Musicians • Brenda Russell – lead vocals, backing vocals (1–4, 6–9), acoustic piano (6, 8, 9) •
Bill LaBounty – acoustic piano (1) •
Leon Pendarvis –
Fender Rhodes (1, 4, 6–9) •
James Newton Howard – synthesizers (1, 3–8),
LinnDrum (3) • Robbie Buchanan – additional synthesizers (1, 6, 7) •
David Foster – acoustic piano (2), synthesizers (2) •
Michael McDonald – Fender Rhodes (3), synthesizers (3), LinnDrum (3) •
Don Grusin – Fender Rhodes (5), additional synthesizers (5) •
David Williams – electric guitar (1, 2, 4–7, 9) •
Dean Parks – electric guitar (6) •
Caleb Quaye – electric guitar (8) •
Nathan East – bass •
John Robinson – drums •
Jeff Porcaro –
tambourine (3) •
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (4, 6–9) • Kim Hutchcroft – alto saxophone (1), tenor saxophone (6, 7),
flute (9),
piccolo flute (9) •
Larry Williams – tenor saxophone (1, 6, 7), flute (9), piccolo flute (9) •
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (1, 6, 7),
bass trombone (9),
Baritone horn (9),
tuba (9) •
Gary Grant – trumpet (1, 7) •
Jerry Hey – trumpet (1, 6, 7) •
Stevie Wonder –
harmonica (8)
Arrangements • Brenda Russell – vocal arrangements, rhythm arrangements (2–4, 6–9) • Leon Pendarvis – rhythm arrangements (1, 4, 6–9) • James Newton Howard – synthesizer arrangements (1, 4–8), rhythm arrangements (3) • Larry Williams – horn arrangements (1, 6, 7, 9) • David Foster – rhythm and synthesizer arrangements (2) • Michael McDonald – rhythm arrangements (3) • Don Grusin – rhythm arrangements (5)
Backing vocals on "Look Down, Young Soldier" •
Pattie Brooks,
Rita Coolidge,
Randy Crawford,
Christopher Cross,
Joe Esposito,
Donny Gerrard,
James Ingram,
Al Jarreau, Bill LaBounty,
David Lasley, Michael McDonald, Caleb Quaye,
Patrice Rushen, Cinnamon Sharpe and
Leon Ware == Production ==