- Los Lobos
- David Hidalgo – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, accordion, violin, banjo, 6-string bass, piano, drums, percussion
- Cesar Rosas – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin
- Louie Pérez – drums, percussion, guitar, fraustophone, vocals, lead vocals on "Alone in a Crowd"
- Conrad Lozano – electric and acoustic basses, fretless bass, guitarrón, vocals, lead vocals on "Guantanamera"
- Steve Berlin – saxophones, flute, harmonica, melodica, keyboards, percussion
- Additional musicians
- Charlie Tovar – congas, percussion (Disc one: 1, 2)
- T-Bone Burnett – acoustic guitar, organ (Disc one: 10-16), vocals (Disc one: 19-25)
- Alex Acuña – percussion (Disc one: 10-16, 19-25 / Disc two: 6, 12, 19 / Disc three: 1-7 / Disc four: 17), hand drums (Disc two: 11), shekere (Disc two: 14), drums (Disc four: 17)
- Ry Cooder – accordion, bajo sexto (Disc one: 17)
- Jim Dickinson – piano (Disc one: 17)
- Jorge Calderon – bass (Disc one: 17)
- Jim Keltner – drums (Disc one: 17 / Disc two: 16, 17), percussion (Disc one: 17 / Disc two: 17)
- Mitchell Froom – keyboards (Disc one: 19-25 / Disc three: 1-7, 13, 14 / Disc four: 15, 17-20), harmonium (Disc two: 12)
- Mickey Curry – drums (Disc one: 19-25 / Disc two: 1)
- Anton Fier – drums (Disc one: 19-25)
- Ron Tutt – drums (Disc one: 19-25)
- John Hiatt – vocals (Disc one: 19 / Disc two: 14)
- Danny Timms – organ, Wurlitzer (Disc two: 14), piano (Disc two: 16)
- Jerry Marrota – drums (Disc two: 11, 14 / Disc 4: 15), percussion (Disc four: 15)
- Levon Helm – vocals (Disc two: 13)
- Victor Bisetti – percussion (Disc two: 18 / Disc three: 1-10, 15-17, 19, 20 / Disc four: 1-8, 17-21), drums (Disc three: 8-12, 15, 17-20 / Disc four: 7, 12-14)
- Fermin Herrera – Veracruz harp (Disc three: 6)
- Pete Thomas – drums (Disc three: 1-7 / Disc four: 1-5, 18, 19)
- La Chilapeña Brass Band – horns (Disc three: 9)
- Tchad Blake – bass, guitar (Disc three: 13, 14 / Disc four: 15)
- Robert Rodriguez – guitar (Disc three: 19)
- Yuka Honda – keyboards, sampling (Disc four: 1-5)
- Efrain Toro – percussion (Disc four: 1-5)
- Money Mark – keyboards (Disc four: 6)
- Paul Burlison – guitar (Disc four: 7)
- Jim Weider – guitar (Disc four: 7)
- Joe Ely – guitar, vocals (Disc four: 9, 10)
- Rick Trevino – guitar (Disc four: 9, 10), vocals (Disc four: 9-11)
- Freddy Fender – acoustic bass, vocals (Disc four: 9, 10)
- Ruben Ramos – vocals (Disc four: 9-11)
- Joel Guzman – piano, organ, accordion, percussion, vocals (Disc four: 9, 10)
- Max Baca – bajo sexto, bass, drums, vocals (Disc four: 9, 10)
- Sarah Fox – backing vocals (Disc four: 9)
- Will-Dog – bass (Disc four: 11)
- Alberto Salas – piano, percussion (Disc four: 11)
- Cougar Estrada – drums, percussion (Disc four: 11)
- Raul Malo – vocals (Disc four: 11)
- Eddie Baytos – organ (Disc four: 12, 13)
- Flaco Jiménez – accordion, vocals (Disc four: 14)
- Wendy Melvoin – vocals (Disc four: 15)
- Lisa Coleman – vocals (Disc four: 15)
- Mike Halby – vocals, instruments (Disc four: 16)
- Aaron Ballesteros – drums (Disc four: 20)
- Sheryl Crow – vocals (Disc four: 21)
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- Technical
- Luis R. Torres – producer (Disc one: 1, 2)
- Los Lobos – producer (Disc one: 1, 2, 18-25 / Disc two: 7-11, 13-19 / Disc three: 1-11, 16-19 / Disc four: 1-6, 8, 17-20)
- Steve Berlin – producer (Disc one: 3-7, 10-16 / Disc two: 2-4 / Disc four: 9-11), mixing (Disc three: 18, 19)
- T-Bone Burnett – producer (Disc one: 4-7, 10-16, 19-25)
- Larry Hirsch – producer (Disc two: 9-11, 13-17), engineer (Disc one: 15, 18-25 / Disc two: 6-11, 13-17), mixing (Disc one: 15, 18 / Disc two: 9-17)
- Ry Cooder – producer (Disc one: 17)
- Mitchell Froom – producer (Disc two: 1, 12 / Disc three: 1-7 / Disc four: 1-5, 17-20)
- Hal Willner – producer (Disc two: 6)
- Tchad Blake – producer (Disc four: 1-5, 17-20), engineer (Disc two: 12 / Disc three: 1-7 / Disc four: 1-5, 17-20), mixing (Disc three: 1-7, 11, 17 / Disc four: 18-20)
- Latin Playboys – producer, engineer, mixing (Disc three: 13, 14 / Disc four: 15)
- John Chelew – producer (Disc three: 15)
- Leib Ostrow – producer (Disc three: 16)
- Eugene Rodriguez – producer (Disc three: 16)
