Backing Vocals – Bill Champlin, Tamara Matoesian*, Venette GloudBass – Dee MurrayDrums – Nigel OlssonGuitar – Richie ZitoPiano, Vocals [Backing, Solo] – Elton JohnSynthesizer – James Newton HowardTambourine, Backing Vocals – Stephanie Spruill

Bass – Reggie McBrideDrums – Alvin TaylorPiano, Backing Vocals – Elton JohnSynthesizer, Vocoder – James Newton Howard

Bass – Dee MurrayDrums [Uncredited] – Nigel OlssonGuitar – Richie ZitoPiano – Elton JohnSaxophone [Alto] – Jim HornSynthesizer – James Newton HowardVoice [French Girl] – Colette Bertrand

Backing Vocals – Elton JohnDrums [Programming] – Roger LinnSynthesizer [Programming], Synthesizer [Additional] – James Newton Howard

Backing Vocals – Elton JohnBass – Dee MurrayChoir – Rev. James Cleveland & Cornerstone Baptist Church Choir*Drums [Uncredited] – Nigel OlssonGuitar – Richie ZitoPiano – Elton JohnVoice [Spoken] – Rev. James Cleveland

Arranged By, Conductor – James Newton HowardOrchestra – The London Symphony OrchestraPiano – Elton John

Percussion – Victor FeldmanSynthesizer – James Newton Howard

Backing Vocals – Bill Champlin, Dee Murray, Gary Osborne, Max GronenthalBass – Reggie McBrideDrums – Alvin TaylorElectric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Strings [Arrangement], Conductor – James Newton HowardPercussion – Victor FeldmanPiano – Elton JohnStrings [Arrangement] – Marty Paich

Backing Vocals – Bill Champlin, Tamara Matoesian*, Venette GloudBass – Dee MurrayDrums – Nigel OlssonGuitar – Richie ZitoPiano, Backing Vocals – Elton JohnSynthesizer – James Newton HowardTambourine, Backing Vocals – Stephanie Spruill

Piano – Elton JohnSynthesizer, Synthesizer [Programming] – James Newton Howard

Backing Vocals – Carl Carwell, Chuck Cissel, Clarence Ford, James Gilstrap*, John Lehman, Oren Waters, Ronald Baker, Roy GallowayBass – Dee MurrayDrums – Nigel OlssonGuitar – Richie ZitoHarmonica – Mickey RaphaelOrgan – James Newton HowardPiano – Elton John