Kenny Loggins

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Kenny Loggins on the cover of his collection Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: The Greatest Hits of Kenny Loggins
Kenny Loggins on the cover of his collection Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: The Greatest Hits of Kenny Loggins

Kenny Loggins (born Kenneth Clark Loggins on January 7, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter.

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[edit] Biography

Loggins was born in Everett, Washington. The early 70s found him in the band "Gator Creek" with Mike Deasy. An early version of "Danny's Song" (later recorded by Loggins and Messina) was included on this effort on Mercury Records. Two covers are featured as well, Jackson Browne's "These Days" and "Don't Try to Lay no Boogie Woogie on the King of Rock and Roll" which was made famous by Long John Baldry.

Loggins continued his career in the 1970s, and after catching the attention of fellow singer-songwriter Jim Messina, the two began a duo career under Loggins and Messina that would last until 1976. In 1977, Loggins went on to produce his first solo album, Celebrate Me Home, which included the hit "I Believe In Love". Nightwatch, a popular album released in 1978, included the hit "Whenever I Call You Friend", a duet with Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac. He followed this in 1979 with Keep The Fire, which included hits "This Is It" which would be sampled by hip hop rapper Papoose for his 2005 track Cherrades.

Loggins also wrote the song "What a Fool Believes" with Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers. Furthermore, he penned "Danny's Song" and "A Love Song" for Anne Murray in the early 70's.

Over the next decade, Loggins recorded many hit songs for movie soundtracks. This began with "I'm Alright" from Caddyshack. Hits followed with "Footloose" from the soundtrack of the same name, "Meet Me Halfway" from Over the Top, and "Danger Zone" and "Playin' With The Boys", from Top Gun. He also performed as a member of USA for Africa on the famine-relief fundraising single We Are The World.

In the 1990s, Loggins continued his album career, including the popular 1994 children's album, Return to Pooh Corner, which included the title single, a reworking of "House at Pooh Corner", his top 40 hit from 1969 with an added verse and backing vocals by Amy Grant. Some people criticized Loggins for changing the song, but it was well received by the public. Loggins also produced a song called "Forever", which would become an internationally recognized piece, translated into several languages. With the Sherman Brothers he also eventually wrote and then solo performed "Your Heart Will Lead You Home," a popular song for The Tigger Movie - part of the Winnie-the-Pooh series - in 2000.

In 1991, Loggins recorded and produced Leap of Faith, an important album in his career featuring the hit "Conviction of the Heart." Former Vice-President Al Gore billed this song as "the unofficial anthem of the environmental movement." On Earth Day in 1995, Loggins performed at The National Mall in Washington, D.C. for a live audience of 500,000.

His cousin Dave Loggins is also a singer-songwriter, known for his 1974 top-ten hit "Please Come to Boston" and his 1984 #1 Country duet with Anne Murray, "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do."

In recent years, Loggins has continued to record and produce within the Adult Contemporary genre, and scored a #1 single on Billboard's AC chart in 1997 with "For The First Time."

In 2005, Loggins reconnected with Jim Messina. The two decided to hit the road again; the result was a successful nationwide tour that resulted in the CD and DVD, "Loggins and Messina Sittin' In Again".

[edit] In popular culture

Beginning in 2005, an internet-based comedy series of video shorts called "Yacht Rock" has fictionalized the collaborative songwriting efforts of Loggins and Michael McDonald.

In the episode of The Simpsons entitled How I Spent My Strummer Vacation, Homer goes to Rock and roll camp headed by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. At one point they have a "class" conducted by Lenny Kravitz and he gets asked by Apu about crotch stuffing. Kravitz answers "I don't do it, but Kenny Loggins does". At the same moment you have a shot of Loggins yelling "I trusted you!" and running away.

[edit] Trivia

[edit] Discography

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[edit] Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina

  • Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina - Sittin' In (1971)

Nobody But You, Danny's Song, Vahevala, Trilogy: Lovin' Me, To Make A Woman Feel Wanted and Peace Of Mind, Back To Georgia, House At Pooh Corner, Listen To A Country Song, Same Old Wine, Rock N' Roll Mood

  • Loggins & Messina (1972)

Good Friend, Whiskey, Your Mama Don't Dance, Long Tail Cat, Golden Ribbons, Thinking Of You, Just Before The News, Till The Ends Meet, Holiday Hotel, Lady Of My Heart, Angry Eyes

  • Full Sail (1973)

Lahaina, Travelin' Blues, My Music, A Love Song, You Need A Man/Comin' To You, Watchin' The River Run, Pathway To Glory, Didn't I Know You When, Sailin' The Wind

  • On Stage (1974)

House at Pooh Corner, Danny's Song, You Could Break My Heart, Lady of My Heart, Long Tail Cat, Listen to a Country Song, Holiday Hotel, Just Before the News, Angry Eyes, Golden Ribbons, Another Road, Vahevala, Back to Georgia, Trilogy: Lovin' Me -To Make a Woman Feel Wanted - Peace of Mind, Your Mama Don't Dance, Nobody But You

  • Mother Lode (1974)

Changes, Brighter Days, Be Free, Move On, Time To Space, Lately My Love, Get A Hold, Growin', Fever Dream, Keep Me In Mind

  • So Fine (1975)

Scheduled for re-release mid 2006

  • Native Sons (1976)

Sweet Marie, Pretty Princess, My Lady My Love, When I Was A Child, Wasting Our Time, Peacemaker, It's Alright, Boogie Man, Fox Fire, Native Son

  • Finale (1976)

Travelin' Blues Medley, Keep Me in Mind, Pretty Princess, Brighter Days, Be Free, Peacemaker, Growin', Motel Cowboy, Country Medley, Oklahoma Home of Mine, Changes, You Need a Man, Lately My Love, Rock and Roll Medley

