tracks 9 arranged by Marlon McClain
tracks 9 arranged by Pleasure
tracks 1 to 8 arranged by [rhythm & vocals] Black Ivory
tracks 9 to 15 arranged by [rhythm] Leroy Burgess
tracks 9 to 15 arranged by [rhythm] Patrick Adams
tracks 1, 5, 13 arranged by [strings & horns] Jorge Barreiro
tracks 15 arranged by [strings & horns] Kenny Lehman
tracks 2 to 4, 6 to 12, 14 arranged by [strings & horns] Patrick Adams
art direction [black ivory] Milton Sincoff
art direction [hangin' heavy] Donn Davenport
backing vocals Black Ivory
tracks 9 to 15 backing vocals Diane Ransome
backing vocals Leroy Burgess
tracks 9 to 15 bass Bob Babbitt
bass James Calloway
tracks 1 to 8 clavinet Gregory McCray
tracks 1 to 8 clavinet Leroy Burgess
tracks 1 to 8 co-producer Michael Gately
tracks 1 to 8 co-producer Robert John
design [hangin' heavy] Phenographix Inc.
design [reissue package] Roger Williams
tracks 9 to 15 drums Jimmy Young
tracks 1 to 8 drums L. Mike Conner
tracks 1 to 8 engineer Alec Head
engineer Ed Sprigg
tracks 1 to 8 engineer Harvey Goldberg
tracks 9 to 15 engineer Ted Spencer
tracks 9 to 15 engineer [assistant] Christopher Martinez
tracks 9 to 15 engineer [assistant] Ted Spencer
tracks 9 to 15 executive-producer Steven Baker
tracks 9 to 15 guitar Craig Snyder
tracks 9 to 15 guitar Lance Quinn
tracks 1 to 8 guitar Larry Hackney
tracks 1 to 8 guitar William Dogan
tracks 1 to 8 horns Donald Pickney
tracks 1 to 8 horns Eddie Cotton
tracks 1 to 8 horns George Ellington
tracks 9 to 15 keyboards Leroy Burgess
tracks 9 to 15 keyboards Patrick Adams
tracks 9 to 15 lead vocals Diane Ransome
liner notes Matt Bauer
mastered by Leonard Adams
tracks 12 mastered by Michael Gomes
tracks 9 to 11, 23 to 15 mastered by Russell Patterson
tracks 9 to 11, 13 to 15 mastered by Stuart Bascombe
mixed by Jorge Barreiro
mixed by Leonard Adams
tracks 9 to 15 mixed by Russell Patterson
tracks 9 to 15 mixed by Stuart Bascombe
tracks 1 to 8 percussion Donald Pinkney
tracks 1 to 8 percussion Jo-Jo Smith
tracks 1 to 8 percussion Jorge Barreiro
tracks 9 to 15 percussion Michael Lewis
photography by [hangin' heavy] John Ford
tracks 1 to 8 piano, electric piano Gregory McCray
tracks 1 to 8 producer Black Ivory
tracks 10 to 15 producer Leonard Adams
tracks 9 producer Marlon McClain
tracks 9 producer Pleasure
tracks 10 to 15 producer Russell Patterson
tracks 10 to 15 producer Stuart Bascombe
production manager [reissue] Matt Murphy
reissue producer Tony Calvert
reissue producer [assistant] Randy Mahon
remastered by Tim Sturges
tracks 12 remix Michael Gomes
tracks 5 vocals Jaci Jones
Phonographic Copyright (p) RCA Records
Copyright (c) Funkytowngrooves USA
Manufactured By Sony Music Entertainment
Recorded At Mediasound
Recorded At The Hit Factory
Remastered At Battery Studios, New York
Two Classic Albums on One CD. Originally released on Buddah Records in 1976 and 1979 respectively.

Hangin' Heavy mistitled Hanging Heavy on spine.

Jorge Barriero appears courtesy of CBS Records International.

Produced for Black Ivory Productions.

The three horn players are credited as Ivory Coast.

Recorded at Hit Factory and Media Sound Studios.

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Matrix / Runout: DIDX-822301 1
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L328
Mould SID Code: IFPI 50FB