 The former used that brand of guitars because the sound "is so thick that I don’t need any pedals to fill it out".Benson added keyboards and programming to the recordings, while session musicians Kenny Aronoff and Jamie Muhoberac were brought in; Aronoff added drums to "21", "Island" and "What You Want", whereas Muhoberac added keyboards to "What You Want".Luis Conti contributed percussion to the track, alongside "21", "Island", "Hurry", "Something Left to Give" and "Need to Love".