Advisor – Bertis Downs*
Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Eddie Horst (tracks: A3, C1), John Sharpley (tracks: A2), R.E.M. (tracks: A3, C1)
Band [R.E.M.] – Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck
Cello – Christopher Rex (tracks: A2, A3, C1), Daniel Laufer (tracks: A2, A3, C1), Elizabeth Proctor Murphy (tracks: A2, A3, C1), Nan Maddox (tracks: A2, A3, C1)
Conductor – Jere Flint (tracks: A2, A3, C1)
Cover [Packaging] – Brook Dillon, Chris Bilheimer, Michael Stipe
Double Bass [Doublebass] – Douglas Sommer (tracks: A2, A3, C1)
Edited By [Digital Editing, San Francisco] – Craig Silvey, Steve Holsworth
Edited By [Digital Editing] – Paul Falcone (tracks: A1, A3, B4, C1, C3, D1)
Engineer [Additional, New York] – Jamie Candiloro (tracks: D3), John Hopkins (2) (tracks: D3)
Engineer [Athens] – John Keane (tracks: A1, B4, C3)
Engineer [San Francisco] – Charlie Francis
Engineer [Seattle] – Peter Buck
Engineer [Second, Athens] – David Henry, Rob Haddock
Engineer [Second, San Francisco] – Robert Shimp
Engineer [Second] – Alex Lowe (tracks: B2, D1), Michael McCoy (tracks: A3, C1, D1), Suzanne Dyer (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C2, C4, D2, D3)
Leader – Paul Murphy (5) (tracks: A2, A3, C1)
Management [Office] – Chris Bilheimer, David Bell (21), Kevin O’Neil (3), Mercer Brockenbrough, Meredith Williams, Sarah Petit
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Mixed By – John Hanlon (tracks: A2, D1), Nigel Godrich (tracks: A2, B1, B3, C2, C4, D2, D3), Pat McCarthy (tracks: A1, A3, B4, C1, C3, D1), R.E.M. (tracks: A1, A3, B4, C1, C3, D1)
Musician [Additional] – Barrett Martin, Bruce Kaphan, Joey Waronker, John Keane, Scott McCaughey
Photography By – Emer Patten, Nick Wickham
Producer – Pat McCarthy, R.E.M.
Songwriter – Cohen* (tracks: B1), Stipe*, Mills*, Buck*
Technician [Technical Assistance] – Mark Mytrowitz, Microwave (9)
Viola – Heidi Nitchie (tracks: A2, A3, C1), Patti Gouvas (tracks: A2, A3, C1), Paul Murphy (5) (tracks: A2, A3, C1), Reid Harris (tracks: A2, A3, C1)
Violin – Anne Page (tracks: A2, A3, C1), David Arenz (tracks: A2, A3, C1), David Braitberg (tracks: A2, A3, C1), Ellie Arenz (tracks: A2, A3, C1), Helen Porter (tracks: A2, A3, C1), Jay Christy (tracks: A2, A3, C1), Jun-Ching Lin (tracks: A2, A3, C1), Sou-Chun Su (tracks: A2, A3, C1), Willard Shull (tracks: A2, A3, C1)