1 Yabba Dabba Doo
Backing Vocals Brian Porter (4), Desire "Deezie" White*, Lloyd Foster, Sheri "Ayo" Snyder*, Steve "City" Horton*, Wallace Jefferson
Backing Vocals ["the Crew"] Carrie "Froggie" Spiller*, Cheryl Page, Genene Armstead, Michelle "Mitch" Mosley*
Backing Vocals [The Palmer Brothers] Artie Palmer*, Jon Palmer (3), Melvin Palmer
Bass [Line], Programmed By [Synthesizer] Kevin Grady
Lead Guitar, Soloist Eddie "EPM" Martinez*
Lead Vocals Don "Minister Of Funk" Blackman*
Percussion 'Crusher' Bennett
Written-By Don Blackman
5:16
2 Heart's Desire
Arranged By [Strings] Dave Grusin
Backing Vocals Desire "Deezie" White*
Bass Barry "Sonjohn" Johnson*
Lead Vocals Don "Minister Of Funk" Blackman*
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals Sheri "Ayo" Snyder*
Percussion 'Crusher' Bennett
Written-By, Arranged By Don Blackman
4:30
3 Holding You, Loving You
Arranged By [Strings] Dave Grusin
Bass Barry "Sonjohn" Johnson*
Vocals Don "Minister Of Funk" Blackman*
Written-By, Arranged By Don Blackman
4:10
4 Deaf Hook-Up Connection
Arranged By [Horns] Dave Grusin
Backing Vocals Desire "Deezie" White*, Sheri "Ayo" Snyder*, Steve "City" Horton*
Backing Vocals ["the Little People"] Desmond Dawkins, George "Kenyatta" Snyder*, Jermaine "Boo" Lloyd Blackman*, Tashumbi "Shumbi" White*
Bass, Backing Vocals Barry "Sonjohn" Johnson*
Lead Guitar, Soloist Eddie "EPM" Martinez*
Lead Vocals Don "Minister Of Funk" Blackman*
Written-By Don Blackman
4:03
5 You Ain't Hip
Arranged By Don Blackman
Backing Vocals Poogie Bell*, Donna Weeks, Jeanie Gray, Ronald Miller*, Sheri "Ayo" Snyder*
Bass, Backing Vocals Barry "Sonjohn" Johnson*
Lead Vocals Don "Minister Of Funk" Blackman*
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals Desire "Deezie" White*
Written-By Desire White, Don Blackman
3:01
6 Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide
Arranged By Don Blackman, Weldon Irvine
Backing Vocals Sheri "Ayo" Snyder*
Bass Barry "Sonjohn" Johnson*
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals Desire "Deezie" White*
Written-By Steven Moss, Weldon Irvine
3:38
7 Since You Been Away So Long
Arranged By [Strings] Dave Grusin
Backing Vocals Desire "Deezie" White*, Sheri "Ayo" Snyder*
Bass Barry "Sonjohn" Johnson*
Lead Vocals Don "Minister Of Funk" Blackman*
Written-By, Arranged By Don Blackman
5:11
8 Never Miss A Thing
Arranged By [Horns] Dave Grusin
Backing Vocals Desire "Deezie" White*
Bass Barry "Sonjohn" Johnson*
Guitar, Soloist Steve "City" Horton*
Lead Vocals Don "Minister Of Funk" Blackman*
Scat [Lead], Backing Vocals Sheri "Ayo" Snyder*
Written-By, Arranged By [Music, Horns] Don Blackman
3:50
Art Direction, Design Howard Fritzson
Chorus Master [Choir Director Of The Howling Shedeamons And Hedeamons] Barry "Sonjohn" Johnson*
Conductor [Strings] Dave Grusin
Contractor, Concertmaster David Nadien
Coordinator [Grp Production] Peter Lopez (2)
Drums Dennis "Washington" Chambers*
Featuring [The Family Tradition] Barry "Sonjohn" Johnson*, Dennis "Washington" Chambers*, Desire "Deezie" White*, Eddie "EPM" Martinez*, Sheri "Ayo" Snyder*, Steve "City" Horton*
Hair Webster McKnight
Handclaps [The Band] Barry "Sonjohn" Johnson*, Dennis "Washington" Chambers*, Desire "Deezie" White*, Eddie "EPM" Martinez*, Sheri "Ayo" Snyder*, Steve "City" Horton*
Handclaps [The Tasty Off-beat Section, The Crew] Carrie "Froggie" Spiller*, Cheryl Page, Genene Armstead, Michelle "Mitch Mosley"*
Handclaps [The Tasty Off-beat Section] Brian Porter (4), Poogie Bell*, David Blackman (3), Larry DeCarmine, Lloyd Foster, Louisa James (2), Sekou Bunch, Wallace Jefferson
Horns [Section] Alex Foster, George Opalisky, Jon Faddis, Ronald Cuber*
Make-Up Carol Williams (10)
Photography By Trudy Schlachter
Producer Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen
Producer [Associate] Weldon Irvine
Recorded By Larry Rosen, Ollie Cotton
Recorded By [Additional, Assisted By] Steve Ettinger*
Rhythm Guitar Steve "City" Horton*
Stylist Lisa Daurio
Synthesizer [Obx], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Clavinet, Grand Piano [Yamaha] Don "Minister Of Funk" Blackman*