Sweet Thing (album)

Sweet Thing is the fifth album by jazz saxophonist Boney James, released in 1997. "I Still Dream" features Al Jarreau.

Personnel

 * Boney James – soprano saxophone (1, 4, 5, 9), alto saxophone (2, 8), keyboards (2, 6, 8, 9), Yamaha WX7 (2), tenor saxophone (3, 6, 7), Wurlitzer electric piano (4, 5)
 * Dan Shea – keyboards (1)
 * David Torkanowsky – keyboards (2, 4), additional keyboards (5), vibraphone solo (5), strings (7), acoustic piano solo (9)
 * Alex Al – keyboards (3), Nord synth lead (3), bass (3, 4), drum programming (3)
 * Jeff Carruthers – keyboards (4), drum programming (4)
 * Darrell Smith – keyboards (5, 7), drum programming (5), electric piano (6)
 * John Stoddart – keyboards (8)
 * Daddy Shakespeare – Moog synthesizer (8)
 * Peter White – accordion (9), guitars (9)
 * Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (1, 2, 7, 8)
 * Tony Maiden – guitars (4, 5), vocals (4)
 * Larry Kimpel – bass (1, 6, 7, 9)
 * Lil' John Roberts – drums (1, 6, 7)
 * Paul Brown – drum programming (2, 6-9), additional programming (5)
 * Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 2, 5, 6, 8)
 * Paulinho da Costa – percussion (7, 9)
 * Dan Higgins – tenor saxophone (1)
 * Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (1)
 * Jerry Hey – flugelhorn (1)
 * Maxyan Lewis – vocals (4)
 * Dee Harvey – vocals (5)
 * Al Jarreau – vocals (8)
 * Bridgette Bryant-Fiddmont – backing vocals (8)

Arrangements
 * Paul Brown (1, 2, 4-9)
 * Carl Burnett (2)
 * Boney James (2, 4-9)
 * Alex Al (3)
 * Jeff Carruthers (4)
 * Tony Maiden (5)
 * Darrell Smith (5, 7)

Production

 * Boney James – producer
 * Paul Brown – producer, recording, mixing
 * Dave Rideau – additional engineer, co-mixing (4)
 * Dan Shea – additional engineer
 * Erik Zobler – additional engineer
 * Tony Alvarez Jr. – recording assistant
 * Cappy Japngie – recording assistant
 * Charles Nasser – recording assistant, mix assistant
 * Matt Pakucko – mix assistant
 * Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, California)
 * Lexy Brewer – production coordinator
 * Larry Vigon – art direction, design
 * Brian Jackson – design
 * James Minchin III – photography
 * Howard Lowell – management