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Track listing

Personnel

* Kenny Loggins – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, horn arrangements * Michael McDonald – acoustic piano (1),

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(1) * Tim Akers – clavinet,

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* Dominic Camardella – keyboards, organ * Carl Herrgesell –

Wurlitzer electric piano The Wurlitzer electronic piano is an electric piano manufactured and marketed by Wurlitzer from the mid-1950s to mid-1980s. Sound is generated by striking a metal reed with a hammer, which induces an electric current in a pickup. It is conceptua ...

* Paul Garcia – programming, backing vocals * Tim Johnson – programming *

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– acoustic piano, synthesizers *

– keyboards, acoustic piano *

Tommy Sims Tommy Sims is an American bassist, songwriter, record producer and bandleader. Music career From 1987 to 1989 Sims was the bassist for the Christian rock band White Heart, which he left to become a studio musician and producer. During 1992 ...

– synthesizers,

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, Hammond organ, programming,

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, guitar, bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals * Jerry McPherson – guitar * Chris Rodriguez – guitar *

– electric guitar (3) * Doug Ingoldsby – acoustic guitar (6), backing vocals (6) * Tom Hemby – acoustic guitar, dobro * Gordon Kennedy – acoustic guitar *

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* Bruce Atkinson – bass guitar * Randy Tico – fretless bass * Herman Matthews – drums, vocal percussion * Dan Needham – drums * Rock Deadrick – percussion * Chris Ralles – percussion * Javier Solís – percussion * Daryl Tibbs – percussion * Craig Young – percussion, programming *

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– harmonica *

Jim Horn James Ronald Horn (born November 20, 1940) is an American saxophonist, woodwind player, and session musician. Biography Horn was born in Los Angeles, and after replacing saxophonist Steve Douglas in 1959, he toured with member Duane Eddy for f ...

– saxophone, horn arrangements * Barry Green – trombone * Mike Haynes – trumpet * Don Harper – string arrangements and conductor * Carl Gorodetzky – concertmaster *

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– strings *

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– backing vocals (1) * Josie Aiello – backing vocals * Jerard Woods – backing vocals * Jovaun Woods – backing vocals * Glen Phillips – backing vocals (7)

Production

* Kenny Loggins – producer * Tommy Sims – producer, engineer * Richard Marx – producer * Jamie Kiner – production coordination * Ricky Cobble – engineer * David Cole – engineer * Danny Duncan – engineer * Bryan Lenox – engineer * Fred Paragano – strings engineer * Tony Sheppard – engineer, mixing * Grady Walker – engineer * Dominic Camardella – assistant engineer * John Cranfield – assistant engineer * Drew Douthit – ProTools Editing * Tommy Graham – ProTools Editing * Stephen Marsh – mastering * Ivy Skoff – album coordination * Janet Wolsburn – art direction, design * Carl Studna – photography

References

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