Words and Music by Lloyd Cole except -
that boy (Cole/Gary Clark)

the Negatives

Lloyd Cole - vocals, guitar, synthesizer, programming
Dave Derby - bass, vocals
Jill Sobule - guitars, vocals
Michael Kotch - guitars
Rafa Maciejak - drums

Strings on that boy arranged by Anne Dudley
Strings on impossible girl by The Duke Quartet

Musicians

Bass - Chris Wilson, George Rush
Guitars - Robert Quine, Neil Clark
Keyboards and vocals - Amanda Kramer
Synthesizer - Adam Peters

Produced and mixed by Stephen Street execpt -
#3, 10 produced by LC, mixed by Mick Glossop
#5, 8 produced by LC, mixed by Stephen Street
#4, 7 produced by William Whitman, mixed by Stephen Street
#10 produced by Langer and Winstanley, mixed by Stephen Street
All Stephen Street mixes engineered by Cenzo Townshend

Recorded at Harold Dessau and The Magic Shop, NYC. Mixed at Maison Rouge and MasterRock, London.

The UK release of the Negatives included a bonus track - artificial tears.