つまり、このアルバムは、Clapton 自身の「自分は音楽の職人(クラフツマン)であり、常に技能を磨き続けていたい」ということでしょうか。リリースは1989年、アルコール依存症に苦しみ、その後克服してシラフの状態に戻ったクラプトンの「復活作」として高く評価され、80年代前半のポップで華やかな路線から自身のルーツであるブルースやレゲエ、R&Bにエレクトリックなサウンドを取り入れています。
synth horns (1), synth organ (1), synthesizer programming (2, 10), drum programming (10), sequenced bass (10), sequenced organ (10) : Jeff Bova
synth horns (1), Hammond organ (1, 4), sequenced bass (1), keyboards (3), synthesizers (8), synth strings (9) : Alan Clark
acoustic piano (1, 4, 5), keyboards (2, 7, 10), backing vocals (4, 7), synthesizers (8) : Greg Phillinganes
acoustic piano (2, 6, 7, 9, 12), Fender Rhodes (11) : Richard Tee
keyboards (2), vocoder (2), bass harmonica (2), drum programming (2), synthesizers (6, 12), synthesizer programming (7, 8), synth piano (9) : Robbie Kondor
synthesizers (8) : Rob Mounsey
synthesizers (11) : Robbie Kilgore
guitar (1), backing and harmony vocals (1) : Jerry Lynn Williams
guitar (2, 6, 9, 12), guitar solo (9, 12) : Robert Cray
guitar (3) : Phil Palmer
rhythm guitar (5) : John Tropea
guitar (8), harmony vocals (8) : George Harrison
acoustic guitar (11), backing vocals (11) : Cecil Womack
bass (1, 2, 4–7, 9–12), backing vocals (1, 4, 7) : Nathan East
bass (3) : Pino Palladino
bass (8) : Darryl Jones
drum programming (1, 7, 8) : Jimmy Bralower
drums (2, 6, 8–10, 12), percussion (6), programming (8, 10) tambourine (9) : Jim Keltner
drums (3), backing and harmony vocals (3) : Phil Collins
drums (4, 5, 11), hi-hat (10) : Steve Ferrone
congas (1), tambourine (4), percussion (7, 10, 11) : Carol Steele
vibraphone (9) : Gary Burton
alto saxophone (5) : Hank Crawford
alto saxophone (10) : David Sanborn
baritone saxophone (5) : Ronnie Cuber
tenor saxophone (5) : David "Fathead" Newman
trumpet (5) : Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff
horn arrangements (5), string arrangements (11) : Arif Mardin
backing vocals (1, 7) : Chaka Khan
backing vocals (3) : Katie Kissoon, Tessa Niles
backing vocals (4, 7) : Lani Groves
choir (4) : Rev. Timothy Wright Washington Temple Concert Choir
dog barking (6) : Roger Forrester and Friends
harmony vocals (7) : Daryl Hall
backing vocals (10) : Tawatha Agee, Vaneese Thomas
backing vocals (11) : Linda Womack
recorded at The Power Station (NYC), Skyline Studios (NYC) and The Town House (London).