor saxophone *Fred White - contractor, percussion, backing vocals *Christian "Wicked" Wicht - assistant producer, programming *James Williams - backing vocals *James "D-Train" Williams - backing vocals *Dave Willis - programming *Joe Wolfe - programming, synthesizer, synthesizer programming *Jeffrey "Woody" Woodruff - engineer, mixing *Reggie C. Young - trombone *Vittorio Zammarano - engineer *Joel Zimmerman - art direction, design

References

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