Childish Gambino - Awaken, My Love!
Donald Glover – vocals (on all tracks exc. 10), percussion (tracks 1–4, 7, 8), drums (6), glockenspiel (6, 8, 10), bottles (7)
Ludwig Göransson – bass (1–3, 6, 7, 9–11), guitar (1, 3, 4, 6–8, 11), synths (1, 2, 6), Rhodes (3, 6, 11), Wurlitzer (6, 7, 9), drum programming (3, 8), mellotron (3), synth bass and harpsichord (4), cello banjo (6), B3 organ, percussion and bottles (7), synth programming and background vocals (8)
Chris Hartz – drums (1, 2, 4, 7, 9), bass guitar and Rhodes (4), percussion (7)
Ray Suen – guitar (1, 4, 7, 8, 9), synth FX and piano (4)
Brent Jones and the Best Life Singers – choir (1, 2, 4, 10, 11)
Lynette Williams – B3 organ (1, 2, 9), clavinet (9)
Zac Rae – moog synthesizer (1, 5, 8), B3 organ (1, 8)
Per Gunnar Juliusson – Rhodes (1, 8), piano (1)
Thomas Drayton – bass guitar (1, 8)
bLAck pARty – drum programming (1)
Sam Sugarman – guitar (2)
Kari Faux – additional vocals (4)
Sofia Hoops – background vocals (5)
JD McCrary – boy soloist (8)
Gary Clark Jr. – guitar (10)
Julie Burkert and Steve Kujala – flute (11)
Dan Higgins and Phil O'Connor – clarinet (11)
Thomas Parish – woodwind arrangement (11)
Production
Donald Glover – production
Ludwig Göransson – production (all exc. 2, 5, 10), additional production (2, 5), mixing (3, 11), additional mixing (4, 6, 7)
Gary Clark Jr. – production (10)
Ruben Rivera – recording
Riley Mackin – recording, mixing (1–7, 9–11)
Bernie Grundman – mastering
John Armstrong – organ, keyboard, synths and v-drums recording (1)
Bryan Carrigan – choir recording
Chris Fogel – woodwind recording (11)
Peter Rotter – woodwind contracting (11)
Andrew Dawson – mixing (8)
Design
Ibra Ake – photography, art direction
Soukena Roussi – co-creative direction and styling
WXYZ – jewelry design
Sheri Pinto – makeup
Brad Ogbanna – lighting
Managerial
Donald Glover – executive production
Ludwig Göransson – executive production
