art direction Richard Seireeni
tracks a3, a5, b3 backing vocals Dede Washburn
tracks a2 backing vocals Frank Campbell
tracks a1 to a3, a5, b3 backing vocals George Carnell
tracks a1 to a5, b3 backing vocals Nikki Wills
tracks a1, a2, b3 backing vocals Shane Fontayne
tracks b5 backing vocals United States Military Academy Cadet Glee Club
tracks a1 to a5, b2, b4, b5 bass Frank Campbell
tracks b1 bass Johnny Average
tracks b1 bass [six string] George Carnell
tracks b5 drums Billy Mundi
tracks a1, a4, b1, b2, b4 drums Eric Parker
tracks a2, a5, b3 drums Wells Kelly
engineer [2nd] Mark McKenna
engineer, mixed by George Carnell
tracks a1 to a3, a5 to b5 guitar Johnny Average
tracks a1 to b1 guitar Shane Fontayne
tracks b2 guitar [solo] Mick Ronson
tracks a1 to a4, b1 to b5 keyboards Johnny Average
tracks a1, a2, b1, b3, b4 lead guitar Shane Fontayne
mastered by Greg Calbi
tracks a2, b3 percussion Wells Kelly
photography by Jules Bates
tracks a5 piano Johnny Average
producer Griff McRee
producer Mick Hodgkinson
tracks a3, a5, b5 tenor saxophone Gary Windo
tracks a3, a5, b5 tenor saxophone Ian Bennett
tracks a3, a5, b5 trombone Donn Adams
tracks a4 vibraphone George Carnell
tracks a1 to a5, b2 to b5 vocals Johnny Average
tracks a1, a2, b1 to b4 vocals Nikki Wills
tracks b5 vocals [additional] John Casto
tracks b5 vocals [additional] Mark McKenna
Recorded At Bearsville Studios
Mastered At Sterling Sound
The Johnny Average Band, featuring Nikki Wills.

Promotional copies are identical to the regular stock version, but carry a gold ink stamp on front cover.

The ✳ sign in the matrix/runout is the closest to what it appears to be: six 'sun rays'.


Matrix / Runout: STERLING BRK-1-3514-LW1 ✳ ✳ (Side 1 (stamped / hand etched)
Matrix / Runout: STERLING BRK-2-3514-LW1 ✳ ✳ (Side 2 (stamped / hand etched)
Matrix / Runout: STERLING BRK-1-3514-LW2 ✳ ✳ (Side 1 (stamped / hand etched variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: STERLING BRK-2-3514-LW1 ✳ ✳ (Side 2 (stamped / hand etched variant 2)