tracks a1, b1 bass Floyd Lawson
tracks a2 to a4, b2 to b4 bass Vivian Weathers
cover, design Zebulon
tracks a1 to a4, b3 drums Jah Bunny
tracks b1, b2, b4 drums Winston Curniffe
engineer Dennis Bovell
engineer Jon Caffery
flugelhorn Dick Cuthell
guitar John Kpiaye
harmonica Julio Finn
lacquer cut by John Dent
mastered by John Dent
mixed by Dennis Bovell
organ The Invisible One
organ Webster Johnson
percussion Everald Forrest
percussion Jah Bunny
percussion Winston Curniffe
photography by Dennis Morris
piano Dennis Bovell
piano Webster Johnson
producer Linton Kwesi Johnson
trombone Rico Rodriguez
vocals Linton Kwesi Johnson
voice [additional] Dennis Bovell
voice [additional] Vivian Weathers
voice [additional] Winston Bennett
written-by Linton Kwesi Johnson
Phonographic Copyright (p) Island Records Ltd.
Mastered At Island Studios
Pressed By EMI Records
Record Company EMI Records Ltd.
Published By Blue Mountain Music Ltd.
Published By Bogle-L'Ouverture Publications Ltd
Manufactured By EMI Records Ltd.
Distributed By EMI Records Ltd.
Mastered at Island Studios (Hammersmith, UK)

Laminated outer sleeve.

This version has different blue labels to this version: Forces Of Victory, fading from a light blue at the top to a deeper blue at the bottom. The labels also credit EMI RECORDS LTD at the bottom of the label, FORCES OF VICTORY is over two lines not one, and on the right side of the label it has ℗ 1979 Island Records Ltd, omitting Original sound recording made by. The side 2 label is a deeper shade than side 1. Inner sleeve with rounded corner.

Runouts are stamped except for JONZ and BUY AND READ 'RACE TODAY', which is etched.

Matrix / Runout: ILPS 9566-A (Label A)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS 9566-B (Label B)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS 9566 A-1U JONZ P 1 (Side A runout variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS 9566 B-3U BUY AND READ 'RACE TODAY' H 1- (Side B runout variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS 9566 A-1U GR JONZ 1 (Side A runout variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS 9566 B-3U BUY AND READ 'RACE TODAY' T 1 (Side B runout variant 2)