arranged by [vocals] Charles H. Colman
backing vocals Frank Floyd
backing vocals Jozella Reed
backing vocals Sam Harkness
backing vocals Tasha Thomas
bass David Dutemple
bass trombone Jack Jeffers
cello Edith Wint
cello Janet Hamilton
cello Julius Ehrenwerth
chorus Andy Torres
chorus Arnetia Walker
chorus Ben Harney
chorus Carl Weaver
chorus Eleanor McCoy
chorus Eugene Little
chorus Evelyn Thomas
chorus Frances Morgan
chorus James Wigfall
chorus Joni Palmer
chorus Kenneth Scott
chorus Leslie Butler
chorus Lettie Battle
chorus Otis Sallid
chorus Phillip Bond
chorus Phylicia Allen
chorus Pi Douglass
chorus Rodney Green
chorus Ronald Dunham
chorus Shari Alfaro
chorus Wendy Edmead
concertmaster Norman Carr
drums Grady Tate
engineer [associate] Burt Szerlip
engineer [chief] Phil Ramone
french horn Sharon Moe
french horn Tony Miranda
guitar Jerry Friedman
guitar John Tropea
guitar Steve Blum
harp Claudia Wigent
keyboards Cheryl Hardwick
keyboards Pat Rebillot
lacquer cut by George Piros
tracks a1 to b4, b6 to b8 lyrics by Charlie Smalls
music by Charlie Smalls
orchestrated by, directed by [musical director], keyboards Harold Wheeler
percussion Charles Simons
percussion David Friedman
percussion Rogelio Teran
trombone Richard Harris
trumpet Alan Rubin
trumpet Bob McCoy
trumpet Charles Sullivan
trumpet Richard Williams
trumpet Stephen Furtado
violin Alvin Rogers
violin Gerald Beal
violin Harry Cykman
violin Herbert Sorkin
violin Isadora Kohon
violin Julien Barber
violin Leo Kahn
vocals [starring as dorthy] Stephanie Mills
vocals [starring as the lion] Ted Ross
vocals [starring as the wiz] Andre De Shields
vocals [starring] Clarice Taylor
vocals [starring] Dee Dee Bridgewater
vocals [starring] Hinton Battle
vocals [starring] Mabel King
vocals [starring] Tasha Thomas
vocals [starring] Tiger Haynes
woodwind Dave Tofani
woodwind Frank Perowsky
woodwind Harold Feldman
woodwind Ray Beckenstein
woodwind Robert Carten
Pressed By Monarch Record Mfg. Co.
Pressed By Monarch Record Mfg. Co.
Lacquer Cut At Atlantic Studios
MO in label matrix denotes a Monarch pressing.
Matrix / Runout: ST-A-753361-MO (Side 1 Matrix)
Matrix / Runout: ST-A-753362-MO (Side 2 Matrix)
Matrix / Runout: ST-A-753361BB ATGP MR △19803 (2) PR (Runout side A)
Matrix / Runout: ST-A-753662BB ATGP MR △19803-X (1) PR (Runout side B)