Lives in the Balance is the eighth album by American singer/songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music).
Track listing
all songs by Jackson Browne, except where noted
- "For America" - 5:13
- "Soldier of Plenty" - 4:37
- "In the Shape of a Heart" - 5:41
- "Candy" (Browne, Greg Copeland, Wally Stocker) - 4:12
- "Lawless Avenues" (Browne, Jorge Calderon) - 5:40
- "Lives in the Balance" - 4:18
- "Till I Go Down" - 4:19
- "Black and White" - 5:15
Personnel
- Jackson Browne - acoustic guitar, guitar, piano, keyboard, vocals, harmony vocals, gut string guitar, vocoder
- Jorge Calderon - bass, vocals, harmony vocals, gut string guitar
- Phil Chen - bass
- Jennifer Condos - bass
- Quique Cruz - percussion, zampona
- Deborah Dobkin - vocals, harmony vocals, gut string guitar
- Craig Doerge - synthesizer, keyboard
- Kevin Dukes - guitar
- Bob Glaub - bass
- Jon Douglas Haywood - bass, vocals
- Jim Keltner - drums
- Phil Kenzie - alto saxophone
- Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar - guitar, percussion
- Russ Kunkel - drums
- Bernie Larsen - organ, guitar, clavinet
- David Lindley - guitar, violin, steel guitar
- Steve Lukather - guitar
- Stan Lynch - drums
- Kevin McCormick - guitar, vocals, harmony vocals, gut string guitar
- Ian McLagan - organ, keyboard
- Gary Myrick - guitar
- Bill Payne - synthesizer, piano, keyboard
- Hugo Pedroza - charango, tiple
- Bonnie Raitt - vocals, harmony vocals, gut string guitar
- Walfredo Reyes - conductor, conga, drums
- Mindy Sterling - vocals, gut string guitar, harmony
- Jorge Strunz - acoustic guitar, guitar, nylon string guitar
- Rick Vito - guitar, vocals
- Richard Wachtel - guitar
- Waddy Wachtel - guitar
- Ian Wallace - drums
- Jai Winding - organ, synthesizer, piano, keyboard
Production
- Producer: Jackson Browne
- Engineer: James Geddes
- Assistant engineers: Tchad Blake, Murray Dvorkin, Bill Jackson, Coke Johnson, Sharon Rice
- Mixing: Murray Dvorkin, James Geddes, Greg Ladanyi, Sharon Rice
- Mastering: Barry Diament, Doug Sax
- Sequencing: Jackson Browne, Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar
- Technical engineer: Ed Wong
- Art direction: Dawn Patrol, Jimmy Wachtel
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year
| Chart
| Position
|
| 1986
| The Billboard 200
| 23
|
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year
| Single
| Chart
| Position
|
| 1986
| "For America"
| Mainstream Rock Tracks
| 3
|
| 1986
| "For America"
| The Billboard Hot 100
| 30
|
| 1986
| "In the Shape of a Heart"
| Adult Contemporary
| 10
|
| 1986
| "In the Shape of a Heart"
| Mainstream Rock Tracks
| 15
|
| 1986
| "In the Shape of a Heart"
| The Billboard Hot 100
| 70
|
| 1986
| "Lives in the Balance"
| Mainstream Rock Tracks
| 33
|
|