tracks 1 to 5 arranged by, conductor Horace Ott
tracks 1 to 5 bass Jerry Jemmott
co-producer Lillian Seyfert
tracks 1 to 5 drums Bernard Purdie
engineer Bob Simpson
tracks 1 to 5 flute, bells, vocals, piano, electric piano Brian Jackson
tracks 1 to 5 guitar David Spinozza
liner notes Gil Scott-Heron
liner notes Robin D. G. Kelley
mixed by Bob Simpson
mixed by [reissue] Michael Drexler
tracks 6 to 12 percussion Charlie Saunders
tracks 6 to 12 percussion Eddie Knowles
tracks 1 to 5 piccolo flute, flute Hubert Laws
producer Bob Thiele
producer [series] Joshua Sherman
reissue producer Ben Young
remastered by Michael Drexler
vocals Gil Scott-Heron
written-by Brian Jackson
written-by Gil Scott-Heron
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