Rick Springfield: vocal, guitar
Tim Pierce and/or Charles Sandford: guitar
Alan Pasqua: keyboards
Dennis Belfield: bass
Mike Baird: drums
Backing vocals: Richard Page, Tom Kelly, Rick Springfield

Produced by Keith Olsen.  Recorded by Chris Minto at Goodnight LA, Van Nuys, California

Jim Vallance: all instruments and vocals

Jim Clench: vocal, bass
Fred Turner: guitar
Blair Thornton: guitar
Robbie Bachman: drums
Jim Vallance: guitar

In 1978 I wrote a song called "Jamaica". Bruce Allen, Bryan Adams' manager, played the song for one of his other acts, BTO, who recorded the song for their 1979 album "Rock 'N Roll Nights".

A few years later "Jamaica" came to the attention of singer Rick Springfield.  Rick's guitarist Tim Pierce knew Colleen Donovan, who worked for my Los Angeles publisher. That's how I've always believed it came about. But according to the liner notes from Rick's 2005 "Anthology" CD, it was another guitarist who introduced Rick to the song:

Rick Springfield:  I was sitting on a plane with Paul Kingery, the guitar player who was with me in the early 80's, and we were listening to a bunch of demos sent to me.  I remember Paul leaning over me and saying "Listen to this song".  It was a song called "Jamaica", Writers Jim Vallance.  I heard it and went, "Well, the melody is great but I can't get into the words".  So I wrote a different set of lyrics. 

I wrote some songs later in the 90's with Jim, and he said "Kristina" was the first song he ever had on a hit record.  I love Jim; he's a great writer.  We had a hit in Europe with a song we wrote together called "Haven't I Been Good To You".