''Anywhere You Go'' is the first full-length recording from

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, the lead singer for the band

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. The LP was released in November 1985. Pack wrote five songs himself and co-wrote the other five. The album contains three charting singles. One of the tracks, "Prove Me Wrong", was used in the

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'' and was Pack's only solo entry in the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 95.David Pack in the Billboard Charts
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I Just Can't Let Go "I Just Can't Let Go" is a song by David Pack, featuring Michael McDonald (musician), Michael McDonald and James Ingram. It was released as a single in 1986 and was the third of three charting singles released from Pack's debut solo album, ''Anywh ...

" and "That Girl Is Gone" placed in the Top 20 on the US Adult Contemporary chart.

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Pack; except where indicated #"Anywhere You Go" (Pack,

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, Jai Winding) 5:00 #"

" 4:54 #"Won't Let You Lose Me" (Goodrum,

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, Pack) 3:37 #"My Baby" 4:17 #"That Girl Is Gone" 4:46 #"She Don't (Come Around Anymore)" (

James Ingram James Edward Ingram (February 16, 1952 – January 29, 2019) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He was a two-time Grammy Award-winner and a two-time Academy Awards, Academy Award nominee for Academy Award for Best Original ...

, Michael McDonald, Pack) 5:26 #"Do Ya" (Jamie Bernstein, Pack) 4:48 #"Prove Me Wrong" (from the Columbia motion picture ''

'') (Howard, Pack) 4:20 #"No Direction (No Way Home)" 5:46 #"Just Be You" 4:15

Charts

Singles

Production

*Produced by David Pack & Michael Verdick (except "Prove Me Wrong", produced by David Pack and

) *Executive Producers: Michael "Mo" Ostin,

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*Engineered by Ben Rodgers, Ross Pallone, Michael Verdick *String Engineer: Allen Sides *Mixed by Mick Guzauski, Ian Eales, Ben Rodgers, Michael Verdick, Bill Schnee, David Schober *Mix Assistants: Daren Klein, Richard McKernan *Audio Mastering: Doug Sax

Personnel

*David Pack — guitars, lead and backing vocals, keyboards (except on "Won't Let You Lose Me"),

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programming, bass on "My Baby", vocal arrangements on "I Just Can't Let Go" and "My Baby" *George Perilli — drums (except on "Anywhere You Go", "Do Ya", and "Prove Me Wrong") *

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— percussion (except on "Do Ya"), backing vocals and vocal arrangement on "My Baby" *

— keyboards (except on "Anywhere You Go", "I Just Can't Let Go", "That Girl Is Gone", and "Do Ya"), string arrangements *

Joe Puerta Joe Puerta (born 2 July 1951, California, US) is the bassist/vocalist and founder of the American rock group Ambrosia. He co-wrote one of the band's early hits, "Holdin' On To Yesterday" (1975). He was a touring member (bass/vocals) of the bands ...

— bass on "Won't Let You Lose Me" and "That Girl Is Gone", backing vocals and vocal arrangements on "My Baby" and "That Girl Is Gone" *

Kerry Livgren Kerry Allen Livgren (born September 18, 1949) is an American musician, best known as one of the founding members and primary songwriters for the American rock band Kansas. Biography Livgren was raised in Topeka, Kansas, by his father Allen L ...

— keyboards on "Anywhere You Go", guitar solos on "My Baby" and "Do Ya" *

— bass on "Anywhere You Go" *

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— drums on "Anywhere You Go" *Jai Winding — keyboards on "Anywhere You Go" *

Ernie Watts Ernest James Watts (born October 23, 1945) is an American jazz and rhythm and blues saxophonist who plays soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone. He has worked with Charlie Haden's Quartet West and toured with the Rolling Stones. On Frank Zappa's ...

— saxophone on "I Just Can't Let Go" * Michael McDonald — backing vocals and vocal arrangements on "I Just Can't Let Go" and "She Don't" *

— backing vocals and vocal arrangement on "I Just Can't Let Go" *

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— horn arrangement on "My Baby" *

Royce Jones Royce Jones (born December 15, 1954) is an American musician best known for his work as a touring vocalist with the bands Steely Dan (in 1973 and 1974) and Ambrosia (joined 1978).Paulinho Da Costa — percussion on "That Girl Is Gone" and "Do Ya" *

John Elefante John Elefante (born March 18, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and record producer. From 1981-1984, he was lead vocalist of the rock group Kansas and is currently touring with several groups that have featured members fro ...

— backing vocals on "That Girl Is Gone" *Will McGregor — bass on "She Don't" and "Just Be You" * John "J.R." Robinson — drums on "Do Ya" *

Stanley Clarke Stanley Clarke (born June 30, 1951) is an American bassist, film composer and founding member of Return to Forever, one of the first jazz fusion bands. Clarke gave the bass guitar a prominence it lacked in jazz-related music. He is the first jaz ...

— bass on "Do Ya" *Jamie Bernstein —

programming on "Do Ya" * David "Hawk" Wolinski —

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programming on "Do Ya" and "Prove Me Wrong" *

Jennifer Holliday Jennifer Yvette Holliday (born October 19, 1960) is an American actress and singer. She started her career on Broadway in musicals such as ''Dreamgirls'' (1981–83), ''Your Arms Too Short to Box with God'' (1980–1981) and later became a su ...

— backing vocals on "Do Ya" *

Jeff Porcaro Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro (; April 1, 1954 – August 5, 1992) was an American drummer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work with the rock band Toto but is one of the most recorded session musicians in history, working on ...

— drums on "Prove Me Wrong" *Lisa Harrison — backing vocals on "Just Be You" *

Cynthia Rhodes Cynthia Rhodes (born November 21, 1956) is a retired American actress, singer and dancer. Her film roles include Tina Tech in ''Flashdance'' (1983), Jackie in '' Staying Alive'' (1983), officer Karen Thompson in '' Runaway'' (1984), and Penny i ...

— backing vocals on "Just Be You"

References

{{Authority control 1985 debut albums Warner Records albums David Pack albums