Back on the Streets (Tower of Power album)

1. "Rock Baby" (Crockett, Michael Jeffries) – 4:48
2. "Our Love" (Clifford Coulter, McGee) – 3:34
3. "Heaven Must Have Made You" (Geoffrey Leib) – 3:33
4. "And You Know It" (Emilio Castillo, Kupka) – 3:02
5. "Nowhere to Run" (Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, Brian Holland) – 4:35
6. "Something Calls Me" (Lenny Pickett) – 4:24
7. "It Takes Two (To Make It Happen)" (Emilio Castillo, David Garibaldi, Michael Jeffries, Thompson) – 3:37
8. "In Due Time" (duet with Cheryl Lynn) (Crockett, Jeffries) – 4:10
9. "Just Make A Move (And Be Yourself)" (Thompson) – 5:10

Tower of Power

• Michael Jeffries – lead and backing vocals
• Chester Thompson – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, organ, Minimoog, backing vocals, horn arrangements (1, 5, 7, 8, 9), string arrangements (7), organ solo (9)
• Danny Hoefer – guitars, guitar solo (4)
• Vito San Filippo – bass, backing vocals
• David Garibaldi – drums, Syndrums
• Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone, backing vocals
• Lenny Pickett – synthesizers, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, tenor sax solo (5), backing vocals, horn arrangements (6)
• Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophone, backing vocals
• Mic Gillette – trombone, bass trombone, trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet, backing vocals
• Greg Adams – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals, horn arrangements (4)

Additional musicians

• Greg Crockett – guitars (8)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 5)
• Eddie "Bongo" Brown – percussion (2, 5)
• Bill Lamb – brass (1, 2, 3, 5)
• Gayle Levant – harp (3)
• Tower of Power – rhythm arrangements (1, 2, 3, 5)
• McKinley Jackson – rhythm arrangements (1, 2, 3, 5), horn arrangements (3), string arrangements (3)
• Richard Evans – string arrangements (8)
• Harry Bluestone – concertmaster (2, 3)
• Sol Bobrov – concertmaster (7, 8)
• The Jones Girls – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 5)
• Cheryl Lynn – lead vocals (8)

• Emilio Castillo – producer, mixing supervisor
• McKinley Jackson – producer (1, 2, 3, 5)
• Richard Evans – producer (4, 6-9)
• Tower of Power – co-producers
• Alan Chinowsky – engineer, mixing
• Jim Gaines – engineer, mixing
• Paul Serrano – engineer
• Michael Stone – mixing
• Steve Fontano – assistant engineer
• Phil Jamtaas – assistant engineer
• Rick Sanchez – assistant engineer
• John Golden – original mastering
• Vic Anesini – 1993 digital remastering
• Bruce Steinberg – art direction, design, photography
• Steve Zeifman – color printing
• Jeff World Associates – management

Studios

• Recorded at Record Plant, Los Angeles (California); Record Plant, Sausalito (California); United Western Recorders (Hollywood, California); Universal Recording Studio and P.S. Recording Studios (Chicago, Illinois).
• Mixed at Record Plant, Los Angeles and Record Plant, Sausalito.
• Mastered at Kendun Recorders (Burbank, California).
• Remastered at Sony Music Studios (New York City, New York).