Youssou N'Dour – The Lion

Backing Vocals – Tessa Niles
Drums [Additional] – Mamadou Dieng
Soloist [Keyboards] – David Sancious
Soloist [Percussion] – Babacar Faye
Soloist, Piano – Kenny Kirkland
Written-By – Habib Faye
Written-By – Youssou N'Dour

Backing Vocals – George Acogny
Backing Vocals – Peter Gabriel
Backing Vocals – Simon Clark
Backing Vocals – Youssou N'Dour
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – David Rhodes
Guitar – George Acogny
Lead Vocals – Peter Gabriel
Lead Vocals – Youssou N'Dour
Lyrics By [English], Music By – Peter Gabriel
Lyrics By [Ouoloff] – Youssou N'Dour
Organ, Piano, Keyboards [Bass] – Simon Clark
Other [AMS Audiophile Operated By] – David Bottrill
Other [Audio Frame Systems Operated By] – Richard Chappell
Other [Audio Frame Systems Operated By] – Aaron Denson
Piano [Prophet D50 And Yamaha CP80] – Peter Gabriel
Producer – George Acogny
Producer – Peter Gabriel
Recorded By, Mixed By – Hugh Padgham
Saxophone – Phil Todd
Trumpet [1st] – Guy Barker
Trumpet [2nd] – John Barclay
Trumpet [3rd] – Pete Beachill

Drums – Mamadou Dieng
Keyboards – Habib Faye
Written-By – Habib Faye
Written-By – Youssou N'Dour

Acoustic Guitar – David Sancious
Backing Vocals – Chorale Des Martyrs De L'Ouganda
Backing Vocals – Youssou N'Dour
Backing Vocals – Dolette McDonald
Keyboards [Bass] – Habib Faye
Percussion – Babacar Faye
Sequenced By [Flutes And Marimba] – George Acogny
Written-By – Habib Faye
Written-By – Youssou N'Dour

Backing Vocals – Youssou N'Dour
Guitar – David Sancious
Tambourine – Babacar Faye
Written-By – Habib Faye
Written-By – Youssou N'Dour

Backing Vocals – Youssou N'Dour
Backing Vocals – Dolette McDonald
Keyboards – Loy Ehrlich
Written-By – Habib Faye
Written-By – Youssou N'Dour

Backing Vocals – Chorale Des Martyrs De L'Ouganda
Backing Vocals – Youssou N'Dour
Flute [Tokhoro] – Oumar Sambou
Other [AMS Drone Keyboards Created By] – Rod Beale
Other [Bass Keyboard And Tokhoro Flute Sample Played By] – Habib Faye
Other [CMI Percussion Sequencing Treated In The AMS By] – Rod Beale
Percussion [Addition ("Leckett")] – Babacar Faye
Programmed By [Additional CMI And D50 Keyboards] – Roger Bolton (4)
Vocals [Additional] – Aby N'Dour
Written-By – Rod Beale
Written-By – Youssou N'Dour

Acoustic Guitar – Kamil Rustam
Alto Saxophone – David Sanborn
Backing Vocals – Tessa Niles
Backing Vocals [Additional] – Chorale Des Martyrs De L'Ouganda
Balafon – Aliou Mane
Keyboards – Loy Ehrlich
Programmed By [CMI Fairlight] – Roger Bolton (4)
Sequenced By [CMI Fairlight Marimba] – George Acogny
Written-By – Habib Faye
Written-By – Youssou N'Dour
Written-By – David Sancious

Acoustic Guitar – Pape Oumar Ngom
Backing Vocals – Joniece Jamison
Written-By – Habib Faye
Written-By – Youssou N'Dour