Mama’s Gun

Who played on Mama’s Gun

• Erykah Badu producer, vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar, sampler all tracks
• James Poyser organ, Rhodes piano, clavinet, producer, Minimoog, piano on 9 tracks
• ?uestlove drums (drum set), producer on 7 tracks
• YahZarah background vocals on 6 tracks
• D'Wayne Kerr flute on 5 tracks
• Russell Elevado mix, recording, guitar on 5 tracks
• Braylon Lacy bass, producer on 4 tracks
• Geno Young background vocals, Rhodes piano, producer on 4 tracks
• Gino “LockJohnson” Iglehart drums (drum set), producer on 4 tracks
• J Dilla producer, programming, bass on 4 tracks
• Pino Palladino bass, producer, electric guitar on 4 tracks
• Shaun Martin keyboard, producer on 4 tracks
• Leonard Gibbs percussion on 3 tracks
• N’Dambi background vocals on 3 tracks
• Betty Wright background vocals, vocals on 2 tracks
• Charles Parker violin on 2 tracks
• Davis Barnett viola on 2 tracks
• Emma Kummrow violin on 2 tracks
• Gregory Teperman violin on 2 tracks
• Igor Szwec violin on 2 tracks
• Jacques Swarzbart saxophone on 2 tracks
• Jef Lee Johnson guitar, acoustic guitar on 2 tracks
• Larry Gold instrument arranger, cello on 2 tracks
• Olga Konopelsky violin on 2 tracks
• Peter Nocella viola on 2 tracks
• Roy Hargrove trumpet, instrument arranger on 2 tracks
• Carlos Henderson double bass on 1 track
• Charles Kwas violin on 1 track
• Chinah background vocals on 1 track
• Dready bass, acoustic guitar on 1 track
• Frank Lacy trombone on 1 track
• Ramone Gonzalez percussion on 1 track
• RC Williams keyboard on 1 track
• Roy Ayers vibraphone, vocals on 1 track
• Stephen Marley producer, vocals on 1 track

Tracklist

1. 1 Penitentiary Philosophy — Erykah Badu, Pino Palladino, James Poyser, ?uestlove 6:10
2. 2 Didn’t Cha Know — Erykah Badu 3:59
3. 3 My Life — Erykah Badu, James Poyser 4:00
4. 4 … & On — Erykah Badu, Jah Born, Shaun Martin, James Poyser 3:34
5. 5 Cleva — Erykah Badu, James Poyser 3:46
6. 6 Hey Sugah — Erykah Badu, N’Dambi 0:51
7. 7 Booty — Erykah Badu 4:05
8. 8 Kiss Me on My Neck (Hesi) — Erykah Badu, Jack DeJohnette, James Poyser, Jimmy Yancey 5:35
9. 9 A.D. 2000 — Erykah Badu, Betty Wright 4:51
10. 10 Orange Moon — Erykah Badu, Braylon Lacy, Shaun Martin, Snooky Young 7:10
11. 11 In Love With You — Erykah Badu, Stephen Marley 5:21
12. 12 Bag Lady — Erykah Badu, Dr. Dre, Isaac Hayes, Kurupt 5:49
13. 13 Time’s a Wastin — Erykah Badu, Shaun Martin 6:42
14. 14 Green Eyes — Erykah Badu, Victor Emanuel Cooke, James Poyser 10:05

Production

• Kedar Massenburg producer
• Tom Soares recording, mix
• Shinobu Mitsuoka mix, recording, engineer
• Jon Adler recording, engineer
• Steve Mandel mix, recording
• Leslie Brathwaite mix, recording
• Chris Bell recording
• Michael Verdes recording
• Mike Turner recording, engineer
• Vernon Mungo recording
• Vincent Alexander recording, mix
• Jon Smeltz recording
• Mark “Exit” Goodchild recording
• Brian Geten mix
• Errol Brown recording
• Geff Grimes recording
• Jah Born producer, programming
• Jason Dale mix
• Krystof Zizka recording
• Mitch Getz recording
• Paul Gregory mix
• Rob Smith recording
• Vikter Duplaix producer
• Will Jackson recording

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