R. (album) - Personnel

Personnel

• R. Kelly - arranger, conductor, instruments, keyboards, mixer, producer, writer, main vocals, background vocals
• Keith Murray - vocals
• G-One - arranger, keyboards, mixer, producer, programming
• Chris Puram - mixer
• Kelly Price - background vocals
• Rob Bacon - guitar
• Marek - assistant mix engineer, assistant recording engineer
• Anthony Kilhoffer - assistant recording engineer
• Esther Nevarez - assistant recording engineer
• Dana Walsh - assistant recording engineer
• Sean "Puffy" Combs - producer
• Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence - producer
• Stevie J. - co-producer
• Tony Maserati - mixer
• Jimmie Lee Patterson - assistant mix engineer
• Champ - assistant recording engineer
• Tone - co-producer, producer, background vocals, programming
• Poke - co-producer, producer, programming
• Stephen George - mixer, programming
• Greg Landfair - guitar
• Kendall D. Nesbitt - additional keyboards
• Antonio L. Daniels - additional keyboards
• Roy Hamilton - drum programming, vocoder programming
• Blake Chaffin - programming
• Brian Calicchia - assistant mix engineer
• Jeff Vereb - assistant mix engineer, assistant recording engineer
• LaFayette Carthon, Jr. - additional keyboards, background vocals, conductor
• Paul J. Falcone - programming
• Jason Groucott - assistant mix engineer
• Brian Garten - assistant recording engineer, programming
• Sparkle - background vocals
• UB Tirado - assistant mix engineer
• Jeffrey Lane - assistant mix engineer, assistant recording engineer
• Stan Wood - assistant recording engineer
• Bryon Rickerson - assistant recording engineer
• Mark Johnson - assistant mix engineer
• Greg Thompson - assistant mix engineer
• Cory Rooney - co-producer, additional keyboards
• Kevin Crouse - mixer
• Chris Ribando - assistant recording engineer
• Cam'Ron - vocals
• Noreaga - vocals
• Shawn Carter - vocals
• Vegas Cats - vocals
• Joey Donnatello - mixer, programming
• Ron Lowe - assistant mix engineer
• Jason Goldstein - assistant recording engineer
• Paul Riser - arranger, conductor, orchestrator, strings
• Hart Holliman - arranger, conductor, orchestrator
• The Motown Romance Orchestra - arranging, strings and horns
• Keith Henderson - guitar
• Blackie - background vocals
• Rock - background vocals
• Chris Brickley - assistant recording engineer
• Tony Gonzalez - assistant recording engineer
• Bruce Kelly - background vocals
• Tony Black - additional engineering, digital editing
• Jason Bacher - assistant recording engineer
• Trey Fratt - assistant recording engineer
• Rick Behrens - assistant recording engineer
• Cynthia Jernigan - additional writing
• Nathan Dean - assistant mix engineer, assistant recording engineer
• Eric N. Yoder - programming
• Deatia Staples - background vocals
• Keisha Wallace - background vocals
• Lamont Smith - background vocals
• Shawn L. Lawson - background vocals
• Marjette J. Alston - background vocals
• Bryant M. Lee - background vocals
• Suzan Chatims - background vocals
• Denise Purkett - background vocals
• Reynonda McFarland - background vocals
• Monique Whittington - background vocals
• Opal Staples - background vocals
• Angela Clayton-Lawson - background vocals
• Foxy Brown - vocals
• Al West - co-producer, keyboards
• Rich Travali - mixer
• Chuck Bailey - assistant mix engineer
• Jon Heidelberger - assistant recording engineer
• Johnny Allen - assistant to the conductor
• J. Squillace - orchestra recording assistant
• Crucial Conflict - vocals
• Todd Parker - assistant mix engineer
• Ruth Varella - assistant recording engineer
• Edward Tucker - background vocals
• Russell Hinton - background vocals
• Michael McCoy - assistant mix engineer
• Humberto Gatica - mixer
• Rob Mathes - arranger, conductor
• Loris Holland - additional keyboards, background vocals, conductor, Hammond B-3 Organ
• Steve Skinner - keyboards, drum programming
• Jeff Bova - additional keyboard programming
• Jimmy Bralower - drum programming
• Jeffrey Morrow - background vocals
• Yvonne Gage - background vocals
• Cheryl Wilson - background vocals
• Joan Walton - background vocals
• Robert Bowker - background vocals
• Johnny Rutledge - background vocals
• Robin Robinson - background vocals
• Rob Trow - background vocals
• Cathy Richardson - background vocals
• Anthony Ransom - background vocals
• Lisa Lougheed - background vocals
• Stevie Robinson - background vocals
• Tawatha Agee - background vocals
• Troy Bright - background vocals
• Dennis Collins - background vocals
• Ayana George - background vocals
• Diva Gray - background vocals
• Nancey Jackson - background vocals
• Latasha Jordon - background vocals
• Paulette McWilliams - background vocals
• Robert Moe - background vocals
• Fonzi Thornton - background vocals
• Spencer Washington - background vocals
• Elizabeth Withers - background vocals
• Don Hachey - assistant recording engineer
• Céline Dion - vocals, background vocals
• Bill Douglass - assistant recording engineer
• Jason Stasium - assistant recording engineer
• Chris Brooke - assistant recording engineer
• Brian Callicha - assistant recording engineer
• Jake Ninan - assistant recording engineer
• Nasir Jones - vocals
• "The Luv Club" Choir - background vocals
• Percy Bady - director, keyboards
• Tom Recchion - art direction and design
• Jackie Murphy - photo shoot/art coordination
• Reisig & Taylor - photography
• June Ambrose - stylist
• Mode Squad - stylist
• Robin Hannibal - groomer
• Aliesh Peirce - groomer
• TAR - original cover photo
• Kenneth Halsband - location manager
• Bruce Goldman - location manager
• Leon Adair - location manager
• Beata Rosenbaum - casting
• Michael Anthony - make-up
• Reginald Payton - car shots
• Howard Simmons - interior shots
• Barry Hankerson - executive producer
• 'Big Bass' Brian Gardner - mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, California