;Neil Diamond's Band •
Neil Diamond –
main performer,
writer,
vocals,
guitar • Tom Hensley –
orchestra arranger and
conductor on "Dance of the Sabres",
piano,
keyboards • Alan Lindgren –
synthesizer, piano • Linda Press –
backing vocals • Marilyn O'Brien – backing vocals •
Richard Bennett –
acoustic and
electric guitars •
Emory Gordy Jr. – guitar, keyboards • Doug Rhone – guitar • Reinie Press –
bass guitar • Dennis St. John –
drums • Vince Charles and King Errisson –
percussion ;Orchestra and guest musicians • Alan Lindgren – orchestra arranger and conductor on all tracks except "Dance of the Sabres" • The Sid Sharp Strings –
strings • Murray Adler, Arnold Belnick, Al Bruening, Sal Crimi, Isabelle Daskoff, Henry Ferber, Elliott Fisher, Ronald Folsom, Jimmy Getzoff, Meg Grabb, Lou Klass, Bernie Kundell, Bill Kurasch, Marvin Lamonick, Joy Lyle, Gordon Marin, Stan Plummer, Jay Rosen, Nate Ross, Sheldon Sanov,
Marcia Van Dyke, and Tibor Zelig –
violin • Sam Boghossian, Richard Dickler, Pam Goldsmith, Alan Harshman, Myra Kestenbaum, Linda Lipsett, Mike Nowak, Dave Schwartz, Linn Subotnick, Herschel Weiss –
viola • Jesse Erlich, Armin Kaproff,
Ray Kelly, Jerry Kessler, Harry Schultz, Gloria Strasner –
cello • Peter Mercurio,
Buell Neidlinger, Bob Stone –
double bass • Gayle Levant –
harp •
Bobby and Chuck Findley, Jack Laubach,
Bobby Shew,
Tony Terran –
trumpet • Charlie Loper, Bob Payne –
trombone • Ernie Tack –
bass trombone •
Tommy Johnson –
tuba •
Tom Scott –
horn soloist • Alan and Marnie Robinson –
French horn • Harold Diner, James A. Dseker, Bob Hardaway, Terry Harrington,
Dick Hyde, , Barbara Korn, Steven P. Madaio, Arthur N. Maebe, Lew McCreary, Oliver E. Mitchell, Brian Dennis O'Conner, William R. Perkins, Johnny Rotella, George B. Thatcher –
reeds •
Tommy Morgan –
harmonica ;Production •
Bob Gaudio –
producer •
David Kirschner –
art direction,
design •
Bill Schnee –
audio engineering on basic tracks, vocals, strings, horns • Chris Brunt – audio engineering on vocals and miscellaneous • Mike Reese and
Doug Sax –
mastering •
Val Garay –
remixing • Jerry Barnes – horns tracking • Mallory Earl and Dennis Kirk –
overdubs and miscellaneous tracking • Marge Johnson –
production coordinator • Beatrice Marks – producer's assistant • Dennis Hansen and Neil Kernan – audio engineering assistants • Tom Bert –
photography • Bob Maile –
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