High Adventure
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| Released | September 5, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
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| Length | 41:18 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Rolling Stone |  [2] |
High Adventure is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins, released in September 1982, by Columbia Records. It is best known for its top 40 pop singles "Heart to Heart", "Welcome to 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.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Kenny Loggins, with additional writers noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Don't Fight It" (featuring Steve Perry) | Steve Perry, Dean Pitchford | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Heartlight" | 3:56 | |
| 3. | "I Gotta Try" | Michael McDonald | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Swear Your Love" | 5:07 | |
| 5. | "The More We Try" | Eva Ein | 3:59 |
| 6. | "Heart to Heart" | McDonald, David Foster | 5:20 |
| 7. | "If It's Not What You're Looking For" | Ein, Foster | 4:39 |
| 8. | "It Must Be Imagination" | Tom Snow | 5:38 |
| 9. | "Only a Miracle" | McDonald | 5:11 |
| Total length: | 41:18 | ||
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
[edit]- Kenny Loggins – lead vocals, backing vocals, rhythm guitar (1), guitars (2, 4), guitar solo (2)
- Michael McDonald – keyboards (3), Rhodes piano (6), piano (9)
- Steve Wood – keyboards (3, 5, 7), backing vocals (7, 8), Yamaha GS-1 (8), Yamaha CE-20 (8)
- David Paich – Yamaha CS-20 (5)
- James Newton Howard – Prophet-10 (5), Yamaha CS-70 (5), Yamaha GS-1 (5, 9), synthesizer and string arrangements (5), piano (9)
- Neil Larsen – keyboards (5, 7), string arrangements (6)
- David Foster – grand piano (6), string arrangements (6)
- Tom Snow – Prophet-5 (8)
- Albhy Galuten – Synclavier (8)
- Neil Giraldo – lead guitar (1), rhythm guitar (1), guitars (8)
- Steve Lukather – guitars (3)
- Mike Hamilton – bass (1), guitars (2–8), orchestra bells (3), guitar solo (4, 7), backing vocals (7)
- Vernon Porter – bass (2, 4)
- Abraham Laboriel – bass (3)
- Darek Jackson – bass (6)
- Nathan East – bass (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 – recorders (5)
- David Sanborn – alto saxophone (6)
- Steve Perry – co-lead vocals (1)
- The Heartlight School Singers and Dancers Christ Memorial Youth Choir – children's 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 Gronenthal – backing vocals (8)
- Marty Paich – string arrangements (6, 9)
Technical
[edit]- Produced by Bruce Botnick and Kenny Loggins
- Engineered by Bruce Botnick (1, 3, 6), Mark Ettel (2, 4, 5, 7, 8), Andy Johns (2), Armin Steiner (5, 9)
- Mixdown engineers – Bruce Botnick, Mark Ettel, Rik Pekkonen
- Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
- Digital mixdown & editing by Jim Pace at Digital Magnetics (Hollywood, California)
- SCAMP backup – Nigel Branwell
- Padaro Studios designed & executed by Jerry Smith
- Construction – Torin Knorr
- Album cover and title concept – Paul Mederios and Kenny Loggins
- Photography – Greg Gorman
- Illustration – Jim Heimann
- Management – Larry Larson & Associates (Beverly Hills, California)
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[3] | 50 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] | 50 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5] | 46 |
| US Billboard 200[6] | 13 |
References
[edit]- ↑ High Adventure at AllMusic
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
- ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Image 6925a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 10, 2026. [dead link]
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Kenny Loggins – High Adventure" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Kenny Loggins – High Adventure". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Kenny Loggins Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
