arranged by William Eaton art direction Bob Defrin backing vocals Diva Gray backing vocals Frank Floyd backing vocals Kasey Cisyk backing vocals Vivian Cherry backing vocals William Eaton backing vocals Zachary Sanders bass Marcus Miller coordinator [production] Jacklyn Brown coordinator [production] Janaire Boger coordinator [production] Kirk D. Fancher coordinator [production] Renee Bell drums Steve Gadd electric piano [fender rhodes] Richard Tee engineer Carla Bandini engineer Ed Rak engineer Elliot Scheiner engineer Mike Bradley engineer Ollie Cotton engineer Richard Alderson engineer [assistant] Anthony MacDonald engineer [assistant] Ed Heath engineer [assistant] Kendall Brown engineer [assistant] Lamont Moreno engineer [remix] Elliot Scheiner guitar Eric Gale illustration Kinuko Y. Craft percussion Ralph MacDonald producer Ralph MacDonald producer Roberta Flack producer William Eaton producer William Salter synthesizer [obx] Paul Griffin Manufactured By Atlantic Recording Corporation Phonographic Copyright (p) Atlantic Recording Corporation Copyright (c) Atlantic Recording Corporation Mastered At Europadisk Pressed By Allied Record Company Published By Antisia Music, Inc. Published By Sin-Drome Music Published By Bleunig Music Published By Peabo Music Published By Carole Bayer Sager Music Published By Broozertoones, Inc. Published By Fox Fanfare Music Published By New Hidden Valley Music Published By 20th Century Fox Music Corp. Published By Salamani Music, Inc. Published By Hollywood Town Music Published By Ken Gorus Music Recorded At Rosebud Recording Studio Recorded At Westlake Studios Recorded At A&R Studios Allied Record Company pressing, indicated by AR matrix suffix.
- Eric Gale appears courtesy of Elektra / Musician Rcords - Grover Washington, Jr. appears courtesy of Elektra Records. Recorded at - Rosebud Recording Studio, New York Strings recorded at - A&R Recording Studio, New York Matrix / Runout: [stamped EDP in a circle] MISFISM3 B-16770-A + ∆1634 [stamped STA 824923- A] (Side A Etched) Matrix / Runout: [stamped EDP in a circle] MISFISM3 B-16771 + ∆1634-X [stamped STA 824924- A] (Side B Etched) Matrix / Runout: SD 19354 (Side A & B Matrix) Matrix / Runout: ST-A-824923-AR (Side A Matrix) Matrix / Runout: ST-A-824924-AR (Side B Matrix) Rights Society: ASCAP Rights Society: BMI Pressing Plant ID: AR (Label matrix suffix)