The Element of Freedom

Original Release Date:  December 15, 2009

Track Listing

• 1. The Element of Freedom [Intro]
• 2. Love Is Blind
• 3. Doesn't Mean Anything
• 4. Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart
• 5. Wait 'Til They See My Smile
• 6. That's How Strong My Love Is
• 7. Unthinkable (I'm Ready)
• 8. Love Is My Disease
• 9. Like the Sea
• 10. Put It in a Love Song
• 11. This Bed
• 12. Distance and Time
• 13. How It Feels to Fly
• 14. Empire State of Mind, Pt. 2: Broken Down

Credits

• Paul Pesco: Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
• Carlos Alomar: Guitar (Electric)
• Roger Hambrick: Choir Director
• Bert Keyes: Composer
• Manny Marroquin: Mixing
• Tony Maserati: Mixing
• Conrad Robinson: Choir Director, Management
• Sylvia Robinson: Composer
• John Jubu Smith: Guitar (Electric)
• Steve Wolf: Drums
• Erwin Gorostiza: Creative Director
• Shawn Carter: Composer
• Ann Mincieli: Engineer, Coordination
• Swizz Beatz: Producer, Drum Programming
• George Fullan: Assistant Engineer
• Kerry Brothers: Composer, Producer, Executive Producer, Drum Programming
• Peter Edge: Executive Producer
• Steve Mostyn: Piano, Composer, Guitar (Bass), Moog Bass
• Alicia Keys: Synthesizer, Piano, Composer, Keyboards, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Moog Synthesizer, Producer, Executive Producer, Fender Rhodes, Concept, Wurlitzer, Moog Bass, Synthesizer Programming, Hammond B3
• Ron Haney: Guitar (Electric)
• Kasseem Dean: Composer
• Tippi Shorter: Hair Stylist
• Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds: Composer, Drum Programming
• Valente Torrez: Assistant Engineer
• Ashunta Sheriff: Make-Up
• Angela Hunte: Composer
• Wouri Vice: Stylist
• Miki Tsutsumi: Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• Jeff Bhasker: Synthesizer, Composer, Keyboards, Producer, Drum Programming, Synthesizer Programming
• Toby Gad: Guitar, Composer, Keyboards, Producer, Engineer
• Jeanine McLean Griffin: Management
• Chris Soper: Assistant Engineer
• Christian Baker: Assistant Engineer
• Jeff Robinson: Executive Producer, Management
• Davide Rossi: Strings, Violin, Cello, Viola, String Arrangements
• Christian Plata: Mixing Assistant
• Erik Madrid: Mixing Assistant
• Noah Shebib: Composer, Keyboards, Producer, Engineer, Drum Programming
• Dave Kutch: Mastering
• Jeff Gitelman: Guitar (Electric)
• Stuart White: Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
• Yu Tsai: Photography
• Billy Kraven: Vocals (Background)
• Al Shuckburgh: Composer
• Val Brathwaite: Assistant Engineer
• Melini Smith: Composer
• Janeït Sewell-Ulepic: Composer
• Al Shux: Keyboards, Programming, Producer