Engineer [Assistant] – Bill Dooley, Michael O'Reilly, Randy Mason, Sheridan Eldridge, Anthony D'Amico
Engineer [Recording] – James Douglass
Photography By – Scott Enyart
Producer, Arranged By [Brass, Strings, Woodwind] – Arif Mardin
Strings – F. Buldrini, E. Bianco, G. Marge, G. Lumia, H. Kohon, J. Levy, J. Malin, J. Abramowitz, J. Barber, K. Moore, M. Morgenstern, M. Takayama, P. Winter, R. Iandiorio, R. Bock, R. Sortomme, S. Allen, T. Israel
Alto Flute – George Marge (tracks: B1)
Alto Saxophone – Dave Sanborn (tracks: B2, B3), George Young (tracks: A2, A5, B1)
Arranged By – Arif Mardin (tracks: A1, A3 to B5), Chaka Khan (tracks: A5), Charles Stepney (tracks: A2)
Art Direction – John Cabalka
Backing Vocals – Alan Gorrie (tracks: A4, A5), Chaka Khan (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, B5), Cissy Houston (tracks: A2, A3), David Lasley (tracks: A2, A3), Hamish Stuart (tracks: A1, A2, A3, A4, A5), Mark Stevens (tracks: B5), Terri Gonzalez (tracks: B5), Will Lee (tracks: A1, A4, A5, B5)
Baritone Saxophone – Ronnie Cuber (tracks: A2, A5, B1)
Bass – Anthony Jackson (tracks: A2, A4, B5), Hamish Stuart (tracks: B4), Mark Stevens (tracks: B2), Phil Upchurch (tracks: B1, B3), Will Lee (tracks: A1, A3, A5)
Bass Trombone – Paul Faulise (tracks: B3, B4)
Cello – Jesse Levy (tracks: B4), Kermit Moore (tracks: B4), Richard Bock (tracks: B4)
Four versions are known: Un-determined pressing, bold ring around the Tattoo-logos on labels, and small pressing ring. Los Angeles pressing, faint ring around the Tattoo-logos on labels, and small pressing ring. Winchester pressing, faint ring around the Tattoo-logos on labels, and small pressing ring. This version: Un-determined pressing, no ring around the Tattoo-logo on A-label, and large pressing ring.Printed innersleeve with credits of each track
℗ 1978 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Barcodes
Rights Society: GEMA
Label Code: LC 0392
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): WEA 56560 A BSK 3245 PF
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): WEA 56560 B PF
Matrix / Runout (Runout A side): BSK-1-3245-G2 @tGP GoL
Matrix / Runout (Runout B side): BSK-2 3245-G1 @tGP GoL
Companies
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Recorded At – Atlantic Studios
Recorded At – Cherokee Studios
Pressed By – Goldisc
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.