New Directions is the eighth and final studio album by the funk group The Meters.
All tracks written by Art Neville, Ziggy Modeliste, Cyril Neville, Leo Nocentelli and George Porter, Jr.; except as noted.
Credits adapted from AllMusic.
Primary artist
Ziggy Modeliste – drums, vocals, composer
Art Neville – keyboards, vocals, composer
Cyril Neville – congas, percussion, vocals, composer
Leo Nocentelli – bass guitar, guitar, vocals, background vocals, composer
George Porter, Jr. – bass guitar, background vocals, wah wah bass, composer
Performance
Emilio Castillo – tenor saxophone
Mic Gillette – trombone, trumpet, flugelhorn
Stephen "Doc" Kupka – baritone saxophone
Kurt McGettrick – clarinet, flute, baritone and bass saxophone, horn arrangements
Lenny Pickett – alto flute, alto and soprano and tenor saxophone
Swamp Tabernacle Choir – background vocals
Additional composition
Steve Cropper – composer (track 8)
Carl Marsh – composer (track 8)
Jimmy Tarbutton – composer (track 8)
Peter Tosh – composer (track 6)
Allen Toussaint – composer (track 2)
Production
David Rubinson – producer, engineer
Jeffrey Cohen – producer
Fred Catero – engineer
Chris Minto – engineer
Fred Rubinson – engineer
Bob Irwin – mastering
Bill Naegels – design
Rich Russell – design
Ron Coro – design
Gary Heery – photography
Michael P. Smith – photography
John Cabalka – art direction
Ed Thrasher – art direction, photography
Bill Dahl – liner notes
