acoustic guitar Larry Coryell
arranged by Jimmy Webb
arranged by [vocal arrangements] John Myles
backing vocals John Myles
bass Paul Stallworth
brass Mike Lawrence
cover [painting] Carole Rubinstein
tracks b4 drums Jeff Porcaro
tracks a1 to b3, b5 drums, percussion Harvey Mason
engineer John Haeny
engineer [vocals, strings & mixing] Alan O'Duffy
engineer [assistant] Brian Ingalls
engineer [assistant] Gary Webb
engineer [assistant] Howard Weiss
french horn David Duke
french horn Vincent DeRosa
guitar Dan Ferguson
guitar Dennis Budimir
guitar Fred Tackett
guitar Jesse Ed Davis
tracks a4 keyboards David Paich
keyboards John Myles
producer Jimmy Webb
strings The Sid Sharp Strings
synthesizer Bill Como
vocals Billy Davis Jr.
vocals Florence LaRue
vocals Lamonte McLemore
vocals Marilyn McCoo
vocals Ron Townson
Recorded At Sunset Sound
Recorded At The Village Recorder
Mixed At Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles
Mastered At ABC Recording Studios
Phonographic Copyright (p) ABC Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) ABC Records, Inc.
Pressed By Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Published By White Oak Songs
Published By Material World Charitable Foundation
Published By Durango Music
Published By MacLen Music
Published By ABKCO Music, Inc.
[On Back Cover]
Printed in U.S.A.
The echo of the past is only the sound of an orchestra tuning for tomorrow's performance

Label differs slightly from Earthbound
Rights Society: ASCAP (A1, A2, A4 to B3, B5)
Rights Society: BMI (A3, B4)
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