Musicians • Norman Brown – guitars (1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12),
guitar synth piano (1), backing vocals (1), lead guitar (3, 4, 6, 7), rhythm guitar (3, 4, 6, 7),
wah-wah guitar (7), lead vocals (8), programming (9), keyboard bass (9), acoustic guitar (10) •
Brian Simpson – keyboards (1, 7, 11), horn idea (7, 11) • Herman Jackson – keyboards (2, 4–6, 8, 12), acoustic piano (8), programming (9), keyboard bass (9) • Crayge Lindesay – keyboards (3), wah-wah guitar (3), bass (3), drum programming (3) • Gail Johnson – keyboards (4, 6) •
Larry Kimpel – bass (1, 7) •
Freddie Washington – bass (2, 4, 6, 8, 12) • Tony Dumas –
acoustic bass (5) • James Manning – bass (9) • George Lopez – bass (11) •
Ricky Lawson – drums (1, 7) • Land Richards – drums (2, 4–6, 8, 11, 12) • Alonzo "Scotter" Powell – drums (9) • Munyungo Jackson – percussion (1, 4–6, 10, 11) •
Gary Bias – alto saxophone (7, 11), tenor saxophone (7, 11) •
Reggie Young – trombone (7, 11) •
Ray Brown –
flugelhorn (5, 12), trumpet (7, 11) • Lynne Fiddmont-Lindsey – backing vocals (1, 4, 6, 8) • Bridgette Bryant-Fiddmont – backing vocals (4, 6) • Baby Lee – backing vocals (4, 6) •
Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (4, 6) • DeNetria Champ – backing vocals (8)
Music arrangements • Norman Brown – arrangements (1–9, 11, 12), horn arrangements (7, 11), • Crayge Lindesay – vocal arrangements (1), arrangements (3) • Steve McKeever – vocal arrangements (1) • Land Richards – arrangements (4–6, 8) • Lynne Fiddmont-Lindsey – vocal arrangements (4, 6, 8) • DeNetria Champ – vocal arrangements (8)
Production • Steve McKeever – executive producer • Norman Brown – producer • Ralph Sutton – recording, mixing (4, 6–9) •
Malcolm Cecil – mixing (1) • Brant Biles – additional recording (1–3, 11), mixing (2, 3, 5, 11, 12) •
Robert Margouleff – additional recording (1–3, 11), mixing (2, 3, 5, 11, 12) • Richard Huredia – assistant engineer • Nazeeh Islam – assistant engineer •
Bernie Grundman – mastering at
Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California) • Bruce Walker – A&R • Guy Abraham – A&R representative • Lisa Smith-Craig – A&R production coordinator • Jonathan Clark – art direction • Shauna Woods – graphic design • James Minchin III – photography • Charles McCoy – hair stylist • Lalette Littlejohn – make-up • Barron Dohan – fashion consultant • It Takes II – wardrobe ==Charts==