Personnel
- Tom Waits - vocals (1–7, 9–16), The Voice (8), Guitar (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 12), Piano (5, 11, 13, 15, 16), Organ (3), Pump Organ (7), percussion (9, 10), Chamberlin (9), Optigan (2)
- Andrew Borger - drums (9, 14, 16), Percussion (14)
- Kathleen Brennan - Boner (14)
- Ralph Carney - Trumpet (1), Sax (1, 16), Alto-Sax (11), Bass Clarinet (10), Reeds (8, 9)
- Les Claypool - Bass (1)
- Greg Cohen - Bass (11, 12, 15), Percussion (10)
- Linda Deluca-Ghidossi - Violin (13)
- Dalton Dillingham III - Bass (13)
- Joe Gore - Guitar (3, 16)
- Chris Grady - Trumpet (2, 14)
- John Hammond - Blues Harp (7)
- Stephen Hodges - Percussion (3, 4)
- Smokey Hormel - Guitar (4), Dobro (7), Chumbus & Dousengoni (2)
- Jacquire King - Programming (2, 14)
- Larry LaLonde - Guitar (1)
- Brain Mantia - Drums (1)
- Christopher Marvin - Drums (6)
- Charlie Musselwhite - Blues Harp (4, 12, 14, 16)
- Nik Phelps - Bari-Sax (11, 16)
- DJ M. Mark "The III Media" Reitman - Turntable (8, 9, 10, 14)
- Larry Rhodes - Contrabassoon (10)
- Marc Ribot - Guitar (3, 9, 10, 14), Lead Guitar (5), Guitar Solo (6, 9)
- Jeff Sloan - Percussion (8), Boner (14)
- Larry Taylor - Bass (3, 4, 5, 6, 14, 16), Guitar (14), Rhythm Guitar (5)
- Wings Over Jordan Gospel, Bali Eternal - Turntable Samples (10)
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