Lives in the Balance - Definition and Overview

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

1. "For America" - 5:13
2. "Soldier of Plenty" - 4:37
3. "In the Shape of a Heart" - 5:41
4. "Candy" (Browne, Greg Copeland, Wally Stocker) - 4:12
5. "Lawless Avenues" (Browne, Jorge Calderon) - 5:40
6. "Lives in the Balance" - 4:18
7. "Till I Go Down" - 4:19
8. "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)

Singles - Billboard (North America)