Oh Mercy - Personnel

Personnel

• Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, 12-string guitar, organ

Additional musicians

• Malcolm Burn – tambourine, keyboards, mercy keys, bass guitar on "Everything Is Broken", "Ring Them Bells", "Man in the Long Black Coat", "Most of the Time", "What Good Am I?", "What Was It You Wanted"
• Rockin' Dopsie – accordion on "Where Teardrops Fall"
• Willie Green – drums on "Political World", "Everything Is Broken", "Most of the Time", "Disease of Conceit", "What Was It You Wanted", and "Shooting Star"
• Tony Hall – bass guitar on "Political World", "Everything Is Broken", "Most of the Time", "Disease of Conceit", and "Shooting Star"
• John Hart – saxophone on "Where Teardrops Fall"
• Daryl Johnson – percussion on "Everything Is Broken"
• Larry Jolivet – bass guitar on "Where Teardrops Fall"
• Daniel Lanois – production, mixing, dobro, lap steel, guitar, omnichord (performs on all tracks except "Disease of Conceit")
• Cyril Neville – percussion on "Political World", "Most of the Time", and "What Was It You Wanted"
• Alton Rubin, Jr. – scrub board on "Where Teardrops Fall"
• Mason Ruffner – guitar on "Political World", "Disease of Conceit", and "What Was It You Wanted"
• Brian Stoltz – guitar on "Political World", "Everything Is Broken", "Disease of Conceit", and "Shooting Star"
• Paul Synegal – guitar on "Where Teardrops Fall"

Technical personnel

• Malcolm Burn – recording, mixing
• Greg Calbi – mastering
• Mark Howard – mixing, studio installation