Label : Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
01 - X-Factor (Philippe Saisse)02 - Love Is A Losing Game (Walter Afanasieff & John Bettis)
03 - Livin' In The Streets (Kirk Whalum & Ricky Lawson)
04 - Fragile (Sting)
05 - Love Saw It (L.A. Reid, Babyface & Daryl Simmons)
06 - Always A Part Of Me (Steve Birch, Darren Smith & Preston Glass)
07 - Caché (Philippe Saisse & Kirk Whalum)
08 - The Language Of Life (Ben Watt & Tracey Thorn)
09 - Fall In Love Again (Kirk Whalum & Ricky Lawson)
10 - Over The Rainbow (Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg)
01 - X-Factor
Keyboards : Philippe Saisse
Lead Guitar : Dean Brown
Rhythm Guitar : Nile Rodgers
Bass Guitar : Marcus Miller
Drums : Poogie Bell
Tenor Saxophone : Kirk Whalum
Alto Saxophone : Andy Snitzer
Baritone Saxophone : Roger Rosenberg
Trombone : Michael Davis
Trumpet : Ken Smith
Background vocals : Vaneese Thomas, Lori-Ann Velez, James Williams
Produced by Philippe Saisse
Assistant to Philippe Saisse : Christian Wicht
Production Coordination : Bibi Green
Arranged & Programmed by Philippe Saisse
Additional Programming by Christian Wicht
Recorded & Mixed by Eric Calvi at Sound On Sound Recording, NYC
Additional Engineering by Vittorio Zammarano
Assistant Engineers : John Siket, Peter Beckerman, Christine Navarez
Additional Recording at Skyline Studios, Soundtrack Studios, NYC & Camel Island Studio, Los Angeles, CA
02 - Love Is A Losing Game
Lead vocal : Jevetta Steele
Keyboards, Drum Programming, Arrangements : Robbie Buchanan
Saxophone : Kirk Whalum
Background vocals : Jevetta Steele, Jearlyn Steele Battle
Produced by Robbie Buchanan & Jay Landers
Recorded by Jeremy Smith
Additional Engineering by Brett Perry
Mixed by Brian Malouf & Recorded by Pat MacDougal at The Enterprise, Burbank, CA
03 - Livin' In The Streets
Additional Vocals : Rose Stone
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Bass : Freddie Washington
Drums, Drum Programming : Ricky Lawson
Tenor Saxophone : Kirk Whalum
Akai MPC-60 Programming : Ricky Lawson, David Wills, Kirk Whalum, Joe Wolfe, Tyrone Griffen
Background vocals : Rose Stone, Alfie Silas, Olivia McClurken
Produced by Kirk Whalum & Ricky Lawson
Recorded at Kaliq-O-Vision & Hal Sacks at Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, Peace in The Valley Studios, Arleta & Ahhsum Lawson Studios, Walnut, CA
Mixed by Hal Sacks at Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Assistant Engineers : Robert Read, Darren Mora
04 - Fragile
Lead & Background vocals : Brenda Russell
Keyboards, Programming : Brad Cole & The Digiital All-Stars
Saxophone : Kirk Whalum
Additional Background vocals : Julie Delgado
Produced by Andre Fischer
Arranged by Brad Cole & Andre Fischer
Recorded & Mixed by Woody Woodruff at Pacifique Recording Studio, N. Hollywood, CA
Assistant Engineers : Randy Long, Anas Allas
05 - Love Saw It
Keyboards : Greg Phillinganes
Additional Keyboards, Organ : Jerry Peters
Synthesizer Programming : Joe Wolfe
Guitar : Ray Fuller
Bass : Chris Walker
Drums : Ricky Lawson
Percussion : Brian Kilgore
Tenor Saxophone : Kirk Whalum
Alto Saxophone, Featured Solo : Gerald Albright
Horn Section :
Ray Brown : Trumpet, Contractor
Darryl Richards : Tenor Saxophone
Ernie Fields : Baritone Saxophone
Gary Bias : Alto Saxophone
Reggie Young : Trombone
Maurice Spears : Bass Trombone
Strings : The Charles Veal Strings
String Arrangement : Jerry Peters
Background vocals : Kevin Whalum, Kevin Guillaume, Natalie Jackson, Lynne Fiddmont-Linsey, Fred White (Contractor)
Copyist : Bill Murrell
