NICKI


1 LET'S DANCE (4:54)
2 WHY YOU WANNA HURT ME SO BAD? (3:39)
3 CHECK YOURSELF (5:05)
4 BRING THE LOVE (4:52)
5 I'M GON' BE WITH YOU (5:06)
6 SAY WHAT (4:12)
7 THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW (4:03)
8 LAWDY (5:48)
9 THAT AIN'T RIGHT (4:31)
10 PARALLEL UNIVERSE (6:25)
11 IN BED (INTERLUDE) (2:37)
12 BELONG (4:44)
13 HAPPENING TO ME AGAIN (5:09)
14 ALPHA CENTAURI (4:33)
15 SAY THE WORDS (4:41)
16 I HAVE LOVED YOU ALWAYS (3:40)
17 SERENITY PRAYER (INTERLUDE) (1:38)


PRODUCED, WRITTEN, AND ARRANGED BY NICKI RICHARDS
(Except "Let's Dance" written by Nicki Richards, Dinky Bingham and Joel Kipnis)
Co-produced by Lenny White
Executive Producer- Nicki Richards


LET'S DANCE
Vocals, background vocals, keyboards, synthesizer programming - Nicki Richards
Drums- Lenny White
Bass- Marcus Miller
Guitar- Ciro
Piano- Dinky Bingham
Background vocals, claps and party voices- Lisa Fischer, Cindy Mizelle, Catherine Russell, Donna Blackmon, Greg Clark, John James III, Keith Fluitt, Neal Coomer, Chris Williams, Daniel Konicek
MC vocals- LAW

WHY YOU WANNA HURT ME SO BAD?
All vocals and instruments- Nicki Richards

CHECK YOURSELF
All vocals, keyboards, synthesizer programming, drum programming- Nicki Richards
Drum fills- Dennis Chambers, Lenny White, Shawn Hill
Talk- LAW
Horns- Tower Of Power:
Emilio Castillo- tenor saxophone
Stephen "Doc" Kupka- bari sax
Tom Politzer- lead tenor saxophone
Mike Bogart- lead trumpet
Adolfo Acosta- trumpet
Horn arrangement- Tom "Bones" Malone

BRING THE LOVE
Vocals, background vocals, keyboards, synthesizer programming, drum programming- Nicki Richards
Bass- Will Lee
Piano, organ- Dinky Bingham
Background vocals- Lisa Fischer, Cindy Mizelle, Catherine Russell, Greg Clark, John James III, Keith Fluitt, Chris Williams

I'M GON' BE WITH YOU
All vocals, keyboards, synthesizer programming, metal pipe, drum programming- Nicki Richards
Harmonica- Gregoire Maret
Turntables- DJ Logic

SAY WHAT
All vocals, keyboards, synthesizer programming, drum programming- Nicki Richards
Bass- Artie Reynolds III
Shout voices- Greg Clark, Neal Coomer

THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW
All vocals, keyboards, clav, synthesizer programming, drum programming- Nicki Richards
Drums- Lenny White
Bass- Marcus Miller
Guitar- Ciro
Radio Announcer- Philip Richards

LAWDY
Vocals, background vocals, keyboards, synthesizer programming, drum programming- Nicki Richards
Shotglass-slide guitar- Sherrod "Licspiffy" Barnes
Organ- Dinky Bingham
Acoustic guitar- Robin Macatangay
Choir- Lisa Fischer, Cindy Mizelle, Catherine Russell, Donna Blackmon, Greg Clark, John James III, Keith Fluitt, Neal Coomer, Chris Williams
Ad libs- John James III, Keith Fluitt
Newscasters and 411 calls- Greg Clark, Neal Coomer, LAW, Naomi Margolin
Granny's House voices- Lurlean Blackmon, Morgan Blackmon, Donna Blackmon, Philip Richards, Rita Carstarphen, Kim Norton, Anthony Norton, Lawrence Jones, Kelli Wright
Piano- Lurlean Blackmon
Vocals- Lurlean Blackmon, Donna Blackmon

