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. It was released on January 29 2002, making it his only album for

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. The first single from the album "Contact" featured bass playing from Me'Shell Ndegeocello. Most of the bass on the album was played by Preston Crump, a session musician who was previously known for playing on songs produced by the production team

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Track listing

Personnel

* Drums:

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, Jay Nichols, Paul "Buggy" Edwards,

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, Aaron Burroughs * Drum Programming: Clarence Greenwood,

, Michael "Funky Ned" Neal, Neal H. Pogue * Bass: Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Bob Power, Preston Crump, Michael "Funky Ned" Neal, Daniel Parker * Piano:

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(acoustic), Bob Power (electric) * Percussion:

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* Keyboards: Kenneth Wright, Bob Power, Clarence Greenwood * Organ: John Ginty * Guitar: Clarence Greenwood, Bob Power * Turntable: John Connolly * Cello: Jesse Levy * Additional vocals: Michelle Lewis, Peter Davies

References

External links

* 2002 albums Citizen Cope albums DreamWorks Records albums {{2000s-alt-rock-album-stub