Personnel
- Bette Midler - lead vocals (all tracks), backing vocals tracks B1-2
- Glaswegians Orchestra - arranged and conducted by Arif Mardin (track A1)
- Dianne Sumler - backing vocals (track A1)
- Luther Vandross - arranger and backing vocals (track A1)
- Norman Pride - conga (track A2)
- John Siegler - bass guitar (tracks A2-3, 5, B2, 5)
- John Wilcox - drums (tracks A2-3, 5, B2, 5)
- Todd Rundgren - guitar (tracks A2, B2), backing vocals (track B5)
- Moogy Klingman - electric piano, musical arranger, musical conductor, string arrangement (track A2), piano, RMI Computer keyboard, Mini Korg synthesizer, arranger and conductor (track A3), piano, harmonica and arranger (track A5)
- Ralph Schuckett - acoustic piano and string arrangement (track A2), clavinet (track A3), arranging assistance, arranger and conductor (track B1), piano, organ, arranger and conductor (track B2), piano (track B3), Sound City piano, electric piano, organ, harmonium, string ensemble, arranger and conductor (track B5)
- David Lasley - backing vocals (track A2)
- David Spinozza - guitar (tracks A3, B5)
- Erin Dickens - backing vocals (tracks A3, B3)
- Annie Sutton - backing vocals (track A3)
- Randy Brecker - horns (track A3), trumpet solo (track B5)
- Michael Brecker - horns (track A3)
- Barry Rogers - horns (track A3)
- Dick Hyman - piano (tracks A4, B4)
- Milt Hinton - acoustic bass (track A4), bass guitar (track B4)
- Ted Sommer - drums (tracks A4, B4), percussion (track B4)
- Arif Mardin - arranger and conductor (track A4), backing vocals, arranger and conductor (track B4)
- Marty Nelson - vocal arranger (track A4)
- Bob Dylan - vocals (track A5)
- Dave Webster - slide guitar (track A5)
- Eric Weissberg - banjo and mandolin (track B1)
- Barbara Burton - percussion (track B1)
- Don Brooks - harmonica (track B1)
- Dominic Cortese - accordion (track B1)
- Boris Matusevitch - concertina (track B1)
- Steve Gadd - drums (track B1)
- John Miller - acoustic bass (track B1)
- Kenny Kosek - fiddle (track B1)
- John Lissauer - arranger and conductor (track B1), saxes, chimes, arranger and conductor (track B3)
- Mark Rosengarden - drums and percussion (track B1)
- Jack Malken - additional percussion (track B1)
- Sivuca - accordion (track B1)
- Jerry Friedman - guitar (track B2)
- Angel Allende - percussion (track B2)
- David Nadien - strings (track B3)
- Barry Finclair - strings (track B3)
- Raul Poliakin - strings (track B3)
- Tony Posk - strings (track B3)
- Gene Orloff - strings (track B3)
- Harry Lookofsky - strings (track B3)
- Charles McCracken - strings (track B3)
- Jessy Levy - strings (track B3)
- Donny Beard - backing vocals (track B3)
- Charlotte Crossley - backing vocals (tracks A1, B3)
- Leata Galloway - backing vocals (track B3)
- Ben Harney - backing vocals (track B3)
- Rhetta Hughes - backing vocals (track B3)
- Thomas Moore - backing vocals (track B3)
- Ula Hedwig - backing vocals (tracks A1, B3)
- Sharon Redd - backing vocals (tracks A1, B3)
- Ramona Stubblefield - backing vocals (track B3)
- Clifford Townsend - backing vocals (track B3)
- Revelation - backing vocals (track B3)
- Rosie - backing vocals (track B3)
- Mel Davis - trumpet (track B4)
- William Siapin - flute (track B4)
- Harry Lookofsky - violin (track B4)
- Matthew Raimondi - violin (track B4)
- Emanuel Green - violin (track B4)
- Gotham - backing vocals (track B4)
- Rick Derringer - pedal steel guitar (track B5)
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