arranged by Archie Jordan tracks 1 to 10 arranged by Chris Christian tracks 1 to 10 backing vocals [background/singers] Archie Jordan tracks 1 to 10 backing vocals [background/singers] Brown Bannister tracks 1 to 10 backing vocals [background/singers] Chris Christian tracks 1 to 10, 13 to 22 backing vocals [background/singers] Diane Tidwell tracks 1 to 10 backing vocals [background/singers] Gary Pigg tracks 1 to 10 backing vocals [background/singers] Gwen Moore tracks 13 to 22 backing vocals [background/singers] Hank Martin tracks 1 to 10, 13 to 22 backing vocals [background/singers] Janie Fricke tracks 1 to 10 backing vocals [background/singers] Lea Jane Berinati tracks 1 to 10 backing vocals [background/singers] Lisa Silver tracks 1 to 10 backing vocals [background/singers] Marty McCall tracks 1 to 10 backing vocals [background/singers] Sheri Kramer tracks 1 to 10 backing vocals [background/singers] Yvonne Hodges tracks 1 to 10 bass Joe Osborn tracks 1 to 10, 13 to 22 bass Mike Leech design [album - home where i belong] Dennis Hill design [reissue] Tom D. Kline tracks 13 to 22 drums Clyde Brooks tracks 1 to 10 drums David Osborn tracks 13 to 22 drums Kenny Malone tracks 1 to 10 drums Larrie Londin tracks 1 to 10 engineer [recording & remix] Brown Bannister executive-producer Buddy Huey executive-producer [reissue] Gordon Anderson tracks 13 to 22 french horn Cameron Kopf tracks 1 to 10 guitar Chris Christian tracks 1 to 10, 13 to 22 guitar Reggie Young tracks 1 to 10 guitar Steve Gibson tracks 1 to 10 keyboards Alan Axelrod tracks 1 to 10 keyboards Bobby Wood tracks 1 to 10 keyboards Chris Christian tracks 1 to 10 keyboards Shane Keister liner notes [original issue] B.J. Thomas liner notes [reissue] Joe Marchese tracks 1 to 10 mastered by Glenn Meadows tracks 13 to 22 oboe Bobby Taylor tracks 1 to 10 percussion Chris Christian tracks 13 to 22 percussion Farrell Morris photography by Phil Van Duivendyk tracks 13 to 22 piano Archie Jordan tracks 13 to 22 piano Bobby Ogdin tracks 13 to 22 producer Archie Jordan tracks 13 to 22 producer B.J. Thomas tracks 1 to 12 producer Chris Christian producer [reissue] Jim Pierson tracks 13 to 22 slide guitar Joe Wilson tracks 13 to 22 strings The Shelly Kurland Strings tracks 13 to 22 synthesizer Shane Keister tracks 13 to 22 trombone Dennis Good tracks 13 to 22 trombone Roger Bissell tracks 13 to 22 trumpet Don Sheffield tracks 13 to 22 trumpet Ron Keller tracks 9 written-by Aaron Brown tracks 2 to 4, 14 to 16, 19 to 22 written-by Archie Jordan tracks 1 written-by B.J. Thomas tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 11, 13 written-by Chris Christian tracks 9 written-by Garland Craft tracks 3 written-by Gloria Thomas tracks 21 written-by Hal David tracks 17 written-by Lanier Ferguson tracks 8 written-by Mike Hudson tracks 22 written-by Naomi Martin tracks 6, 18 written-by Pat Terry tracks 10 written-by Shannon Smith tracks 12 written-by [uncredited] Chuck Girard Copyright (c) Real Gone Music, LLC Phonographic Copyright (p) Word Entertainment LLC Licensed From Word Entertainment LLC Manufactured By Rhino Entertainment Company Marketed By Real Gone Music, LLC Glass Mastered At Cinram, Olyphant, PA Pressed By Cinram, Olyphant, PA Recorded At Gold Mine Studio Recorded At Glaser Sound Studios, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee Mixed At Gold Mine Studio Mixed At Glaser Sound Studios, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee Mastered At Masterfonics Compilation CD of albums Home Where I Belong (1976) & Happy Man (1978) The 2 bonus tracks are originally from The Best Of B. J. Thomas Volume II (1982)
Recorded and re-mixed at The Gold Mine, Brentwood, Tenn. (tracks 1 to 10). Recorded and mixed at Glaser Sound Studios (tracks 13 to 22). Mastered at Masterfonics. (tracks 1 to 10).