alto saxophone, handclaps, backing vocals Dennis D.T. Thomas arranged by [all horn arrangements] Kool & The Gang backing vocals Barbara Hernandez backing vocals Cedric Toon backing vocals Coffee backing vocals Diane Cameron backing vocals Starleana Young backing vocals [i.m.b.c.] Kendal Stubbs backing vocals [i.m.b.c.] Meekaaeel Muhammad backing vocals [i.m.b.c.] Peter Duarte backing vocals [i.m.b.c.] Randy Weber backing vocals [something sweet] Cynthia Huggins backing vocals [something sweet] Joan Motley backing vocals [something sweet] Kelly Barretto bass Will Lee bass, backing vocals Muhammad Bayyan bass, backing vocals Robert Kool Bell compilation producer Harry Weinger concertmaster [concert master for strings] Gene Orloff coordinator [project coordination] Terri Tierney drums, backing vocals George Brown executive-producer Bill Levenson flute, alto saxophone Steve Greenfield guitar Brenden Harkin guitar Claydes Smith guitar Leslie Reil guitar Rick Iantosca keyboards Adam Epolito keyboards Brian Jackson keyboards Eumir Deodato keyboards, guitar, vocals Amir Bayyan keyboards, guitar, vocals Kevin Bell keyboards, synthesizer Curtis Williams keyboards, vocals Earl Toon, Jr. lead vocals, backing vocals J.T. Taylor liner notes Cleveland Brown percussion Jimmy Maelen tracks 1, 2, 4 to 6, 9, 10, 13, 15 producer Eumir Deodato tracks 17 producer I.B.M.C. tracks 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 16 producer Jim Bonnefond tracks 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17 producer Khalis Bayyan remastered by Gary Mayo tenor saxophone, keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals Khalis Bayyan tenor saxophone, keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals Ronald Bell trombone, backing vocals Clifford Adams trumpet Chris Alberts trumpet Jon Faddis trumpet, backing vocals Michael Ray trumpet, backing vocals Robert Spike Mickens trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals Larry Gittens Phonographic Copyright (p) PolyGram Records, Inc. Copyright (c) PolyGram Records, Inc. Manufactured By PolyGram Records, Inc. Marketed By PolyGram Records, Inc. Recorded At House Of Music, West Orange, NJ Recorded At Mediasound Recorded At Compass Point Studios Remastered At PolyGram Studios Previously released on De-Lite Records, except track 17 released on Mercury Records. Barcode: 7 314-522458-2 3 Matrix / Runout: 314 522 458-2 03@ AC (Variants 1 and 2) Matrix / Runout: 314 522 458-2 04! DC (Variant 3) Matrix / Runout: 314 522 458-2 03@ CI (Variant 4) Mastering SID Code: IFPI L006 (Variants 1, 2, 3 and 4) Mould SID Code: IFPI 0302 (Variant 1) Mould SID Code: IFPI 0340 (Variant 2) Mould SID Code: IFPI 0337 (Variant 3) Mould SID Code: IFPI 0395 (Variant 4) Pressing Plant ID: MADE IN USA BY PMDC (Mould Text)