alto saxophone Cannonball Adderley
tracks a1, a3, a4, b2 bass Paul Chambers
tracks a2, b1, b3 bass Percy Heath
cover Melvin Sokolsky
cover Paul Bacon
cover [produced and designed by] Harris Lewine
cover [produced and designed by] Ken Braren
cover [produced and designed by] Paul Bacon
tracks a2, b1, b3 drums Albert Heath
tracks a1, a3, a4, b2 drums Jimmy Cobb
engineer Jack Higgins
mastered by Jack Matthews
photography by [back-liner photograph] Lawrence N. Shustak
piano Wynton Kelly
producer, liner notes Orrin Keepnews
Record Company Bill Grauer Productions
Record Company Bill Grauer Productions Inc.
Recorded At Reeves Sound Studios
Mastered At Components Corp.
Recorded: New York; April-May, 1959.

Address on back of jacket 553 West 51st Street

Cannonball Takes Charge: in italic letters on small 92mm silver/blue deep groove labels.
Matrix / Runout: RLP 12-303 A (side A label)
Matrix / Runout: RLP 12-303 B (side B label)
Matrix / Runout: RLP-12-303 A I 16 (side A runout etched)
Matrix / Runout: RLP-12-303 B I 16 (side B runout etched)