Jimmy Jam - horn arrangements (2, 4) Bill Meyers - horn arrangements (5) Bobby Rodriguez - trumpet (5) Raphael Saadiq - horn arrangements (7-8) Nolan Shaheed - trumpet (7-8) Reggie Young (of EWF) - trombone (1-2, 4-9, 13) String Section South Central Chamber Orchestra - strings performed by (9) Charles Veal Jr. - orchestral arrangements (9) Kelvin Wooten - string arrangements (5) Additional Musicians Walter Afanasieff - keyboards, B3 organ played by (13) Bobby Ross Avila - Rhodes electric piano (2), other keyboards, guitar (2, 4) Issiah J. "IZ" Avila - drums, percussion (2, 4) Junius Bervine - additional keyboards (11) Preston Crump - additional bass played by (6) Vikter Duplaix - drum machine, synth bass, additional keyboards (11) Prescott "Glenn P" Ellison - drums (12) Peter Michael Escovedo - percussion (13) Keith Harris - drums, keyboards (1) Darren Henson - all other instruments (10) Doc Holiday - background vocals (5, 8, 12) Jimmy Jam - Rhodes electric piano (4) Emanuel Kiriakou - electric guitar (13) Organized Noize - drum machine (6, 9) Bobby Ozuna - drums, percussion (7-8) Khari Parker - drums (5) Keith Pelzer - all other instruments (10) Neal H. Pogue - additional percussion (6) Prof T. - background vocals (2, 4) Dave Robbins - keyboards (6) Chimere Scott - background vocals (9) Shorty B - guitar (6) Kelvin Wooten - keyboards (5, 7), bass played by (7) Other Arrangers Walter Afanasieff - musical arrangements, rhythm programming (13) Emanuel Kiriakou - music programming (13) Organized Noize - music programming (6, 9) will.i.am - music programming (1) Charts Albums Singles References 2005 albums Sanctuary Records albums Neo soul albums Hip hop soul albums Albums produced by Maurice White Albums produced by Brian McKnight Albums produced by Raphael Saadiq Earth, Wind & Fire albums Albums produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Albums produced by Philip Bailey