Label : Shanachie Ent. Corp.
01 - Optimistic (James Harris, Gary Hines & Terry Lewis)02 - You're All I Need To Get By (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
03 - It Will Be Alright (John Kee)
04 - I Believe (Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl & Al Stillman)
05 - Sadie (Bruce Hawes, Joseph Jefferson & Charles Simmons)
06 - Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
07 - Weakness (Stevie Wonder)
08 - Survival Kit (Phil Perry & Preston Glass)
09 - We'll Be Together, Then (Dwayne C. Palmer)
10 - U Never Know (Phil Perry & Chris Davis)
11 - Give (The Gift Of Love) (Chris Davis)
Produced by Chris 'Big Dog' Davis, Preston Glass & David Nathan (for GNA Productions) & Dwayne C. Palmer (for Lovebeams, Inc.)
Musicians :
Preston Glass : Keyboards, Drums, Guitar, Bass on "You're All I Need To Get By" ; Keyboards, Bass, Guitars, Drum Programming on "Survival Kit" ; Keyboards, Drums, Bass Programming on "Weakness" ; Strings & Horn Arrangement on "You're All I Need To Get By" ; Arrangement on "Survival Kit", "Weakness"
Carl Rutherford : Saxophone on "Survival Kit", "Weakness"
Chris 'Big Dog' Davis : All Instruments on "Optimistic", "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing", Sadie", "U Never Know", "It Will Be Alright", "I Believe", "Give (The Gift Of Love)"
Rohn Lawrence : Guitar on "Give (The Gift Of Love)"
Kim Waters : Sax on "Sadie", "Give (The Gift Of Love)"
Melba Moore & Phil Perry : Lead vocals on "Weakness", "Optimistic", "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing", "Sadie", "It Will Be Alright", "Give (The Gift Of Love)" ; Lead & Background vocals on "You're All I Need To Get By", "Survival Kit"
Melba Moore : Lead vocals on "I Believe", "We'll Be Together, Then"
Phil Perry : Lead vocals on "U Never Know" ; Background vocals on Weakness", "Optimistic", "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing", "Sadie", "It Will Be Alright", "Give (The Gift Of Love)" ; Arrangement on "Survival Kit", "Weakness"
Sifred 'Keynotes' Mitchell : Background vocals, Additional Vocal Arrangements on "We'll Be Together, Then"
Natasha Yvette Williams, Capathia Jenkins, Vonquest : Background vocals on "We'll Be Together, Then"
Selena Princess Gibbs : Background vocals on "Optimistic", "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing", "Sadie", "It Will Be Alright", "Give (The Gift Of Love)"
Kevin Monroe & Devotion : Background vocals on "Give (The Gift Of Love)"
"You're All I Need To Get By", "Survival Kit", "Weakness" Produced by Preston Glass & David Nathan for GNA Productions
Recorded at 'The Hang' Studios, Los Angeles
Mixed at Bridgeway Studios, Sausalito, CA & The Hang' Studios, Los Angeles
Engineered by Preston Glass & Zack Marlow
"Optimistic", "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing", "Sadie", "U Never Know", "It Will Be Alright", "I Believe", "Give (The Gift Of Love)" Produced by Chris 'Big Dog' Davis
Recorded at CDS Studios, Waterbury, CT & Trod Nosses Recording, Wallingford, CT
Mixed by Chris 'Big Dog' Davis
Engineered by Chris 'Big Dog' Davis & Chris Sallas
"We'll Be Together, Then" Arranged by Dwayne C. Palmer for Lovebeams Inc., Music Production & Vocals Recorded by Kenneth A. McDonald for Kwiiz Entertainement/Lovebeams Inc.
Recorded at Domanuki Studios, Old Bridge, NJ
Assistant Engineer : Douglas Genuard
Mixed by George Mena at Love House Recording, Union City, NJ