''Back to the World'' is the second solo album by

Dennis DeYoung Dennis DeYoung (born February 18, 1947) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He was a founding member of the rock band Styx, and served as its primary lead vocalist and keyboardist from 1972 until 1999. DeYoung was th ...

, released in 1986 on

A&M Records A&M Records was an American record label founded as an independent company by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss in 1962. Due to the success of the discography A&M released, the label garnered interest and was acquired by PolyGram in 1989 and began distr ...

. The album reached No. 108 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. "Call Me" reached No. 5 on the Adult Contemporary chart and No. 54 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, while "This Is the Time" peaked at No. 93. "This Is the Time" was included on the soundtrack to the 1986 film '' Karate Kid II''. Meanwhile, "Call Me" was a radio hit in the Philippines, with several radio stations playing it.

Track listing

All songs written by

: # "This Is The Time" – 3:57 # "Warning Shot" – 4:27 # "Call Me" – 4:49 # "Unanswered Prayers" – 6:37 # "Black Wall" – 5:53 # "Southbound Ryan" – 4:43 # "I'm So Lucky" – 4:43 # "Person To Person" – 4:57

Personnel

– vocals, keyboards, percussion * C.J. Vanston – keyboards, keyboard programming * Tom Dziallo – all guitars, bass (1-6, 8), drums (2-4) * Tony Brown – bass (7) * Wayne Stewart – drums (1, 5-8) * Vince Gutman – drum programming *

Howard Levy Howard Levy (born July 31, 1951) is an American multi-instrumentalist. A keyboardist and virtuoso harmonica player, Levy "has been realistically presented as one of the most important and radical harmonica innovators of the twentieth century. ...

–

harmonica The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. The many types of harmonica inclu ...

* Steve Eisen –

congas The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest) ...

, saxophones,

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solo * Marc Colby – saxophone solos (3, 4) * Bruce Otto – trombone * Ron Friedman – trumpet * Marc Ohlsen – trumpet * Sandy Caulfield – backing vocals * Tere Davenport – backing vocals * Dawn Feusi – backing vocals * Thom Griffin – backing vocals * Pat Hurley Rans – backing vocals *

Gary Loizzo Gary Alexander Loizzo (August 16, 1945 – January 16, 2016) was an American guitarist, singer, recording engineer, and record producer. He is best known for being the lead singer with The American Breed. Biography Gary Loizzo formed a band calle ...

– backing vocals * Tony Ransom – backing vocals

Production

* Dennis DeYoung – producer, mixing * Gary Loizzo – engineer, mixing * Jim Popko – second engineer, mixing * Tom Dziallo – mixing *

Ted Jensen Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' ''Hotel California'', Green Day's '' American Idiot'' and Norah Jones' ''Come Away with Me''. Biography Ted ...

– mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY) * George Leemon – keyboard technician, Keeper of the Books * Chuck Beeson – design * Victoria Pearson – photography * Danny Goldberg – management * Burt Stein – management {{Authority control 1986 albums Dennis DeYoung albums A&M Records albums