17 | Poetry- additional engineer:
- Steve Mandel and Steef van de Gevel
- engineer and mixer:
- Russell Elevado
- producer:
- Russell Elevado, Roy Hargrove and Jason Olaine
- alto saxophone:
- Keith Anderson (from 2002-01 until 2002-02, from 2002-01 until 2002-09)
- bass:
- Meshell Ndegeocello (from 2002-01 until 2002-02, from 2002-01 until 2002-09)
- drums (drum set):
- Gene Lake (from 2002-01 until 2002-09)
- flugelhorn, keyboard, piano and trumpet:
- Roy Hargrove (from 2002-01 until 2002-02)
- flugelhorn, keyboard, piano and trumpet:
- Roy Hargrove (from 2002-01 until 2002-09)
- membranophone:
- Gene Lake (from 2002-01 until 2002-02)
- tenor saxophone:
- Jacques Schwarz-Bart (from 2002-01 until 2002-02, from 2002-01 until 2002-09)
- Wurlitzer electric piano:
- Marc Cary (from 2002-01 until 2002-02, from 2002-01 until 2002-09)
- vocals:
- Erykah Badu (from 2002-01 until 2002-09) and Q‐Tip (from 2002-01 until 2002-09)
- additionally recorded at:
- Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (from 2002-03 until 2002-09)
- recorded at:
- Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (from 2002-01 until 2002-02)
- mixed at:
- Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (in 2003-01)
- recording of:
- Poetry (from 2002-01 until 2002-09)
- writer:
- Erica Wright, Roy Hargrove and Kamaal Ibn John Fareed
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