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Dave Koz – alto saxophone (1, 3, 5, 7–13), baritone saxophone (1, 13), tenor saxophone (1, 7, 13), arrangements (1, 2, 4–12), keyboards (2, 6, 10, 12), soprano saxophone (2, 6, 7), additional keyboards (3, 7, 11), programming (4), saxophone (4), backing chanter (4), breath noises (4), backing vocals (5),
EWI (6, 7), whisperers (7) •
Jeff Lorber – keyboards (1, 8, 10, 11), arrangements (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9), drum programming (8, 10), synth bass (10, 11), programming (11) •
Bill Payne – acoustic piano (1) • Chester Thompson –
organ (1) • Jeff Koz – keyboards (2, 12), acoustic guitar (2, 12), bass programming (2), drum programming (2), arrangements (2, 11, 12), electric guitar (3),
nylon guitar (3) • Brad Cole – keyboards (3), acoustic piano (3), sax section arrangements (13) • Dennis Lambert – programming (4), arrangements (4), backing chanter (4), backing vocals (5) •
Tim Carmon – keyboard programming (5) • Anthony DeTiege – keyboard programming (5) • Billy Moss – keyboard programming (5) • Claude Gaudette – keyboards (6), acoustic piano (6), synth bass (6), strings (6), string arrangements (6), bass (7), drum programming (7) •
Carl Sturken – keyboards (6), acoustic guitar (6), arrangements (6) • John Barnes – acoustic piano (7) • Kenny Moore – acoustic piano (7) •
Booker T. Jones – organ (7) • Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (9), synthesizer programming (9), arrangements (9) •
Greg Phillinganes – acoustic piano (12) •
Robben Ford – guitars (1) • Oliver Leiber – additional guitars (1), guitars (10) •
Michael Thompson – electric guitar (2, 12) •
Bob Mann – acoustic guitar (3) •
Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitars (7, 8), rhythm guitar (10) • Teddy Castellucci – acoustic guitar (9), electric guitar (9) •
Buzz Feiten – guitar fills (10), additional guitars (11) • Carlos Rios – electric guitar (11), guitar solo (11) • Alec Milstein – bass (1), electric bass (5, 8, 10, 11) •
Nathan East – bass (2, 12), electric bass (7) • John Pena – bass (3) •
Jimmy Haslip –
fretless bass (6) •
Pino Palladino – fretless bass (8, 11) •
John Robinson – drums (1, 9, 11), drum fills (8) • Rayford Griffin – drums (2, 12) •
Ricky Lawson – drums (3) • Mark Schulman – drums (6) • Ed Greene – drums (7) •
Curt Bisquera – drums (10) •
Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 2, 10, 12) • Michito Sanchez – percussion (3) •
Steve Reid – percussion (6) • Michael Fisher – percussion (7, 9) •
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (8, 11) •
Maceo Parker – alto saxophone (7) •
Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophone (7) •
Clarence Clemons – tenor saxophone (7) •
Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements and conductor (3) • Jules Chaikin – string contractor (3) •
Franne Golde – backing chanter (4), backing vocals (5) •
Evelyn King – backing chanter (4), backing vocals (5) • Jheryl Lockhart – backing chanter (4), backing vocals (5) •
Jean McClain – backing chanter (4), backing vocals (5) • Katrina Perkins – backing chanter (4), backing vocals (5) •
Zelma Davis – lead and backing vocals (5) •
Phil Perry – lead vocals (6) •
Evan Rogers – backing vocals (6), arrangements (6) •
Edward James Olmos – spoken introduction (7) •
Charles Pettigrew – vocals (9)
Party Goers on "Saxman" • Tim Carmon, Anthony DeTiege, Jud Friedman, Karin Friedman, Audrey Koz, Norman Koz, Bobby Kranc, Paul La Combe, Tina Lambert, Simone Lazer, Hilary Mandel, Mark Mattson, Cassandre McGowan, Billy Moss, Harley Neuman, David Pearlman, David Perler, Allan Rich, Nick Smith, David Williams, Patrick Wilson, Roberta Wilson and Taylor Rose Wilson
Choir on "Show Me the Way" • Alex Brown,
Jim Gilstrap,
Phillip Ingram, Katrina Perkins,
Jeff Pescetto, Leslie Smith, Yvonne Williams, Gigi Worth, Mona Lisa Young and Terry Young == Production ==