D'AngeloAnd The Vanguard

Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Brent Fischer
Art Direction, Design – Afropunk
Art Direction, Design – Exposure America
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Ahrell Lumzy
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Jermaine Holmes
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Kendra Foster
Creative Director [RCA Creative Director] – Erwin Gorostiza
Drums – Chris Dave
Drums – James Gadson
Drums, Drum Programming – Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Tony Rambo
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Chris Soper
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Justin Garrish
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Martin Cooke
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Mike Boden
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Mike Layos
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Nico Essig
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Noah Goldstein
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Ricky Begin
Executive-Producer, Management – Alan Leeds
Executive-Producer, Management – Kevin Liles
Guitar, Steel Guitar, Classical Guitar [Nylon Guitar] – Spanky Alford
Guitar, Steel Guitar, Classical Guitar [Nylon Guitar] – Jesse Johnson
Guitar, Steel Guitar, Classical Guitar [Nylon Guitar] – Mark Hammond
Guitar, Steel Guitar, Classical Guitar [Nylon Guitar], Sitar – Isaiah Sharkey
Lacquer Cut By – JP
Liner Notes [Foreword] – Nelson George
Lyrics By – Kendra Foster (A1,A 2, A3, B1, B2, C2, D2, D4)
Lyrics By – Q-Tip (A1, B1)
Mastered By – Dave Collins
Mixed By [Additional Mixing], Engineer – Ben Kane
Mixed By, Engineer – Russell Elevado
Music By – James Gadson (B1)
Music By – Pino Palladino (B1)
Music By – Questlove (A3, D4)
Photography By – Barron Claiborne
Photography By [Live Photography] – Carine Bijlsma
Producer, Lyrics By, Music By, Piano, Organ, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Guitar, Steel Guitar, Classical Guitar [Nylon Guitar], Sitar, Bass, Drum Programming, Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – D'Angelo
Sitar, Bass – Pino Palladino
Strings, Woodwind – Alex Budman
Strings, Woodwind – Anatoly Rosinsky
Strings, Woodwind – Assa Drori
Strings, Woodwind – Bill Reichenbach
Strings, Woodwind – Chuck Berghoffer
Strings, Woodwind – Elizabeth Wilson
Strings, Woodwind – Maurice Grants
Trumpet, Cornet, Flugelhorn, Brass, Arranged By [Horn Arrangment] – Roy Hargrove
Vocals [Spoken Word] – Gina

Track A1: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (administered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), U Betta Like My Muzic/Songs Of SMP (ASCAP), Ear Kandy Music (BMI)
Track A2: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (administered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), Ear Kandy Music (BMI) / Contains a portion of the audio from the film "The Murder of Fred Hampton" used courtesy of Chicago Film Archives
Tracks A3 and D4: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (administered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), Legendelphia Music LLC/Universal Music-Careers (ASCAP), Ear Kandy Music (BMI)
Track 4: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (administered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), U Betta Like My Muzic/Songs Of SMP (ASCAP), Ear Kandy Music (BMI), Onip Songs/BMG Bumblebee (BMI), Gadtoon Music (BMI)
Track B2: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (administered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), Ear Kandy Music (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) / Contains a sample from "We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue" written and performed by Curtis Mayfield, published by Warner-Tamerland Publishing Corp. (BMI), under license from Warner Bros. Records, Inc. by arrangement with Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company.
Tracks C1, C3, D1 and D3: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (administered by Universal Polygram International Publishing)
Tracks C2 and D2: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (administered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), Ear Kandy Music (BMI)

Recorded at M.S.R. Studios, Hydra SF, Henson Studios, The Plant, Sear Sound, Avatar Studios and Quad Studios.
Mixed at M.S.R. Studios and Henson Studios.
"No Digital "Plug-ins" of Any Kind Were Used in This Recording. All of the Recording, Processing, Effects and Mixing Was Done in the Analog Domain Using Tape and Mostly Vintage Equipment for Best Results. Listen at Maximum Volume."
Management: Kevin Liles, KWL Enterprises, Inc. and Alan Leeds, Shelltoe Entertainment
Business Management: Joshua Klein and Keri Weaver, Monarch Business and Wealth Management, LLC.
Legal Representation: Paul Rothenberg, Samantha Shipp and Lesa Kasambalides, Rothenberg P.C.
Personal Assistant to D'Angelo: Malcolm Fernando Kee

"Thanks to Peter Edge, Tom Corson, Jocelyn Cooper, Matthew Morgan, Michelle Ryang, Irene Sourlis, Carolyn Williams, Erwin Gorostiza, Theola Borden, Junko Takada, Annie Meaher, Beth Hawkins, Nat Pastor, Roe Williams, Ashish Chutei, Heathcliff Berru, Scott Mantell, Questlove, Q-Tip, Bill Reeves, Lou Barber, Roxane George, Mark Jenkins, Tina Farris, Cecilia Ramirez, The Vanguard (Past and Present), Little Homey, Dominique Trenier."

Questlove Appears Courtesy of Def Jam Records. Roy Hargrove Appears Courtesy of Groove and High Records.

"Perpetrators Beware Say a Prayer If You Dare for the Believers with a Faith at the Size of a Seed Enough to Be Redeemed Relegated to Savages Bound by the Way of the Deceivers"

℗&© 2014 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.

Barcode – 8 88750 56551 8
Label Code – LC00316
Rights Society – BIEM/GEMA
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched) – BE77838-01 A1 JP +^
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched) – BE77838-01 B1 JP +^
Matrix / Runout (Side C, etched) – BE77838-01 C1 JP +^
Matrix / Runout (Side D, etched) – BE77838-01 D1 JP