- Lou Reed: Lead vocals, guitar, percussion (4), backing vocals, photography, writter, producer
- Mike Rathke: Guitar
- Fernando Saunders: Bass, backing vocals
- Thunder Smith: Drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Don Alias: Percussion (4)
- Laurie Anderson: Electric violin (9, 10, 13)
- Steven Bernstein: Trumpet, horn arrangements
- Doug Wieselman: Baritone sax, tenor sax
- Paul Shapiro: Tenor sax
- Jane Scarpantoni: Cello

- Hal Willner: Producer
- Tim Latham: Recording, mixing
- Dave Fisher: Assistant engineer
- Ben Holt: Assistant mix engineer
- Bob Ludwig: Mastering

- Robert Wilson: Set design
- Sagmeister: Package Design
- Richard Bishop: Management