Sounds Of Blackness - Africa To America; The Journey Of The Drum

Backing Vocals – Sounds Of BlacknessLead Vocals – Renee McCall*Mixed By – Dave RideauProducer, Arranged By – Gary Hines

Arranged By – Jimmy Wright*Backing Vocals – Sounds Of BlacknessInstruments [All Other Instruments] – Sounds Of Blackness Orchestra*Keyboards – Jimmy Wright*, Jimmy JamLead Vocals, Arranged By [Vocals] – Ann NesbyPerformer [Samples] – The Honeydrippers*Written-By – Ann Bennett-Nesby*, Jimmy Wright*Written-By [Samples] – R. Hammond*

Producer, Arranged By – Gary HinesVocals – Sounds Of Blackness

Arranged By, Instruments – Jimmy Jam & Terry LewisBacking Vocals – Sounds Of BlacknessLead Vocals – Ann NesbyPerformer [Samples] – The Ohio Players*Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Carrie Harrington, Coré Cotton*, Geoff Jones*, Alecia Russell*, Shirley Marie GrahamWritten-By – Andrew Noland, Gregory Webster*, James Harris III, Leroy Bonner*, Marshall Jones, Marvin R. Pierce*, Norman Napier, Ralph Middlebrook*, Terry Lewis, Walter Morrison

Backing Vocals – Sounds Of BlacknessLead Vocals – Renee McCall*Mixed By – Dave RideauProducer, Arranged By – Gary Hines

Arranged By, Instruments – Jimmy Jam & Terry LewisBacking Vocals – Sounds Of BlacknessLead Vocals – Billy Steele, Carrie Harrington, Coré Cotton*, Jimmy Wright*Performer [Samples] – Isaac HayesVocals [Additional Vocals] – Ann Nesby, Libby Turner, Pat Lacy*, Shirley Marie GrahamWritten-By – Burt Bacharach, Hal David, James Harris III, Terry Lewis

Mixed By – Dave RideauProducer, Arranged By – Gary HinesVocals – Sounds Of Blackness

Arranged By – Jimmy Jam & Terry LewisBacking Vocals – Sounds Of BlacknessDrums, Percussion – Stokley*Guitar – Kevin PierceOrgan, Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Bass Synthesizer], Lead Vocals – Jimmy Wright*Synthesizer [Bass Synthesizer] – Jimmy JamVocals [Additional Vocals] – Carrie Harrington, Coré Cotton*, Alecia Russell*, Patricia Lacy, Shirley Marie GrahamWritten-By – Jimmy Wright*, James Harris III, Terry Lewis

Arranged By – Jimmy Jam & Terry LewisBacking Vocals – Sounds Of BlacknessElectric Piano, Keyboards – Jimmy Wright*Guitar – Kevin PierceKeyboards, Drum Programming – Jimmy JamLead Vocals – Ann NesbyVocals [Additional Vocals] – Coré Cotton*, Geoff Jones*, Jimmy Wright*, Alecia Russell*, Shirley Marie GrahamWritten-By – Ann Bennett-Nesby*, Jimmy Wright*, James Harris III, Terry Lewis

Arranged By – Jimmy Jam & Terry LewisBacking Vocals – Sounds Of BlacknessDrum Programming – Jeff Taylor Drums – Trenon GrahamKeyboards – Jimmy Wright*Lead Vocals – Ann NesbyWritten-By – Ann Bennett-Nesby*, Jimmy Wright*, James Harris III, Terry Lewis

Arranged By, Instruments – Jimmy Jam & Terry LewisBacking Vocals – Sounds Of BlacknessLead Vocals – Jimmy Wright*Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Ann Nesby, Billy Steele, Carrie Harrington, Coré Cotton*, Jimmy Wright*, Libby Turner, Shirley Marie GrahamWritten-By – James Harris III & Terry Lewis*

Arranged By – Gary Hines, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis*Drum Programming – Jeff Taylor Percussion – Stokley*Rap – Mufundisi Joseph YoungVocals – Sounds Of BlacknessVocals [Additional Vocals] – Solo Written-By – Gary Hines, James Harris III, Joseph Young*, Terry Lewis

Backing Vocals – Sounds Of BlacknessLead Vocals [My Native Land] – Geoff Jones*, Alecia Russell*Lead Vocals [Rise] – Carrie HarringtonLead Vocals [Royal Kingdoms] – Patricia LacyMixed By – Dave RideauPercussion – Trenon GrahamProducer, Arranged By, Drum Programming, Keyboards – Gary HinesWritten-By – Carrie Harrington, Gary Hines, Alecia Russell*

Arranged By – Jimmy Jam & Terry LewisBacking Vocals – Carrie Harrington, Jamecia Bennett, Libby Turner, Renee McCall*Co-producer – Gary HinesDrum Programming – Jeff Taylor Guitar – Nate Sabin, Soli HughesHarp – Robin BerryKeyboards – Billy Steele, Jimmy Wright*Lead Vocals – Billy Steele, Carrie HarringtonTabla – Marcus WiseWritten-By, Arranged By [Vocal Arrangements] – Billy Steele

Mixed By – Dave Rideau, Steve HodgeProducer, Arranged By – Gary HinesVocals – Jayn Bell*Written-By – Lewis Allan

Arranged By, Instruments – Jimmy Jam & Terry LewisBacking Vocals – Sounds Of BlacknessLead Vocals – Coré Cotton*, Renee McCall*Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Carrie Harrington, Coré Cotton*, Pat Lacy*Written-By – James Harris III & Terry Lewis*

Words By [Poem] – Langston Hughes

Alto Saxophone – Frank Wharton*Backing Vocals – Sounds Of BlacknessBaritone Saxophone – David Wright Guitar – LaSalle GabrielLead Vocals – Coré Cotton*Tenor Saxophone – Louis Wilson*Trumpet – Larry Sims Written-By, Producer, Arranged By, Drum Programming, Piano, Keyboards – Gary Hines

Producer, Arranged By – Gary HinesVocals – Sounds Of Blackness

Mixed By – The Funk MobPerformer [Samples] – The Honeydrippers*Remix, Producer [Additional Production] – BlacksmithWritten-By – Ann Bennett-Nesby*, Jimmy Wright*Written-By [Samples] – R. Hammond*