4.5: The Best of the Indigo Girls

"Joking"

• Amy Ray – acoustic guitar, hand claps, vocals
• Emily Saliers – acoustic guitar, hand claps, vocals
• Kenny Aronoff – drums, percussion
• Sara Lee – bass guitar
• David Leonard – mixing at Scream Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
• Scott Litt – engineering, production
• Pat McCarthy – recording at Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
• Benmont Tench – organ

"Hammer and Nail"

• Amy Ray – acoustic guitar, vocals
• Emily Saliers – acoustic guitar, vocals
• Mary Chapin Carpenter – vocals
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Kenny Aronoff – drums, percussion
• Peter Holsapple – accordion
• Sara Lee – bass guitar
• Scott Litt – engineering, production
• Benmont Tench – accordion

"Kid Fears"

• Amy Ray – guitar, vocals
• Emily Saliers – guitar, vocals
• John Keane – 12-string guitar
• Scott Litt – engineering, production
• Michael Stipe – vocals
• Dede Vogt – bass guitar

"Galileo"

• Amy Ray – acoustic guitar, vocals
• Emily Saliers – acoustic and electric guitars, vocals
• Jackson Browne – backing vocals
• David Crosby – backing vocals
• Lisa Germano – fiddle
• Scott Litt – engineering, production
• Sara Lee – bass guitar
• David Leonard – mixing at Scream Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
• Jerry Marotta – drums, percussion, piano
• Pat McCarthy – recording at Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
• Martin McCarrick – accordion, cello
• Talvin Singh – percussion

"Tried to Be True"

• Amy Ray – guitar, vocals
• Emily Saliers – electric guitar, vocals
• Bill Berry – drums
• Peter Buck – electric guitar
• John Keane – shakers
• Scott Litt – engineering, production
• Mike Mills – bass

"Power of Two"

• Amy Ray – acoustic guitar, vocals
• Emily Saliers – acoustic guitar, vocals
• Samantha Anderson – backing vocals
• Peter Collins – production
• Marc Frigo – engineering assistance
• Lisa Germano – mandolin
• Chuck Leavell – piano
• Sara Lee – bass guitar
• David Leonard – engineering, mixing at Woodland Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
• Jerry Marotta – drums, percussion
• Bill Newton – chromatic harmonica
• John Mark Painter – flugelhorn
• Danny Thompson – double bass

"Pushing the Needle Too Far"

• Amy Ray – acoustic guitar, vocals
• Emily Saliers – acoustic guitar, vocals
• Peter Holsapple – accordion
• Sara Lee – bass guitar
• Scott Litt – engineering, production
• Michael Lorrant – drums

"Reunion"

• Amy Ray – acoustic guitar, vocals
• Emily Saliers – acoustic guitar, bouzouki, vocals
• Peter Collins – production
• Lisa Germano – mandolin, violin
• Sara Lee – bass guitar
• David Leonard – engineering, mixing
• Michael Lorant and The Roches – backing vocals
• Jerry Marotta – drums
• Danny Thompson – double bass

"Closer to Fine"

• Amy Ray – guitar, vocals
• Emily Saliers – guitar, vocals
• Luka Bloom – backing vocals
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Scott Litt – engineering, production
• Fiachna Ó Braonáin – tin whistle, backing vocals
• Liam Ó Maonlaí – bodhrán, backing vocals
• Peter O’Toole – mandolin, backing vocals

"Three Hits"

• Amy Ray – acoustic and electric guitars, vocals
• Emily Saliers – acoustic guitar, vocals
• Ronan Browne – uilleann pipes
• Budgie – drums, percussion
• Peter Collins – production
• Lisa Germano – fiddle
• Sara Lee – bass guitar
• David Leonard – mixing at Scream Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
• Dónal Lunny – bodhrán, bouzouki
• Pat McCarthy – engineering at Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States

"Least Complicated"

• Amy Ray – acoustic guitar, vocals
• Emily Saliers – acoustic guitar, vocals
• David Leonard – engineering, mixing
• Peter Collins – production
• John Mark Painter – accordion
• Jo-El Sonnier – accordion
• Sara Lee – bass guitar
• Jerry Marotta – drums, percussion, bongos
• Lisa Germano – mandolin, tin whistle
• Michael Lorant – backing vocals

"Touch Me Fall"

• Amy Ray – electric gui:tar, vocals
• Emily Saliers – electric guitar, vocals
• David Leonard – engineering and mixing at Woodland Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
• Peter Collins – production
• Jan Dykes – bass guitar
• James Hall – trumpet
• Sara Lee – bass guitar
• The Love Sponge Quartet – strings
  • David Davidson – violin
  • Anthony LaMarchina – cello
  • Christian Teal – violin
  • Kristin Wilkinson – viola
• Jerry Marotta – drums
• John Mark Painter – flugelhorn, string arrangement

"Love's Recovery"

• Amy Ray – guitar, vocals
• Emily Saliers – guitar, vocals
• Scott Litt – engineering, production
• Dede Vogt – bass guitar
• Jai Winding – piano

"Land of Canaan:

• Amy Ray – guitar, vocals
• Emily Saliers – guitar, vocals
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• Jay Dee Daugherty – drums
• John Keane – slide guitar
• Scott Litt – engineering, production
• Kasim Sulton – bass guitar

"Ghost"

• Amy Ray – acoustic guitar, vocals
• Emily Saliers – acoustic guitar, vocals
• Pat McCarthy – engineering at Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
• Peter Collins – production
• John Jennings – electric guitar
• Michael Kamen – conducting, string arrangement
• Sara Lee – bass guitar
• David Leonard – mixing at Scream Studios in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
• Jerry Marotta – drums, percussion
• Simone Simonton – cymbals
• Jai Winding – piano