'Gotta Be' includes the material of studio sessions in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Hamburg.

Joining rad. on the California sessions were players Ray Obiedo on guitar, David Garibaldi on drums, Michael Spiro on congas and Bobby Vega on bass, as well as the Tower of Power Horn Section and Roger Troutman.



The Hamburg session was recorded with musicians from Hamburg and London. The key personnel for this recording consisted of Mike McEvoy (Guitar), Ernie McKone (Bass), Crispin Taylor (Drums), Corinna Ludzuweit (Percussion), Rene Robrahn (Drums), Martin Drees & Soeren Boehme (Bass) Sven 'Wah' Waje & Hinrich Dagefoer (Guitar), and a horn section including Joe Gallardo (Trombone) and Howard Johnson (Saxophone).