D'Angelo, The Vanguard / Black Messiah

Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Brent Fischer Art Direction, Design – Afropunk Art Direction, Design – Exposure America Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Ahrell Lumzy Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – D'Angelo Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Jermaine Holmes Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Kendra Foster Bass – D'Angelo Bass – Pino Palladino Creative Director [RCA Creative Director] – Erwin Gorostiza Drum Programming – Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson Drum Programming – D'Angelo Drums – Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson Drums – Chris Dave Drums – James Gadson Engineer – Ben Kane Engineer – Russell Elevado Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Tony Rambo Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Chris Soper Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Justin Garrish Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Martin Cooke (2) Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Mike Boden Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Mike Layos Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Nicolas Essig Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Noah Goldstein Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Ricki Begin Executive-Producer – Alan Leeds Executive-Producer – Kevin Liles Guitar, Steel Guitar, Classical Guitar [Nylon Guitar] – D'Angelo Guitar, Steel Guitar, Classical Guitar [Nylon Guitar] – Eddie "Spanky" Alford Guitar, Steel Guitar, Classical Guitar [Nylon Guitar] – Isaiah Sharkey Guitar, Steel Guitar, Classical Guitar [Nylon Guitar] – Jesse Johnson Guitar, Steel Guitar, Classical Guitar [Nylon Guitar] – Mark Hammond (4) Legal [Legal Representation] – Lesa Kasambalides Legal [Legal Representation] – Paul Rothenberg Legal [Legal Representation] – Samantha Shipp Liner Notes [Foreword] – Nelson George Management – Alan Leeds Management – Kevin Liles Management [Business] – Joshua Klein (2) Management [Business] – Keri Weaver Management [Personal Assistant To D'Angelo] – Malcolm Fernando Kee Mastered By – Dave Collins Mixed By – Russell Elevado Mixed By [Additional Mixing] – Ben Kane Photography By – Barron Claiborne Photography By [Live Photography] – Carine Bijlsma Piano, Organ, Keyboards, Synthesizer – D'Angelo Producer – D'Angelo Sitar – D'Angelo Sitar – Isaiah Sharkey Sitar – Pino Palladino Strings, Woodwind – Alex Budman Strings, Woodwind – Anatoly Rosinsky Strings, Woodwind – Assa Drori Strings, Woodwind – Bill Reichenbach (2) Strings, Woodwind – Chuck Berghofer Strings, Woodwind – Elizabeth Wilson (3) Strings, Woodwind – Maurice Grants Trumpet, Cornet, Flugelhorn, Arranged By [Brass And Horn Arrangement] – Roy Hargrove Vocals [Spoken Vocals] – Gina Figueroa