Credits adapted from the liner notes of
The Heat.
Musicians •
Toni Braxton – lead vocals ; background vocals ; arrangement ; vocal arrangements ; keyboards •
Rodney Jerkins – arrangement, background vocals, all instruments •
Fred Jerkins III – arrangement •
LaShawn Daniels – arrangement •
Nora Payne – background vocals • Sharlotte Gibson – background vocals •
Keri – arrangement, all instruments •
David Foster – arrangement, keyboards •
Simon Franglen –
Synclavier programming •
Dean Parks – guitars ; acoustic guitars • Andrés de Léon – background vocals •
Sue Carwell – background vocals • Felipe Elgueta – Spanish lyrics adaptation ; synth programming •
Teddy Bishop – drum programming, keyboards, vocal arrangements ; all instruments ; all other instruments •
Debra Killings – background vocals • Sara Martin – background vocals •
Dr. Dre – additional vocals •
Johntá Austin – vocal arrangements •
Babyface – keyboards ; guitar,
vocoder ; drum programming, acoustic guitar, background vocals •
Jazze Pha – drum programming •
Nathan East – bass •
Greg Phillinganes – piano • Sherree Ford-Payne – background vocals •
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes – rap • Chris Jennings – drum programming •
Michael Thompson – electric guitars •
Keith Crouch – arrangement, vocal arrangements, all other instruments • John Smith – guitar •
Benjamin Wright – string arrangements, string conducting • Charles Veal Jr. – concertmaster • South Central Chamber Orchestra – strings • Kevin Hicks – guitar •
Tamar Braxton – background vocals •
Trina Braxton – background vocals •
Towanda Braxton – background vocals •
Brian Casey – vocal arrangements •
Brandon Casey – vocal arrangements • Ray Edwards – keyboards • Dorian "Soul Dog" Daniels – keyboards, bass •
Daryl Simmons – keyboards, background vocals • Tony Williams – drum programming • Pamela Cork – additional (bridge) background vocals • Tamecia Simpson – additional (bridge) background vocals
Technical • Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins – production, mixing •
Harvey Mason Jr. – recording,
Pro Tools • Steve Baughman – recording assistance • Dexter Simmons – mixing • Tyson Leeper – mixing assistance • Roger Lopez – mixing assistance • LaShawn "Big Shiz" Daniels – vocal production • Keri – production, mixing ; recording • Toni Braxton – production ; co-production ; album production • Claude Achille – recording • Xavier "X-Man" Smith – recording assistance ; mixing assistance • Michael Zainer – recording assistance • Steve Hodge – mixing • Brad Yost – mixing assistance • David Foster – production • Felipe Elgueta – recording •
Mick Guzauski – mixing • Tom Bender – mixing assistance • Teddy Bishop – production •
Bryan-Michael Cox – co-production • Arnold "AJ" Wolfe – recording •
Manny Marroquin – mixing • Dylan Vaughan – mixing assistance • Jazze Pha – production • Babyface – production ; album production •
Paul Boutin – recording • Victor McCoy – mixing assistance • Ivy Skoff – production coordinator • Jon Gass – mixing • E'lyk – mixing assistance • Keith Crouch – production, recording • Reggie Dozier – string recording • Brent Riley – string recording assistance • Booker T. Jones III – mixing • Joe Brown – mixing assistance • Kevin Hicks – co-production • Daryl Simmons – production • Thom "TK" Kidd – recording • Kevin Lively – mixing assistance • Stephanie Vonarx – mixing assistance • Herb Powers Jr. – mastering •
L.A. Reid – album production
Artwork • Jeffrey Schulz – design • Daniela Federici – photography ==Charts==