Agee – backing vocals (1, 2) Norma Jean Wright – backing vocals (2) Alexandra Brown – backing vocals (3) Darlene Love – backing vocals (3, 5, 8) Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (3) Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals (3, 5, 8) Brenda Corbett – backing vocals (5, 7) Four Tops – backing vocals and vocal arrangements (6) Levi Stubbs – lead vocals (6) Erma Franklin – backing vocals (7) Pam Vincent – backing vocals (7) Sandra Dance – backing vocals (7) Production Producers – Luther Vandross (tracks 1–5, 7 & 8); Aretha Franklin (track 6). Production coordination – Sephra Herman Recorded and mixed by Michael Brauer Additional engineers – Carl Beatty and Lee Keifer Assistant engineers – Michael Christopher, Karat Faye, John Hanlon, Harry Spiridakis, Don Wershba and Warren Woods. Recorded at Mediasound Studios (New York, NY), Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA), The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, CA) and Soundsuite (Detroit, MI). Music contractors – Sephra Herman and Trevor Veitch Art direction and design – Ria Lewerke-Shapiro Photography – Harry Langdon Lettering – Sue Reilly See also List of number-one R&B albums of 1982 (U.S.) References External links Aretha Franklin albums Albums produced by Luther Vandross Albums arranged by Paul Riser Arista Records albums