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Back to the World (Dennis DeYoung album)

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Released
  
February 1986

Artist
  
Dennis DeYoung

Producer
  
Dennis DeYoung

Genres
  
Rock music, Pop music

Back to the World (1986)
  
Boomchild (1988)

Release date
  
1986

Label
  
A&M Records

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Recorded
  
Pumpkin Studios in Oak Lawn, IL

Similar
  
Dennis DeYoung albums, Rock music albums

Back to the World is the second solo album from Dennis DeYoung. It was released in 1986 by A&M Records. It reached #108 on The Billboard 200 Charts. "Call Me" reached #5 on the Adult Contemporary Chart.

Contents

The song "This is the Time" was included on the soundtrack to the movie Karate Kid II.

Track listing

All songs written by Dennis DeYoung:

  1. "This is the Time" – 3:56
  2. "Warning Shot" – 4:27
  3. "Call Me" – 4:49
  4. "Unanswered Prayers" – 6:38
  5. "Black Wall" – 5:53
  6. "Southbound Ryan" – 4:43
  7. "I'll Get Lucky" – 4:43
  8. "Person to Person" – 4:57

Personnel

  • Dennis DeYoung: keyboards, lead vocals, percussion
  • Tom Dziallo: guitars, bass, drums on "Call Me," "Warning Shot," and "Unanswered Prayers"
  • C.J. Vanston: keyboards, keyboard programming
  • Wayne Stewart: drums
  • Steve Eisen: saxophone, congas, flute solo
  • Marc Colby: saxophone solos on "Call Me" and "Unanswered Prayers"
  • Tony Brown: bass on "I'll Get Lucky"
  • Howard Levy: harmonica

    • Horns

  • Marc Olsen: trumpet
  • Ron Friedman: trumpet
  • Bruce Otto: trombone

    • Background Singers

  • Gary Loizzo
  • Tom Griffin
  • Pat Hurley Rans
  • Sandy Caulfield
  • Tere Davenport
  • Tony Ransom
  • Dawn Feusi

    • Miscellaneous

  • Vince Gutman: drum programming on MX-1 and MX-MIXI
  • George Leemon: keyboard technician and Keeper of the Books

    • Songs

    1This Is the Time3:53
    2Warning Shot4:25
    3Call Me4:46

    References

    Back to the World (Dennis DeYoung album) Wikipedia
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