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Sting – vocals, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, orchestral bells, cymbal •
Rob Mathes – piano, keyboards, acoustic guitar, background vocals •
Dominic Miller – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, gut string solo guitar ("It's Not the Same Moon") •
Ira Coleman – bass guitar • Joe Bonadio – drums, percussion • Peter Tickell – violin, mandolin (solo on "What Have We Got?" and "Show Some Respect") • Julian Sutton – melodeon •
Kathryn Tickell – violin,
Northumbrian smallpipes (solo on "The Last Ship" and "Sky Hooks and Tartan Paint") •
Jo Lawry – vocals ("Shipyard"), duet vocal (on "Practical Arrangement" (Full Original Duet)), background vocals •
Jimmy Nail – vocals ("What Have We Got?" and "Shipyard"), background vocals •
Brian Johnson – vocals ("Shipyard" and "Sky Hooks and Tartan Paint") • Thomas Bowes – violin (concertmaster) • Emlyn Singleton – violin (principal second violin) • Rita Manning, Boguslaw Kostecki, Warren Zielinski, Cathy Thompson, Chris Tombling, Debbie Widdup, Mark Berrow, Gaby Lester, Steve Morris – violin • Peter Lale – viola (principal) • Bruce White, Andy Parker – viola • Anthony Pleeth – cello (principal) • Martin Loveday, Dave Daniels – cello • Jon Carnac – clarinet • Gavin McNaughton – bassoon • Richard Watkins, David Pyatt, Nicholas Korth, Michael Thompson – French horn • John Barclay, Kate Moore, Tom Rees-Roberts, Richard Edwards – trumpet • Richard Edwards – tenor trombone • Andy Wood – euphonium • Owen Slade – tuba •
Rachel Unthank – lead vocal ("Peggy's Song"), clogs ("What Have We Got?") •
Becky Unthank – duet vocal ("So to Speak") •
The Wilson Family – group vocals ("The Last Ship", "Ballad of the Great Eastern", "What Have We Got?", "The Last Ship (Reprise)", "Shipyard", "Hadaway", "Sky Hooks and Tartan Paint", "Show Some Respect") • Alan Stepansky – cello ("It's Not the Same Moon") • Dave Mann – alto saxophone ("Jock the Singing Welder") •
Aaron Heick – tenor saxophone ("Jock the Singing Welder") • Roger Rosenberg – baritone saxophone ("Jock the Singing Welder") • Jeff Kievit – trumpet ("The Last Ship", "Dead Man's Boots", "The Last Ship (Reprise)") • Tony Kadleck – trumpet ("The Last Ship", "Dead Man's Boots", "The Last Ship (Reprise)") • Bob Carlisle – French horn ("The Last Ship", "Dead Man's Boots", "The Last Ship (Reprise)") • Chris Komer – French horn ("The Last Ship", "Dead Man's Boots", "The Last Ship (Reprise)") • Mike Davis – tenor trombone ("The Last Ship", "Dead Man's Boots", "The Last Ship (Reprise)") • Richard Harris – euphonium ("The Last Ship", "Dead Man's Boots", "The Last Ship (Reprise)") •
Marcus Rojas – tuba ("The Last Ship", "Dead Man's Boots", "The Last Ship (Reprise)")
Technical •
Sting – production •
Rob Mathes – production, orchestra arrangement and conduction • Donal Hodgson – recording, mixing • Peter Cobbin – orchestra recording, additional mixing ("The Last Ship", "Dead Man's Boots", "And Yet", "August Winds", "Language of Birds", "Practical Arrangement", "Ballad of the Great Eastern", "I Love Her But She Loves Someone Else", "The Last Ship (Reprise)") • Alex Venguer – additional recording • Jonathan Allen – orchestra recording • Jill Dell'Abate – production manager • Isobel Griffiths, Ltd. – orchestra contractor • Charlotte Matthews – assistant orchestra contractor • Rich Rich –
Pro Tools engineering • Brett Meyer – Pro Tools engineering • Paul Pritchard – Pro Tools engineering • Toby Hulbert – Pro Tools engineering • Rael Jones – Pro Tools engineering •
Lars Fox – additional engineering and editing • Angus Cowen – assistant engineering • Mark Broughton – assistant engineering • Danny Quatrochi – Sting's guitar technician • Mike Casteel – music preparation • Lori Casteel – music preparation • Dave Hage – music preparation assistant •
Scott Hull – mastering ==Charts and certifications==