Credits

Nikki Giovanni: Author, Poetry
Alicia Keys: Liner Notes
Danny Davis: Producer
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie: Drums, Timpani, Horn Section
Eric Gale: Guitar
Nina Simone: Piano, Vocals, Backing Vocals
Weldon Irvine: Conductor, Organ, Arranger
Gene Perla: Bass
Joe Rene: Producer
Don Alias: Drums, Bongos, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Paul Griffin: Guitar
David Swope: Mixing
Mark Wilder: Mastering, Mixing
Richard King: Mixing
Richard Seidel: Compilation Producer
Richard Tee: Organ
Henry Young: Guitar
Ernie Hayes: Organ, Piano
Gene Taylor: Bass
Liz Reilly: Photo Research
Abe Vélez: Packaging Manager
Buck Clarke: Drums
Carl Lynch: Guitar
Emile Latimer: Guitar
Everett Barksdale: Guitar
George Devens: Percussion, Horn Section, Backing Vocals
Horace Ott: Conductor, Arranger
Jack Robinson: Photography
Jerry Jemmott: Bass
Rudy Stevenson: Guitar
Sammy Lowe: Conductor, Arranger
Stuart Scharf: Guitar
Jeremy Holiday: A & R
Mandana Eidgah: Project Director
Gordon "Specs" Powell: Percussion, Vibraphone
Jumma Santos: Congas
Guy Lequerrec: Photography
Ernie Calabria: Guitar
Montego Joe: Percussion
Michelle Holme: Design, Artwork Direction
Al Schackman: Guitar
Sabeen Ahmad: Photo Research
Tom L. Smith: Guitar
Flip Schulke: Photography
Samuel Wayman: Organ
Steve Berkowitz: A & R