| 7 | Waiting in Vain- assistant engineer:
- Terry Barham and Guy Bidmead
- engineer:
- Karl Pitterson
- producer:
- Bob Marley & The Wailers
- mixer:
- Aston Barrett, Chris Blackwell and Karl Pitterson
- acoustic guitar:
- Bob Marley (from 1977-01 until 1977-04)
- bass:
- Aston “Familyman” Barrett (from 1977-01 until 1977-04)
- drums (drum set):
- Carlton Barrett (from 1977-01 until 1977-04)
- guitar:
- Aston “Familyman” Barrett (from 1977-01 until 1977-04) and Junior Marvin (from 1977-01 until 1977-04)
- keyboard:
- Tyrone Downie (from 1977-01 until 1977-04)
- percussion:
- Aston “Familyman” Barrett (from 1977-01 until 1977-04), Carlton Barrett (from 1977-01 until 1977-04), Tyrone Downie (from 1977-01 until 1977-04), Bob Marley (from 1977-01 until 1977-04) and Alvin “Seeco” Patterson (from 1977-01 until 1977-04)
- background vocals:
- Tyrone Downie (from 1977-01 until 1977-04), Marcia Griffiths (from 1977-01 until 1977-04), Rita Marley (from 1977-01 until 1977-04) and Judy Mowatt (from 1977-01 until 1977-04)
- vocals:
- Bob Marley (from 1977-01 until 1977-04)
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Island Records Ltd. (in 1977), Island Records, Inc. (in 1977) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (in 2001)
- mixed at:
- Island Studios in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1977-03 until 1977-04)
- recording of:
- Waiting in Vain (from 1977-01 until 1977-04)
- lyricist and composer:
- Bob Marley
- publisher:
- Almo Music Corp., Bob Marley Music, Bob Marley Music Inc., Copyright Control, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Blue Mountain Music (in 1977), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1977) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1977)
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