string arrangements ; horn arrangements Anthony Coleman – trumpet Kenneth "Scooter" Whalum III – tenor saxophone ; baritone saxophone James Zeller – trombone Neil Symonette – percussion Common – vocals Charlie Happiness – clav Mix Master Mike – turntablism Lauryn Hill – vocals Priscilla Jones Campbell – background vocals Tino Richardson – saxophone Jawara Adams – trumpet Lois Colin – harp The Benjamin Wright Orchestra Benjamin Wright – conducting Stephen Baxter – horn Duane Benjamin – horn Ron Brown – horn Jeffrey Clayton – horn Anthony Coleman – horn Salvator Cracciolo – horn James Ford III – horn Matthew Frank – horn Lionel Holoman – horn Kenneth "Scooter" Whalum III – horn James Zeller – horn Mark Cargill – concertmaster, violin Sanford Allen – violin Richard Adkins – violin Sandra Billingslea – violin Charlie Bisharat – violin Susan Chatman – violin Robert Chausow – violin Cenovia Cummins – violin Yvette Devereaux – violin Gayle Dixon – violin Barry Finclair – violin Pamela Gates – violin Stanley Hunte – violin Marisa McLeod – violin Lori Miller – violin Cameron Patrick – violin Kathleen Robertson – violin Lesa Terry – violin Alexander Vselensky – violin Belinda Whitney – violin Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – viola Richard Brice – viola Christopher Jenkins – viola Jorge Moraga – viola Patrick Morgan – viola Robin Ross – viola Orlando Wells – viola Lisa Whitfield – viola Peggy Baldwin – cello Giovanna Clayton – cello Ernest Ehrhardt Jr. – cello Eileen Folson – cello Erik Friedlander – cello Ronald Lipscomb – cello Miguel Martinez – cello Frederick Zlotkin – cello Ida Bodin – bass Joseph Bongiorno – bass Kevin Brandon – bass Leon Maleson – bass Technical Raphael Saadiq – production Joss Stone – executive production Chuck Brungardt – recording, mixing ; Pro Tools Glenn Standridge – recording, mixing, production coordinator Marlon Marcel – engineering assistance Steve Greenwell – additional recording ; vocal recording Oswald Bowe – engineering assistance Reggie Dozier – strings recording ; horn recording John Tanksley – engineering assistance James Tanksley – engineering assistance Jeremy Mackenzie – Pro Tools Ian Shea – engineering assistance Dror Mohar – engineering assistance Isaiah Abolin – engineering assistance Seamus Tyson – engineering assistance Scott Somerville – engineering assistance Charlie Stavish – engineering assistance Mike Boden – engineering assistance Dave Larring – additional recording Luke Smith – engineering assistance Justin Kessler – Pro Tools Tom Coyne – mastering at Sterling