• Kenny Rogers – lead vocals •
Larry Butler – acoustic piano • Bill Cuomo – acoustic piano • Steve Glassmeyer – acoustic piano, backing vocals • Eugene Golden – acoustic piano, backing vocals • Edgar Struble –
clavinet, synthesizers, backing vocals, horn arrangements (7) • Randy Dorman – guitar • Patrick Harper – guitar • Billy Sanford – guitar,
dobro • Chuck Jacobs – bass guitar • Bobby Daniels – drums, backing vocals •
Jerry Carrigan – percussion •
Bill Justis – string arrangements •
The Sheldon Kurland Strings – strings • Lea Jane Berinati – backing vocals •
Kim Carnes – backing vocals, lead vocals (4) • James Cason – backing vocals • David Ellingson – backing vocals • Wendy Suits – backing vocals • Dennis Wilson – backing vocals == Production ==