Description
Jackson Browne – Lives in the Balance
Lives in the Balance is the eighth album by American singer/songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1986. It reached number 23 on The Billboard 200 chart. The title track as well as “For America” and “In the Shape of a Heart” were released as singles.
Lives in the Balance was the first album by Browne where overtly political and socially critical songs dominated (three of which were about president Ronald Reagan), although it also included one of his best remembered songs about relationships, the tragic “In the Shape of a Heart”, inspired by his relationship with his first wife. The radio play garnered by “For America” and “In the Shape of a Heart”, and the use of “Lives in the Balance” in the show Miami Vice.
Video: Jackson Browne – In the Shape of a Heart 1986
Track listing:
The list of contributors is as follows.
- Jackson Browne – lead vocals, vocoder (1), acoustic guitar (2, 3, 6), sequencing (2, 6), acoustic piano (4), harmony vocals (6)
- Jai Winding – acoustic piano (1), synthesizers (1, 4, 5, 6, 8), organ (5)
- Bill Payne – synthesizers (2, 3, 4, 6), acoustic piano (8)
- Danny Kortchmar – sequencing (2), guitar (5)
- Craig Doerge – synthesizers (3)
- Bernie Larsen – clavinet (7), guitar (7)
- Ian McLagan – organ (7)
- Gary Myrick – guitar (1)
- Steve Lukather – guitar (2, 4, 8)
- Rick Vito – guitar (3)
- David Lindley – guitar (5, 7)
- Waddy Wachtel – guitar (5)
- Phil Kenzie – alto saxophone (1)
- Enrique “Quique” Cruz – zampona (6)
- Doug Haywood – harmony vocals (3, 4, 7, 8)
- Bonnie Raitt – harmony vocals (4)
- Debra Dobkin – harmony vocals (6)
- Mindy Sterling – harmony vocals (6)
