Waterboys •
Mike Scott (Mick Puck) – lead vocals (track 2–6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 16, 21, 22, 25), organ (track 2, 7), "Sundries" (track 2, 6), guitar (track 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 22), effects (track 4, 9, 20, 21, 24, 25), Mellotron (track 6, 20, 22, 24), tenor guitar (track 16), choir (track 22), guitar solo (track 23) • Ralph Salmins – drums (track 2, 3, 4, 11, 12, 14, 19, 20) • Aongus Ralston – bass (track 3, 6, 11, 12, 17, 20, 21, 25), rhythm guitar (track 19) • Brother Paul Brown – Hammond B3 organ (track 3, 10, 19, 20), wah-wah keys (track 5), Mellotron (track 6), slide guitar (track 10), "Funk Interventions" (track 14, 22), piano (track 15), Wurlitzer (track 19), synthesizers, programming (track 22), pedal steel guitar (track 23), programming (track 25), guitar (track 25) •
Steve Wickham – Fuzz fiddle (track 3) • Famous James (James Hallawell) – "Sundries" (track 4), slide guitar (track 4, 8, 10), bass, orchestra (track 8, 10, 13), guitar, drums (track 8), backing vocals (track 8, 23), acoustic guitar (track 10, 23), piano (track 10, 11, 12, 13, 23), organ (track 11, 12, 13, 23), Wurlitzer (track 15), lead guitar (track 20) • Eamon Ferris – drums, tambourine (track 6) •
Jeremy Stacey – drums (track 13)
Additional personnel •
Steve Earle – lead vocals and guitar (track 1) •
Mickey Raphael – harmonica (track 1) • Barny Fletcher – backing vocals (track 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 13, 16, 22, 23) •
Mike Brignardello – bass (track 2, 5, 14, 16, 20, 23) • Greg Morrow – drums (track 3, 5, 10, 13, 16, 20, 22, 23) • Simon Dine – keyboard theme, "Archaeology" (track 5), synthesizers, programming (track 20) •
Sugarfoot,
Bent Sæther, Hogne Galäen, Roar Øien, Thomas Henriksen, Øyvind Holm – backing vocals (track 6) • Jim Murray – nylon string guitar (track 10) •
Patti Palladin – "Prototype Woman" (track 11) • Charles Lapham – voice (track 12) • Benjamin Talbott – orchestra (track 14) •
Kathy Valentine – "Hippie Girl" (track 14) • April Brown – Native American Style Flute (track 15) •
Bruce Springsteen – voice (track 16) •
Fiona Apple – piano, vocals (track 17) •
Taylor Goldsmith – voice (track 19) • Frank Booth – lead vocals (track 20) • Anana Kaye – piano, keyboards (track 21) • Irakli Gabriel – guitar (track 21) •
Jess Kav – voice (track 22) • Benjamin Talbott – trumpet, low horns, guitar, percussion, bells (track 24) == Charts ==