Cry Me a River by Justin Timberlake: studio, gear and credits

Cry Me a River by Justin Timberlake: recorded at Westlake Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA - Studio B) & Windmark Recording (Virginia Beach, VA), produced by Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley, engineered by Jimmy Douglass ("Senator Jimmy D"), Timbaland. See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound i

Details

Song: Cry Me a River
Artist: Justin Timberlake
Genre / Style: Contemporary R&B / Pop / Neo-Soul / Experimental Hip-Hop
Date(s) Recorded: June – July 2002
Original Record Company & Catalog #: Jive Records (Catalog #: 01241-41823-2 / JIVE 9254602)
Release Date: November 25, 2002 (Single Release), November 5, 2002 (Album Release)
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Personnel and session credits

Producer(s): Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley
Chief Recording Engineer(s): Jimmy Douglass ("Senator Jimmy D"), Timbaland
Musicians & Session Performers:

Justin Timberlake – Lead Vocals, Vocal Arrangements, Vocal Percussion
Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley – Vocal Beatboxing, Drum Programming, Synth Sequencing, Backing Vocals
Scott Storch – Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Clavinet, Piano, Synthesizers
Marsha Ambrosius – Intro Vocal Refrain, Harmony Vocals
Larry Gold – String Arrangements, Cello

Studio and recording technology

Tracking Studio & Room: Westlake Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA - Studio B) & Windmark Recording (Virginia Beach, VA)

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Mixing / Overdub Studio: Manhattan Center Studios (New York, NY) & Sound on Sound Studios (New York, NY)
Mixing Console / Desk: Solid State Logic (SSL) 9000 J Series (Westlake/Manhattan Center) / SSL 4000 G+
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: Digidesign Pro Tools HD System (24-bit/48kHz) synchronized with Studer A827 24-Track 2-inch Tape Machine (used for drum saturation prints)
Studio Monitors: Augspurger GA215V Main Monitors with Custom Dual 18-inch Subwoofers, Yamaha NS-10M Studio Nearfields, Genelec 1031A
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

Neve 1073 Mic Preamp/EQ Modules
Teletronix LA-2A Optical Leveling Amplifier
UREI 1176LN Peak Limiter (Blackface)
DBX 160X Compressor/Limiter (for snare and drum transient punch)
Eventide H3000 Ultra-Harmonizer
Lexicon 480L Digital Effects System
TC Electronic 2290 Dynamic Digital Delay
Avalon VT-737sp Vacuum Tube Channel Strip

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Programmable Drum Machine & Beats (Ensoniq ASR-10), Live Mouth Beatboxing (Timbaland), Keyboards & Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes & Synths), Lead Vocals (Justin Timberlake), Backing Vocals & Stacks (JT & Marsha Ambrosius), String Section (Larry Gold Orchestral Arrangement).

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