Back to Avalon
1988 studio album by Kenny Loggins
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Back to Avalon is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins. Released on August 2, 1988, it yielded the hit singles "Nobody's Fool (Theme from Caddyshack II)" (a #8 hit in the U.S.), "I'm Gonna Miss You", "Tell Her", and "Meet Me Half Way" (a #11 hit in the U.S.), the last of which is a ballad which had already become a top 40 hit the previous year through the film Over the Top. It is the only studio album by Loggins to feature songs from motion picture soundtracks to date.
ReleasedAugust 2, 1988
Recorded1986–1988
Studios
- Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana)
- Image Recording (Los Angeles)
- Bill Schnee Studios (North Hollywood)
- Digital Innovations (Los Angeles)
- Encore Studios (Burbank)
- The Village Recorder (Los Angeles)
- Rumbo Recorders (Canoga Park)
- Sound Castle Recorders (Los Angeles)
- Gary Chang Music Co. (Los Angeles)
- The Enterprise (Burbank)
- Sound Design (Santa Barbara)
- Record Plant (Los Angeles)
- Chartmaker (Malibu)
- Gateway Studios (Carpinteria)
- Johnny Yuma Recording (Burbank)
- The Plant Studios (Sausalito)
- Monday to Sunday (Burbank)
- Garden Rake (Sherman Oaks)
- Studio City Sound (Studio City)
- Gigot's Ears
- Arlyn Studios (Austin)
- Ground Control Studios (Burbank)
GenreSoft rock
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| Released | August 2, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1986–1988 | |||
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| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 47:27 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Rolling Stone | [2] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Nobody's Fool" (Theme from Caddyshack II) |
| 4:18 |
| 2. | "I'm Gonna Miss You" |
| 4:23 |
| 3. | "Tell Her" | Bert Russell | 3:36 |
| 4. | "One Woman" |
| 4:07 |
| 5. | "Back to Avalon" |
| 5:40 |
| 6. | "She's Dangerous" |
| 5:17 |
| 7. | "True Confessions" |
| 3:46 |
| 8. | "Hope for the Runaway" |
| 4:25 |
| 9. | "Isabella's Eyes" |
| 4:46 |
| 10. | "Blue on Blue" |
| 3:53 |
| 11. | "Meet Me Half Way" | 3:39 | |
| Total length: | 47:27 | ||
Personnel
Musicians
- Kenny Loggins – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 6, 8), guitars (1, 6), acoustic guitar (3)
- Claude Gaudette – keyboards (1), programming (1), arrangements (1)
- Peter Wolf – all instruments (2, 5, 7), arrangements (2, 5, 7, 9), keyboards (9), bass (9), drums (9), percussion (9)
- Arthur Barrow – synthesizers (3), bass (3)
- Gary Chang – Synclavier (3), synthesizer arrangements (3)
- Steve George – keyboards (4)
- Patrick Leonard – keyboards (6, 8), programming (6)
- Michael McDonald – keyboards (6), lead and backing vocals (6)
- Jai Winding – acoustic piano (8)
- Kim Bullard – keyboards (10), programming (10)
- Brian Banks – synthesizers (11)
- Anthony Marinelli – synthesizers (11)
- Giorgio Moroder – synthesizers (11)
- Terry Wilson – synthesizers (11)
- Dann Huff – guitars (1, 2, 5–9, 11)
- Richie Zito – guitars (3, 11)
- Steve Farris – guitars (4)
- Robert F. McRae – guitars (7)
- David Williams – guitars (8)
- Tim Pierce – guitars (10)
- John Pierce – bass (10)
- Mickey Curry – drums (3)
- Pat Mastelotto – drums (4)
- John Robinson – drums (6)
- Jonathan Moffett – drums (8)
- Mike Baird – drums (10)
- Luis Conte – percussion (8)
- Dan Higgins – tenor saxophone (9)
- Larry Williams – tenor saxophone (9)
- Gary Grant – trumpet (9)
- Jerry Hey – trumpet (9), horn arrangements (9)
- Jeff Pescetto – backing vocals (1, 2)
- Donny Baldwin – backing vocals (2, 7)
- Mickey Thomas – backing vocals (2, 7)
- Siedah Garrett – additional vocals (3), backing vocals (4)
- Táta Vega – additional vocals (3)
- Carolyn Dennis – backing vocals (4)
- Richard Page – backing vocals (4)
- Ina Wolf – backing vocals (5, 9)
- Grace Slick – backing vocals (7)
- Tampa Lann – backing vocals (8)
- Maxi Anderson – backing vocals (9)
- Merry Clayton – backing vocals (9)
- Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (9)
- Oren Waters – backing vocals (9)
Technical
- Produced by Dennis Lambert (1), Peter Wolf (2, 5, 7, 9), Richie Zito (3, 10), Richard Page (4), Patrick Leonard (6, 8), Giorgio Moroder (11)
- Engineered by David Bianco (1), Doug Rider (1), Paul Ericksen (2, 5), Phil Kaffel (3, 10), Terry Nelson (4, 9), Tony Peluso (4), Mick Guzauski (6), Brian Malouf (6, 7, 9), lan Eales (8), Brian Reeves (11)
- Mixed by Brian Malouf (1–10) and Brian Reeves (11)
- Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles, CA
- Executive producer, creative consultant – Michael Dilbeck
- Production coordination – Arlene J. Matza, Carol Thompson
- Cover design – Margo Chase
- Art direction – John Coulter
- Photography – Victoria Pearson
- Management – Larry Larson