High Adventure Explained

High Adventure
Type:	Album
Artist:	Kenny Loggins
Cover:	Kenny_Loggins_High_Adventure.jpg
Released:	September 1982
Recorded:	1982
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

High Adventure is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins, released in September 1982. 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

1. "Don't Fight It" (Featuring Steve Perry) (Kenny Loggins, Steve Perry, Dean Pitchford) – 3:37
2. "Welcome to Heartlight" (K. Loggins) – 3:56
3. "I Gotta Try" (K. Loggins, Michael McDonald) – 3:51
4. "Swear Your Love" (K. Loggins, Eva Ein Loggins) – 5:07
5. "The More We Try" (K. Loggins, E. Loggins) – 3:59
6. "Heart to Heart" (David Foster, K. Loggins, McDonald) – 5:20
7. "If It's Not What You're Looking For" (K. Loggins, Foster, E. Loggins) – 4:39
8. "It Must Be Imagination" (K. Loggins, Tom Snow, Max Gronenthal) – 5:38
9. "Only a Miracle" (K. Loggins, McDonald) – 5:11

Personnel

• Kenny Loggins – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1), guitar (2, 4), guitar solo (2)
• 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)

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).