Back to the World (Dennis DeYoung album)

Back to the World
Back to the World
Studio album by Dennis DeYoung
Released	February 1986
Recorded	Pumpkin Studios in Oak Lawn, IL
Genre	Rock, pop rock
Label	A&M
Producer	Dennis DeYoung
Dennis DeYoung chronology

Back to the World is the second solo album by Dennis DeYoung, released in 1986 on A&M Records. 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.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

All songs written by Dennis DeYoung:

"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'll Get Lucky" – 4:43
"Person To Person" – 4:57

Personnel

Dennis DeYoung – 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 – harmonica
Steve Eisen – congas, saxophones, flute 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 – 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 – 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