Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica – Allen Toussaint (tracks: 3 to 5)
Alto Saxophone – Earl Turbinton (tracks: 1, 2)
Arranged By – Allen Toussaint (tracks: 1 to 10)
Arranged By [Horn Arrangements] – Allen Toussaint (tracks: 14, 15)
Arranged By [String And Horn Arrangements] – Nick De Caro* (tracks: 13, 16)
Backing Vocals – Allen Toussaint (tracks: 6 to 10), Bonnie Raitt (tracks: 11, 13, 14, 16), Deborah Paul (tracks: 6 to 10), Etta James (tracks: 11, 13, 14, 16), Joan Harmon (tracks: 6 to 10), Julia Tillman* (tracks: 15), Maxine Willard* (tracks: 15), Merry Clayton (tracks: 1, 2), Rosemary Butler (tracks: 11, 13, 14, 16), Sharon Neborn (tracks: 6 to 10), Venetta Fields (tracks: 1, 2, 15)
Baritone Saxophone – Red Tyler* (tracks: 3 to 5), Carl Blouin (tracks: 6 to 10)
Bass – Chuck Rainey (tracks: 11 to 16), Eddie Hohner (tracks: 1, 2), George Porter, Jr. (tracks: 6 to 10), Richy Powell (tracks: 6 to 10), Robert Popwell (tracks: 11 to 16)
Compiled By – Bill Bentley, Charlie Springer
Congas – Alfred Roberts (tracks: 3 to 10), Squirrel (3) (tracks: 3 to 5)
Design – Christine Cano
Directed By – Allen Toussaint (tracks: 3 to 5)
Double Bass [String Bass], Electric Bass – Walter Payton (tracks: 3 to 5)
Drums – Ed Greene (2) (tracks: 1, 2), Freddie Staehle (tracks: 1, 2), Jeff Porcaro (tracks: 11 to 16), Joe Lambert (2) (tracks: 3 to 5), John Boudreaux (tracks: 1, 2), Joseph (Zig) Modeliste* (tracks: 3 to 10)
Electric Bass – George Porter, Jr. (tracks: 3 to 5)
Electric Piano – Allen Toussaint (tracks: 11 to 16)
Engineer – Cosimo Matassa* (tracks: 3 to 5), Dee Robb (tracks: 11 to 16), Ken Laxton (tracks: 6 to 10), Roberta Grace (tracks: 6 to 10), Skip Godwin (tracks: 3 to 5)
Engineer [Assistant] – Joe Chiccarelli (tracks: 11 to 16), Richard Leech (tracks: 11 to 16)
Engineer [Remix] – John Stronach (tracks: 3 to 5), Lee Herschberg (tracks: 11 to 16)
Engineer [Vocals] – Skip Godwin (tracks: 11 to 16)
Flugelhorn – Clyde Kerr Jr. (tracks: 6 to 10)
French Horn – Clyde Kerr* (tracks: 3 to 5)
Guitar – Charles Moore (2) (tracks: 6 to 10), George Plummer (tracks: 3 to 5), Larry Carlton (tracks: 11 to 16), Leo Nocentelli (tracks: 3 to 10), Mac Rebennack (tracks: 1, 2), Teddy Royal (tracks: 6), Terry Kellman (tracks: 1, 2), Vincent Toussaint (tracks: 3 to 5)
Liner Notes – Don Snowden
Organ – Arthur Neville* (tracks: 6 to 10), Mac Rebennack (tracks: 1, 2)
Percussion – Paulinho da Costa (tracks: 11 to 16), Victor Feldman (tracks: 11 to 16)
Photography [Booklet] – Sydney Byrd
Photography [Inlay] – Chris Kemp
Piano – Allen Toussaint (tracks: 1 to 10)
Piano [Acoustic] – Richard Tee (tracks: 11 to 16)
Producer – Allen Toussaint (tracks: 1 to 10), Charles Greene (2) (tracks: 1, 2), Jerry Wexler (tracks: 11 to 16), Marshall Sehorn* (tracks: 6 to 10)
Remix – Paul Wexler (tracks: 11 to 16)
Tenor Saxophone – Alvin Thomas (tracks: 3 to 5), Frederic Kemp* (tracks: 1, 2)
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute – Lon Price (tracks: 6 to 10)
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Jim Moore (3) (tracks: 6 to 10)
Tenor Saxophone, Saxophone [Electric] – Gary Brown (2) (tracks: 3 to 5)
Trombone – Lester Caliste (tracks: 6 to 10)
Trumpet – Clyde Kerr* (tracks: 1 to 10), Francis Rousselle (tracks: 3 to 5), Steve Howard (tracks: 6 to 10)
Vocals – Allen Toussaint (tracks: 1, 2)
Written-By – Allen Toussaint (tracks: 1 to 11, 13 to 16), N. Neville* (tracks: 12)