Open on All Sides in the Middle

All compositions by Geri Allen

1. "Open on All Sides / The Glide Was in the Ride..." - 6:45
2. "Forbidden Place" - 4:24
3. "The Dancer" - 2:33
4. "In the Middle" - 4:01
5. "Ray" - 4:17
6. "I Sang a Bright Green Tear for All of Us This Year..." - 12:46
7. "Drummer's Song" - 2:24
8. "In the Morning" - 5:03
9. "The Dancer Part 2" - 1:34

• Geri Allen – acoustic piano, keyboards, backing vocals
• Jaribu Shahid – acoustic bass
• Tani Tabbal – drums
• Steve Coleman – alto saxophone, horn arrangements (4)
• Dave McMurray – soprano saxophone, flute
• Robin Eubanks – trombone
• Rayse Biggs – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Shahida Nurullah – lead vocals

Special guests

• Mino Cinelu – electronic drums, cymbals, bells, congas, timbales, udu, percussion
• Marcus Belgrave – flugelhorn (8)
• Lloyd Storey – tap dance

Production

• Stephan Meyner – executive producer
• Geri Allen – producer, arrangements
• Steve Coleman – co-producer
• Mino Cinelu – associate producer
• Dave McMurray – associate producer
• Mike Brown – recording
• Peter Denenberg – mixing at Acme Recording Studio (Mamaroneck, New York)
• Claus Bäurele – cover design
• Christin Schindler – cover design
• Jules Allen – photography
• Earla Diange – hair
• Ruberto – jewelry