Musicians
- Contractor: Joe Soldo
- Piano: Barry Manilow, Ron Pedley, Joe Melotti, Steve Welch
- Bass: Dave Carpenter, Dave Stone
- Guitar: Ken Berry, Mike Lent
- Drums: Russ McKinnon, John Robinson
- Percussion: Dan Greco
- Background Vocals: Randy Crenshaw (Contractor), Jon Joyce, Gary Stockdale
- Heavenly Choir on "Venus": Connie Nassios
- Violins: Assa Drori (Concert Master), Barbra Porter, Dynell Weber, Yan To, Liane Mautner, Johanna Krejci, Tereza Stanislav, Alyssa Park, David Stenske, Cynthia Moussas, Ronald Folsom, Irina Voloshina, Jennifer Munday, Charlie Bisharat, Ron Clark, Armen Garabedian, Jennifer Walton, Shari Zippert, Mario Deleon, Margaret Wooten, Olivia Tsui, Neel Hammond, Brian Benning, Yvette Devereaux, Rebecca Bunnell, Kevin Connolly
- Violas: Ken Burward-Hoy, Harry Shirinian, Caroline Buckman, Miguel Ferguson, Carrie Holzman, Sam Formicola, Ray Tischer, Kazi Pitelka, Rodney Hurtz
- Celli: Larry Corbett, Christina Soule, John Krovoza, David Speltz, Paula Hochhalter, Stephanie Fife, Vanessa F. Smith, Rowena Hammill
- Harp: Gayle Levant, Marcia Dickstein
- Saxophones / Woodwinds: Gary Foster, Dan Higgins, Gene Cipriano, Don Shelton, George Shelby, Greg Huckins
- Trumpets: Warren Leuning, Wayne Bergeron, Charlie Davis, Larry McGuire, Larry Lunetta, Chris Gray
- Trombones: Charles Loper, Chauncey Welsch, Stephen Baxter, Bryant Byers, Craig Gosnell
- French Horns: Steve Becknell, Jim Atkinson, Brad Warnaar, Paul Klintworth, Danielle Ondarza, Mark Adams
- Flute: Sheridan Stokes, Dave Shostac
- Oboe: Joe Stone, Earl Dumler
- Bassoon: John Mitchell
- Harmonica: Tommy Morgan
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Succeeded by Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George by Jack Johnson & Friends |
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