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Mark Knopfler: Guitar, vocals, composer, producer
- Richard Bennett: Acoustic guitar (1-3, 8, 9, 11, 12), guitar (5, 6), tiple (10)
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Paul Franklin: Pedal steel guitar (1, 9, 11, 12, 14)
- Don Potter: Acoustic guitar (14)
- Dónal Lunny: Bouzouki
- Michael Rhodes: Bass (1, 5, 9-12, 14)
- Glenn Worf: Bass (2, 3, 6), string bass (4, 8)
- Paul Moore: Bass (7), string bass (7)
- Eddie Bayers: Drums (1, 5, 9-12, 14)
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Danny Cummings: Percussion (2, 4, 5, 11, 12, 14), backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11)
- Chad Cromwell: Drums (2-4, 6, 8)
- Terry McMillan: Djembe (5)
- Robbie Casserly: Drums (13)
- Steve Nathan: Hammond (1, 2, 8, 9, 12, 14), keyboards (3, 5, 9, 11, 14)
- Matt Rollings: Piano (1, 5, 11)
- Bill Cuomo: Hammond (6)
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Barry Beckett: Piano (9, 12)
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins: Piano (14)
- Máirtín O'Connor: Accordion (1, 7, 13)
- Jo-El Sonnier: Accordion (8)
- Steve Conn: Accordion (10)
- Seán Keane: Violin (1, 7, 13)
- Michael Doucet: Fiddle (10)
- Liam O'Flynn: Uillean pipes (7, 13)
- Derek Bell: Irish harp (1)
- Billy Ware: Triangle (10)
- Brendan Croker: Bbacking vocals (4, 8)
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Guy Fletcher: Keyboards (3, 4, 8, 12), backing vocals (1-4, 6, 8), guest artist
- Sonny Landreth: National steel guitar (10), backing vocals (10), guest artist
- Paul Brady: Whistle (1, 7, 13), guest artist
- Vince Gill: Backing vocals (12, 14), guest artist
- The Chieftains: Guest artist
- Chuck Ainlay: Engineer, mixing, producer
- Brian Masterson: Engineer
- Graham Lewis: Assistant engineer, mixing sssistant
- Denny Purcell: Mastering
- Jonathan Russell: Mastering assistant
- David Scheinmann: Photography
