This album was a new foray for the group into
Brazilian music. During the recording sessions, they worked with many songwriters, including
Ivan Lins,
Milton Nascimento,
Djavan and Atlantic Records Jazz recording artist
Gilberto Gil. After the initial recording sessions, the songs were re-arranged and then fitted with English lyrics.
Uakti (Paulo Sergio Dos Santos, Marco Antonio Guimaraes, Decio De Souza Ramos and Artur Andres Riberto) – soloists (7, 9); Arranged by Marco Antonio Guimaraes
Production
Producers – Tim Hauser (Tracks 1–7 & 9); Tim Hauser and
Mazzola (Track 8).
Second Mixing Engineers – Jim Dineen and Clif Jones
Recorded at
Ocean Way Recording, Studio 55 and Skip Saylor Recording (Los Angeles, CA);
Bill Schnee Studios and The Grey Room (Hollywood, CA);
JHL Studios (Pacific Palisades, CA); Som Livre Studios (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).
Mastered by
Stephen Marcussen at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
Album Coordination – Marsha Loeb
Project Coordination – Ivy Skoff
Art Direction, Design and Paintings – Fayette Hauser
Back Cover Photography – Lawrence Manning
Sleeve Photography – Nancy Clendaniel, John Cutcliffe, Fayette Hauser, Tim Hauser, Lawrence Manning and Louise Velasquez.