arranged by [all instruments, vocals] Rick James
arranged by [horns] Daniel LeMelle
arranged by [horns] Rick James
art direction Johnny Lee
backing vocals Greg Levias
backing vocals LaMorris Payne
backing vocals Levi Ruffin Jr.
backing vocals Maxwell Karmason
backing vocals Val Young
bass Jerry Livingston
bass Rick James
congas Rick James
coordinator [assistant project] Linda Hunt
coordinator [project] Ronald Byrd
coordinator [project] Wendy Doherty
design Andy Engel
drums Steve Ferrone
engineer Tom Flye
engineer [assistant] Bill Waldman
engineer [assistant] Bruce Kane
flute Daniel LeMelle
guitar Rick James
guitar Tom McDermott
harmonica Rick James
keyboards Rick James
lead guitar Kenny Hawkins
mastered by José Rodriguez
mixed by Rick James
mixed by Tom Flye
percussion Nate Hughes
photography by Jim Bush
piano Greg Levias
producer, written-by, arranged by Rick James
saxophone Daniel LeMelle
slide guitar Tom McDermott
strings Levi Ruffin Jr.
synthesizer Daniel LeMelle
synthesizer Greg Levias
synthesizer Levi Ruffin Jr.
vocoder Rick James
Distributed By MCA Distributing, Inc.
Recorded At Joint Recording Studio
Mixed At Joint Recording Studio
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Phonographic Copyright (p) Motown Record Corporation
Copyright (c) Motown Record Corporation
Jacket and liner read: 6135 GL
Labels read: 6135GL

Bunty Hawkins, Stacy Lattimore, Henry Graham, Dennis Andrews, Michael Gibson appear courtesy of Columbia Records

℗ © 1985 Motown Record Corporation
Printed in U.S.A.

STERLING is stamped in runout on both sides
Barcode: 0 5010-96135-1 (Text)
Barcode: 050109613519 (Scanned)
Matrix / Runout: 6135GLA (Side A label)
Matrix / Runout: 6135GLB (Side B label)
Matrix / Runout: 520 (mirrored) 6I35-A-15B ZEA#12 ✡︎ STERLING (Side A runout, etched, stamped)
Matrix / Runout: 520 (mirrored) 6I35-B-15B ZEA#12 STERLING (Side B runout, etched, stamped)