Sam Cooke – vocals
Horace Ott – arrangement and conducting
René Hall – arrangement and conductor on "Nothing Can Change This Love"
Clifton White, Bill Pitman, Tommy Tedesco – guitar
Ray Pohlman, Clifford Hills, Red Callender – bass guitar
Earl Palmer, Sharky Hall – drums
Ron Rich – percussion
Edward Beal, Ernie Freeman, Ray Johnson, Al Pellegrini – piano
Nathan Griffin – organ
Bill Green, Plas Johnson – saxophone
John Ewing – trombone
Israel Baker, Robert Barene, Leonard Malarsky, Myron Sandler, Ralph Schaeffer, Sid Sharp, Autrey McKissack, Arnold Belnick, Jermoe Reisler – violin
Harry Hyams, Alexander Neiman – viola
Jesse Ehrlich, Irving Lipschultz, George Neikrug, Emmet Sergeant – cello
William Hinshaw – French horn
Dave Hassinger – recording engineer