Who Let the Cats Out?

Rating

The album reached a peak position of number fourteen on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums chart.

Personnel

Mike Stern – guitars (1–4, 6–11), acoustic guitar (5)

Jim Beard – acoustic piano (1, 4–6, 9–11), organ (1–4, 7, 8, 10), synthesizers (2, 5, 6, 11), clavinet (7)

Chris Minh Doky – acoustic bass (1, 6)

Meshell Ndegeocello – bass (2, 8, 9)

Richard Bona – bass (3–5, 10), vocals (3, 4, 10)

Victor Wooten – bass (7)

Anthony Jackson – bass (11)

Kimberly Thompson – drums (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)

Dave Weckl – drums (3, 5, 8, 11)

Bob Franceschini – saxophone (1–4, 9–11)

Bob Malach – saxophone (7)

Roy Hargrove – trumpet (2, 9)

Gregoire Maret – harmonica (5, 8)

Production

Dave Love – executive producer

Jim Beard – producer, engineer, mixing

Phil Magnotti – engineer, mixing

Russell Hoppe – assistant engineer

Eddie Jackson – assistant engineer

Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)

Robert Hoffman – art direction, design

Clay Patrick McBride – cover photography, tray card image

Gene Martin – session images

Paul Greco – photo of Victor Wooten

Robin Tomchin – management

Roy Holland – management

Bill Milkowski – liner notes