THAT AIN'T RIGHT
Vocals, background vocals, keyboards, synthesizer programming, drum programming- Nicki Richards
Bass- Will Lee
Piano, organ- Dinky Bingham
Background vocals- Lisa Fischer, Cindy Mizelle, Catherine Russell, Donna Blackmon, Greg Clark, John James III, Keith Fluitt, Neal Coomer, Chris Williams

PARALLEL UNIVERSE
Vocals, background vocals, keyboards, lead synth, organ, effects, synthesizer programming - Nicki Richards
Drums- Lenny White
Bass- Marcus Miller
Piano- Joe Sample
Guitar- Ciro
Background vocals- Greg Clark, Neal Coomer

IN BED (INTERLUDE)
All vocals and instruments- Nicki Richards

BELONG
Vocals, background vocals, keyboards, synthesizer programming - Nicki Richards
Drums- Dennis Chambers
Bass- Marcus Miller
Guitar- Ciro
Background vocals- Lisa Fischer, Cindy Mizelle, Catherine Russell, Donna Blackmon, Greg Clark, John James III, Keith Fluitt, Neal Coomer, Chris Williams

HAPPENING TO ME AGAIN
All vocals, keyboards, piano, organ, synthesizer programming, drum programming, whistling- Nicki Richards
Bass- Will Lee
Electric Guitar- Jimi Tunnell

ALPHA CENTAURI
Vocals, background vocals, keyboards, piano, effects, synthesizer programming, drum programming- Nicki Richards
Fretless bass- Victor Bailey
Acoustic guitar- Sherrod "Licspiffy" Barnes
Turntables, additional space effects- DJ Logic
Vocals- Philip Richards

SAY THE WORDS
All vocals, keyboards, lead synth, rhodes, synthesizer programming - Nicki Richards
Drums- Lenny White
Bass- Marcus Miller
Electric guitar- Jimi Tunnell
Acoustic guitar- Sherrod "Licspiffy" Barnes

I HAVE LOVED YOU ALWAYS
Vocals, keyboards, lead synth, synthesizer programming, shakers, drum programming - Nicki Richards
Bass and bass choir- Will Lee
Acoustic guitar- Monte Pittman

SERENITY PRAYER ((INTERLUDE)
All vocals and instruments- Nicki Richards


Recorded and engineered by Pablo Arraya and Daniel Imana for Audio Piranha Group and Nicki Richards
Recorded at Audio Piranha NYC, Clinton Recording Studios NYC and Nicki Richards Productions NYC
Mixed by Pablo Arraya, Daniel Imana and Nicki Richards At Audio Piranha NYC
Assistant engineers- Tim Mitchell, Bryan Smith, Mike Vecchio
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound NYC
Album cover photos: Lynn Goldsmith


SPECIAL THANKS TO: Will Lee for your incredible patience; Bibi Green; Boxster the Rock Star (Studio Dog of Doom and Producer's Assistant ☺); Marcus Miller; Neal Coomer, Greg Clark and Naomi Margolin, for your love and for always, always being there when I've needed you; Tina Harris; Jeanne Pinneri; Daniel Konicek; Jill White; Donna DeLory for loving encouragement; my Myspace community; Tommy Barbarella; Alec Shantzis; Steve Lambert; Matt Brodsky; Mike Ricchiuti; Mariah Carey for years of kindness and generosity; Donna Blackmon (Mom) for your unwavering support and love, Philip Richards (Brother, Dooood, WonderTwin) for your wisdom, kind ears and constant support; Pablo Arraya (Hermaaaaanooo) and Daniel Imana (Danielito! Soul Surgeon!) for the long hours, hard work and for taking such good care of me (besitos! La Paz!); all my family and relatives from Pensacola, FL, Ft, Lauderdale, FL and New Orleans, LA; all the musicians who worked on this project- you are my friends, my family, my loved ones; Madonna for your powerful influence on my life and your generosity; Lenny White (Mentor, Brother, Friend, Devil's Advocate, Contrarian) for these 20 years of collaboration, for your brilliance, wisdom and encouragement; God, always, for everything; You, Dear Listener, for listening. I love you all.