High Adventure

1982 studio album by Kenny Loggins

High Adventure

Studio album by

Kenny Loggins

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

Kenny Loggins chronology

Kenny Loggins Alive
(1980)

High Adventure
(1982)

Vox Humana
(1985)

Singles from High Adventure

"Don't Fight It"
Released: August 1982
"Heart to Heart"
Released: November 1982
"Welcome to Heartlight"
Released: February 1983

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	^[2]

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

"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

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).