This album highlights his solid skills as a songwriter and producer.
The album features light, easy-to-listen-to songs that draw on the AOR and West Coast Rock influences while incorporating the sophisticated sound sensibility of the time.
The gentle melodies and warm vocals are still alive and well, and even within the urban pop sensibility, there is a lyrical feeling reminiscent of travel and life's turning points. The composition prioritizes perfection over flashiness, creating a comfortable feel, and while the album evokes the atmosphere of the early '80s, it retains Messina's characteristic friendliness.
|
A:
|
|
1)
|
|
One More Mile
|
|
2)
|
|
Meant To Be Together
|
|
3)
|
|
I Got Radio
|
|
4)
|
|
Playin' That Rock N' Roll
|
|
5)
|
|
The Island
|
|
|
B:
|
|
1)
|
|
Treat Her Right
|
|
2)
|
|
We Got To Get Back
|
|
3)
|
|
Big Tease
|
|
4)
|
|
Can't Live Without You
|
|
5)
|
|
Forever My Love
|
|
|
-
Piano - Robbie Buchanan (A2, A5)
-
Rhythm Guitar - Chas Sandford (A1 to A4, B1 to B5)
-
Harmony Vocals - Patrick Simmons (B2)
-
Engineer - Don Murray
-
Backing Vocals - Tommy Funderburk (A1, A3, B1, B3, B4)
-
Harmony Vocals - Tommy Funderburk (A1 to A3, B1, B4)
-
Piano - Alan Pasqua (A1, A3, A4, B2, B4, B5)
-
Synthesizer - Alan Pasqua (A1, A2, B2, B4)
-
Synthesizer - Michael Boddicker (B5)
-
Backing Vocals - Pauline Wilson (A2, A4, A5, B2 to B5)
-
Harmony Vocals - Pauline Wilson (A5, B4, B5)
-
Engineer [Second Engineer] - Peter Doel
-
Technician [Recording Technician] - Peter Doel
-
Technician [Recording Technician (Yamaha Studios)] - Norm Dlugatch
-
Producer - Jim Messina
-
Acoustic Guitar - Jimmy Messina
-
Lead Guitar - Jimmy Messina
-
Lead Guitar [Acoustic Lead Guitar] - Jimmy Messina
-
Lead Vocals - Jimmy Messina
-
Percussion - Jimmy Messina
-
Piano - Jai Winding (B1)
-
Synthesizer - Jai Winding (B3)
-
Mastered By [Originally Mastered By] - Wally Traugott
-
Backing Vocals - Edie Lehmann (A2, A4, A5, B2, B5)
-
Engineer [Second Engineer] - Richard McKernen
-
Engineer [Second Engineer] - Bill Jackson (B1, B3)
-
Engineer [Background Vocals] - Terry Nelson (B1)
-
Engineer [Second Engineer] - Terry Nelson (A1, A2, A5, B2)
-
Engineer [Second Engineer (Yamaha Studios)] - Stan Katayama
-
Bass - Mark Leonard
-
Synthesizer - Peter Wolf (3) (B1, B3)
-
Production Manager [Production Assistant] - Jim Recor
-
Technician [Recording Technician] - Jeff Hanson (2) (A1, A2, A5, B2)
-
Harmony Vocals - Henry Kapono (A5)
-
Engineer [Second Engineer] - Robert Corti (A1, A2, A5, B2)
-
Technician [Recording Technician] - Jeff Minnich (A3, A4, B5)
-
Photography By - Jim Shea
-
Art Direction, Design - Jeff Adamoff
-
Technician [Guitar Technician And Advisor] - Seymour Duncan
-
Technician [Recording Technician] - Eric Benton (B1, B3)
-
Backing Vocals - Chuck Cochran (2) (A1, A3, B1, B3, B4)
-
Harmony Vocals - Chuck Cochran (2) (A1 to A4, B1, B3, B4)
-
Technician [Guitar Technician And Advisor] - Jim Lombard
-
Technician [Guitar Technician And Advisor] - Phil Kubicki
-
Technician [Piano Technician] - Stan Peterson
