BareNaked
BareNaked is the fourth studio album by actress and recording artist Jennifer Love Hewitt. It was released on October 8, 2002. The album became her most successful album to date, reaching the top 40 at no. 37 on the Billboard 200, making it her first album to appear on that chart. BareNaked spawned two singles, "BareNaked" and "Can I Go Now", and included a remake of Kris Kristofferson's "Me and Bobby McGee". The UK and Japanese editions of the album came with a bonus track called "Just Try", previously released as the B-side to "Can I Go Now".
Personnel
Musicians
- Jennifer Love Hewitt – vocals, backing vocals
- Livingstone Brown – keyboards, bass, programming, acoustic guitar, additional programming, Jamaican voice
- Paul "Goldo" Goldowitz – keyboards, programming, guy vocals
- Michael Parnell – keyboards
- Alex Greggs – additional programming
- Paul Lindemulder – acoustic piano
- Meredith Brooks – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, guitars
- Emerson Swinford – acoustic guitar, guitars
- Dave Darling – additional guitars, programming, guitars, bass
- Dustin Boyer – guitars, bridge arrangements
- Glen Holmen – bass
- Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums
- Russ Miller – drums, programming, strings
- Andrew Boston – DJ
- Chris Canute – original arrangements, hand drums
- Windy Wagner – backing vocals
- Rochelle Gillard – backing vocals
- Sharon Perry – backing vocals
- Rose Stone – backing vocals
- Carolyn Perry – backing vocals
- Darlene Perry – backing vocals
Production
- Meredith Brooks – producer, recording, Pro Tools editing, mixing
- Gregg Alexander – co-producer
- Jeff Peters – recording
- David N. Cole – recording
- Phil Kaffel – recording
- Dave Darling – recording
- Goldo – recording, Pro Tools editing
- Brad Haehnel – mixing, recording
- Rich Travali – mixing
- Livingstone Brown – mixing
- Joseph Lobato – mix assistant, Pro Tools editing
- Rich Tapper – mix assistant
- Jody Nachtigal – mix assistant, production coordinator
- Michael Parnell – Pro Tools editing
- Seth McLain – Pro Tools editing
- Jon Kruff – Pro Tools editing
- Andy Goldmark – additional digital editing
- Peter Karr – additional digital editing
- Chaz Harper – mastering at Battery Studios
- Nick Gamma – art direction, design
- Jackie Murphy – art direction, design
- Anthony Mandler – photography
- Agostina Lombardo – make-up
- Robert Steinkin – hair
- Rachel Rosenzweig – stylist
- David Guillod – management
- Jeff Norskog – management