• Eric Carmen – lead vocals, acoustic piano (3, 5, 8, 9), backing vocals (3), percussion (4, 7, 8),
tack piano (7, 8), acoustic guitar (7), drums (7), synthesizers (8) • Jai Winding – acoustic piano (2, 5, 6),
electric harpsichord (2), electric piano (6) •
Craig Doerge – acoustic piano (4) •
David Paich – electric piano (5) •
James Newton Howard – synthesizers (6) •
Burton Cummings – acoustic piano (7) •
Danny Kortchmar – electric guitar (2, 5), guitar solo (3), acoustic guitar (6) •
Richie Zito – acoustic guitar (3), electric guitar (3, 5–7) •
Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar (4) • Richard Reising – electric guitar (7, 8), backing vocals (7, 8) •
Mike Porcaro – bass (2, 5) •
Dave Wintour – bass (3, 6–8) •
Leland Sklar – bass (4) •
Jeff Porcaro – drums (2, 3, 5) •
Russ Kunkel – drums (4) •
Michael Botts – drums (6) •
Nigel Olsson – drums (7, 8), backing vocals (7, 8) •
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (2, 5) •
Joe Porcaro – percussion (3, 6) •
Tommy Morgan –
harmonica (9) •
David Campbell - string arrangements and conductor (1, 4, 9) •
Gene Page – string arrangements and conductor (2, 3, 5) • Laura Allan – backing vocals (2) •
Valerie Carter – backing vocals (3, 5, 6) • Donny Gerrard – backing vocals (3, 5, 6) •
Brenda Russell – backing vocals (3, 5, 6) • Brian Russell – backing vocals (3, 5, 6) •
Samantha Sang – backing vocals (5, 6) •
Curt Boettcher – backing vocals (7, 8) •
Joe Chemay – backing vocals (7, 8) •
Bruce Johnston – backing vocals (7, 8) == Production ==