art direction Simon Levy design Kav Deluxe engineer Elliot Scheiner engineer Humberto Gatica engineer Jeremy Smith engineer John Arrias engineer Lew Hahn engineer Michael O'Reilly engineer Phil Bulla engineer Rod Hui engineer Thom Wilson executive-producer Arif Mardin illustration Ann Field management [direction] Burt Zell mastered by [originally] George Marino supervised by [project supervisor and special assistant for deniz productions] Philip Namanworth vocals, backing vocals Chaka Khan Record Company Warner Communications Record Company Warner Bros. Records Inc. Produced For Deniz Productions Phonographic Copyright (p) Warner Bros. Records Inc. Phonographic Copyright (p) WEA International Inc. Copyright (c) WEA International Inc. Copyright (c) Warner Bros. Records Inc. Mastered At Sterling Sound Lacquer Cut At Sterling Sound Mastered At Sheffield Lab Matrix Pressed By Allied Record Company Pressed By Allied Record Company Recorded At Clinton Recording Studio Recorded At Atlantic Studios Recorded At Greene St. Recording Recorded At Music Grinder Studios Recorded At First Choice Studio Recorded At A&M Studios Recorded At Bossa Nova Hotel Recorded At Soundworks Digital Audio/Video Studios Recorded At Daily Planet Studios Recorded At Chelsea Sound Recorded At Fool On The Hill, Los Angeles Recorded At Bill Schnee Studios Recorded At Lion Share Recording Studios Recorded At Lighthouse Recorders Recorded At Capitol Studios Mixed At Atlantic Studios Mixed At Sunset Sound Published By CBS Songs Published By Science Lab Music Published By Unichappell Music, Inc. Published By Begonia Melodies, Inc. Published By Fedora Music Published By New Hidden Valley Music, Inc. Published By High Wave Music, Inc. Published By Wb Music Corp. Published By Gravity Raincoat Music Published By Unicity Music, Inc. Published By No Pain, No Gain Music Published By Johdan Music Published By Haymaker Music Published By Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Published By No Hassle Music, Inc. Published By Controversy Music Published By Overdue Music Published By Newton House Music Published By Dyad Music Ltd. Published By Foster Frees Music, Inc. Published By Japusa Music Published By TomJohn Music Published By Deniz Publishing [l211933] pressing denoted by [Allied 'ɑ' logo] stamp in runouts. Originally mastered at Sterling Sound, and lacquer cutting derived from STERLING stamp. SLM △ in the runout etching indicates that the lacquer disc was processed at, and the metal parts used to manufacture the record were made at Sheffield Lab Matrix. Primary runout strings are etched.
Catalog number on label: 1-25162 Catalog number on spine: 9 25162-1
Issued with custom printed Inner-Sleeve.
Track B1 was previously covered by The Pointer Sisters on their So Excited! album in 1982.
Track A1 Recorded at Clinton Recording Studios, N.Y. - Additional Recording at Atlantic Studios & Greene Street Recorders, N.Y. [Published by] CBS Songs/Science Lab Music ASCAP
Track A2 Recorded at Music Grinders Studios, L.A. - Additional Recording at Atlantic Studios, First Choice Studios, N.Y. & A&M Studios, L.A. [Published by] Unichappell Music Inc./Begonia Melodies, Inc./Fedora Music BMI/New Hidden Valley Music Inc. ASCAP
Track A3 Recorded at Greene Street Recorders, N.Y. [Published by] High Wave Music, Inc. Adm. by WB Music ASCAP
Track A4 Recorded at Bossa Nova Hotel, L.A. - Additional Recording at Soundworks Digital/Audio Video Studios, Ltd. and Clinton Recording Studios [Published by] WB Music Corp./Gravity Raincoat Music/Unicity Music Inc./No Pain No Gain Music/Johdan Music ASCAP/Haymaker Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. BMI
Track A5 Recorded at Daily Planet Studio, Atlantic Studios & Chelsea Sound, N.Y. [Published by] No Hassle Music Inc. ASCAP
Track B1 Recorded at Clinton Recording Studios, N.Y. - Additional Recording at Atlantic Studios, Chelsea Sound Studios, N.Y. & Music Grinders Studio, L.A. [Published by] Controversy Music ASCAP
Track B2 Recorded at Fool On The Hill Studio, Bill Schnee Studio & Lion Share, L.A. & Daily Planet Studio, N.Y. Mixed at Atlantic Studios, N.Y. [Published by] Overdue Music ASCAP/Newton House Music BMI
Track B3 Recorded at Lighthouse Recorders, Lion Share Recording Studios & Capitol Studios, L.A. Mixed at Sunset Sound Studios, L.A. Lead Vocal Recorded at Daily Planet Studios & Atlantic Studios, N.Y. [Published by] Dyad Music Ltd./Foster Frees, Inc. Music/Japusa Music/TomJohn Music BMI
Track B4 Recorded at Chelsea Sound Studios, N.Y. Additional Recording at Atlantic Studios, N.Y. [Published by] Deniz Publishing BMI
Track B5 Recorded at Daily Planet Studio & Atlantic Studios, N.Y. [Published by] No Hassle Music Inc. ASCAP
Stevie Wonder courtesy of Motown Records Corp. Grandmaster Melle Mel courtesy of Sugar Hill Records. Steve Lukather and Steve Porcaro courtesy of CBS Records. David Frank and Mic Murphy courtest of Mirage Records.