Lionel Richie / Lionel Richie

Arranged By – Gene Page Art Direction – Johnny Lee (4) Backing Vocals – Deborah Thomas Backing Vocals – Howard Kenney Backing Vocals – Richard Marx Bass – Joe Chemay Cello – Armand Kaproff Cello – Dennis Karmazyn Cello – Jesse Ehrlich Cello – Paula Hochhalter Concertmaster – Harry Bluestone Double Bass – Arni Egilsson Double Bass – Buell Neidlinger Double Bass – Morty Corb Double Bass – Ray Brown Drums – John Robinson (2) Drums – Paul Leim Electric Guitar – Darrell Jones (2) Engineer [Recording & Mix] – Calvin Harris (2) Engineer [Second Recording] – Jim Cassell Flute – Louise Di Tullio French Horn – Art Maebe French Horn – Brian O'Connor (2) French Horn – David Duke French Horn – Henry Sigismonti French Horn – Jim Atkinson French Horn – Richard Perissi Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr. Harp – Gayle Levant Mastered By – Bernie Grundman Mixed By – Fred Law Mixed By – Michael Johnson (4) Mixed By – Stephan Smith (2) Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa Photography By – David Alexander (5) Producer [Assistant] – Brenda Harvey-Richie Producer, Arranged By – James Anthony Carmichael Producer, Arranged By [Vocals], Written-By, Backing Vocals – Lionel Richie Strings – Armand Kaproff Strings – David Schwartz Strings – David Speltz Strings – Dennis Karmazyn Strings – Erno Neufeld Strings – Frederick Seykora Strings – Henry Ferber Strings – Mari Botnick Strings – Myron Sandler Strings – Nathan Ross Strings – Rollice Dale Strings – Ronald Folsom Strings – Tibor Zelig Strings – William Henderson (2) Strings – William Kurasch Synthesizer [Vocoder] – Michael Boddicker Trombone – Bill Reichenbach (2) Trombone – Lew McCreary Trumpet – Bob Findley Trumpet – Gary Grant Trumpet – Jerry Hey Trumpet – Walter Johnson (2) Trumpet – Warren Luening Viola – Alan DeVeritch Viola – Gareth Nuttycombe Viola – Virginia Majewski Viola, Strings – Allan Harshman Violin – Bonnie Douglas Violin – Charles Veal Jr. Violin – Donald Palmer Violin – Endre Granat Violin – Henry Roth Violin – Jack Shulman Violin – Mari Tsumura-Botnick Violin – Sheldon Sanov Violin, Strings – Assa Drori Violin, Strings – Joy Lyle Violin, Strings – Paul Shure Woodwind, Saxophone – Gary Herbig