tracks 2-1 to 2-8 arranged by [string and horn] Bruce Miller arranged by, producer Norman Whitfield tracks 2-1 to 2-8 art direction Tim Bryant tracks 1-1 to 1-9 art direction, design 11:24 Design tracks 1-1 to 1-9 bass [guest] Mark Kenoly bass, vocals Lequeint "Duke" Jobe tracks 2-1 to 2-8 concept by [album] Norman Whitfield congas Terral Santiel tracks 1-1 to 2-8 coordinator [album] Bill Whitfield coordinator [reissue project] Phil Penman design [cd package] Tony Hodsoll tracks 2-1 to 2-8 design [cover] Norman Moore tracks 1-1 to 1-9 directed by [orchestral direction] Gene Page tracks 1-1 to 1-9 drums [guest] Jimi Valdez drums, vocals Henry Garner tracks 2-1 to 2-8 electric piano [rhodes], clavinet [guest] Walter Downing tracks 1-1 to 2-8 engineer Leanard Jackson tracks 1-1 to 2-8 engineer Steve Smith tracks 1-1 to 1-9 guitar [guest] Cornelius Grant tracks 2-1 to 2-8 guitar [guest] Isy Martin tracks 1-1 to 2-8 guitar [guest] Melvin "Wah Wah" Watson tracks 2-1 to 2-8 guitar [guest] Trey Stone guitar, lead vocals Kenji Brown tracks 1-1 to 1-9 illustration [cover] Pamela Clare keyboards Michael Nash tracks 1-1 to 1-9 keyboards [guest] Mark Davis tracks 1-1 to 1-9 keyboards [guest] Victor Nix lead vocals Gwen Dickey liner notes Tony Rounce tracks 1-1 to 1-9 mastered by Norman Whitfield tracks 1-1 to 1-9 mastered by Steve Smith tracks 2-1 to 2-8 mixed by Leanard Jackson tracks 2-1 to 2-8 mixed by Norman Whitfield tracks 2-1 to 2-8 mixed by Steve Smith tracks 1-1 to 1-9 organ [guest] Walter Downing tracks 1-1 to 1-9 percussion [guest] Jack Ashford tracks 1-1 to 1-9 photography by Bobby Holland tracks 2-1 to 2-8 photography by Scott Hensel tracks 1-1 to 1-9 photography by [rainbow] Jeffrey Mayer tracks 2-8 producer Michael Nash remastered by Phil Kinrade saxophone Michael Moore tracks 2-1 to 2-8 tambourine, cowbell [guest] Jack Ashford trumpet Freddie Dunn trumpet, lead vocals Kenny Copeland Phonographic Copyright (p) Warner Bros. Records Inc. Copyright (c) Demon Music Group Ltd. Licensed From Warner Music UK Ltd. Published By Warner/Chappell North America Ltd. Recorded At Sound Factory West Recorded At One Step Up Recording Studio Recorded At Westlake Studios Recorded At Fort Knox Recording Studio Mastered At Kendun Recorders Mastered At Fort Knox Recording Studio Remastered At Alchemy Mastering Tracks 1-1 to 1-9 originally released as LP Strikes Again in 1978 [Whitfield Records WHK 3227]. Tracks 2-1 to 2-8 originally released as LP Rainbow Connection IV in 1979 [Whitfield Records WHS 3387]. Track 2-9 originally released as single A-side in 1977 [Whitfield Records WHI 8491]. Track 2-10 originally released as single A-side in 1980 [Whitfield Records WHI 49274].
Tracks 1-1 to 1-9 recorded at : Sound Factory West, Los Angeles, CA One Step Up Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA Westlake Studios, Los Angeles, CA Fort Knox Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA Mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, CA
Tracks 2-1 to 2-8 recorded and mastered at Fort Knox Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA Barcode: 740155210236 Label Code: LC 13236 Matrix / Runout: EDSD2102/A *045961 (DISC 1) Matrix / Runout: EDSD2102/B *045960 (DISC 2) Mould SID Code: IFPI 5Q85