Kirk Whalum – Colors

Acoustic Bass – Chris Minh Doky
Electric Guitar – Nick Moroch
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By, Keyboards, Programmed By – Philippe Saisse
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By, Tenor Saxophone – Kirk Whalum
Programmed By [Additional] – Paul Brown

Bass – Ron Jenkins
Organ [Hammond B-3] – Leon Pendarvis
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By, Keyboards, Programmed By – Philippe Saisse
Producer, Written-By, Tenor Saxophone – Kirk Whalum
Vocals – Vaneese Thomas
Vocals – Curtis King

Drums [Additional] – Sean McCurley
Guitar – Mark Baldwin (2)
Keyboards [Additional] – Bill Cantos
Organ [Hammond B-3] – Marc Q. Harris
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By, Tenor Saxophone, Keyboards, Programmed By – Kirk Whalum
Programmed By [Additional] – Paul Brown

Drums [Additional] – Chester Thompson
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr.
Producer – Oji Pierce
Producer, Written-By, Keyboards, Programmed By – Oji Pierce
Producer, Written-By, Tenor Saxophone – Kirk Whalum
Programmed By [Additional] – Paul Brown
Programmed By [Additional] – Sandy Jenkins
Vocals – Lynne Fiddmont
Vocals – Kevin Whalum
Written-By, Alto Saxophone, Bass – Gerald Albright
Written-By, Keyboards, Programmed By – Oji Pierce

Arranged By, Keyboards, Programmed By – Dan Shea
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr.
Producer, Arranged By – Paul Brown
Tenor Saxophone – Kirk Whalum
Written-By – Brenda Russell (2)

Bass – Abraham Laboriel
Drums – Bill Maxwell
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards – Bill Cantos
Keyboards [Additional] – Oji Pierce
Percussion – Luis Conte
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By, Tenor Saxophone – Kirk Whalum
Soprano Saxophone – Justo Almario

Electric Guitar – Nick Moroch
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By, Keyboards, Programmed By – Philippe Saisse
Written-By, Tenor Saxophone – Kirk Whalum

Backing Vocals [Additional] – Kevin Whalum
Bass – Dwayne "Smitty" Smith
Guitar – Dwight Sills
Producer – Oji Pierce
Producer, Written-By, Keyboards, Programmed By – Oji Pierce
Producer, Written-By, Tenor Saxophone – Kirk Whalum
Programmed By [Additional] – Paul Brown
Vocals – Howard Hewett
Written-By, Keyboards, Programmed By – Oji Pierce

Acoustic Guitar – Marc Antoine
Bass – Ron Jenkins
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By, Keyboards, Programmed By – Philippe Saisse
Producer, Written-By, Tenor Saxophone – Kirk Whalum

Acoustic Guitar – Chris Rodriguez
Guest, Vocals – Alison Krauss
Guest, Vocals – Michael McDonald
Producer, Written-By, Programmed By [Keyboard], Bass, Arranged By [Rhythm & String] – Tommy Sims
Tenor Saxophone – Kirk Whalum
Violin, Mandolin – Stuart Duncan