alto saxophone Hank Crawford
arranged by [string arrangements] Don Sebesky
arranged by, conductor Pee Wee Ellis
baritone saxophone Cecil Payne
bass Gordon Edwards
bass Ron Carter
design [album] Bob Ciano
drums Bernard Purdie
drums Billy Cobham
engineer [recording] Rudy Van Gelder
guitar Cornell Dupree
guitar Eric Gale
guitar George Benson
lacquer cut by Rudy Van Gelder
organ, piano Richard Tee
percussion Ralph MacDonald
photography by Mort Mace
piano Richard Wyands
producer Creed Taylor
tenor saxophone Maceo Parker
trombone Sam Burtis
trumpet, flugelhorn John Eckert
trumpet, flugelhorn John Gatchell
vocals Carl Caldwell
vocals Lani Groves
vocals Tasha Thomas
Record Company Kudu Records
Record Company Creed Taylor, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Creed Taylor, Inc.
Copyright (c) Gil Scott-Heron
Produced For CTI Records
Published By Interior Music Corp.
Published By Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Published By Stone Agate Music
Published By Cayman Music Ltd.
Published By Leeds Music Corp.
Published By East Publishing
Published By MAM
Published By Press Music
Published By Jerry Williams Music
Published By Jibaro Music
Published By Leo Feist, Inc.
Recorded At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Lacquer Cut At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Pressed By Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville
Label variant and Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville press.

Strings credit included on back cover, but with no players listed.

On back:
Recorded at Van Gelder Studios - July, September, October 1972
KUDU Records, A Division of Creed Taylor, Inc.

On labels:
Interior Music Corp./BMI [A1, A4]
Jobete Music Co., Inc./Stone Agate Music/BMI [A2]
Cayman Music Ltd./ASCAP [A3]
Leeds Music Corp./ASCAP [A5]
East Publishing/BMI [B1]
MAM/BMI [B2]
Press Music/BMI [B3]
Jerry Williams Music/Jibaro Music/BMI [B4]
(monologue © 1972 by Gil Scott-Heron) Leo Feist Inc./ASCAP [B5]

Unlike similar releases, this version does not mention 'Stereo' on the labels, and '℗ 1972 Creed Taylor, Inc.' is located on the bottom of the labels.
Matrix / Runout: RVG 98769 A (Side A label)
Matrix / Runout: RVG 98769 B (Side B label)
Matrix / Runout: RVG-98769 A-2. Ku-9 Van Gelder O (Side A runout)
Matrix / Runout: RVG-98769-B RE-5- Ku-09 Van Gelder (Side B runout)
Rights Society: BMI (Tracks A1, A2, A4, B1 to B4)
Rights Society: ASCAP (Tracks A3, A5, B5)