High Adventure
High Adventure is the fourth solo album by soft rock singer Kenny Loggins. Released in September 1982, it is best known for its top 40 pop singles "Heart to Heart", "Heartlight" and "Don't Fight It"; the latter was co-written by Journey frontman Steve Perry, who also performs on the track. Neil Giraldo, Pat Benatar's husband and guitarist is featured. "Don't Fight It" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.
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| Released | September 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Studio | Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles, CA) Sunset Sound Recorders (Hollywood, CA) 20th Century Fox Music Stage 1 (Los Angeles, CA) Fantasy Studios (Berkeley, CA) Padaro Studios (Santa Barbara, CA) | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 41:18 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Bruce Botnick, Kenny Loggins | |||
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Track listing
- "Don't Fight It" (Featuring Steve Perry) (Kenny Loggins, Steve Perry, Dean Pitchford) – 3:37
- "Heartlight" (K. Loggins) – 3:56
- "I Gotta Try" (K. Loggins, Michael McDonald) – 3:51
- "Swear Your Love" (K. Loggins, Eva Ein Loggins) – 5:07
- "The More We Try" (K. Loggins, E. Loggins) – 3:59
- "Heart to Heart" (David Foster, K. Loggins, McDonald) – 5:20
- "If It's Not What You're Looking For" (K. Loggins, Foster, E. Loggins) – 4:39
- "It Must Be Imagination" (K. Loggins, Tom Snow, Max Groenenthal) – 5:38
- "Only a Miracle" (K. Loggins, McDonald) – 5:11
Personnel
- Kenny Loggins – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1), guitar (2, 4), guitar solo (2)
- Neil Giraldo – lead guitar (1), rhythm guitar (1), guitar (8)
- Steve Lukather – guitar (3)
- Michael McDonald – keyboards (3), Rhodes piano (6), synthesizer programming, acoustic piano (9)
- Steve Wood – keyboards (3, 7), additional keyboards (5), backing vocals (7, 8) Yamaha GS-1 (8), Yamaha CS-20 (8)
- Neil Larsen – additional keyboards (5), string arrangement (6), keyboards (7)
- James Newton Howard – Prophet 10 (5), Yamaha CS-70 (5), Yamaha GS-1 (5, 9), synthesizer and string arrangements (5), acoustic piano (9)
- David Paich – Yamaha CS-20 (5)
- David Foster – grand piano (6), string arrangements (6)
- Tom Snow – Prophet 5 (8)
- Albhy Galuten – Synclavier (8)
- Mike Hamilton – bass guitar (1), guitar (2-8), orchestra bells (3), guitar solo (4), backing vocals (7)
- Vernon Porter – bass guitar (2, 4)
- Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar (3)
- Derek Jackson – bass guitar (6)
- Nathan East – bass guitar (7)
- Dennis Conway – drums (1)
- Tris Imboden – percussion (1), drums (2-8)
- Steve Forman – percussion (2)
- Paulinho da Costa – congas (2, 6)
- Lenny Castro – percussion (6)
- Jon Clarke – recorder (5)
- David Sanborn – saxophone (6)
- Marty Paich – string arrangements (6, 9)
- Steve Perry – lead and backing vocals (1)
- The Heartlight School Singers and Dancers Christ Memorial Youth Choir – choir (2)
- Phyllis St. James – choir contractor (2)
- B. J. Crouch – choir director (2)
- Mrs. Norman Basely – choir director (2)
- Richard Page – backing vocals (3, 6)
- Steve George – backing vocals (3, 6)
- Max Groenenthal – backing vocals (8)
Production
- Producers – Bruce Botnick and Kenny Loggins
- Recording Engineers – Bruce Botnick (Tracks 1, 3 & 6); Mark Ettel (Tracks 2, 4, 5, 7 & 8); Andy Johns (Track 2); Armin Steiner (Tracks 5 & 9).
- Mixdown Engineers – Bruce Botnick, Mark Ettel and Rik Pekkonen.
- Digital Mixdown and Editing by Jim Pace at Digital Magnetics (Hollywood, CA).
- Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA).
- Technicians – Nigel Branwell, Torin Knorr and Jerry Smith.
- Album Cover and Title Concept – Kenny Loggins and Paul Mederios
- Illustration – Jim Heimann
- Photography – Greg Gorman
- Management – Larry Larson & Associates (Beverly Hills, CA).
Singles
| Year | Title | U.S. |
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| 1982 | "Don't Fight It" (with Steve Perry) | 17 |
| 1983 | "Heart to Heart" | 15 |
| "Welcome to Heartlight" | 24 |
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