Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, backing vocals, treated vocals (on "And Still) keyboards, piano (on "The Court", "So Much", "Olive Tree", "Love Can Heal", "And Still" and "Live and Let Live"), synths, programming (on "Panopticom", "The Court", "I/O", "Road to Joy", "Olive Tree", "This Is Home", "And Still and "Live and Let Live"), percussion (on "Four Kinds of Horses", "Love Can Heal","And Still" and "Live and Let Live"), manipulated charango (on "Road to Joy"), glass harp (on "And Still")
David Rhodes – guitars (except on "Playing for Time"), acoustic guitar (on "Olive Tree"), acoustic 12 string guitar (on "So Much" and "Olive Tree"), backing vocals
Tony Levin – basses
Manu Katché – drums (except on "Four Kinds of Horses", "So Much","Love Can Heal" and "And Still")
Ged Lynch – percussion (on "Olive Tree" and "Love Can Heal")
Tom Cawley – piano (on "Playing for Time")
Evan Smith – saxophone (on "Olive Tree")
Josh Shpak – trumpet (on "Road to Joy" and "Olive Tree")
Melanie Gabriel – backing vocals (on "The Court", "Four Kinds of Horses", "So Much", "Love Can Heal" and "Live and Let Live)
Ríoghnach Connolly – backing vocals (on "Panopticom", "Love Can Heal" and "This Is Home")
Jennie Abrahamson – backing vocals (on "Love Can Heal")
Linnea Olsson – cello (on "Love Can Heal"), backing vocals (on "Love Can Heal")
Angie Pollock – synths (on "Love Can Heal")
Brian Eno – synths (on "Panopticom", "The Court", "This Is Home" and "Live and Let Live"), bells (on "Panopticom"), percussion (on "The Court"), rhythm programming and progressing (on "Four Kinds of Horses" and "Road to Joy"), electric worms and additional synths (on "Four Kinds of Horses"), manipulated guitar and ukulele (on "Road to Joy"), rhythm programming (on "Live and Let Live")
Oli Jacobs – synths (on "Panopticom", "Playing for Time", "I/O" and "This Is Home"), programming (on "Panopticom", "The Court", "I/O", "This Is Home" and "Live and Let Live"), piano (on "Four Kinds of Horses"), tambourine (on "This is Home")
Don-E – bass synth (on "Road to Joy")
Katie May – acoustic guitar (on "Panopticom" and "I/O"), percussion (on "The Court", "This Is Home" and "Live and Let Live"), Rickenbacker guitar (on "I/O"), synths (on "I/O"), rhythm programming (on "Four Kinds of Horses"), guitar effects (on "Love Can Heal")
Richard Evans – D whistle (on "I/O"), mandolin (on "Olive Tree")
Richard Chappell – programming (on "Panopticom", "The Court", "I/O", "Olive Tree", "And Still" and "Live and Let Live")
Richard Russell – filtered percussion (on "Four Kinds of Horses")
Hans-Martin Buff – additional percussion and synths (on "Road to Joy")
Ron Aslan – additional synths (on "Road to Joy")
Oli Middleton – percussion (on "This Is Home")
Paolo Fresu – trumpet (on "Live and Let Live")
Steve Gadd - brush loop (on "Live and Let Live")
Orchestral and choral musicians
Violins: Everton Nelson, Ian Humphries, Louisa Fuller, Charles Mutter, Cathy Thompson, Natalia Bonner, Richard George, Marianne Haynes, Martin Burgess, Clare Hayes, Debbie Widdup, Odile Ollagnon
Violas: Bruce White, Fiona Bonds, Peter Lale, Rachel Roberts
Cellos: Ian Burdge (including solo cello on "And Still"), Chris Worsey, Caroline Dale, William Schofield, Tony Woollard, Chris Allan
Double basses: Chris Laurence, Stacey Watton, Lucy Shaw
Trumpet: Andrew Crowley
Tenor trombone/Euphonium: Andy Wood
Tenor trombone: Tracy Holloway
Bass trombone: Richard Henry
Tuba: David Powell
French horn: David Pyatt, Richard Bissill
Flute: Eliza Marshall
Orchestra conductor: John Metcalfe
Orchestra leader: Everton Nelson
Orchestral arrangements: John Metcalfe, Peter Gabriel (on "The Court", "So Much", "Olive Tree", "And Still" and "Live and Let Live") and Ed Shearmur (on "Playing for Time")
The Soweto Gospel Choir: (on "I/O", "Road to Joy" and "Live and Let Live")[53]
Soprano: Linda Sambo, Nobuhle Dhlamini, Phello Jiyane, Victoria Sithole
Alto: Maserame Ndindwa, Phumla Nkhumeleni, Zanele Ngwenya, Duduzile Ngomane
Tenor: George Kaudi, Vusimuzi Shabalala, Xolani Ntombela, Victor Makhathini
Bass: Thabang Mkhwanazi, Goodwill Modawu, Warren Mahlangu, Fanizile Nzuza
Soloists: Phello Jiyane (Soprano), Duduzile Ngomane (Alto), Vusimuzi Shabalala (Tenor), Fanizile Nzuza (Bass), Victor Makhathini (Male voice Zulu improvisations), Phumla Nkhumeleni (Female ululating and chanting) (on "Live and Let Live")
