• Herbie Hancock -
E-mu Polyphonic keyboard,
E-mu Emulator,
clavitar,
Minimoog,
Prophet 5,
Oberheim Eight Voice,
Yamaha CS-80,
ARP Odyssey,
ARP 2600,
Hohner clavinet,
Rhodes 88 Suitcase piano,
Sennheiser,
Linn LM-1 drum computer, modified
Apple II+ computer, acoustic piano, bass (2), backing vocals (3) •
Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone (2, 4) •
Ray Parker Jr. (1–2), George Johnson (3, 6),
Al McKay (4),
Wah-Wah Watson (5),
Adrian Belew (6) - guitar •
Freddie Washington (1, 5),
Louis Johnson (3, 6), Ed Watkins (4) - bass •
John Robinson (1, 3), Ray Parker Jr. (2),
James Gadson (4),
Alphonse Mouzon (5) - drums • Kwasi Dzidzornu, Kwawu Ladzekpo, Moody Perry III - bells, Ghanaian drums (6) • Juan Escovedo,
Pete Escovedo,
Sheila Escovedo (1),
Paulinho da Costa (6) - percussion •
Sylvester (1),
Vicki Randle (2),
Gavin Christopher (3–5) - lead vocals • Jeanie Tracy (1), Dede Dickerson, Ngoh Spencer and Vicki Randle (2–4), David Bottom and Jeffrey Cohen (3), Julia, Luther, Maxine and
Oren Waters (5) - backing vocals == See also ==