Rhythm, Vocals, Solos and Arrangements

• Kenny Rogers – vocals
• Mike Melvoin – acoustic piano
• Terry Trotter – acoustic piano
• Randy Waldman – acoustic piano, synthesizers, synth harmonica (3), arrangements (7)
• Claude Gaudette – synthesizers, drum programming
• David Foster – arrangements (7), keyboards (12)
• John Chiodini – guitar
• John Pisano – guitar
• John Guerin – drums
• Jeff Hamilton – drums
• Larry Bunker – percussion
• Don Williams – percussion
• Pete Christlieb – tenor saxophone solo (2, 5, 10)
• Earle Dumler – oboe solo (9)
• Amy Shulman – harp solo (11)
• Johnny Mandel – arrangements (1, 2, 5, 8, 10)
• Edward Karam – conductor (1, 2, 5, 8, 10)
• Jeremy Lubbock – arrangements and conductor (3, 4, 6, 9, 11)
• William Ross – string orchestrations and conductor (12)
• Take 6 – backing vocals (7)
• Cedric Dent – vocal arrangements (7)
• Mark Kibble – vocal arrangements (7)

Orchestra Credits

• Suzie Katayama – music supervisor
• Joann Kane Music Service – music preparation
• Jules Chaplin, Debbie Datz-Pyle and Patti Zimmitti – orchestra contractors

Brass, Horns and Woodwinds

• David Duke, Marni Johnson, Joe Meyer, Diane Muller, Rick Todd and Brad Warnaar – French horn
• Randy Aldcroft, George Bohanon, Dick Hyde and Dick Nash – trombone
• Rick Baptist, Oscar Brashear, Ron King, Frank Szabo – trumpet
• Jon Clarke, Pete Christlieb, Louise DiTullio, Earle Dumler, Dominic Fera, Gary Foster, Susan Greenberg, Dan Higgins, Jack Nimitz, Joel Peskin, Marshal Royal, Sheridon Stokes, Bob Tricarico, Jim Walker and Rickey Woodard – woodwinds

Strings

• Chuck Domanico, Don Ferrone, Richard Feves, Chris Kollgaard, Frances Lui, Ed Meares, Buell Neidlinger, John Patitucci and Margaret Storer – bass
• Vage Ayrikyan, Jodi Burnett, Larry Corbett, Ernie Ehrhardt, Steve Erdody, Christine Ermacoff, Marie Fera, Rowena Hamil, Todd Hemmenway, Paula Hochhalter, Ann Karam, Suzie Katayama, Ray Kelley, Armen Ksajikian, Dane Little, David Low, Miguel Martinez, Steve Richards, Dan Rothmuller, Fred Seykora, David Shamban, Dan Smith and Christina Soule – cello
• Gayle Levant and Amy Shulman – harp
• Marilyn Baker, Bob Becker, Sam Boghossian, Dimitri Bovaird, Ken Burward-Hoy, Rollice Dale, Brian Dembow, Pamela Goldsmith, Steve Gordon, Carrie Holzman-Little, Roland Kato, Margot Maclaine, Dan Neufeld, Mike Nowak, Andrew Picken, Kazi Pitelka, Karie Prescott, Jimbo Ross, Jody Rubin, John Scanlon, Harry Shirinian, David Stenske, Evan Wilson, Hershel Wise and Mihail Zinovyev – viola
• Richard Altenbach, Israel Baker, Arnold Belnick, Dixie Blackstone, Russ Cantor, Ron Clark, Isabelle Daskoff, Joel Derouin, Assa Drori, Bruce Dukov, Henry Ferber, Mike Ferril, Juliann French, Julie Gigante, Joe Goodman, Alan Grunfeld, Diana Halprin, Clayton Haslop, Pat Johnson, Karen Jones, Leslie Katz, Miran Kojian, Razdan Kuyumjian, Brian Leonard, Gordon Marron, Yoko Matsuda, Jayme Miller, Horia Moroaica, Irma Neuman, Robin Olson, Don Palmer, Barbra Porter, Stan Plummer, Rafael Rishik, Gil Romero, Jay Rosen, Bob and Sheldon Sanov, Marc Sazar, Haim Shtrum, Spiro Stamos, Bob Sushel, Polly Sweeney, Mari Tsumura, Jerry Vinci, Dorothy Wade, Miwako Watanabe, Elizabeth Wilson, Margaret Wooten and Shari Zippert – violin

• David Foster – producer
• Johnny Mandel – co-producer (1, 2, 5, 8, 10)
• Jeremy Lubbock – co-producer (3, 4, 6, 9, 11)
• Al Smith – audio engineer
• Dave Reitzas – vocal engineer
• Felipe Elgueta – additional engineer, assistant engineer
• Dave Brock – assistant engineer
• Jeff DeMorris – assistant engineer
• Noel Hazen – assistant engineer
• Michael Reiter – assistant engineer
• Rail Rogut – assistant engineer, mix assistant (12)
• Michael Steinbrech – assistant engineer
• Al Schmitt – mixing (1-11)
• Humberto Gatica – mixing (12)
• John Hendrickson – mix assistant (1-11)
• Doug Sax – mastering
• Jaymes Foster-Levy – album coordinator, cover photo handpainting