Produced by Kirk Whalum & Jerry Peters
Recorded by Hal Sacks at Capitol Recording Studios, Oceanway Recording Studios, Hollywood, Peace in The Valley Studios, Arleta & Schnee Studios, N. Hollywood, CA
Assistant Engineers : Charlie Paakkari (Capitol), Noel Hazen (Oceanway), Chris Rich (Schnee)
Mixed by Hal Sacks at Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Assistant Engineers : Robert Read, Darren Mora
06 - Always A Part Of Me
Lead vocal : Angela Bofill
Keyboards : Rob Mullins
Additional Keyboards, Percussion : Preston Glass
Guitars : Carl Burnette
Bass : Wilton Felder
Drums : Kenny MacDougald
Saxophone : Kirk Whalum
Background vocals : Amy Keys
Produced & Arranged by Preston Glass for Gourmet Record Productions
Recorded & Mixed by Don Tittle
Recorded at Maddog Studio, Venice, CA
Assistant Engineer : Michael Dumas
Mixed at Ground Control Studios, Santa Monica, CA
Assistant Engineer : Duane Sexton
Remixed by Malcolm Pollack at Sound On Sound Recording, NYC
Programming : Steve Birch
07 - Caché
Keyboards, Background vocals : Philippe Saisse
Acoustic Piano : Bob James
Electric Guitar : Dean Brown
Drums : Poogie Bell
Tenor Saxophone : Kirk Whalum
Alto Saxophone : Andy Snitzer
Baritone Saxophone : Roger Rosenberg
Trombone : Michael Davis
Trumpet : Ken Smith
Background vocals : Lori-Ann Velez, James Williams
Produced by Philippe Saisse
Assistant to Philippe Saisse : Christian Wicht
Recorded & Mixed by Eric Calvi at Sound On Sound Recording, NYC
Additional Engineering by Vittorio Zammarano
Assistant Engineers : John Siket, Peter Beckerman, Christine Navarez
Additional Recording at Skyline Studios, Soundtrack Studios, NYC & Camel Island Studio, Los Angeles, CA
08 - The Language Of Life
Keyboards, Piano Solo : Greg Phillinganes
Additional Keyboards, Organ : Jerry Peters
Synthesizer Programming : Joe Wolfe
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Bass : Chris Walker
Drums : Ricky Lawson
Percussion : Brian Kilgore
Tenor Saxophone : Kirk Whalum
Horn Section :
Ray Brown : Trumpet, Contractor
Darryl Richards : Tenor Saxophone
Ernie Fields : Baritone Saxophone
Gary Bias : Alto Saxophone
Reggie Young : Trombone
Maurice Spears : Bass Trombone
Background vocals : Kevin Whalum, Kevin Guillaume, Natalie Jackson, Lynne Fiddmont-Linsey, Fred White (Contractor)
Copyist : Bill Murrell
Produced by Kirk Whalum & Jerry Peters
Recorded by Hal Sacks at Capitol Recording Studios, Oceanway Recording Studios, Hollywood, Peace in The Valley Studios, Arleta & Schnee Studios, N. Hollywood, CA
Assistant Engineers : Charlie Paakkari (Capitol), Noel Hazen (Oceanway), Chris Rich (Schnee)
Mixed by Hal Sacks at Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Assistant Engineers : Robert Read, Darren Mora
09 - Fall In Love Again
Keyboards, Piano : Bill Cantos
Guitar : Carlos Rios
Bass Synthesizer, Drums, Drum Programming : Ricky Lawson
Akai MPC-60 Programming : Ricky Lawson, David Wills, Bill Cantos
Tenor Saxophone : Kirk Whalum
Produced by Kirk Whalum, Ricky Lawson & Hal Sacks
Recorded by Hal Sacks at Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, Peace In The Valley Studios, Arleta & Ahhsum Lawson Studio, Walnut, CA
Mixed by Hal Sacks at Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Assistant Engineers : Robert Read, Darren Mora
10 - Over The Rainbow
Piano : Rick Jackson
Tenor Saxophone : Kirk Whalum
Produced by Kirk Whalum & Hal Sacks
Recorded by Hal Sacks at Oceanway Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
Assistant Engineer : Noel Hazen
Mixed by Hal Sacks at Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, CA
