Backing Vocals-Bill Withers, Bobby's Babies, Gregory White (3), Ivory Stone, Janice Singleton, Julia Tilman*, Lorna Willard, Linda Lawrence*, Pam Grier, Patrice Holloway, The Pointer Sisters*, Sundray*, Carmichael Singers*, The Valentinos*
Bass-Chuck Rainey, David Hood, Louis Johnson, Mike Leech, Paul Stallworth, Tommy Cogbill, Willie Weeks
Design-Marlene Bergman's Firesign Design*
Drums-Bill Braun, Bill Lordan, Gene Chrisman, Hayward Bishop, James Gadson, Jim Keltner, Larry Zack, Robert Robertie, Roger Hawkins, Ron Selico, Soko Richardson
Engineer-Christina Hersch, Darryl Carter, David Rubinson, Fred Catero, Jerry Masters, Jimmy Johnson (4), Ken Deane, Kerry McNabb, Larry Hamby, Roger Dollarhide, Stan Kesler, Steve Melton, Steve Smith (7)
Guitar-Bobby Womack, Charles Fullilove, Dave Turner (6), Glen Goins, Lackie Clark*, Jimmy Johnson (4), Ken Khristian, Rhino Rheinhardt*, Wah Wah Watson*, Pete Carr, Reggie Young, Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Tippy Armstrong
Horns-Dale Quillen, Harrison Calloway, Jr.*, Harvey Thompson, Peace (4), Ronnie Eades*
Keyboards-Berry Beckett*, Bobby Emmons, Bobby Woods*, Clayton Ivey, David Foster, Herbie Hancock, Leon Ware, Roger Dollarhide, Sonny Burke (2), Truman Thomas, William Smith (2)
Liner Notes-Robert Palmer (3)
Management [Business Affairs]-Frank Lopez, Jill Lamphere, Lance Whitaker (2), Steve Weatherby (2)
Mastered By-David Harris*
Mastered By [Mastering Supervision]-Frank Collura
Percussion-Bill Braun, Bill Summers, Bobby Womack, Cosme Daeguero*, Hayward Bishop, Joe Lala, Roger Hawkins
Producer-Bobby Womack (tracks: 1-10, 1-19 to 1-23, 2-1 to 2-15, 2-21), Chips Moman (tracks: 1-1 to 1-9, 1-11 to 1-14), David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. (tracks: 2-16 to 2-20), Ed Wright (2) (tracks: 1-10, 1-23), Joe Hicks (tracks: 1-19, 1-22), Muscle Shoals Sound* (tracks: 1-15 to 1-19, 1-22, 2-8 to 2-10)
Reissue Producer-Tom Cartwright
Reissue Producer [Production]-Brendan Gormley, Shannon Ward
Strings-Jonathan Blair*, Rene Hall
Written-By-Howard* (tracks: 1-12), Hilliard* (tracks: 1-15), Morrison* (tracks: 1-14), Womack* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8, 1-11, 1-16 to 1-20, 1-23, 2-2 to 2-4, 2-9 to 2-14, 2-16 to 2-18, 2-20, 2-21), Womack* (tracks: 2-12, 2-21), Ivey* (tracks: 2-5), Penn* (tracks: 1-2), Carter* (tracks: 1-2), Carter* (tracks: 1-6 to 1-8, 1-11, 1-20, 1-23), Patterson/Womack* (tracks: 1-23), Sanders* (tracks: 1-6), Oldham* (tracks: 1-2), Cross* (tracks: 1-13), Cory* (tracks: 1-13), Jackson* (tracks: 2-6), Payne* (tracks: 2-20), Alexander* (tracks: 2-8), Johnson* (tracks: 2-2), Ford* (tracks: 1-22), Cox* (tracks: 2-1), Williams* (tracks: 1-9), Hicks* (tracks: 1-17), Grisby* (tracks: 1-17), Weiss* (tracks: 1-9), Ware* (tracks: 1-15), Womack* (tracks: 1-20, 2-3), Ragin* (tracks: 2-19), Diamond* (tracks: 1-21), Mitchell* (tracks: 2-5), Parker* (tracks: 2-19), Moore* (tracks: 2-6), Dollarhide* (tracks: 2-15), Cooke* (tracks: 1-10, 2-7), Thomas* (tracks: 2-10, 2-11), Pickett* (tracks: 1-1), Samuels* (tracks: 2-8)