arranged by Rich Tufo
backing vocals Alfonso Surrett
backing vocals Denise Heard
backing vocals Mattie Butler
backing vocals Ricky Linton
backing vocals The Jones Girls
bass guitar Joseph Scott
concept by [album cover] Aretha Franklin
congas Henry Gibson
contractor [horns] Lenard Druss
contractor [strings] Sol Bobrov
drums Donnell Hagan
engineer [recording] Fred Breitberg
engineer [recording] Roger Anfinsen
engineer [remix] Roger Anfinsen
keyboards Rich Tufo
lacquer cut by Dennis King
lead guitar Curtis Mayfield
producer Curtis Mayfield
rhythm guitar Gary Thompson
tracks b4 written-by Aretha Franklin
tracks a1 to b3 written-by Curtis Mayfield
tracks b4 written-by Glynn Turman
Phonographic Copyright (p) Atlantic Recording Corporation
Copyright (c) Atlantic Recording Corporation
Recorded At Curtom Studios
Recorded At ABC Recording Studios
Recorded At MCA Whitney Recording Studios
Lacquer Cut At Atlantic Studios
Pressed By Presswell
Manufactured By Atlantic Recording Corporation
Record Company Warner Communications
Published By Mayfield Music
Published By Springtime Music, Inc.
- Curtis Mayfield provided through the courtesy of Curtom and Warner Bros, Records

Recorded at
- Curtom Studios, Chicago, Ill. (tracking, horns, strings, background vocals, mixing)
- ABC Recording Studios, Los Angeles, Calif. (lead vocals)
- Whitney Studios, Glendale, Calif. (lead vocals)

All selections published by
- Mayfield Music, BMI
except B4 published by
- Springtime Music, Inc., BMI

The runous are hand-etched, Atlantic Studios D.K. is stamped
Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout: ST-A-773999-PR (Label side A)
Matrix / Runout: ST-A-774000-PR (Label side B)
Matrix / Runout: ST-A-773999-A (PR)P ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (Runout side A)
Matrix / Runout: ST-A-774000-A (PR)P ST-A-774̷0̷00-A (PR)P ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. (Runout side B)