- John Lennon – lead, harmony and background vocals; rhythm and acoustic guitars; piano and keyboards; arranger and producer
- Yoko Ono – lead and background vocals; arranger and producer
- Jack Douglas – arranger and producer
- Earl Slick – lead guitar
- Hugh McCracken – lead guitar
- Tony Levin – bass
- George Small – keyboards
- Andy Newmark – drums
- Arthur Jenkins – percussion
- Ed Walsh – Oberheim synthesizer
- Robert Greenidge – steel drum on "Beautiful Boy"
- Matthew Cunningham – hammer dulcimer on "Watching the Wheels"
- Randy Stein – English concertina
- Howard Johnson – horns
- Grant Hungerford – horns
- John Parran – horns
- Seldon Powell – horns
- George "Young" Opalisky – horns
- Roger Rosenberg – horns
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- David Tofani – horns
- Ronald Tooley – horns
- Tony Davillo – horn arrangements and musical associate
- Michelle Simpson, Cassandra Wooten, Cheryl Mason Jacks, Eric Troyer, Benny Cummings Singers, The Kings Temple Choir – background vocals
- Toshihiro Hamaya – production assistant
- Frederic Seaman – production assistant
- Julie Last – assistant engineer
- George Marino – original mastering and remastering
- Lee DeCarlo – engineer
- Jon Smith – assistant engineer
- Anthony Davilio – musical associate
- James A. Ball – assistant engineer
- Bob Gruen – photography
- Kishin Shinoyama – cover photo and photography
- Karla Merrifield – reissue art coordinator
- Nishi F Saimaru – photography
- David Spindel – photography
- Lilo Raymond – photography
- Christopher Whorf – artwork
- Bruce Replogle – publicist
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