Hidden Things - Personnel

Personnel

Paul Kelly and the Messengers

• Michael Barclay – drums, backing vocals
• Peter Bull – keyboards
• Steve Connolly – lead guitar, lead vocals on "Hard Times"
• Paul Kelly – guitar, lead vocals (except "Hard Times", "Rock 'n' Soul"), harmonica
• Jon Schofield – bass guitar, lead vocals on "Rock 'n' Soul"

Additional musicians

• Darren Gower – drum programming on "When I First Met Your Ma"
• Wendy Matthews – backing vocals on "Other People's Houses
• Ray Pereira – percussion on "When I First Met Your Ma", "Other People's Houses"
• Chris Wilson – harmonica on "Reckless"

Weddings Parties Anything – "Beggar on the Street of Love"

• Michael 'Mick' Thomas – co-lead vocals
• David Steel – lead guitar
• Pete Lawler – backing vocals
• Marcus Schintler – backing vocals
• Mark Wallace – backing vocals

Production work

• Producer – Guy Gray (tracks 1, 4), Alan Thorne (tracks 2, 5, 6, 11–13), Gavin Mackillop (tracks 2, 8), Paul Kelly (tracks 3, 7, 9, 14–17), Steve Gordon (track 10), Paul Petran (track 18), Steve Connolly (track 18)
• Engineering – Tim Ryan (tracks 9, 16)
• Mastering – Don Bartely
• Mixing – Alan Thorne (track 3), Tim Ryan (track 17)
  • Remixing – Gavin Mackillop (track 16)

Art work

• Lin Onus – cover art
• Pierre Baroni – art design