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All images are copyright their respective designers. Strings arranged & conducted by: Bill Ross. Piano, keyboards and Rhythm Programming: Dan Shea. Blige, Crystal Lewis, Bono, Tamela Mann, and Dalon Collins. Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York, NY by Tom Coins. Recorded at Westland Studios, Dublin, Ireland. Recorded at Dallas Sound Lab, Dallas, TX Enterprise Studios, Burbank, CA by “Bassy” Bob Brockman, Kevin Bond, and Chris Bell.
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Assisted by Luis Quine and Paul Westheimer. Recorded at Andora Studios, Burbank, CA Paramount Studios, Los Angeles, CA Wallyworld Studios, San Rafael, CA by Dave Rideau, Bobby Fernandez, David Gleeson, and Dan Shea.
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Vocals co-produced by Kevin Bond for Bonded Music. The song was performed live at the Award ceremony, and Bono guested on stage with the collective. The song went on to be nominated for a Grammy Award at the 1999 ceremony. The song “Lean on Me” was released as a commercial single as well. The version featured on the album is 5:08 in length. Even though it is labeled “Album Version” this second track is not taken from the album. The second is labelled “Album Version” and is 5:56 in length. The first is labelled “Video Version” and is 5:10 in length. The promotional single released featured two versions of the title track. The recording was made in the summer of 1998, and Bono recorded his vocals at a distance, having been recorded in Ireland while much of the album was recorded elsewhere. The song featured several mainstream artists performing an interpretation of the Bill Withers song. In advance of the album, “The Nu Nation Project”, Kirk Franklin released a promotional single to radio for “Lean on Me”.