The Unimaginable Life

The Unimaginable Life is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins, released on July 8, 1997, to coincide with his book of the same name that he co-wrote with his second wife, Julia. The liner notes include excerpts from the book.

Track listing

1. "Let the Pendulum Swing"; Poem written and read by Julia Loggins (Julia Loggins, Steve Wood) – 2:17
2. "Just Breathe" (Loggins, Chris Rodriguez, Steve George) – 6:10
3. "I Am Not Hiding" (Loggins, Steve George) – 5:05
4. "All I Ask" (Loggins, Babyface) – 6:00
5. "Now That I Know Love" (Loggins, Steve George) – 7:03
6. "The Art of Letting Go" (Loggins, Michael Ruff) – 7:28
7. "One Chance at a Time" (Loggins, Glen Ballard) – 7:18
8. "Love's Got Nothin' to Prove" (Loggins, John Barnes) – 5:27
9. "This Island Earth" (Loggins) – 5:20
10. "No Doubt About Love" (Loggins, Babyface) – 4:26
11. "The Rest of Your Life" (K. Loggins, Julia Loggins, Jonathan Butler) – 4:57
12. "Birth Energy" (Loggins) – 6:41
13. "The Unimaginable Life" (Loggins, David Foster) – 6:05
14. "Your Spirit and My Spirit" (Loggins) – 1:46

Personnel

Musicians and Vocalists

• Kenny Loggins – vocals
• Steve George – keyboards
• Greg Phillinganes – keyboards
• Michael Ruff – keyboards
• John Barnes – Synclavier, drum programming
• Walter Afanasieff – keyboards (3, 13), drum programming (3, 13)
• Dan Shea – keyboards (3, 13), programming (3, 13), sound design (3, 13)
• Kevin Maloney – programming, sound design
• Mitch Marcoulier – programming, sound design
• Gary Cimirelli – programming (3, 13), sound design (3, 13)
• Vernon "Ice" Black – guitars
• Earl Klugh – guitars
• Michael Landau – guitars
• Ray Parker Jr. – guitars
• Dean Parks – guitars
• Tim Pierce – guitars
• Fred Tackett – guitars
• Michael Thompson – guitars
• Nathan East – bass
• Randy Jackson – bass
• Tony Levin – bass
• Freddie Washington – bass
• Steve Ferrone – drums
• Omar Hakim – drums
• Tris Imboden – drums
• John Robinson – drums
• John Lehmkhul – drum programming
• Zakir Hussain – percussion
• Munyungo Jackson – percussion
• Peter Michaels – percussion
• Kevin Ricard – percussion
• Bill Summers – percussion
• John Zeretzke – duduk (2), Native American flute (2), midwiz (2)
• Everette Harp – saxophone
• Karen Briggs – violin solo
• Joey Diggs – backing vocals
• Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals
• Bobbi Page – backing vocals
• Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals
• Howard Smith – backing vocals
• Lamont Van Hook – backing vocals
• Carvin Winans – backing vocals
• Lynn Davis – backing vocals (3, 13)
• Sandy Griffith – backing vocals (3, 13)
• Phillip Ingram – backing vocals (3, 13)
• Skyler Jett – backing vocals (3, 13)
• Conesha Owens – backing vocals (3, 13)
• Claytoven Richardson – backing vocals (3, 13)
• Jeanie Tracy – backing vocals (3, 13)
• Joey Blake – backing vocals (7)
• Karla Bonoff – backing vocals (7)
• Agape Choir of Santa Monica & Family – choir (12)

Music arrangements

• Kenny Loggins – arrangements
• John Barnes – arrangements (2, 5, 7–9, 11, 12)
• Walter Afanasieff – arrangements (3, 13)
• Tim Pierce – arrangements (4)
• Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements and conductor
• Mervyn Warren – vocal arrangements

Production

• Kenny Loggins – producer
• Walter Afanasieff – producer (3, 13)
• Randy Jackson – additional production (3, 13), producer (6, 10)
• John Barnes – producer (11)
• Chuck Randall-Raggio – album coordinator
• Ann Cutting – photography
• Jimmy Ienner Jr. – flower photography
• Higher Vision, Inc. – management

Technical credits

• Joe Gastwirt – mastering at Oceanview Digital Mastering (Los Angeles, California)
• Allen Abrahamson – engineer
• Bob Brown – engineer
• Juan Garza – engineer
• Humberto Gatica – engineer
• David Gleeson – engineer
• Cal Harris – engineer
• Nathaniel Kunkel – engineer, mixing (6, 10)
• John Kurlander – engineer
• Gil Morales – engineer
• Jeremy "J." Most – engineer
• David Reitzas – engineer, mixing (4, 5)
• Steve MacMillan – mixing (2, 11, 12)
• Mick Guzauski – mixing (3, 7–9, 13)
• Stuart Brawley – second engineer
• Chris Brooke – second engineer
• Martin Christensen – second engineer
• Greg Collins – second engineer
• Troy Gonzalez – second engineer
• Tim Lauber – second engineer
• Tyson Leeper – second engineer
• Jon Mooney – second engineer
• Chris Roberts – second engineer

References