David Sanborn – alto saxophone
Don Grolnick – acoustic piano, clavinet, Fender Rhodes, synthesizers, arrangements (5)
Steve Khan – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string electric guitar
Joe Beck – electric guitar (4)
Buzz Feiten – electric guitar (4)
Will Lee – bass guitar
Chris Parker – drums (1-6)
Rick Marotta – additional drums (1, 3)
Steve Gadd – drums (7, 8, 9)
Ralph MacDonald – bongos, percussion, congas (7, 8, 9)
José Madera – percussion (7, 8, 9)
Warren Smith – percussion (7, 8, 9)
Howard Johnson – baritone saxophone, tuba, arrangements (2)
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
Tom Malone – trombone
Randy Brecker – trumpet, arrangements (6)
John Clark – French horn (2)
Peter Gordon – French horn (2)
David Matthews – arrangements (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9)
Charles McCracken – cello
George Ricci – cello
Lucien Schmit – cello
John Beal – double bass
Bob Daugherty – double bass
Al Brown – viola
Harold Coletta – viola
Manny Vardi – viola
Emile Charlap – violin, string contractor
Harry Clickman – violin
Lou Eley – violin
Paul Gershman – violin
Harry Glickman – violin
Leo Kahn – violin
Harold Kohon – violin
Charles Libove – violin
Guy Lumia – violin
David Nadien – violin, concertmaster
Gene Orloff – violin
Max Pollikoff – violin
Matthew Raimondi – violin
John Court – producer
Don Hahn – engineer, remixing (1-4, 6-9)
Lee Herschberg – remixing (5)
Sam Ginsberg – assistant engineer
Ed Thrasher – art direction
Robert Lockhart – design
Benno Friedman – photography