Scratch My Back (David "Fathead" Newman album)

All compositions by Jay Fleecewood, Tanyette Willoughby and David "Fathead" Newman except where noted

1. "One Step at a Time" – 5:51
2. "You Gotta Keep Gotta Keep Dancin'" – 6:34
3. "Two Can Do It" – 6:25
4. "Scratch My Back" (Kevin Toney) – 5:52
5. "Rock Me, Baby (Like My Back Ain't Got No Bone)" (Toney, Bessie Scott) – 5:34
6. "After the Ball" (Fleecewood, Newman) – 3:40
7. "The Buggs" (Claude Johnson) – 3:29

• David "Fathead" Newman – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
• Kevin Toney – electric piano, clavinet, synthesizers
• Richard Tee – piano (tracks 3–7)
• Cornell Dupree (tracks 3–7), Eric Gale (tracks 1 & 2) – guitar
• Ron Carter – bass (tracks 1–3, 6 & 7)
• Wilbur Bascomb – bass guitar (tracks 3–5)
• Harvey Mason – drums
• Bill Summers – congas, percussion
• Tanyette (tracks 1–3), Bessie Ruth Scott (track 5) – lead vocals
• Randy Brecker, Jon Faddis – trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 4. 5 & 7)
• Earl McIntyre – trombone (tracks 1, 2, 4. 5 & 7)
• Jerry Dodgion, Kenneth Harris, George Marge – flute (tracks 1–5 & 7)
• James Buffington – French horn (track 3)
• String section: (tracks 1–6)
  • Gerald Tarak – concertmaster, violin
  • Anahid Ajemian, Frederick Buldrini, Harold Kohon, Joseph Malignaggi, Anthony Posk, Charles Veal, Marylin Wright – violin
  • Julian Barber, Alfred Brown – viola
  • Jesse Levy, Kermit Moore – cello
• Flame Braithwaite (tracks 2, 4 & 5), Ben Carter (track 5), Deborah McGriff (tracks 2, 4 & 5) – backing vocals
• William Fischer – arranger, conductor