Bernard Wright – 'Nard

Drums – Mike Flythe
Electric Bass – Marcus Miller
Electric Guitar – Bobby Broom
Lead Vocals – Pat Heaven
Lead Vocals – Alvin Flythe, Jr.
Written-By – Weldon Irvine
Written-By, Arranged By, Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Rhodes], Clavinet, Lead Vocals – Bernard Wright
Written-By, Electric Guitar – Ron Dean Miller

Drums – Howard Grate
Electric Bass – Barry Johnson
Horns – Jimmy Owens
Horns – Ed Jackson
Percussion – 'Crusher' Bennett
Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer [Obx] – Bernard Wright
Tenor Saxophone, Soloist, Horns, Arranged By – Alvin Flythe, Jr.
Written-By – Howard Grate
Written-By, Electric Guitar, Arranged By – Henry Grate, Jr.

Backing Vocals – Desire White
Backing Vocals – Sheri Snyder
Drums – Dennis Chambers
Electric Bass – Marcus Miller
Electric Guitar – Kevin D. Oliver
Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Dave Grusin
Piano [Acoustic], Melodica, Synthesizer [Obx], Clavinet, Arranged By – Bernard Wright
Written-By, Words By, Music By, Arranged By, Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Rhodes], Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Don Blackman

Choir [Vocal Group] – Pat Heaven
Drums – Howard Grate
Electric Bass – Marcus Miller
Electric Guitar – Ron Dean Miller
Electric Guitar, Arranged By – Henry Grate, Jr.
Horns – Jimmy Owens
Horns – Ed Jackson
Lead Vocals, Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Rhodes], Clavinet, Synthesizer [Obx], Choir [Vocal Group] – Bernard Wright
Synthesizer [Obx] – Dave Grusin
Written-By, Horns, Choir [Vocal Group], Arranged By – Alvin Flythe, Jr.

Drums – Charley Drayton
Electric Guitar – Bobby Broom
Electric Guitar – Ron Dean Miller
Lyrics By, Arranged By, Piano [Acoustic], Clavinet, Backing Vocals, Rap [Street Rap Backgrounds] – Bernard Wright
Lyrics By, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Barry Johnson
Lyrics By, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Rap [Street Rap Backgrounds] – Alvin Flythe, Jr.
Rap [Street Rap Backgrounds] – Mike Flythe
Rap [Street Rap Backgrounds] – Rick Matthews (3)
Rap [Street Rap Backgrounds] – Ted Matthews
Rap [Street Rap Backgrounds] – Steve Teele
Rap [Street Rap Backgrounds] – Greg Fraction
Synthesizer [Obx] – Dave Grusin
Written-By, Music By, Arranged By, Electric Bass – Marcus Miller

Drums [Set #1] – Charley Drayton
Drums [Set #2] – Mike Flythe
Electric Piano – Ron Dean Miller
Written-By – Denzil Miller
Written-By, Electric Bass – Steve Teele
Written-By, Electric Piano [Yamaha Cp-80, Rhodes], Piano [Acoustic], Clavinet, Synthesizer [Obx], Arranged By – Bernard Wright

Backing Vocals – Patti Austin
Backing Vocals – Luther Vandross
Drums – Buddy Williams
Electric Bass, Arranged By – Marcus Miller
Electric Guitar – Bobby Broom
Electric Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer – Ron Dean Miller
Lead Vocals, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Piano [Acoustic] – Bernard Wright
Percussion – 'Crusher' Bennett
Synthesizer [Obx] – Dave Grusin
Written-By, Music By – Tommy Smith (4)
Written-By, Music By – Weldon Irvine

Choir [Vocal Group] – Kevin Osborne
Choir [Vocal Group] – Mike Flythe
Choir [Vocal Group] – Pat Heaven
Choir [Vocal Group] – Babi Floyd
Drums – Howard Grate
Electric Bass, Choir [Vocal Group] – Barry Johnson
Horns – Jimmy Owens
Horns – Ed Jackson
Horns, Choir [Vocal Group], Arranged By – Alvin Flythe, Jr.
Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer [Obx], Choir [Vocal Group] – Bernard Wright
Written-By, Electric Guitar, Arranged By – Henry Grate, Jr.

Double Bass [Acoustic Bass] – Buster Williams
Drums – Roy Haynes
Piano [Acoustic] – Bernard Wright
Written-By – Miles Davis