# Back to Avalon

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Back to Avalon is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter 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. It is the only studio album by Loggins to feature songs from motion picture soundtracks to date.

## Track listing

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

## Personnel
### Back to Avalon personnel

* Kenny Loggins – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 6, 8), guitar (1, 6), acoustic guitar (3)
* Claude Gaudette – keyboards (1), programming (1), arrangements (1)
* Peter Wolf – multi 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 – guitar (1, 2, 5–9, 11)
* Richie Zito – guitar (3, 11)
* Steve Farris – guitar (4)
* Robert F. McRae – guitar (7)
* David Williams – guitar (8)
* Tim Pierce – guitar (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)
* Tata 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)

## 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).