Boomchild

Boomchild
Studio album by Dennis DeYoung
Released	February 1989
Genre	Rock/Pop
Label	MCA
Producer	Dennis DeYoung Alan Shacklock
Dennis DeYoung chronology
Back to the World (1986) Boomchild (1988) 10 on Broadway (1994)

Boomchild is the third solo album from Dennis DeYoung. It was released in February 1989 by MCA Records. Boomchild is DeYoung's first solo album that did not make it on any album charts and its failure caused DeYoung to be dropped by MCA. ^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Dennis DeYoung, except as noted:

1. "Beneath the Moon" – 4:42
2. "The Best Is Yet to Come" – 4:15
3. "What a Way to Go" – 4:45
4. "Harry's Hands" – 4:52
5. "Boomchild" – 4:56
6. "Who Shot Daddy?" – 4:33
7. "Outside Looking In Again" – 5:23
8. "Won't Go Wasted" (DeYoung, Rob Friedman) – 4:20

Personnel

• Dennis DeYoung: keyboards, piano, synthesizers, vocals
• Tom Dziallo: guitars
• Bob Lizik: bass guitar
• John Robinson: drums
• Joe Pusateri: percussion
• Bill Ruppert: guitars
• John Adair: guitars, acoustic guitar
• C.J. Vanston: synthesizers, piano, bass guitar
• Howard Levy: harmonica on "The Best Is Yet to Come" and "Who Shot Daddy?"
• Wayne Stewart: drums on "Who Shot Daddy?"
• Chris Cameron: additional synthesizers on "Who Shot Daddy?"
• Steve Eisen: tenor saxophone on "Who Shot Daddy?"
• Mike Smith: baritone saxophone on "Who Shot Daddy?"
• Mark Ohlson: trumpet on "Who Shot Daddy?"
• Obert Davis: trumpet on "Who Shot Daddy?"
• Mike Halperin: trombone on "Who Shot Daddy?"
• Mark Williamson, Jeff Morrow, Gary Pigg, Tamara Champlin, Bill Champlin, Dawn Feusi, Gary Loizzo, The 101st Place Singers, Sean Christopher, Francine Smith, Cynthia Harrell, Dennis DeYoung: additional backing vocals

References