- Peter Gabriel - lead vocal, piano, keys, synths, percussion
- Jerry Marotta - drums (1), Drumstick bass (7)
- Chris Hughes - Linn programming (1)
- Stewart Copeland - Hi-hat (1), drums (7)
- Tony Levin - bass (1-5), Drumstick bass (7)
- David Rhodes - guitar (1-5, 7-8), background vocals (1, 5)
- Daniel Lanois - guitar (1-2, 4), tambourine (2), Surf guitar (7), 12-string guitar (9)
- Manu Katché - drums (2-5), percussion (3-5), talking drums (5, 9)
- Wayne Jackson - trumpet (2, 7), cornet (7)
- Mark Rivera - saxophone (2)
- Don Mikkelsen - trombone (2, 7)
- P.P. Arnold, Coral Gordon, Dee Lewis - background vocals (2, 7)
- Richard Tee - piano (3, 5-6)
- Simon Clark - Chorus CS80 (3), Hammond, CMI, bass (7)
- Kate Bush - guest vocal (3)
- L. Shankar - violin (4, 8)
- Jerry Marotta - additional drums (5), drums (8)
- Larry Klein - bass (5-6)
- Youssou N'Dour - guest vocal (5)
- Michael Been, Jim Kerr - background vocals (5)
- Ronnie Bright - bass vocals (5)
- Djalma Correa - Surdu, congas, triangle (6)
- Mark Rivera - Processed sax (6), Alto, Tenor and Baritone saxs (7)
- Jimmy Bralower - Linn kick (7)
-Laurie Anderson - Voice (9)
-Bill Laswell - Bass (9)
-Nile Rodgers - Guitar (9)