High Adventure
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{{Infobox album
| name = High Adventure
| type = Album
| artist = Kenny Loggins
| cover = Kenny_Loggins_High_Adventure.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 1982
| recorded = 1982
| venue =
| studio = *Ocean Way, Hollywood, California
- Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California
- Fox Studios, Hollywood, California
- Fantasy, Berkeley, California
- Padaro, Santa Barbara, California
| genre = Soft rock
| length = 41:18
| label = Columbia
| producer =
- Bruce Botnick
- Kenny Loggins
| prev_title = Kenny Loggins Alive
| prev_year = 1980
| next_title = Vox Humana
| next_year = 1985
| misc = {{Singles
| name = High Adventure
| type = Studio
| single1 = Don't Fight It
| single1date = August 1982
| single2 = Heart to Heart
| single2date = November 1982
| single3 = Welcome to Heartlight
| single3date = February 1983
}}
}}
{{Album reviews
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000650427}}
|rev2 = Rolling Stone
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20080507063644/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/kennyloggins/albums/album/193245/review/5945844/high_adventure Rolling Stone review]
}}
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", "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
- "Don't Fight It" (Featuring Steve Perry) (Kenny Loggins, Steve Perry, Dean Pitchford) – 3:37
- "Welcome to Heartlight" (K. Loggins) – 3:56
- "I Gotta Try" (K. Loggins, Michael McDonald) – 3:51
- "Swear Your Love" (K. Loggins, Eva Ein Loggins) – 5:07
- "The More We Try" (K. Loggins, E. Loggins) – 3:59
- "Heart to Heart" (David Foster, K. Loggins, McDonald) – 5:20
- "If It's Not What You're Looking For" (K. Loggins, Foster, E. Loggins) – 4:39
- "It Must Be Imagination" (K. Loggins, Tom Snow, Max Gronenthal) – 5:38
- "Only a Miracle" (K. Loggins, McDonald) – 5:11
Personnel
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- Kenny Loggins – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1), guitar (2, 4), guitar solo (2) Yamaha CS80 all tracks, Prophet 5, Arp Quadra, Roland Jupiter 8.
- Michael McDonald – keyboards (3), Rhodes piano (6), synthesizer programming, acoustic piano (9)
- Steve Wood – keyboards (3, 7), additional keyboards (5), backing vocals (7, 8) Yamaha GS-1 (8), Yamaha CS-20 (8)
- Neil Larsen – additional keyboards (5), string arrangement (6), keyboards (7)
- James Newton Howard – Prophet 10 (5), Yamaha CS-70 (5), Yamaha GS-1 (5, 9), synthesizer and string arrangements (5), acoustic piano (9)
- David Paich – Yamaha CS-20 (5)
- 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), guitar (8)
- Steve Lukather – guitar (3)
- Mike Hamilton – bass (1), guitar (2–8), orchestra bells (3), guitar solo (4), 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 – recorder (5)
- David Sanborn – alto saxophone (6)
- Marty Paich – string arrangements (6, 9)
- Steve Perry – lead and backing vocals (1)
- The Heartlight School Singers and Dancers Christ Memorial Youth Choir – 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)
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Production
- Producers – Bruce Botnick and Kenny Loggins
- Recording Engineers – Bruce Botnick (Tracks 1, 3, & 6); Mark Ettel (Tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, & 8); Andy Johns (Track 2); Armin Steiner (Tracks 5 & 9).
- Mixdown Engineers – Bruce Botnick, Mark Ettel and Rik Pekkonen.
- Digital Mixdown and Editing by Jim Pace at Digital Magnetics (Hollywood, California).
- Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Studios (Hollywood).
- Technicians – Nigel Branwell, Torin Knorr and Jerry Smith.
- Album Cover and Title Concept – Kenny Loggins and Paul Mederios
- Illustration – Jim Heimann
- Photography – Greg Gorman
- Management – Larry Larson & Associates (Beverly Hills, California).
References
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