Waiting for Herb is the sixth studio album by the Pogues, released in 1993, and their first without lead singer Shane MacGowan.

Andrew Ranken – drums (tracks 1–3, 5–12), backing vocals (tracks 6), co-lead vocals (track 8), lead vocals (track 11)
James Fearnley – accordion (tracks 1–9, 11, 12), guitar (tracks 1), clarinet (tracks 6, 9), piano (track 6), mouth percussion (track 6), Hammond organ (track 8), hammered dulcimer (track 8), banjo (track 10)
Darryl Hunt – bass; backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4–7, 9, 10), co-lead vocals (track 8), Roland 303 synthesizer (track 9)
Jem Finer – banjo (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11), guitar (tracks 2, 4, 12), soprano saxophone (tracks 6, 8), backing vocals (track 6), hurdy-gurdy (tracks 9, 12), pachinko (track 10)
Philip Chevron – guitar; backing vocals (track 1)
Spider Stacy – lead vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4–7, 9, 10, 12), co-lead vocals (track 8)
Terry Woods – mandolin (tracks 1–7, 9, 10), banjo (tracks 2, 12), bouzouki (tracks 3, 5, 8), cittern (tracks 3, 8, 11), concertina (track 3), lead vocals (track 3)

Michael Brook – "infinite" guitar; keyboards on "Girl from the Wadi Hammamat"
David Coulter – percussion; foghorn on "Drunken Boat", ukulele on "Small Hours"
Alastair Gavin – programming on "Tuesday Morning", "Haunting" and "Small Hours"
Sarah Stanton – backing vocals on "Smell of Petroleum"
Debsey Wykes – backing vocals on "Small Hours"
James Pinker – percussion on "Girl from the Wadi Hammamat"
Hijaz Mustapha – strings on "Girl from the Wadi Hammamat"
Johnnie Fingers – Tokyo pachinko parlor recording on "Pachinko"

Michael Brook – producer, engineer, mixing
Richard Evans – engineer, mixing
Nick Robbins – engineer
Russell Kearney – assistant engineer
Tony Cousins – mastering
Ryan Art – design
Steve Pyke – photography (band portraits)
front cover photograph "The Chief" courtesy of Bailey's African Photo Archives