Back to the World (Dennis DeYoung album)

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
Desert Moon (1984) Back to the World (1986) Boomchild (1988)

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.

Track listing

All songs written by Dennis DeYoung:

1. "This Is The Time" – 3:57
2. "Warning Shot" – 4:27
3. "Call Me" – 4:49
4. "Unanswered Prayers" – 6:37
5. "Black Wall" – 5:53
6. "Southbound Ryan" – 4:43
7. "I'm So Lucky" – 4:43
8. "Person To Person" – 4:57

Personnel

• Dennis DeYoung: keyboards, lead vocals, percussion
• Tom Dziallo: guitars, bass, drums on "Call Me," "Warning Shot," and "Unanswered Prayers"
• C.J. Vanston: keyboards, keyboard programming
• Wayne Stewart: drums
• Steve Eisen: saxophone, congas, flute solo
• Marc Colby: saxophone solos on "Call Me" and "Unanswered Prayers"
• Tony Brown: bass on "I'll Get Lucky"
• Howard Levy: harmonica

Horns

• Marc Olsen: trumpet
• Ron Friedman: trumpet
• Bruce Otto: trombone

Background Singers

• Gary Loizzo
• Tom Griffin
• Pat Hurley Rans
• Sandy Caulfield
• Tere Davenport
• Tony Ransom
• Dawn Feusi

Miscellaneous

• Vince Gutman: drum programming on MX-1 and MX-MIXI
• George Leemon: keyboard technician and Keeper of the Books