- Cesar Rosas – producer (Disc four: 12-14, 21), engineer (Disc three: 16, 18, 19 / Disc four: 12-14), mixing (Disc three: 16 / Disc four: 8, 17, 21)
- Mario Caldato Jr. – producer, engineer, mixing (Disc four: 6)
- Jim Weider – producer (Disc four: 7)
- David Hidalgo – producer (Disc four: 16)
- David Sandoval – associate producer (Disc one: 1, 2)
- Joe Schiff – associate producer, engineer, mixing (Disc three: 15), assistant engineer (Disc two: 9-11, 13-17)
- David Hirshland – associate producer (Disc three: 15)
- Patrick Flynn – engineer (Disc one: 1, 2)
- Mark Fleisher – engineer, mixing (Disc one: 1, 2)
- George Johnsen – engineer (Disc one: 3)
- Mark Linett – engineer (Disc one: 4-14, 16), mixing (Disc one: 4-7), remixing engineer (Disc one: 21)
- Mark Ettel – engineer, mixing (Disc one: 17)
- Stephen Shelton – engineer (Disc two: 6), assistant engineer (Disc one: 19-25)
- Bob Schaper – engineer (Disc two: 1-4 / Disc four: 6), mixing (Disc two: 19 / Disc three: 18)
- Keith Keller – engineer (Disc two: 5)
- Scott Woodman – engineer (Disc two: 7, 8)
- Stacy Baird – engineer (Disc two: 9-11, 13-17)
- Clark German – engineer (Disc two: 9-11, 13-17)
- Dusty Wakeman – engineer (Disc two: 18)
- Peter Doell – engineer (Disc two: 18)
- Paul duGré – engineer (Disc two: 19 / Disc 3: 8, 9), mixing (Disc three: 8, 9)
- John Paterno – engineer (Disc four: 1-5, 7, 8, 17-20), assistant engineer (Disc three: 1-7, 13, 14 / Disc four: 15), mixing (Disc four: 8, 12-14)
- Bill Jackson – engineer (Disc three: 10, 17, 19), mixing (Disc three: 19)
- David Wells – engineer (Disc three: 11, 16)
- Warren Dennis – engineer, mixing (Disc three: 16)
- Dave McNair – engineer (Disc four: 9-11), mixing (Disc four: 9, 10)
- Husky Hoskulds – engineer (Disc four: 17-20), assistant engineer (Disc four: 15)
- Mike Monroe – engineer (Disc four: 16)
- Louis Stetzel – engineer (Disc four: 21)
- Charles Paakkari – assistant engineer (Disc one: 10-14, 16)
- Judy Clapp – assistant engineer (Disc one: 17)
- David Glover – assistant engineer (Disc one: 19-25)
- Mike Kloster – assistant engineer (Disc one: 19-25)
- Jimmy Preziosi – assistant engineer (Disc one: 19-25)
- Doug Schwartz – assistant engineer (Disc one: 19-25)
- Tony Chiappa – assistant engineer (Disc one: 17, 19-25)
- Magic Moreno – assistant engineer (Disc one: 19-25)
- Dan Bosworth – assistant engineer (Disc two: 9-11, 13-17 / Disc three: 1-7))
- Eric Rudd – assistant engineer (Disc two: 9-11, 13-17)
- Brian Soucy – assistant engineer (Disc two: 9-11, 13-17), mixing (Disc four: 17)
- Tom Nellen – assistant engineer (Disc two: 9-11, 13-17)
- Neal Avron – assistant engineer (Disc two: 9-11, 13-17)
- Julie Last – assistant engineer (Disc two: 12)
- Wendy Thompson – assistant engineer (Disc two: 19 / Disc three: 8, 9)
- Steve Gamberoni – assistant engineer (Disc four: 9, 10)
- Fred Rennert – assistant engineer (Disc four: 9, 10)
- Robert Breen – assistant engineer (Disc four: 11)
- Howard Willing – assistant engineer (Disc four: 17-20)
- Josh Turner – assistant engineer (Disc four: 17-20)
- Joe Zook – assistant engineer (Disc four: 17-20)
- Joe Ferla – mixing (Disc two: 6)
- Ralph Sall – mixing (Disc two: 18)
- Ray Blair – mixing engineer (Disc two: 18)
- Mike Kloster – mixing assistant (Disc two: 19)
- Michael Prince – mixing (Disc three: 16)
- John Holbrook – mixing (Disc four: 7)
- Paul Rabjohns – digital assembly (Disc three: 19)
- Box set
- Gary Stewart – producer
- Tim Bernett – executive producer
- Los Lobos – executive producer
- Bill Inglot – remastering, sound producer
- Dan Hersch – remastering
- Cesar Rosas – music research
- Jo Motta – project coordinator
- Gary Peterson – discographical annotation
- Steve Berlin – discographical annotation
- Vanessa Atkins – editorial supervision
- Sheryl Farber – editorial supervision
- Daniel Goldmark – editorial research
- Louie Pérez – editorial direction, art supervision
- Shawn Amos – A&R editorial coordinator
- Hugh Brown – art direction
- Al Quattrocchi – art direction
- Jeff Smith – art direction
- Tornado Design – design
- James Austin – cover inspiration
- Stan Grant – cover painting
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