However, the original 1986 Rolling Stone review by Jimmy Guterman praised the album over-all in part because of Browne's "new-found ability to link the personal to the political," which "breathes life" into the songs and "prevents them from becoming too didactic. Browne's not just writing about the headlines; he's trying to tell the stories of the people they affect." Track listing All tracks composed by Browne except where noted. Personnel The list of contributors is as follows. Jackson Browne – lead vocals, vocoder (1), acoustic guitar (2, 3, 6), sequencing (2, 6), acoustic piano (4), harmony vocals (6) Jai Winding – acoustic piano (1), synthesizers (1, 4, 5, 6, 8), organ (5) Bill Payne – synthesizers (2, 3, 4, 6), acoustic piano (8) Danny Kortchmar – sequencing (2), guitar (5) Craig Doerge – synthesizers (3) Bernie Larsen – clavinet (7), guitar (7) Ian McLagan – organ (7) Gary Myrick – guitar (1) Steve Lukather – guitar (2, 4, 8) Rick Vito – guitar (3) David Lindley – guitar (5, 7) Waddy Wachtel – guitar (5) Jorge Strunz – nylon-string acoustic guitar (6) Hugo Pedroza – charango (6), tiple (6) Kevin McCormick – guitar (7), harmony vocals (7) Kevin Dukes – guitar (8) Jennifer Condos – bass (1) Bob Glaub – bass (2, 3, 4, 6, 8) Jorge Calderón – bass (5), harmony vocals (5) Phil Chen – bass (7) Ian Wallace – drums (1, 7) Russ Kunkel – drums (2, 4, 6, 8) Stan Lynch – drums (3) Jim Keltner – drums (5) Walfredo Reyes Jr. – congas (5) Phil Kenzie – alto saxophone (1) Enrique "Quique" Cruz – zampona (6) Doug Haywood – harmony vocals (3, 4, 7, 8) Bonnie Raitt – harmony vocals (4) Debra Dobkin – harmony vocals (6) Mindy Sterling – harmony vocals (6) Production Producer – Jackson Browne Production Assistant – Steven Landsberg Engineer – James Geddes Assistant Engineers – Tchad Blake, Bill Jackson and Coke Johnson. Technical Engineer – Ed Wong Mixing – James Geddes and Greg Ladanyi Mix Assistants – Murray Dvorkin and Sharon Rice Mixed at The Complex (Los Angeles, CA). Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA). Art Direction – Dawn Patrol and Jimmy Wachtel Cover Artwork – Richard Duardo Back Cover Photo – Basia Kenton Charts Album – Billboard (United States) Singles – Billboard (United States) See also Ronald Reagan in music References Jackson Browne albums