arranged by [strings and horns] Leslie Drayton
art direction Phil Carroll
backing vocals Izora Armstead
backing vocals Martha Wash
tracks a1 to b3 bass Bob Kingson
concertmaster, contractor [string contractor] Charles Veal Jr.
contractor [horn contractor] George Bohanon
design Dennis Gassner
tracks a1 to b3 drums Randy Merritt
engineer [assistant] Wally Buck
engineer [recording] Buddy Bruno
engineer [recording] Eddie Bill Harris
guitar James Wirrick
lead vocals, piano [acoustic] Sylvester
management [management & direction] Nancy C. Pitts
mastered by [mastering] George Horn
mixed by [remix] Eddie Bill Harris
organ, electric piano, clavinet Michael Finden
percussion David Frazier
photography by Phil Bray
producer Harvey Fuqua
producer Sylvester
producer [associate] Nancy C. Pitts
synthesizer [string, electro-comp 101 and 200 models, oberheim ds-2 sequencer], effects [special effects] Patrick Cowley
Phonographic Copyright (p) Fantasy Records
Copyright (c) Fantasy Records
Recorded At Fantasy Studios
Recorded At Conway Studios
Recorded At Clark-Brown Audio
Mixed At Fantasy Studios
Mastered At Kendun Recorders
Pressed By Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Produced For Honey Records Productions
Copyright (c) Bee Keeper Music
Copyright (c) Tipsyl Music
Copyright (c) Jobete Music
Copyright (c) Silly Music
Copyright (c) New Hidden Valley Music
Copyright (c) Casa David
[l376197] pressing, denoted by 1S etch preceding matrix number in runouts.

Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley; Conway Studio, Los Angeles; Clark-Brown Audio, Los Angeles.
Mixed at Fantasy; Mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank.
℗ 1978 Fantasy Records
© Fantasy Records, 1978
Printed in U.S.A.

Might include a press kit/bio along with two 4x6 professional photos, one of him alone in a chair and one with his back-up singers.

Step II has same cat.#, but different label layout.

Includes black and white inner sleeve with picture on one side and lyrics/credits on other side.

A1. © 1978, Bee Keeper Music / Tipsyl Music - ASCAP.
A2. © 1978, Jobete Music (ASCAP).
B1. © 1978, Bee Keeper - ASCAP / Silly Music - BMI.
B2. © 1975, New Hidden Valley Music / Casa David - ASCAP.
B3. © 1978, Bee Keeper - ASCAP / Silly - BMI.
B4. © 1978, Jobete Music (ASCAP).

Runout details are etched except o stamped.
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout: F-9556-A (Side A label)
Matrix / Runout: F-9556-B (Side B label)
Matrix / Runout: 1S F9556A-1A (Runout A, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: 1S F9556B-1A (Runout B, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: 1S F9556A-1A 39 (Runout A, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: 1S F9556B-1A D4 (Runout B, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: 1S F9556A-1A o C5 (Runout A, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: 1S F9556B-1A A5 (Runout B, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: 1S F9556A-1A o C 12 (Runout A, variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: 1S F9556B-1A o D 10 (Runout B, variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: S F9556A-1A A 8 [curly line with loop] (Runout A, variant 5)
Matrix / Runout: 1S F955GB-1A E5 (Runout B, variant 5)