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Personnel

Musicians

George Benson – lead vocals (1–8, 10), guitar (2, 9), guitar solo (4–8), harmony vocals (8)

Wells Christie – Synclavier programming (all tracks)

Randy Waldman – keyboards (1), synthesizers (3), additional synthesizers (6)

James Newton Howard – acoustic piano (2), synthesizers (2, 5)

Clifford Carter – additional synthesizers (2, 8), drum machine programming (2, 7), synthesizers (5), keyboards (7)

Rob Mounsey – Synclavier (2, 6, 8, 9), vocoder (2), synthesizer bass (9)

Richard Tee – Fender Rhodes (2), synthesizer bass (8, 9)

Daniel Sembello – DX7 Rhodes (3), synthesizer bass (3), synthesizers (8), drum machine programming (8), ride cymbal (8)

Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (4), synthesizer programming (4)

Joe Sample – acoustic piano (5)

Randy Goodrum – synthesizer programming (6), Oberheim DMX (6), Oberheim DSX sequencer programming (6)

Barnaby Finch – DX7 Rhodes (9)

Dave Grusin – string synthesizer (9), flute (9)

Neil Larsen – synthesizers (9)

Randy Kerber – keyboards (10)

Michael Sembello – rhythm guitar (1, 8), guitar solo (1, 8), drum machine programming (3, 8), backing vocals (3, 8)

Dann Huff – guitar (4)

Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar (4, 10)

Freddie Green – rhythm guitar (5)

Cecil Womack – guitars (7), backing vocals (7)

David Williams – rhythm guitar (9)

Marcus Miller – bass (2)

Nathan East – bass (4)

Earl May – bass (5)

Anthony Jackson – bass (7)

Neil Stubenhaus – bass (10)

Clif Magness – drum machine programming (1)

Russ Titelman – drum machine programming (1)

Steve Ferrone – additional drums (1)

Dave Weckl – additional drums (1), additional cymbals (6)

Bryan Lee Janszen – Simmons drum programming (3, 8)

Carlos Vega – drums (4)

John Robinson – drums (5, 9)

Steve Kipner – Oberheim DMX (6), Oberheim DSX sequencer programming (6)

Rick Shlosser – drums (10)

Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 6, 9)

Errol "Crusher" Bennett – finger cymbals (7)

Ralph MacDonald – triangle (7), percussion (8)

Gary Herbig – saxophones (1)

Kim Hutchcroft – saxophones (1)

Gary Grant – trumpet (1)

Jerry Hey – trumpet (1)

George Young – flute (7)

Patti Austin – backing vocals (1, 6), additional backing vocals (3), harmony vocals (6)

Gordon Grody – backing vocals (1)

Lani Groves – backing vocals (1)

Richard Marx – backing vocals (4)

Deborah Thomas – backing vocals (4, 10)

James "JT" Taylor – backing and harmony vocals (6)

Linda Womack – backing vocals (7)

Roberta Flack – lead vocals (10)

David Cochrane – backing vocals (10)

Darryl Phinnessee – backing vocals (10)

Brass section on "Beyond the Sea (La Mer)"

Frank Wess and Charles Williams – alto saxophone

Robert Eldridge – baritone saxophone

George Coleman and Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone

Dave Taylor – bass trombone

Robin Eubanks, Slide Hampton, and Benny Powell – trombone

Jon Faddis, Earl Gardner, Joe Newman, Lew Soloff and Felix Vega – trumpet

Music arrangements

Jerry Hey – horn arrangements (1)

Clif Magness – track arrangements (1)

Russ Titelman – track arrangements (1)

Randy Waldman – track arrangements (1)

James Newton Howard – string arrangements (2)

Robbie Buchanan – arrangements (4)

Ralph Burns – string arrangements and conductor (5, 7)

Frank Foster – horn arrangements and conductor (5)

Michael Masser – rhythm track arrangements (10)

Gene Page – rhythm track and string arrangements (10)

Production

Russ Titelman – executive producer

Mary Melia – production coordinator

Simon Levy – art direction

Kav Deluxe – design

Richard Bomersheim – photography

Bill Whitten – styling

Fritz & Turner Management – management

Technical credits

Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)

Jim Boyer – engineer, mixing

Lee Herschberg – engineer

Gary Ladinsky – engineer

Michael Mancini – engineer

Ed Rak – mixing

Elliot Scheiner – engineer, mixing

Russell Schmitt – engineer

Russ Titelman – mixing

Thom Wilson – engineer

Bill Schnee – mixing (4, 10)

Dick Bogert – additional engineer

Kendall Brown – additional engineer

Dean Burt – additional engineer

John Convertino – additional engineer