Musicians •
Al Jarreau – vocals, backing vocals (1–3, 5, 7), vocal percussion (1, 4) • Greg Mathieson – acoustic piano (1),
string synthesizer (1, 3–5) •
Jay Graydon – synthesizer programming (1–3, 5, 8), electric guitar (1–3, 5, 7, 8) • Tom Canning –
Fender Rhodes (2, 4, 5, 8), acoustic piano (3, 5, 8),
bells (8) •
David Foster – acoustic piano (2), Fender Rhodes (3, 9) •
Michael Omartian – string synthesizer (2, 8) •
Larry Williams – synthesizers (3, 6, 8), Fender Rhodes (6) •
Steve George – synthesizers (7) •
George Duke – Fender Rhodes (7) •
Oscar Castro-Neves –
gut-string guitar (1) •
Dean Parks – electric guitar (3, 5) •
Earl Klugh – gut-string guitar (9) •
Abraham Laboriel – bass • Ralph Humphrey – drums (1, 4, 5, 9), percussion (4) •
Carlos Vega – drums (2, 3) •
Steve Gadd – drums (6–8) • Earl Lon Price – alto sax solo (7) •
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (3, 7) •
Chuck Findley – trumpet (3, 7) •
Jerry Hey –
flugelhorn (1, 2, 7, 8), trumpet (3, 7) • Les Thompson –
harmonica solo (5)
Music arrangements • Al Jarreau – rhythm arrangements (1–4, 7–9) • Tom Canning – rhythm arrangements (1, 2, 5, 8) • Jerry Hey – horn arrangements (1, 3, 7) • Greg Mathieson – rhythm arrangements (1) • Jay Graydon – rhythm arrangements (2–4, 7–9) • Tom Kellock – rhythm arrangements (3) • Earl Klugh – rhythm arrangements (9) == Production ==