The Collection

Compilation by Luther Vandross

Released 1 January 2000

Billy Preston
organ [1]
Brenda White‐King
background vocals [1, 3, 5-6, 8]
Cindy Mizelle
background vocals [5]
Cissy Houston
background vocals [1, 3, 6]
Darlene Love
background vocals [1, 8]
Fonzi Thornton
background vocals [1, 5]
Genobia Jeter
background vocals [8]
Gregory Hines
guest [6], performer [6]
Hubert Eaves III
arranger [6, 8], keyboard [6, 8], synthesizer [6, 8]
Ira Siegel
guitar [7]
Jason Miles
programming [5], synthesizer [1, 3-4, 6-8]
John “Skip” Anderson
arranger [2.6, 3.7], keyboard [7], synthesizer [7]
Kirk Whalum
saxophone [3, 9], solo [3, 9]
Larkin Arnold
executive [1.1-4, 1.6-8, 2.1-3, 2.5-9]
Lisa Fischer
background vocals [1]
Luther Vandross
producer [2.1, 2.5-6, 2.9, 3.1, 3.3-9, 1.1-4, 1.6-8], vocal arranger [1, 3, 5-8]
Marcus Miller
additional [6-8], arranger [3.1, 3.3-4, 1.1-2], bass guitar [3-4], keyboard [1, 3-4, 6-8], producer [2.5-6, 2.9, 3.1, 3.3-9, 1.1-2], synthesizer [1, 3-4, 7]
Martha Wash
guest [9]
Michelle Cobbs
background vocals [8]
Nat Adderley, Jr.
arranger [2.6, 3.5, 1.3-4, 1.6-8], keyboard [5], strings [5], synthesizer [5]
Paul Jackson, Jr.
guitar [3, 5, 8]
Paulette McWilliams
background vocals [1, 3, 6, 8]
Paulinho da Costa
percussion [5, 7]
Ray Bardani
engineer [1.1-4, 1.6-8, 2.1-3, 2.5-9, 3.1, 3.3-8], mix [3.1, 3.3-9, 2.1-3, 2.5-9, 1.1-4, 1.6-8], recording [1.2-4, 1.6, 3.5, 3.9, 2.5-6, 2.9]
Reed Vertelney
arranger [1], synthesizer [1]
Tawatha Agee
background vocals [1, 3, 5-6]
Tinker Barfield
bass [1]
Wayne Warnecke
synthesizer [5]