The Unimaginable Life
Studio album by Kenny Loggins
Released	July 8, 1997
Recorded	1997
Studio	A&M Studios, Conway Studios and Music Grinder Studios (Hollywood, California) Record Plant, Westlake Studios and Signet Sound Studios (Los Angeles, California) Gateway Studios (Carpinteria, California) WallyWorld Studios (San Francisco, California) Oak Springs Studio (Oak Springs, Arizona) Sony Music Studios (New York City, New York) Barking Doctor Recording (Mount Kisco, New York)
Genre	Soft rock
Length	76:03
Label	Columbia
Producer	Kenny Loggins Walter Afanasieff Randy Jackson John Barnes
Kenny Loggins chronology
Return to Pooh Corner (1994) The Unimaginable Life (1997) December (1998)

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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.

1. "Let the Pendulum Swing"; Poem written and read by Julia Loggins (Julia Loggins, Steve Wood) – 2:17
2. "Just Breathe" (Loggins, Chris Rodriguez, Steve George) – 6:10
3. "I Am Not Hiding" (Loggins, Steve George) – 5:05
4. "All I Ask" (Loggins, Babyface) – 6:00
5. "Now That I Know Love" (Loggins, Steve George) – 7:03
6. "The Art of Letting Go" (Loggins, Michael Ruff) – 7:28
7. "One Chance at a Time" (Loggins, Glen Ballard) – 7:18
8. "Love's Got Nothin' to Prove" (Loggins, John Barnes) – 5:27
9. "This Island Earth" (Loggins) – 5:20
10. "No Doubt About Love" (Loggins, Babyface) – 4:26
11. "The Rest of Your Life" (K. Loggins, Julia Loggins, Jonathan Butler) – 4:57
12. "Birth Energy" (Loggins) – 6:41
13. "The Unimaginable Life" (Loggins, David Foster) – 6:05
14. "Your Spirit and My Spirit" (Loggins) – 1:46

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

• 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