- Ademola Adepoju – Pedal steel guitar
- Francisco Aguabella – Congas
- Artur Andres – Percussion
- Mingo Araújo – Castanet, Conga, Drums, Percussion, Surdo, Talking Drum
- Ken Ascher – Organ
- Patti Austin – Vocals (Background)
- Cyro Baptista – Percussion
- Barry Beckett – Keyboard
- Adrian Belew – Guitar
- Beloba – Percussion
- Hal Blaine – Conga, Drums, Percussion
- Michael Brecker – Saxophone
- Randy Brecker – Piccolo trumpet, Trumpet
- Briz – Vocals (Background)
- Bob Bushnell – Bass guitar
- J.J. Cale – Guitar
- Pete Carr – Guitar
- Anthony Carrillo – Bongos
- Fred Carter Jr. – Guitar
- Tony Cedras – Keyboard
- Dom Chacal – Bata, Bongos, Conga, Gourd, Percussion
- Wells Christy – Synclavier
- Kim Cissel – Trombone
- Bob Cranshaw – Bass guitar
- Jorge Ferreira da Silva – Percussion
- Wilson DasNeves – Cowbell, Percussion
- The Dixie Hummingbirds – Vocal Group
- Jerry Douglas – Dobro
- Pete Drake – Dobro, Pedal steel guitar
- Gordon Edwards – Bass guitar
- Don Elliott – Vibraphone
- The Everly Brothers – Vocals
- Jon Faddis – Trumpet
- Babacar Faye – Percussion
- Deborah Feingold – Cover Photo
- Alex Foster – Alto saxophone
- Steve Gadd – Drums
- Alexander Gafa – Guitar
- Eric Gale – Electric guitar
- Earl Gardner – Trumpet
- Art Garfunkel – Vocals
- Russell George – Bass guitar
- Florence Gnimagnon – Vocals (Background)
- Morris Goldberg – Penny Whistle
- Gordinho – Surdo
- Al Gorgoni – Guitar
- Bobby Gregg – Drums
- Winston Grennan – Drums
- Dave Grusin – Horn Arrangements
- The Harptones – Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background)
- Roger Hawkins – Drums
- Giovanni Hidalgo – Conga
- Neville Hinds – Organ
- David Hood – Bass guitar
- Cissy Houston – Vocals
- Johnny Hoyt – Saxophone
- Anthony Jackson – Bass guitar, Contrabass guitar
- Jackie Jackson – Bass guitar
- Alonzo Johnson – Bass
- Jimmy Johnson – Guitar
- Remy Kabocka – Talking Drum
- Vusi Khumalo – Drums
- Larry Knechtel – Keyboards, Piano, Bass
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Collaboration, Vocals
- Denzil Laing – Percussion
- Tony Levin – Bass guitar
- Ralph MacDonald – Percussion
- Makhaya Mahlangu – Percussion
- Mike Mainieri – Marimba, Vibraphone
- Marçalzinho – Percussion
- Hugh Masekela – Flugelhorn
- Mazzola – Arranger, Chicote, Rhythm Production
- Charlie McCoy – Harmonica
- Hugh McCracken – Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
- Victor Montanez – Drums
- Airto Moreira – Percussion
- Sidinho Moreira – Bongos, Conga, Percussion, Sordu, Tambourine
- Forere Motloheloa – Accordion, composer
- Rob Mounsey – Synthesizer
- Isaac Mtshali – Drums
- Youssou N'Dour – Percussion
- Milton Nascimento – Lyricist, Vocals
- Del Newman – String Arrangements
- Vincent Nguini – Guitar, Claves, Bass Guitar, Guitar Arrangements
- The Oak Ridge Boys – Vocal Group
- Joe Osborn – Bass guitar
- Dean Parks – Hi String Guitar
- Greg Phillinganes – Synthesizer
- Chikapa "Ray" Phiri – Arranger, Guitar, Guitar Arrangements
- Leonard Pickett – Tenor-saxophone
- Raphael Rabello – Guitar
- Décio Ramos – Percussion
- Sherman Robertson – Guitar
- Linda Ronstadt – Vocals
- Alan Rubin – Trumpet
- Alton Rubin – Drums
- Dave Rubin – Washboard
- Armand Sabal-Lecco – Bass guitar
- Robert Sabino – Piano
- Paulinho Santos – Percussion
- Paulo Sérgio Santos – Chicote
- Bobby Scott – Piano
- John Selolwane – Guitar
- Joseph Shabalala – Composer, lyricist, Vocals
- Paul Simon – Arranger, composer, Guitar, lyricist, producer, Synthesizer, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals (Background)
- Valerie Simpson – Vocals (Background)
- Von Eva Sims – Vocals
- Phoebe Snow – Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Pedro Sorongo – Percussion, Scraper
- David Spinozza – Guitar
- Renelle Stafford – Vocals
- Rigo Star – Guitar
- Grady Tate – Drums
- Richard Tee – Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer
- Assane Thaim – Percussion
- John Tropea – Guitar (Electric)
- Deidre Tuck – Vocals
- Uakti – Percussion
- Naná Vasconcelos – Conga, Gourd, Percussion, Triangle
- Kim Wilson – Harmonica
Chart (1990)
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Peak position
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[2]
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14
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New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[3]
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5
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