arranged by [backing vocals] Glenn Dorsey
arranged by [backing vocals] Lee Valentine
arranged by [backing vocals] Wendell Noble
tracks 4, 5, 8 arranged by [strings] Richard Tee
bass Wilbur Bascomb
bass vocals, voice [monologues] Glenn Dorsey
congas Ralph MacDonald
congas Richard Pratt
drums Allan Schwartzberg
drums Bill Lavorgna
drums Crawford Perry
drums Dobbie London
drums Rick Marotta
drums Steve Gadd
engineer Chuck Irwin
engineer Elvin Campbell
engineer Frank Campbell
guitar Carl Lynch
guitar Cornell Dupree
guitar Lee Valentine
horns Danny Moore
horns Ernie Royal
horns Garnett Brown
horns George Coleman
horns Jon Faddis
horns Seldon Powell
horns Sol Schlinger
keyboards Paul Griffin
keyboards Richard Tee
lead vocals, baritone vocals Harold Taylor
lead vocals, baritone vocals [baritone tenor] Sam White
lead vocals, tenor vocals [1st tenor] Reginald Noble
lead vocals, tenor vocals [2nd tenor] Wendell Noble
liner notes Jam
liner notes [lyrics transcription] Justin Bowmann
mastered by Gilbert Kong
mixed by Chuck Irwin
mixed by Elvin Campbell
mixed by Glenn Dorsey
mixed by Lee Valentine
percussion Warren Smith
photography by Cosimo Scianna
photography by [back cover photo of glenn dorsey] David Gahr
producer, arranged by, conductor Lee Valentine
sleeve notes Al Jefferson
strings Radio Registry Strings
vocals [female] Adrienne Albert
vocals [female] Helen Miles
vocals [female] Joyce Nesbitt
vocals [female] Maeretha Albert
voice [female monologues] Divi Niles
tracks 1 to 7, 9, 10 written-by Glenn Dorsey
tracks 8 written-by Wendell Noble
Record Company USM Japan
Marketed By Universal Music LLC
Distributed By Universal Music LLC
Produced For V.M.P. Productions
Recorded At C.I. Recording Studios
Mixed At C.I. Recording Studios
Mastered At Masterdisk
Pressed By Memory-Tech
Phonographic Copyright (p) Island Def Jam Music Group
Copyright (c) Island Def Jam Music Group
Made in Japan
℗ & © 1974

Original release: Mercury ‎– SRM-1-1021
Barcode: 4 988005 821591 (Text)
Barcode: 4988005821591 (Scanned)
Rights Society: JASRAC
Matrix / Runout: UICY-76201 MT 961
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L159
Mould SID Code: IFPI 28B7