Lou Rawls - Close Company

Arranged By - David Porter (tracks: A1, A3) , Dexter Wansel (tracks: A4) , Donald O'Conner (tracks: A1, A3) , John Faith* (tracks: A2, B3) , Joe Mele* (tracks: A5) , Norman Harris (tracks: B4)
Arranged By [Backing Vocals] - David Porter (tracks: A1, A3) , Donald O'Conner (tracks: A1, A3) , Wanda Vaughn (tracks: A1, A3)
Arranged By [Co-arranger Of Backing Vocals] - Judi Jones* (tracks: A2, B1) , Tanya Boyd (tracks: A2)
Backing Vocals - Barbara Ingram (tracks: B4) , BeLoyd Taylor (tracks: A1, A3) , Walter "Bunny" Sigler* (tracks: B4) , Carla Benson (tracks: B4) , Cynthia Biggs (tracks: A4, B1, B5) , Dexter Wansel (tracks: A4) , Evette Benton (tracks: B4) , Jones Girls, The (tracks: A2, B2, B3, B5) , Josie James (tracks: A1, A3) , Judi Jones* (tracks: A5, B1) , Marti McCall (tracks: A1, A3) , Michael Robinson (tracks: A1, A3) , Sasss (tracks: A4) , Tanya Boyd (tracks: A5, B1) , Wanda Vaughn (tracks: A1, A3)
Bass - Douglas Wimbish* (tracks: B4) , James Williams* (tracks: A2, B1) , Ray Griffin (tracks: A3) , Rodney Burton (tracks: B2) , Steve Green (tracks: A4, A5, B3, B5)
Drums - Clifford "Pete" Rudd (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B1, B3, B5) , Darryl Brown (tracks: B2) , Keith LeBlanc (tracks: B4) , Michael Beard (tracks: A1, A3)
Drums [Simmons] - Clifford "Pete" Rudd (tracks: B1)
Drums, Synthesizer [Syn Drums] - Michael Beard (tracks: A1, A3)
Engineer - Arthur Stoppe (tracks: A2, A4 to B1, B3 to B5) , Gene Leone (tracks: A2, A4 to B1, B3 to B5) , Joe Hardy (tracks: A1, A3) , Joe Tarsia (tracks: A2, A4 to B1, B3 to B5) , Michael Tarsia (tracks: A2, A4 to B1, B3 to B5) , Mick Guzauski (tracks: A1, A3) , Mitchell Goldfarb* (tracks: B2) , Robert Jackson (tracks: A1, A3)
Engineer [Assistant] - Barry Craig (tracks: A2, A4 to B1, B3 to B5) , Chris Pukay (tracks: A2, A4 to B1, B3 to B5) , Glenn McKee (tracks: A2, A4 to B1, B3 to B5) , Joe Hauserman (tracks: B2) , Murray Deorkin* (tracks: A1, A3) , Scott MacMinn* (tracks: A2, A4 to B1, B3 to B5)
Engineer [Remix] - Joe Tarsia (tracks: A4)
Executive Producer - Dexter Wansel
Guitar - David Williams (4) (tracks: A1) , Dennis Harris (tracks: A2, B1, B3, B5) , James Herb Smith* (tracks: A5, B3, B5) , Marc Rubin (tracks: A4) , Roy R. Smith (tracks: A2, A4) , Skip McDonald (tracks: B4)
Guitar [Solo] - Joe "Northeast" Fusco* (tracks: B5) , Roy R. Smith (tracks: B1)
Keyboards - Walter "Bunny" Sigler* (tracks: B4) , Dexter Wansel (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B4) , James "Jimmy" Sigler* (tracks: B4) , Lester Snell (tracks: A3)
Lead Vocals - Judi Jones* (tracks: B2) , Lou Rawls
Marimba - Mark Dauberman (tracks: A2, A4)
Mixed By - Mick Guzauski (tracks: A1, A3)
Percussion - Clifford "Pete" Rudd (tracks: A4) , Darryl Brown (tracks: B1) , Jean Albert Renaud (tracks: A4) , Leonard "Dr. Gibbs" Gibbs* (tracks: B1) , Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: A1, A3)
Photography - Greg Gorman
Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] - Dexter Wansel (tracks: A5, B2, B5)
Producer - Walter "Bunny" Sigler* (tracks: B4) , Cynthia Biggs (tracks: A2) , David Porter (tracks: A1, A3) , Dexter Wansel (tracks: A2, A4 to B2, B5) , Donald O'Conner (tracks: A1, A3) , John Faith* (tracks: B3)
Programmed By [Fairlight] - Sanford Ponder (tracks: B2)
Saxophone - Robert Malach* (tracks: A2, A4)
Saxophone [Solo] - Robert Malach* (tracks: A5)
Strings, Horns - Don Renaldo And His Strings And Horns* (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B3, B4)
Synthesizer - Bill Meyers (tracks: A1) , Daniel Desouza (tracks: A1, A3) , Donald O'Conner (tracks: A1, A3) , Robbie Buchanan (tracks: A1, A3)
Synthesizer [Fairlight] - Dexter Wansel (tracks: B2, B5)
Synthesizer [Ppg, Wave, Yamaha Dx 7] - Dexter Wansel (tracks: B1)
Synthesizer [Syn Drums] - Michael Beard (tracks: A1, A3)
Synthesizer, Percussion - Dexter Wansel (tracks: A2, A4)
Wind Chimes - Cynthia Biggs (tracks: B4)