The Doobie Brothers
Patrick Simmons – guitars , lead and backing vocals
John McFee – guitars, backing vocals
Michael McDonald – keyboards , synthesizers , lead and backing vocals
Cornelius Bumpus – tenor saxophone , soprano saxophone , organ , lead and backing vocals
Tiran Porter – bass
Keith Knudsen – drums , backing vocals
Chet McCracken – drums, vibraphone , marimbas
Additional personnel
Bobby LaKind – congas , bongos , backing vocals
Nicolette Larson – backing vocals on "Real Love", "Dedicate This Heart", and "Just In Time"
Patrick Henderson – keyboards on "Real Love", "One By One", and "Keep This Train A-Rollin'"
Lee Thornburg – trumpet on "South Bay Strut" and "Keep This Train A-Rollin'", flugelhorn for "Dedicate This Heart"
Chris Thompson – backing vocals on "No Stoppin' Us Now"
Ted Templeman – tambourine , cowbell , maracas , backing vocals on "One Step Closer"[ 7]
Jerome Jumonville – tenor saxophone, horn arrangements on "Keep This Train A-Rollin'"
Joel Peskin – baritone saxophone on "Keep This Train A-Rollin'"
Bill Armstrong – trumpet on "Keep This Train A-Rollin'"
Jimmie Haskell – string arrangements on "Real Love" and "South Bay Strut"
Producer – Ted Templeman
Production Assistant – Joan Parker
Production Coordination – Susyn Schope
Engineer – James Isaacson
Second Engineer – Gene Meros
Mastering – Kent Duncan and Tim Dennan at Kendun Recorders (Burbank, CA).
Photography – Norman Seeff
Art Direction and Design – Jim Welch
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