Back to Avalon

Back to Avalon is the sixth solo album by soft rock singer Kenny Loggins. Released in 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.

Back to Avalon
Studio album by
Released1988
Recorded1988
1986 ("Meet Me Half Way")[1]
GenreSoft rock
Length47:27
LabelColumbia
ProducerDennis Lambert, Peter Wolf, Richie Zito, Richard Page, Patrick Leonard, Giorgio Moroder
Kenny Loggins chronology
Vox Humana
(1985)
Back to Avalon
(1988)
Leap of Faith
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Track listing

  1. "Nobody's Fool" (Kenny Loggins, Michael Towers) – 4:18
  2. "I'm Gonna Miss You" (Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel, Jeff Pescetto) – 4:23
  3. "Tell Her" (Bert Russell) – 3:36
  4. "One Woman" (Loggins, Richard Page, John Lang) – 4:07
  5. "Back to Avalon" (Loggins, Peter Wolf, Nathan East) – 5:40
  6. "She's Dangerous" (Loggins, Michael McDonald) – 5:17
  7. "True Confessions" (Martin Briley, Richard Feldman) – 3:46
  8. "Hope for the Runaway" (Loggins, Patrick Leonard) – 4:25
  9. "Isabella's Eyes" (Loggins, Keith Diamond) – 4:46
  10. "Blue on Blue" (Loggins, Towers, Robert Irving) – 3:53
  11. "Meet Me Half Way" (Giorgio Moroder, Tom Whitlock) – 3:39

Personnel

Back to Avalon personnel[4]


Production

  • Dennis Lambert – producer (1)
  • Peter Wolf – producer (2, 5, 7 & 9)
  • Richie Zito – producer (3 & 10)
  • Richard Page – producer (4)
  • Patrick Leonard – producer (6 & 8)
  • Giorgio Moroder – producer (11)
  • Michael Dilbeck – executive producer (1), creative consultant
  • Arlene J. Matza – production coordination
  • Carol Thompson – production coordination
  • David Bianco – engineer (1)
  • Doug Rider – engineer (1)
  • Paul Ericksen – engineer (2 & 5)
  • Phil Kaffel – engineer (3 & 10)
  • Terry Nelson – engineer (4 & 9)
  • Tony Peluso – engineer (4)
  • Mick Guzauski – engineer (6)
  • Ian Eales – engineer (8)
  • Brian Malouf – mixing (1-10), engineer (6, 7 & 9)
  • Brian Reeves – engineer and mixing (11)
  • Doug Sax – mastering (1-10)
  • Brian Gardner – mastering (11)
  • Margo Chase – cover design
  • John Coulter – art direction
  • Victoria Pearson – photography
  • Larry Larson – management

Studios

  • Recorded at: Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana, CA); Record Plant, Image Recording Studios, Rumbo Recorders, Motown Recording Studios, Garden Rake Studios, Gary Chang Studio and The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, CA); Soundcastle and TTG Studios (Hollywood, CA); Bill Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, CA); Encore Studios, Ground Control Studios, Johnny Yuma Recording, Monday To Sunday and The Enterprise (Burbank, CA); Santa Barbara Sound Design (Santa Barbara, CA); Chartmaker Studios (Malibu, CA); Gateway Studios (Carpinteria, CA); Studio City Sound and Gigot's Ears (Studio City, CA); Aryln Studios (Austin, TX).
  • Mixed at: Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana, CA); Image Recording Studios and Skip Saylor Recording (Los Angeles, CA); A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA).
  • Mastered at: The Mastering Lab and Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).

Notes

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