  • Best of Friends (1977)

Angry Eyes, Be Free, Vahevala, Peace Of Mind, My Music, Thinking Of You, House At Pooh Corner, Watching The River Run, Danny's Song, Your Mama Don't Dance

Watching the River Run, Travelin' Blues, Your Mama Don't Dance, Be Free, Till The Ends Meet, Nobody But You, House at Pooh Corner, A Love Song, Danny's Song, Long Tail Cat, Just Before the News, Listen To a Country Song, Good Friend, Same Old Wine, Changes, Angry Eyes, Sailin' the Wind, Vahevala

Watching the River Run, House At Pooh Corner, Listen to a Country Song/Holiday Hotel, Back To Georgia, Trilogy: Lovin' Me/Make A Woman Feel Wanted/Peace of Mind, Your Mama Don't Dance, A Love Song, Same Old Wine, Changes, Vahevala, Angry Eyes, Nobody But You, Danny's Song

[edit] Solo

  • Celebrate Me Home (1977) #27 US

1. Lady Luck, 2. If You be Wise, 3. I Believe in Love, 4. Set it Free, 5. Why Do People Lie, 6. Enter My Dream, 7. I've Got the Melody (Deep in My Heart), 8. Celebrate Me Home, 9. Daddy's Back, 10. You Don't Know Me

  • Nightwatch (1978) #7 US

1. Nightwatch, 2. Easy Driver, 5. Whenever I Call You Friend, 6, Wait a Little While, 7. What a Fool Believes, 8. Somebody Knows, 9. Angelique

  • Keep The Fire (1980) #16 US

1. Love Has Come of Age, 2. Mr Night, 3. This is It, 4. Junkanoo Holiday, 5. Now and Then, 6. Who's Right, Who's Wrong, 7. Keep the Fire, 8. Give it Half a Chance, 9. Will it Last

  • Kenny Loggins Alive (1980) #11 US (+DVD)

Disc 1: 1. I Believe in Love, 2. Whenever I Call You "Friend", 3. Wait a Little While, 4. Why Do People Lie, 5. What a Fool Believes, 6. Junkanoo Holiday (Fallin'-Flyin'), 7. I'm Alright, 8. Celebrate Me Home

Disc 2: 1. You Don't Know Me. 2. Now and Then, 3. All Alone Tonight, 4. Here, There and Everywhere, 5. Angelique, 6. Love Has Come of Age, 7. This is It, 8. Down 'n' Dirty, 9. Easy Driver, 10. Keep the Fire

  • High Adventure (1982) #13 US

1. Don't Fight It, 2. Heartlight, 3. I Gotta Try, 4. Swear Your Love, 5. The More We Try, 6. Heart to Heart, 7. If It's Not What You're Looking For, 8. It Must Be Imagination, 9. Only a Miracle

  • Vox Humana (1985) #41 US

1. Vox Humana, 2. No Lookin' Back, 3. Let There Be Love, 4. I'll Be There, 5. I'm Gonna Do It Right, 6. Forever, 7. At Last, 8. Loraine, 9. Love Will Follow

  • Back To Avalon (1988) #69 US

1. Nobody's Fool, 2. I'm Gonna Miss You, 3. Tell Her, 4. One Woman, 5. Back to Avalon, 6. She's Dangerous, 7. True Confessions, 8. Hope for the Runaway, 9. Isabella's Eyes, 10. Blue on Blue, 11. Meet Me Halfway

  • Leap Of Faith (1991) #71 US

1. Will of the Wind, 2. Leap of Faith, 3. The Real Thing, 4. Conviction of the Heart, 5. If You Believe, 6. I Would do Anything, 7. Sweet Reunion, 8. Now or Never, 9. My Father's House, 10. Cody's Song, 11. Will of the Wind (Reprise), 12. Too Early for the Sun

  • Live at The Grand Canyon (1992) DVD

1. Will of the Wind, 2. Leap of Faith, 3. Sweet Reunion, 4. The Real Thing, 5. Cody's Song, 6. House at Pooh Corner, 7. Danny's Song, 8. Your Mamma Don't Dance, 9. Heart to Heart, 10. This Is It, 11. Whenever I Call You Friend

  • Outside: From The Redwoods (1993) #60 US

1. Conviction of the Heart, 2. What a Fool Believes, 3. Your Mama Don't Dance, 4. I Would Do Anything, 5. Now and Then, 6. Angry Eyes, 7. If You Believe, 8. Celebrate Me Home, 9. Love Will Follow, 10. Leap of Faith, 11. This is It, 12. Footyloose, 13, I'm Alright

  • Return To Pooh Corner (1994) #65 US

1. All the Pretty Little Ponies, 2. Neverland Medley: Somewhere Out There/Never Never Land/Pure Imagination, 3. Return to Pooh Corner, 4. Rainbow Connection, 5. St. Judy's Comet, 6. Last Unicorn, 7. Cody's Song, 8. Horses, 9. Love, 10. To-Ra-Loo-Ra

  • Outside from Redwoods (1994) DVD

Footloose, Leap of Faith, This is It, more. Features 5.1 audio

  • Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: The Greatest Hits (1997) #39 US

1. This Is It, 2. Whenever I Call You Friend, 3. Footloose, 4. Heart to Heart, 5. Danger Zone, 6. Meet Me Half Way, 7. I'm Alright [Theme from Caddyshack], 8. Return to Pooh Corner, 9. Don't Fight It, 10. Forever, 11. Conviction of the Heart, 12. The Real Thing, 13. For the First Time, 14. Celebrate Me Home, 15. Rest of Your Life

  • The Unimaginable Life (1997) #107 US

1. Let the Pendulum Swing, 2. Just Breathe, 3. I am Not Hiding, 4. All I Ask, 5. