Produced by Richard Thompson, Loudon Wainwright III and Chaim Tannenbaum
Recorded and mixed in July 1986 at Elephant Studios, London
Engineer: Nick Robbins;
Track 8 produced by Robin Morton and Loudon Wainwright III
and recorded at Temple Studios, Temple, Scotland, in January 1985;
Track 14 produced by John Hiatt and Loudon Wainwright III
and recorded and mixed at Elephant Studios by Paul “Bassman” Riley on 3 May 1986
Executive producer: Paul Charles;
Cover painting: “The Awakening Conscience” by William Holman Hunt

Musicians

Loudon Wainwright III: guitar, vocals, crash cymbals;
Richard Thompson: guitar, mandolin, vocals;
Chaim Tannenbaum: five string banjo, harmonica, saxophone, vocals;
Danny Thompson: string bass;
Ruari McFarlane: bass guitar;
Dave Mattacks: drums;
Maria Muldaur, Becky Burns, Linda Taylor, Christine Collister: vocals;
Peter Filleul: keyboards;
Arran Ahrum: percussion;
Brass Monkey:
    Martin Carthy: guitar, mandolin, vocals;
    John Kirkpatrick: accordion, vocals;
    Howard Evans: trumpet;
    Martin Brinsford: percussion;
    Richard Chetham: trombone;
Brian McNeill: fiddles;
Alan Reid: keyboards;
Christoper Guest: synthesiser arrangement [3]

Tracks

LP Side 1

1. Hard Day on the Planet (4.50)
2. Synchronicity (3.10)
3. Your Mother and I (2.33)
4. I Eat Out (1.55)
5. No (3.44)
6. The Home Stretch (3.49)

LP Side 2

7. Unhappy Anniversary (2.56)
8. Man’s World (5.29)
9. Vampire Blues (2.56)
10. Overseas Call (4.05)
11. Expatriot (2.19)
12. The Back Nine (4.04)

CD Bonus Tracks

13. The Acid Song (4.33)
14. At the End of a Long Lonely Day (3.58)
    (with John Hiatt)

All tracks written by Loudon Wainwright III

Musicians

Loudon Wainwright III: acoustic guitar, banjo, drums, vocals;
Richard Thompson: guitar, mandolin;
Chaim Tannenbaum: five string banjo, harmonica, saxophone, vocals;
Bob Rose: 12 string guitar;
Danny Thompson: string bass;
Ruari McFarlane, John Miller: bass guitar;
Dave Mattacks, Gerry Conway: drums;
Chris Karen, Arran Ahrum, Mark Johnson: percussion;
Luther Rix: drums, percussion;
Maria Muldaur, Becky Burns, Linda Taylor, Christine Collister, Greg Prestopino, Paul Brady: vocals;
Peter Filleul, Alan Reid: keyboards;
Myles Chase: piano, Fender Rhodes;
Mike Hardwick: piano;
Brass Monkey [1-2, 6, 12, 19, 21]:
    Martin Carthy: guitar, mandolin, vocals;
    John Kirkpatrick: accordion, vocals;
    Howard Evans: trumpet;
    Martin Brinsford: percussion;
    Richard Chetham: trombone;
Chris Pyne: trombone;
Tony Coe: clarinet;
Brian McNeill: fiddles;
Alan Reid: keyboards;
Christoper Guest: synthesiser arrangement [2]

Tracks

1. Hard Day on the Planet (4.50)
2. Your Mother and I (2.33)
3. Reader and Advisor (2.33)
4. Cardboard Boxes (2.33)
5. One Man Guy (2.33)
6. I Eat Out (1.55)
7. Five Years Old (1.55)
8. Westchester Country (1.55)
9. I’m Alright (1.55)
10. Not John (1.55)
11. How Old Are You? (1.55)
12. The Acid Song (4.33)
13. Dump the Dog (4.33)
14. Career Moves (4.33)
15. Fame and Wealth (4.33)
16. The Grammy Song (4.33)
17. IDTTYWLM (4.33)
18. Ready or Not (So Ripe) (4.33)
19. Synchronicity (3.10)
20. Lost Love (3.44)
21. Unhappy Anniversary (2.56)

All tracks written by Loudon Wainwright III

Tracks 3, 7-8, 13, 15-17 are from Fame and Wealth (Demon FIEND 5, 1983);
Tracks 4-5, 9-11, 14, 18, 20 are from I’m Alright (Demon FIEND 54, 1985);
Tracks 1-2, 6, 12, 19, 21 are from More Love Songs (Demon FIEND 79, 1986);