Musicians • Roberta Flack – lead vocals, backing vocals (9) • Peabo Bryson – lead vocals, backing vocals (4) •
Randy Kerber –
Fender Rhodes electric piano (1), acoustic piano (1) •
Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (2, 5) •
Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (2, 5) •
Paul Delph –
Prophet-10 programming (3), Prophet-10 (6) •
Bob Gaudio – acoustic piano (3), Fender Rhodes electric piano (3), Prophet-10 (3), programming (3),
LinnDrum (3), arrangements (3, 6, 8), vocal arrangements (3, 6, 8), synthesizers (6, 8) •
Mark Parrish –
Oberheim OB-X (4),
Prophet-5 (4) •
Vance Taylor – Fender Rhodes electric piano (4), Oberheim OB-X (4),
Synclavier (4) • Jai Winding – Fender Rhodes electric piano (6), arrangements (6, 8) • Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (7), synthesizers (7), strings (7), arrangements (7) •
Jerry Corbetta – Fender Rhodes electric piano (8), Prophet-10 (8), synthesizer solo (8), arrangements (8) •
Richard Tee – Fender Rhodes electric piano (9) •
Marcus Miller – synthesizers (9), bass (9) •
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (1, 2, 5) •
Dann Huff – guitars (2, 5) • John Hauser – guitars (4) • Richard Horton – guitars (4),
guitar synthesizer (4) • Tim May – guitars (6), acoustic guitar (8), electric guitar (8) •
Georg Wadenius – guitars (9) •
Nathan East – bass (1, 7) •
Abraham Laboriel – bass (2, 5) •
Leland Sklar – bass (6, 8) •
Carlos Vega – drums (1, 6–8) •
Jim Keltner – drums (2, 5) • John Gilston –
Simmons drums (3) • Andre Robinson – drums (4) •
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (2, 5) • Charles Bryson – percussion (4) •
Bobbye Hall –
bongos (8),
congas (8) • Anthony MacDonald – percussion (9) •
Pete Christlieb – saxophone solo (3, 6) • Ron Dover – tenor saxophone (4), backing vocals (4) • Daniel Dillard – trumpet (4) • Thaddeus Johnson – trumpet (4),
flugelhorn (4) • Felipe Mantine –
flute (9) •
Michael Masser – rhythm arrangements (1) •
Gene Page – rhythm arrangements (1), orchestration (1), strings (7) • Frank DeCaro – music contractor (2, 5) • Mary Bridges – backing vocals (3) •
Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (3) • Patricia Hall – backing vocals (3) • Luther Waters – backing vocals (3) •
Oren Waters – backing vocals (3) • Mona Lisa Young – backing vocals (3, 6, 8) • Terry Young – backing vocals (3, 6, 8) • Myra Walker – backing vocals (4) • Dwight W. Watkins – backing vocals (4) • Shirley Brewer – backing vocals (6, 8) • Al Johnson – backing vocals (9), arrangements (9)
Production • Don Grierson – executive producer • Varnell Johnson – executive producer • Michael Masser – producer (1, 7) • Burt Bacharach – producer (2, 5) • Carole Bayer Sager – producer (2, 5) • Bob Crewe – producer (3, 6, 8) • Bob Gaudio – producer (3, 6, 8) • Peabo Bryson – producer (4) • Ed Seay – assistant producer (4), engineer (4) • Roberta Flack – producer (9) • Al Johnson – associate producer (9) • Jeremy Smith – engineer (1, 7) • Howard Wolin – engineer (1, 7) •
Bruce Swedien – engineer (2, 5) • Tony D'Amico – engineer (3, 6, 8), recording (3, 6, 8), mixing (8) • Jay Messina – vocal recording (3, 6, 8) • Tom Swift – vocal recording assistant (3, 6, 8) • Eric Calvi – first engineer (9) • Kendall Brown – second engineer (9) • Steve Marcantonio – recording (9) • Dick Bogart – mixing (1, 7) • Russ Terrano – mixing (1, 7) • Lee DeCarlo – mixing (3, 6) • Jim Bell – mix assistant (3, 6, 8), assistant engineer (8), recording assistant (8) • Roy Kohara – art direction • John O'Brien – design • Beverly Parker – photography • Lamarries Moses – stylist • Roger St. Pierre – liner notes ==Charts==