Musicians:
Lisa Stansfield: vocals
Phil Palmer: guitars (1, 2, 4, 6, 11), acoustic guitars (3, 8)
Tim Pierce: guitars (1-3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11), electric guitars (4)
Lol Creme: guitars (2), electric guitars (4), clavinet (3)
Randy Jacobs: guitars (2, 5, 8)
Trevor Horn: electric guitars (4), bass (3, 6, 11), keys (2, 3, 11), pads (4)
Richard Darbyshire: guitars (7, 10)
Tim Cansfield: guitars (9)
Jamie Muhoberac: bass (1-3, 5, 8, 10, 11), keys (1-6, 8, 10, 11), piano (3, 4), drums (8), rhythm box (1, 2, 11)
Laurence Cottle: bass (4, 9)
Terry Britten: bass (11)
Earl Harvin: drums (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11)
Ian Thomas: drums (9)
Paul Beavis: drums (11)
Robert Orton: additional drums (7)
Paul Robinson: drums on the live sessions—not used in final recordings
Charlie Russell: drum programming (3)
Luis Jardim: percussion (1-5, 8, 10, 11)
Pete Murray: keys (4, 6-9), piano (4), pad (5)
Ian Devaney: bass (7), keys (7, 10), pads (7)
Duck Blackwell: keys (11)
Steve Sidwell: trumpet (5, 9, 11)
Nigel Hitchcock: sax (5, 9, 11)
Chris Demetriou: programming (8), harmonica (8)
Lucinda Barry: additional background vocals (9)

Strings led by Perry Montague-Mason & Gavyn Wright
 

Produced by Trevor Horn at Sarm Studios, London
Engineered by Robert Orton
Vocals recorded by Ian Devaney (7, 9, 10); background vocals recorded by Ian Devaney (3, 5, 6)
Mixed by Robert Orton (1-8, 10, 11), Tim Weidner (9)
1st studio assistants: Jay (Buju) Blatch, Chris Demetriou
2nd studio assistants: Taz Mattar, Rob Smith
Live vocal sessions & band engineered by Gary Langan
Orchestra recorded by Steve Price at Angel Studios, London
Strings fixed by Isobel Griffiths
Mastered by Ian Cooper
Additional engineering: Mark Bishop, Iain Roberton

Photos by Mary McCartney Donald
Graphic design by Gibson
Management: Jacqui Darbyshire
 

Tracks:
1. Easier [Fiona Renshaw/Andy Wright] (4:38)
2. Treat Me Like a Woman [Kara Diogvardi/George Hammond-Hagan/John Hammond-Hagan/Layla Manoochehri] (3:59)
3. When Love Breaks Down [Paddy McAloon] (4:17)
4. Say It to Me Now [Glen Hansard/The Frames] (4:47)
5. He Touches Me [Stansfield/Devaney/Darbyshire] (4:36)
6. Lay Your Hands on Me [Thom Hardwell/Ian Morrow] (4:17)
7. The Moment [Stansfield/Devaney/Darbyshire/Horn] (4:51)
8. If I Hadn't Got You [Chris Braide/Chris Difford] (4:47)
9. Take My Heart [Stansfield/Devaney/Darbyshire/Barry] (4:37)
10. Love Without a Name [Stansfield/Devaney/Darbyshire] (3:59)
11. Takes a Woman to Know [Britten/Charlie Dore] (3:39)

Arranged by Devaney (7)
Arrangements by Devaney/Darbyshire (10)
String arrangement: Anne Dudley (1, 3-6), Nick Ingman (7), Chris Cameron & Chris Demetriou (8), Chris Cameron (9-11)
Brass arrangement: Chris Demetriou (9)
Background vocals arranged by Devaney/Darbyshire (5, 7), Devaney/Horn (6, 10)
 

Notes: (3) is a cover of a song by Prefab Sprout.

Lisa Stansfield is an establised singer, but this is her first album produced by Trevor Horn, part of the ZTT revival of 2004. We see many familiar session musicians here, including Palmer, Pierce, Creme, Muhoberac, Cottle (who has also worked with Bill Bruford's Earthworks), Harvin, Thomas, Robinson, Jardim, Sidwell, Dudley, Ingman, Wright. Note also the involvement of 90125 engineer and former Art of Noise member Gary Langan and Magnification producer Tim Weidner.

The first single from the album was the double A-side 'Easier/Treat Me Like a Woman'; tracks: "Easier" (replacing an earlier plan of a remix of "Treat Me Like a Woman" by Taz Mattar), "Treat Me Like a Woman" (album version), "Big Thing" (new version produced by Ian Devaney). At the time of writing, the second single is planned to be 'If I Hadn't Got You', due early 2005. (HP, 13 Nov 04)