Credit

• Acoustic Bass - Arni Egillson
• Acoustic Bass - Milt Kestenbaum
• Arranged By - Bill Summers
• Arranged By - Caiphus Semenya
• Arranged By - Dave Grusin
• Arranged By - Herb Spencer
• Arranged By - John Mandel
• Arranged By - Quincy Jones
• Arranged By - Reverend James Cleveland
• Arranged By - Dick Hazard
• Arranged By - Tommy Bahler
• Artwork [Album Design] - Chuck Beeson
• Artwork [Art Direction] - Roland Young (3)
• Artwork [Roots Logo Typography Design] - Al Nagy
• Banjo - Alton Hendrickson
• Cello - Jeff Solow
• Cello - Jesse Erlich
• Cello - Paul Bergstrom
• Cello - Ronnie Cooper
• Composed By - Gerald Fried (A2, A9, B1, B5)
• Concept By [Conceived By], Producer, Conductor - Quincy Jones
• Conductor [Choir] - Tommy Bahler
• Conductor [The Wattsline Choir] - Reverend James Cleveland
• Electric Bass - Chuck Rainey
• Electric Bass - Ed Reddick
• Engineer [Assistant] - Chuck Trammell
• Engineer [Assistant] - Steve "Deacon Dolby" Katz
• Engineer, Remix - Norm Kinney
• French Horn - Alan Robinson
• French Horn - David Duke
• French Horn - James Decker
• Guitar - David T. Walker
• Guitar - Lee Ritenour
• Harp - Catherine Gotthoffer
• Harp - Dorothy Remsen
• Keyboards - Dave Grusin
• Keyboards - Ian Underwood
• Keyboards - Mike Boddicker
• Keyboards - Pete Jolly
• Keyboards - Richard Tee
• Mastered By - Bernie Grundman
• Percussion - Bill Summers
• Percussion - Bobbye Hall
• Percussion - Caiphus Semenya
• Percussion - Emil Richards
• Percussion - King Errison
• Percussion - Milt Holland
• Percussion - Paul Bryant (5)
• Percussion - Shelly Manne
• Percussion - Tommy Vig
• Percussion - Victor Feldman
• Percussion - Zak Diouf
• Performer - Bill Summers
• Performer - Caiphus Semenya
• Performer - Letta Mbulu
• Performer - Lou Gossett
• Performer - Quincy Jones Orchestra
• Performer - The Wattsline Choir
• Photography By [Back Cover] - Bruce Talamon
• Trombone - Bill Watrous
• Trombone - Dick Nash
• Trombone - Maurice Spear
• Trumpet - Bobby Bryant
• Trumpet - Buddy Childers
• Trumpet - John Audino
• Tuba - Tommy Johnson (2)
• Viola - Alex Nieman
• Viola - Marilyn Baker
• Viola - Bob Ostrowsky
• Viola - Rollis Dale
• Violin - Bobby Bruce
• Violin - Erno Neufeld
• Violin - Gerald Vinci
• Violin - Harry Bluestone
• Violin - Irv Katz
• Violin - Janice Gower
• Violin - John Santulis
• Violin - Joseph Livoti
• Violin - Joe Stepansky
• Violin - Ralph Shaeffer
• Violin - Bob Sushell
• Violin - Sheldon Sanov
• Violin - Bill Nuttycomb
• Vocals - Alexandra Brown
• Vocals - Caiphus Semenya
• Vocals - Deborah Tibbs
• Vocals - Jim Gilstrap
• Vocals - John Lehman
• Vocals - Linda Evans
• Vocals - Paulette McWilliams
• Vocals - Reverend James Cleveland
• Vocals - Stephanie Spruill
• Vocals [Featured Soloist] - Letta Mbulu
• Vocals [The Wattsline Choir] - Charles May
• Vocals [The Wattsline Choir] - David Pridgen
• Vocals [The Wattsline Choir] - Mortonette Jenkins
• Vocals [The Wattsline Choir] - Rodney Armstrong
• Vocals [The Wattsline Choir] - Sherwood Sledge
• Woodwind - Ernie Watts
• Woodwind - Jerome Richardson
• Woodwind - Ted Nash
• Woodwind - Terry Harrington
• Woodwind - Bill Green