Moving over to Warner's sister label Reprise...Jarreau splits the production reins between the resurrected Jay Graydon, George Duke and Philippe Saisse, and enlists occasional guests like Earl Klugh, David Sanborn, Stanley Clarke, Kirk Whalum and Bobby McFerrin to help out. "Yo' Jeans," a brief, humorous, a cappella vocalese duet with McFerrin, was a long-overdue idea -- one rubbery-voiced nonclassifiable vocalist communing with another -- and in its goofy way, it temporarily re-energizes the record after a succession of...frontloaded dance numbers and ballads. Jarreau also tries an interesting experiment with Saisse, running his voice and percussion through Akai and Emulator samplers on his own "10K Hi..." ~ Richard S. Ginell, All Music Guide
Marc Russo (Saxophone), David Sanborn (Sax (Alto)), Kirk Whalum (Saxophone), Stephanie McCravey (Production Coordination), Ricky Lawson (Drums), Bill Champlin (Vocals (Background)), Fred White (Vocals (Background)), Marcy Levy (Vocals (Background)), Tommy Funderburk (Vocals (Background)), Paul Jackson, Jr. (Guitar), Carl Carwell (Vocals (Background)), Josie James (Vocals (Background)), Al Jarreau (Synthesizer), Phillip Ingram (Vocals (Background)), Eric Calvi (Engineer), Dan Higgins (Sax (Tenor)), Kirk Whalum (Sax (Tenor)), Jay Graydon (Songwriter), Brian Malouf (Engineer), Lynn Davis (Vocals (Background)), Dennis Matkosky (Moog Bass), George Duke (Synthesizer Overdubs), Carlos Vega (Drums), Phil Perry (Vocals (Background)), Shirley Klein (Coordination), Kevin Fisher (Assistant Engineer), Lew McCreary (Horn), George Duke (Synclavier), Lew McGreery (Horn), Paulinho Da Costa (Percussion), Stanley Clarke (Bass (Acoustic)), Gardner Cole (Synthesizer), John "J.R." Robinson (Drums), John Van Tongeren (Synthesizer), Dennis Matkosky (Producer), Philippe Saisse (Producer), Joe Schiff (Assistant Engineer), George Duke (Producer), Abraham Laboriel, Sr. (Bass), Erik Zobler (Mixing), Michael Landau (Guitar), Philippe Saisse (Keyboards), Dennis Matkosky (Organ (Hammond)), Jerry Hey (Horn), Gary Grant (Horn), Jay Graydon (Engineer), Bonnie Schiffman (Photography), Vonda Shepard (Vocals (Background)), George Duke (Synthesizer), Stanley Clarke (Bass), Jay Graydon (Synthesizer), Stephen Marcussen (Mastering), Kevin Chokan (Guitar), Bobby McFerrin (Vocals), Bobby Kimball (Vocals (Background)), George Duke (Synclavier Drums), Steve Holroyd (Mixing Assistant), Alex Brown (Vocals (Background)), Tamara Champlin (Vocals (Background)), Julie Last (Assistant Engineer), Jerry Hey (Trumpet), Al Jarreau (Percussion), Bill Riechenbach (Horn), Al Jarreau (Vocals (Background)), Dennis Matkosky (Organ), Russell Ferrante (Keyboards), Roy Galloway (Vocals (Background)), Shawna Stobie (Assistant Engineer), Bill Champlin (Synthesizer), Earl Klugh (Guitar (Acoustic)), Dennis Matkosky (Drum Programming), Bobby Caldwell (Synthesizer), Brandon Fields (Saxophone), Freddie "Ready Freddie" Washington (Bass Programming), Jay Graydon (Arranger), Freddie "Ready Freddie" Washington (Bass), Jay Graydon (Producer), Al Jarreau (Vocals), Bill Champlin (Vocal Arrangement), George Duke (Piano), Randy Goodrum (Synthesizer), Dennis Matkosky (Synthesizer), Ann Field (Artwork), Gary Wagner (Engineer), Howard Smith (Vocals (Background))
