Mambazo – vocals (track 1) John Popper – vocals (track 2), harmonica (track 2) Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano (track 8) John Sebastian – autoharp (track 3) Musicians Eddie Bayers – drums (all tracks) Steve Buckingham – acoustic guitar (tracks 1–2, 5), 12-string electric guitar (track 4), baritone guitar (track 4), mandolin (track 4), electric guitar (track 7), baritone guitar (track 7) Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar (tracks 3, 5), high string guitar (track 1) Dan Dugmore – lap steel (track 9) Paul Franklin – steel guitar (track 10) David Hungate – bass (tracks 1–10), upright bass (track 11) Pat McInerney – bodhhrán (track 6) Farrell Morris – shaker (track 3), marimba (track 5), vibes (tracks 8, 10–11) Dean Parks – acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 3–4, 6–11), slide guitar (track 1), electric guitar (tracks 4, 6, 7, 10), 12-string guitar (track 7) Don Potter – gut string guitar (track 5) Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano (tracks 9–10) Matt Rollings – keyboard (tracks 1, 3, 7), Wurlitzer (tracks 2, 4–5, 8), B-3 organ (tracks 2, 4, 7), piano (tracks 6, 11) Joe Spivey – fiddle (tracks 7, 9) Adam Steffey – mandolin (track 9) Dan Tyminski – additional harmony vocal (track 3) Reggie Young – electric guitar (all tracks) Background vocals Matraca Berg – background vocals (track 4) Steve Buckingham – reprise (tracks 3, 5) Kim Carnes – background vocals (track 4) Choir (track 1) Bob Bailey, Matraca Berg, Crystal Bernard, Kim Carnes, Andy Landis, Darci Monet, Louis Nunley, Chris Rodriguez, Duawne Starling, Chris Willis Richard Dennison – harmony vocals (track 7) Vicki Hampton – harmony vocals (track 7) Liana Manis – background vocals (tracks 4–5, 8, 10), harmony vocal (track 11) Darci Monet – background vocals (track 4) Louis Nunley – background vocals (tracks 8, 9–10) Jennifer O'Brien – harmony vocals (track 7) Don Potter – reprise (tracks 3, 5) Chris Rodriguez – background vocals (tracks 4–5) John Wesley Ryles – background vocals (tracks 4, 8, 9–10) Dennis Wilson – background vocals (tracks 8, 9–10) Production Steve Buckingham – producer Jennie Carey – production assistant Don Cobb – editing Jeff Demorris – assailant engineer Steve Dorff – string arrangement (tracks 1, 8, 11) Mel Jones – assailant engineer Alison Krauss – background vocal arrangement (tracks 3, 6) Marshall Morgan – engineer Gary Paczosa – engineer, mixing Denny Purcell – mastering Ken Ross – assailant engineer Toby Seay – engineer Al