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	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 from Dennis DeYoung. It was released in 1986 by A&M Records. It reached #108 on The Billboard 200 Charts. "Call Me" reached #5 on the Adult Contemporary Chart.

The song "This is the Time" was included on the soundtrack to the movie Karate Kid II.

Track listing

All songs written by Dennis DeYoung:

1. "This is the Time" – 3:56
2. "Warning Shot" – 4:27
3. "Call Me" – 4:49
4. "Unanswered Prayers" – 6:38
5. "Black Wall" – 5:53
6. "Southbound Ryan" – 4:43
7. "I'll Get 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