Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Produced For – Vandross Ltd.
Art Direction – Donn Davenport
Bass – Marcus Miller
Coordinator [Production] – Sephra Herman
Design – Howard Fritzson
Drums – Yogi Horton
Engineer [Additional Engineering, Assistant Engineer] – Michael Christopher (2)
Engineer [Assistant] – Mark Cobrin
Engineer [Maintenance Engineer] – Don Cuminale
Guitar – Doc Powell
Horns – Allan Rubin*, George Young (2), Greg Williams*, James Pugh*, John Clark (2), Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff, Lou Marini, Peter Gordon (8), Ronnie Cuber, Tom Malone
Keyboards – Nat Adderley, Jr.*
Lacquer Cut By [run-out etch "⚾"] – Greg Calbi
Mixed By – Michael H. Brauer
Other [Additional Assistant] – Paul Broucek*
Other [Hairstylist] – Andre Douglas, Carlton B. Northern
Other [Make-up] – Way Bandy
Other [Wardrobe] – Rachel Crespin
Photography By – Francesco Scavullo
Producer – Luther Vandross
Strings – Alfred Brown, Barry Finclair, Elena Barere, Manny Vardi*, Guy Lumia, Harold Kohon, Harry Zaratzian, Homer Mensch, Jan Mullen, Jean Dane*, Jesse Levy, John Beal, John Pintavalle, Jonathan Abramowitz, Joseph Rabushka, Judy Geist, Julien Barber, Kathryn Kienke, Kermit Moore, Lamar Alsop, Lewis Eley, Margaret Ross, Marilyn Wright, Regis Iandiorio, Richard Sortomme, Richard Young (6), Sanford Allen, Sue Prey*, Winterton Garvey