Oingo Boingo •
John Avila – bass guitar, vocals •
Steve Bartek – guitars • Mike Bacich – keyboards •
Danny Elfman – vocals, rhythm guitar • Johnny (Vatos) Hernandez – drums, percussion •
Sam Phipps – tenor saxophone • Leon Schneiderman – baritone saxophone •
Dale Turner – trumpet
Additional musicians •
Bruce Fowler – trombone •
Carmen Twillie – background vocals ("Pain") •
Maxine Waters – background vocals ("Pain") • Michael Vlatkovich – trombone
Technical • Danny Elfman – co-producer • Steve Bartek – co-producer • Bill Jackson – engineer; mixing ("Where Do All My Friends Go", "Elevator Man", "Not My Slave", "Outrageous") • Michael Frondelli – mixing ("Home Again", "New Generation", "Pain") •
Humberto Gatica – mixing ("We Close Our Eyes", "My Life") • John Avila – deputy vocal producer • Laura Engel – studio production assistant • David Knight – second recording engineer • Jimmy Preziosi H.R.E. – second recording engineer, second mixing engineer (Sunset Sound) • Judy Clapp – second mixing engineer (
Capitol) • Karen Siegal – second mixing engineer (
Lion Share) • Wally Traugott – mastering •
Vartan – art direction • Mike Fink – design •
Aaron Rapoport – photography ==Charts==