World in Motion (Jackson Browne album)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	(B)[3]
Rolling Stone Record Guide	[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[5]

The critical reviews of World in Motion were lukewarm. Music critic William Rulhmann wrote "Except for the gloomy viewpoint, it was hard to recognize the Jackson Browne of his first few albums amid all the commentary, and even if you agreed with his overall political stance, that was disappointing."[2] Critic Robert Christgau commented that the best songs were the ones Browne did not write.[3] Rolling Stone wrote, "Steven Van Zandt's 'I Am a Patriot' is the only truly memorable song on Browne's trilogy of protest albums."[4]

All tracks composed by Browne except where noted:

1. "World in Motion" (Browne, Craig Doerge) – 4:24
2. "Enough of the Night" – 4:54
3. "Chasing You into the Light" – 4:16
4. "How Long" – 6:10
5. "Anything Can Happen" – 5:05
6. "When the Stone Begins to Turn" – 4:48
7. "The Word Justice" (Browne, Scott Thurston) – 4:18
8. "My Personal Revenge" (Tomás Borge, Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy, translation by Jorge Calderón) – 4:02
9. "I Am a Patriot" (Steven Van Zandt) – 4:02
10. "Lights and Virtues" – 4:53

• Jackson Browne – lead vocals, slide guitar (1), resonator guitar (1), piano (2, 5, 7), baritone guitar (3, 10), keyboards (4), drum programming (4)
• Alex Acuña – percussion (2, 5)
• David Crosby – harmony vocals (7)
• Craig Doerge – keyboards (1, 4)
• Djene Doumbouya – harmony vocals (6)
• Kevin Dukes – guitar (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10), acoustic guitar (3, 8), electric guitar (8)
• Sly Dunbar – drums (6)
• Brinsley Dan Forde – harmony vocals (6)
• Tony Gad – harmony vocals (6)
• Bob Glaub – bass guitar (2, 3, 4, 8, 9), guitar (7)
• Doug Haywood – harmony vocals (1, 6, 9), keyboards (7), organ (9)
• Michael Jochum – drums (1, 2, 3, 7–10), tom tom (6)
• Salif Keita – Malian vocals (6)
• Russ Kunkel – drums (4), drum programming (5)
• Ray Lema – keyboards (6), harmony vocals (6)
• David Lindley – lap steel guitar (4)
• Yves N'Djock – guitar (6)
• Hugo Pedroza – charango (8), tiple (8)
• Bonnie Raitt – harmony vocals (1)
• Walfredo Reyes, Jr. – drums (5)
• Robbie Shakespeare – bass (6)
• Jorge Strunz – acoustic gut-string guitar (8)
• Scott Thurston – bass (1, 7, 10), harmony vocals (1, 2, 6, 7, 9), keyboards (2–8, 10), guitar (5), guitar solo (8)
• Lori B. Williams – harmony vocals (1, 2, 6, 9)
• Brice Wouassy – percussion (6)
• Drummie Zeb – harmony vocals (6)

• Producers – Jackson Browne and Scott Thurston
• Production Assistant – Bill Irvin
• Engineers – James Geddes (Tracks 1–5 & 7–10); Paul Smykle (Track 6).
• Additional Engineers – Terry Becker, Jim Nipar and David Tickle (Tracks 1–5 & 7–10); Phillippe Boisse and Roy Hendrickson (Track 6).
• Assistant Engineers – Scott Blockland (Tracks 1–5 & 7–10); Ingmar Kiang (Track 6).
• Recorded at Groove Masters (Santa Monica, CA); The Power Station (New York, NY); Island Studios (London, England); Studio Devout (Paris, France).
• Mixed by David Tickle at Groove Masters
• Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA).
• Technical Engineer – Ed Wong
• Art Direction and Design – Dawn Patrol and Jimmy Wachtel
• Photography – Annie Leibovitz
• Paintings – Francisco Letelier
• Management – Donald Miller
• Management Staff – Veronica Albano, Ty Braswell, Mike Sexton, Lisa Van Valkenburgh and Randall Wixen.

Album – Billboard (North America)

Singles – Billboard (North America)