The Whole Thing Started with Rock & Roll Now It's Out of Control

All tracks composed by Ray Manzarek; except where indicated

1. "The Whole Thing Started with Rock and Roll Now It's Out of Control" (Manzarek, Danny Sugerman, Dick Wagner) – 2:39
2. "The Gambler" (Manzarek, Danny Sugerman) – 5:23
3. "Whirling Dervish" (Manzarek, Paul Davis) – 5:20
4. "Begin the World Again" – 6:42
5. "I Wake Up Screaming" (Manzarek, Danny Sugerman, Jim Morrison) – 3:36
6. "Art Deco Fandango" – 2:03
7. "Bicentennial Blues (Love It or Leave It)" – 7:57
8. "Perfumed Garden" – 5:54

Poem on "I Wake Up Screaming" from The New Creatures by Jim Morrison

• Ray Manzarek – celesta, clavinet, Fender Rhodes, organ, piano, Wurlitzer, synthesizer, vocals
• Joe Walsh – guitar
• Michael Fennelly – guitar
• Mark Pines – guitar
• George Segal – banjo
• Gary Mallaber – drums, percussion, vibraphone
• Paul Davis – percussion
• Steve Forman – percussion
• Patti Smith – "poetess" on "I Wake up Screaming"; recites Jim Morrison's "Ensenada" from The New Creatures
• Flo & Eddie – background vocals on "The Whole Thing Started with Rock and Roll Now It's Out of Control" , "Bicentennial Blues" and "Perfumed Garden"
• John Klemmer – saxophone on "Whirling Dervish"
• Mike Melvoin – horn arrangements

Technical

• Rudy Hill – engineer
• Desmond Strobel, John David Moore – art direction
• James Fortune, Keith Rodabaugh – photography
• Danny Sugarman – personal management

Special thanks: "Guitar Center, the Screamer, Linda Smith, Iggy Pop, Mandi Newall."