Al Jarreau – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 5, 7), vocal percussion (1, 4), rhythm arrangements (1-4, 7, 8, 9)
Greg Mathieson – rhythm arrangements (1), acoustic piano (1), string synthesizer (1, 3, 4, 5)
Jay Graydon – synthesizer programming (1, 2, 3, 5, 8), electric guitar (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8), rhythm arrangements (2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9)
Tom Canning – rhythm arrangements (1, 2, 5, 8), Fender Rhodes (2, 4, 5, 8), acoustic piano (3, 5, 8), bells (8)
David Foster – acoustic piano (2), Fender Rhodes (3, 9)
Michael Omartian – string synthesizer (2, 8)
Larry Williams – synthesizers (3, 6, 8), Fender Rhodes (6)
Steve George – synthesizers (7)
George Duke – Fender Rhodes (8)
Oscar Castro-Neves – acoustic guitar (1)
Dean Parks – electric guitar (3, 5)
Earl Klugh – acoustic guitar (9), rhythm arrangements (9)
Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar (1-9)
Ralph Humphrey – drums (1, 4, 5, 9), percussion (4)
Carlos Vega – drums (2, 3)
Steve Gadd – drums (6, 7, 8)
Earl Lon Price – saxophone (7)
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (3, 7)
Chuck Findley – trumpet (3, 7)
Jerry Hey – horn arrangements (1, 3, 7), flugelhorn (1, 2, 7, 8), trumpet (3, 7)
Tom Kellock – rhythm arrangements (3)
Les Thompson – harmonica solo (5)