Stanley Clarke electric bass guitar (1,3,5,6), vocals (1,6), handbells (1), acoustic piano (2,3), piccolo bass guitar (2,3,6), humming (3), acoustic bass (4,6), gong (6), chimes (06), arranger, conductor, producer
George Duke keyboards (6)
Ray Gomez electric guitar (1,3,5), rhythm guitar (3)
Icarus Johnson acoustic guitar (6), electric guitar (6)
John McLaughlin acoustic guitar (4)
David Sancious keyboards (1), Minimoog (2,3), organ (3), electric guitar (5)
Gerry Brown drums (1,3), handbells (1)
Billy Cobham drums (6), Moog 1500 (6)
Steve Gadd drums (2,5)
Milt Holland percussion (3), triangle (4)
Tom Malone, Dave Taylor trombone
Jon Faddis, Alan Rubin, Lew Soloff trumpet
Earl Chapin, John Clark, Peter Gordon, Wilmer Wise horns
Al Aarons, Stewart Blumberg, George Bohanon, Buddy Childers, Robert Findley, Gary Grant, Lew McCreary, Jack Nimitz, William Peterson, Dalton Smith - brass
Marilyn Baker, Thomas Buffum, David Campbell, Rollice Dale, Robert Dubow, Janice Gower, Karen Jones, Dennis Karmazyn, Gordon Marron, Lya Stern, Ron Strauss, Marcia Van Dyke, John Wittenberg strings