Cello – Katie SchlaikjerDrums, Bass, Backing Vocals, Guitar – James McAlisterElectric Piano [Wurlitzer], Piano, Electric Guitar, Vocals – Sufjan StevensProducer [With], Arranged By [With] – James McAlisterProducer, Arranged By – Sufjan StevensRecorded By [With], Mixed By [With] – James McAlisterRecorded By, Mixed By – Sufjan StevensTrombone – Ben LanzTrumpet – C.J. Camerieri*, Craig MontoroViola – Marla HansenViolin – Naho Tsutsui, Rob Moose

Celesta – Guy SigsworthProducer – Björk, Guy SigsworthProgrammed By, Edited By – Damian Taylor, Guy SigsworthVocals – Björk

Acoustic Guitar, Tambourine, Percussion [Dish-And-Knife], Cello, Handclaps – Moreno VelosoArranged By – Caetano Veloso, Domenico Lancellotti, Moreno VelosoBass Drum, Cuica, Tamborim, Agogô [Império Serrano's Agogô (Cow Bell)], Handclaps – Wilson das NevesEngineer [Assistant] – Guthenberg Pereira, Marco Hoffer, Tude RochaLead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Handclaps – Caetano VelosoProducer – Moreno VelosoRecorded By, Mixed By – Daniel CarvalhoShaker, Snare, Tamborim, Guiro [Wood], Handclaps – Domenico LancellottiShaker, Snare, Tamborim, Handclaps – Stephane SanJuan*Tam-tam, Repinique [(Side Drum)], Snare, Shekere, Performer [Candomblé (Rum, Pi, Lé, Agogô)], Handclaps – Zero

Piano – Brad MehldauProducer – Brad MehldauRecorded By, Mixed By – James A. Farber*

Acoustic Bass – Kenny DavisArranged By – Brandon Ross, Cassandra WilsonEngineer [Assistant] – Scott SerotaGuitar – Brandon RossHarmonica – Gregoire MaretPercussion – Jeffrey HaynesProducer – Cassandra WilsonRecorded By, Mixed By – Matthew CullenVocals – Cassandra Wilson

Drums – John BlackwellMixed By [Additional] – PrincePiano, Organ, Guitar, Bass, Vocals – PrinceProducer, Arranged By – PrinceRecorded By – Femi Jiya, Joe Lipinski

Cello – Jane ScarpantoniElectric Guitar, Bass – Bill DillonOrgan – David KershawPiano, Vocals – Sarah McLachlanProducer, Recorded By, Mixed By – Pierre Marchand

Bass, Percussion – Louis Jardim*Keyboards – Matthew CooperKeyboards, Programmed By – Marius de VriesProducer – Stephen LipsonRecorded By, Mixed By – Heff MoraesSantoor – Kirampal Singh*Sitar – Baluji ShrivastavTabla – Pandit DineshVocals – Annie Lennox

Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards – Mac McAnallyAcoustic Guitar, Vocals – Emmylou HarrisBass – Brian AhernProducer – Brian AhernRecorded By – Donivan Cowart

Bass Clarinet – Chris CaldwellBass Guitar – Roy BabbingtonDrums – Pete ThomasEngineer [Assistant] – Anthony RuotoloFlugelhorn, Trumpet – John BarclayFlute – Andy Findon*French Horn – Hugh Seenan, Paul PritchardMixed By – Kevin KillenProducer, Arranged By – Elvis CostelloRecorded By – Benedict Fenner*Saxophone – Peter Whyman*Vibraphone – Anthony KerrVocals – Elvis Costello

Bass – David PiltchDrums – Randall StollGuitar, Mandola, Violin, Viola, Arranged By [String] – Ben MinkKeyboards – Teddy BorowieckiMixed By – Marc RamaerProducer – Ben Mink, k.d. langRecorded By – Marc RamaerVocals – k.d. lang

Bass – Dave CarpenterEngineer [Assistant] – Mike GlimesGuitar, Vocals – James Taylor Piano – Larry GoldingsProducer – Charlie Paakkari, James Taylor Recorded By, Mixed By – Charlie Paakkari