CCK fields printing array

Hello, I posted this to mail_editor first but I think it belongs here.

I've tried using CCK fields and I'm getting an array of all CCK values up to a certain point instead of just the data in the appropriate field.

When I use:
!ccklabel_field_first_name_0: !cckvalue1_field_first_name_0
!ccklabel_field_last_name_0: !cckvalue1_field_last_name_0

when the mail sends it is an array of all previous content types plus whatever it is

First Name: Array, MyFirst
Last Name: Array, MyFirst, Array, mylast

and so on for all the cck fields i added (like 20)

I tried appending [0] and ['value'] but that did not do the trick.
I set this to critical because it seems like it will be a very popular need

thanks for a great module!