arranged by [brass] Edy Martinez
arranged by [orchestra] Dale Warren
art direction Roland Young
backing vocals Julia Tillman Waters
backing vocals Luther Waters
backing vocals Maxine Willard Waters
backing vocals Oren Waters
backing vocals The Waters
bass Eddie N. Watkins Jr.
bongos Armando Peraza
conductor [brass] Edy Martinez
conductor [orchestra] Dale Warren
cover [cover design conceived by] Michelle Barbieri
design [album] Chuck Beeson
drums Leon Ndugu Chancler
engineer David Rubinson
engineer Fred Catero
engineer [assistant] Cheryl Ward
engineer [assistant] Chris Minto
keyboards Edy Martinez
keyboards John Barnes
liner notes Gato Barbieri
mastered by Phil Brown
percussion Bill Summers
photography by Bill King
producer David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
producer [associate] Michelle Barbieri
timbales José "Chepito" Areas
Recorded At The Automatt
Engineered At The Automatt
Pressed By Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Published By Intersong Music
Published By Irving Music, Inc.
Published By Leandro Music
Published By Antisia Music, Inc.
Published By Polo Grounds Music (2)
This Repress version has title printed on front cover. Initial releases have title on shrink sticker. See: Tropico.

Recorded May 1978. Carlos Santana and Melvin Wah Wah Watson appear courtesy of Columbia Records.
Colored Inner Sleeve with information. The Waters- Oren Waters, Luther Waters, Julia Tillman and Maxine Willard appear courtesy of Warner Bros. Records. Bill Summers appears courtesy of Fantasy Records.

Runouts are etched.
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI
Pressing Plant ID: P (Etched in runouts)
Matrix / Runout: SP-5157 (Label side A)
Matrix / Runout: SP-5158 (Label side B)
Matrix / Runout: SP4710 5157-P1 (Side A runout, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: SP4710 5158-P4 (Side B runout, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: SP4710 5157-P1 (Side A runout, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: SP4710 5158-P2 (Side B runout, variant 3)