Bowling in Paris

Bowling in Paris is an album by singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop, released by Atlantic Records in 1989. It was his first studio album released in America since 1980's Red Cab to Manhattan. Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, and Sting contributed to the album.
The album includes a re-recorded version of "Walking on Air", the original of which had appeared in the 1986 film The Boy Who Could Fly. The updated version, featuring Collins on drums and additional vocals, cracked the top 20 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart.

Critical reception

The Edmonton Journal labeled the album "a morass of syrupy, wimpy love songs."

All songs written by Stephen Bishop, with additional contributors noted.

Musicians

Stephen Bishop – lead vocals, backing vocals ; electric guitar, pedal steel drone, harp, sitar, additional bass, drum programming and sequencing ; acoustic guitar
Michael Omartian – keyboards, drum programming, backing vocals, tambourine, acoustic piano, organ
Jeff Jacobs – additional synthesizers, additional bass
Pete Wingfield – keyboards
Adrian Lee – keyboards
Michael Thompson – guitars
Dann Huff – guitars
Martin Jenner – guitar effects
Dean Parks – guitars
Ronnie Caryl – guitars
Mathew Downs – guitars
Steve Lukather – rhythm guitar, guitar solo
Steve Bolton – electric guitar solo
Michael Landau – guitars
Eric Clapton – guitars
Nathan East – bass
Mo Foster – bass
Joe Chemay – bass
Sting – bass, harmony vocals, additional lead vocals
Phil Collins – drums, drum programming and sequencing, backing vocals
Gus Dudgeon – drum programming and sequencing
Hugh Padgham – drum programming and sequencing
John Keane – drums
Dave Boruff – saxophone
Debby Boone – backing vocals
Suzanne Christian – backing vocals
Stacy Earl – backing vocals
Mark Spiro – backing vocals
Brenda Russell – backing vocals
Randy Crawford – backing vocals

Production