acoustic guitar [east coast musicians] Jay Berliner tracks a3, b3 arranged by Byron Olson tracks a1, b2, b4 arranged by Tom Pierson tracks a2, a5, b1, b5, b6 arranged by Torrie Zito backing vocals Deborah McDuffie backing vocals Hilda Harris backing vocals Vivian Cherry backing vocals Yvonne Lewis bass [fender, east coast musicians] Francisco Centeno bass [west coast musicians] Abraham Laboriel bass [west coast musicians] Chuck Domanico bass [west coast musicians] Neil Stubenhaus coordinator [album] Michael W. Marcus coordinator [east coast music coordinator] Gene Bianco coordinator [west coast music coordinator] Jules Chaikin design [cover] John Berg drums [east coast musicians] Ronnie Zito drums [west coast musicians] James Gadson drums [west coast musicians] Terry Bozzio electric guitar [east coast musicians] Jeff Mironov electric piano [fender rhodes, east coast musicians], piano [east coast musicians] Pat Rebillot tracks a1, a4, b2, b4 engineer Don Hahn tracks a2, a5, b1, b3, b5, b6 engineer Frank Laico tracks a1, a4, b2, b4 engineer [assistant] Don Koldon flugelhorn [east coast musicians] Marvin Stamm guitar [west coast musicians] Dennis Budimir guitar [west coast musicians] Marlo Henderson guitar [west coast musicians] Spencer Bean guitar [west coast musicians] Tim May illustration [cover] Pater Sato keyboards [west coast musicians] Tom Pierson management Michael W. Marcus mastered by Bernie Grundman percussion [east coast musicians] Rubens Bassini percussion [west coast musicians] Alex Acuña percussion [west coast musicians] Luis Conte percussion [west coast musicians] Paulinho Da Costa photography by [back cover] Neil Zlozower producer George Butler synthesizer Michael Boddicker Mastered At A&M Mastering Studios Copyright (c) CBS Inc. Phonographic Copyright (p) CBS Inc. Manufactured By Columbia Records Copyright (c) Point Of No Return Music Copyright (c) Blackwood Music Inc. Copyright (c) H & B Music Corp. Copyright (c) Almo Music Corp. Copyright (c) Giva Music Copyright (c) Major League Music Glossy jacket with printed inner sleeve. First catalog number from packaging, second one from labels.
Management: Mike Marcus for T-V Enterprises
Mastered at A&M Studios, Los Angeles
Paulinho da Costa appears courtesy of Pablo Records Ren Woods appears courtesy of ARC Records Ray Pizzi appears courtesy of Discovery Records