personnel bass - verdine white co-producer - charles stepney drums - fred white , maurice white , ralph johnson engineer - george massenburg flute , saxophone - andrew p. woolfolk guitar - al mckay , johnny graham kalimba - maurice white percussion - al mckay , fred white , maurice white , philip bailey , ralph johnson , verdine white piano , organ , synthesizer ( moog ) - larry dunn producer - maurice white vocals - maurice white , philip bailey , verdine white charts accolades the information regarding accolades attributed to that 's the way of the world is adapted from acclaimedmusic.net , soultracks.com and www.rockhall.com .