tracks 6 backing vocals Albert Phillips
tracks 10 to 20 backing vocals Frank Howard & The Commanders
tracks 5 backing vocals Larry Birdsong
tracks 7, 8 backing vocals The Kingletts
tracks 10 to 20 bass Billy Cox
tracks 1 to 6 bass Clifford "Big Mac" McCray
tracks 10 to 20 drums Freeman Brown
tracks 1 to 6 drums Little Willy Mitchell
tracks 1 to 8, 10 to 20 guitar Johnny Jones
tracks 10 to 20 guitar Larry Lee
tracks 1 to 6 guitar Larry Taylor
tracks 7, 8 guitar Walter Hamilton
tracks 1 to 6 orchestra Jimmy Beck
tracks 10 to 20 organ Skippy Brooks
tracks 7, 8 piano Lovell Phillips
tracks 1 to 6, 10 to 20 piano Skippy Brooks
tracks 1 to 6 piano Wilson Jenkins
tracks 1 to 9 producer Ted Jarrett
tracks 10 to 20 producer William "Hoss" Allen
tracks 10 to 20 saxophone Aaron Varnell
tracks 10 to 20 saxophone Harvey Thompson
tracks 1 to 6 saxophone Ira "Shakey" Wilson
tracks 1 to 6 saxophone Jimmy Beck
tracks 1 to 6 saxophone Red McMillan
tracks 1 to 6 trumpet Harrison Calloway
tracks 1 to 6 trumpet Melvin Jackson
tracks 10 to 20 trumpet Mitch Arlen
vocals Earl Gaines
tracks 9 vocals Lucille Johns
Tracks 1 to 9 released as:
Champion 1001 (1 & 2),
Champion 1004 (3 & 4),
Champion 1017 (5 & 6),
Poncello 712 (7 & 8),
Hit 41 (9)
Originally produced by Ted Jarrett.

tracks 10 to 20 released as:
Hanna Barbera LP 9508 Earl Gains The Best Of Luck To You (subtitle don't take my kindness for a weakness).
Hanna Barbera 481 (10 & 11)
Hanna Barbera 510 (16 & 18)
Originally produced by William Hoss Allen for Rogana Productions.

tracks 1 to 6: recorded in Nashville 1958/1959
tracks 7 and 8: recorded in Nashville 1961
track 9: recorded in Nashville 1962
tracks 10 to 20: recorded in Nashville 1965/1966 at Bradley's Barn Studio

Tracks 1 to 9 credit the main artist as Earl Gaines whilst tracks 10 to 20 spell his name as Earl Gains.
Barcode: 742451903720 (Scanned)
Barcode: 7 42451 90372 0 (Text)