Isaac Hayes (vocals and keyboards); Lester Snell (keyboards); Charles "Skip" Pitts (guitar); William "Boots" Vaughn (guitar); Eroll Thomas (bass); Willie Hall (drums); Willie Cole (percussion); Jimmy "Congalou" Thompson (congas); Tommy Lee Williams, Lewis Colins, Darrell Smith (tenor saxophones, flutes); Emerson Able, Bill Easley (alto saxophones, flutes); Floyd Newman (baritone saxophone, flute); Jackie Thomas, Jack Hale (trombones); Mickey "Shine" Gregory, William :Nookie" Taylor, Ben Cauley (trumpets); The Masqueraders (background vocals)