Boomchild
Boomchild is the third solo album from Dennis DeYoung. It was released in February 1989 by MCA Records. Boomchild featured the title track with a music video but the song was relegated to the B-Side of "Beneath The Moon", the only single. Both the single and Boomchild failed to chart.
Track listing
All songs written by Dennis DeYoung, except as noted:- "Beneath the Moon" – 4:42
- "The Best Is Yet to Come" – 4:15
- "What a Way to Go" – 4:45
- "Harry's Hands" – 4:52
- "Boomchild" – 4:56
- "Who Shot Daddy?" – 4:33
- "Outside Looking In Again" – 5:23
- "Won't Go Wasted" – 4:20
Personnel
- Dennis DeYoung – vocals, backing vocals, acoustic piano, synthesizers, keyboards, synth bass, organ, horn arrangements
- Vaughn Haylord – Synclavier programming
- Brian Poer – Synclavier programming
- C.J. Vanston – synthesizers, acoustic piano, keyboards, synth bass, bass
- Chris Cameron – synthesizers, horn arrangements
- Alan Shacklock – E-mu Emulator horns
- John Adair – guitars, acoustic guitar
- Tom Dziallo – guitars
- Bill Ruppert – guitars
- Bob Lizik – bass guitar
- John Robinson – drums
- Wayne Stewart – drums
- Joe Pusateri – percussion
- Howard Levy – harmonica
- Mike Smith – baritone saxophone
- Steve Eisen – tenor saxophone
- Mike Halperin – trombone
- Orbert C. Davis – trumpet
- Mark Ohlson – trumpet
- Gary Pigg – backing vocals
- Mark Williamson – backing vocals
- Jeff Morrow – backing vocals
- The 101st Place Singers – backing vocals
- Bill Champlin – backing vocals
- Tamara Champlin – backing vocals
- Dawn Feusi – backing vocals
- Gary Loizzo – backing vocals
- Sean Christopher – backing vocals, harmony vocals
- Cynthia Harrell – backing vocals
- Francine Smith – backing vocals
Production
- Dennis DeYoung – producer, mixing
- Alan Shacklock – producer
- Justin Niebank – engineer, mixing
- Gary Loizzo – mixing
- David Axelbaum – assistant engineer, mix assistant
- Milan Bertoza – mix assistant
- Brian Peor – assistant engineer
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound
- Jeff Adamoff – art direction
- Bob Hickson – artwork
- Dennis Keeley – photography
- Trudy Green – management