Arranged By – Bill McElhiney (tracks: 1-15), Dolly Parton (tracks: 1-16, 2-10), Gregg Perry (tracks: 2-8, 2-10), Nick DeCaro (tracks: 2-6, 2-7), Porter Wagoner (tracks: 1-14, 1-16), Steve Goldstein (tracks: 2-13)
Art Direction – Howard Fritzon*
Co-producer – Gregg Perry (tracks: 1-17)
Compilation Producer – Al Quaglieri
Conductor – Nick DeCaro (tracks: 2-6, 2-7)
Coordinator [A&R Coordination] – Jeremy Holiday
Design – Lisa Sparagano
Executive-Producer – Charles Koppelman (tracks: 1-18 to 2-7), Dolly Parton (tracks: 2-5), Margie Hunt (tracks: 2-18)
Liner Notes – Holly George Warren*
Mastered By – Vic Anesini
Orchestrated By – Bill McElhiney (tracks: 1-14)
Other [Packaging Manager] – John Conroy
Photography By – David Hill (5), Kristin Barlowe, Les Leverett, Michael Ochs Archives, Raeanne Rubenstein, Rex Features
Producer – Albhy Galuten (tracks: 2-12), Barry Gibb (tracks: 2-12), Bob Ferguson (tracks: 1-2 to 1-13), Dean Parks (tracks: 2-5), Dolly Parton (tracks: 1-16, 1-17, 2-3, 2-4, 2-10, 2-11, 2-14, 2-15, 2-18), Fred Foster (tracks: 1-1), Gary Klein (tracks: 1-18 to 2-4, 2-6, 2-7), George Massenburg (tracks: 2-16), Gregg Perry (tracks: 2-5, 2-8, 2-10, 2-11), Karl Richardson (tracks: 2-12), Mike Post (tracks: 2-9, 2-14, 2-15), Porter Wagoner (tracks: 1-13 to 1-16), Ricky Skaggs (tracks: 2-17), Steve Buckingham (tracks: 2-18, 2-19), Val Garay (tracks: 2-13)
Production Manager – Jim Parham
Research [Photography Researcher] – Liz Reilly
Sleeve Notes – Dolly Parton
Songwriter – Dolly Parton (tracks: 1-2, 1-3, 1-5 to 1-18, 2-2, 2-8, 2-11, 2-14, 2-15)
All Billboard chart positions appear courtesy of Joel Whitburn's Record Research publications and BPI Communications
Special thanks to Dolly Parton, Teresa Hughes, Joe Galante, Paul Barnabee, Jim Saliby, Gretchen Brennison, Erwin Gorostiza, John Hudson, Rich Kienzle, Steve Buckingham
Both The Seeker (1-14) and 9 To 5 (2-8) are 15 seconds longer than their original album versions, with a longer fade at the end.