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