 Makeba Riddick provided the vocal production of the song. "Cold Case Love" was recorded by Marcos Tovar and Paul Foley at the German Studios and Roc the Mic Studios in New York City and Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles. Bobby Campbell and Kevin Porter served as Tovar's assistant recording engineers, while Antonio Resendiz and Peter Martinez helped Foley. Jean Marie Horvat mixed the song at the Palms Studio in Las Vegas, with Foley serving as a mixing assistant. The engineering was completed by Jeff Chestek, with Montez Roberts and Rick Friedrich serving as assistant engineer. The cello was played by Glenn Fischbach and James J. Cooper III, while the viola was provided by Davis Barnett and Peter Nocella. The violins were played by Charles Parker, Emma Kummrow, Gregory Teperman, Igor Szwec, Luigi Mazzocchi and Olga Konopelsky. John Epcar provided the drums, while Mike Elizondo played the guitar. Larry Gold was the strings arranger and conductor.
