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Back to Avalon personnel • Kenny Loggins – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 6, 8), guitar (1, 6), acoustic guitar (3) • Claude Gaudette – keyboards (1), programming (1), arrangements (1) •
Peter Wolf – multi instruments (2, 5, 7), arrangements (2, 5, 7, 9), keyboards (9), bass (9), drums (9), percussion (9) •
Arthur Barrow – synthesizers (3), bass (3) •
Gary Chang –
Synclavier (3), synthesizer arrangements (3) •
Steve George – keyboards (4) •
Patrick Leonard – keyboards (6, 8), programming (6) •
Michael McDonald – keyboards (6), lead and backing vocals (6) • Jai Winding – acoustic piano (8) •
Kim Bullard – keyboards (10), programming (10) •
Brian Banks – synthesizers (11) •
Anthony Marinelli – synthesizers (11) •
Giorgio Moroder – synthesizers (11) •
Terry Wilson – synthesizers (11) •
Dann Huff – guitar (1, 2, 5–9, 11) •
Richie Zito – guitar (3, 11) • Steve Farris – guitar (4) • Robert F. McRae – guitar (7) •
David Williams – guitar (8) •
Tim Pierce – guitar (10) • John Pierce – bass (10) •
Mickey Curry – drums (3) •
Pat Mastelotto – drums (4) •
John Robinson – drums (6) •
Jonathan Moffett – drums (8) •
Mike Baird – drums (10) •
Luis Conte – percussion (8) •
Dan Higgins – tenor saxophone (9) •
Larry Williams – tenor saxophone (9) • Gary Grant – trumpet (9) •
Jerry Hey – trumpet (9), horn arrangements (9) •
Jeff Pescetto – backing vocals (1, 2) •
Donny Baldwin – backing vocals (2, 7) •
Mickey Thomas – backing vocals (2, 7) •
Siedah Garrett – additional vocals (3), backing vocals (4) •
Tata Vega – additional vocals (3) •
Carolyn Dennis – backing vocals (4) •
Richard Page – backing vocals (4) • Ina Wolf – backing vocals (5, 9) •
Grace Slick – backing vocals (7) • Tampa Lann – backing vocals (8) • Maxi Anderson – backing vocals (9) •
Merry Clayton – backing vocals (9) •
Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (9) •
Oren Waters – backing vocals (9) == Production ==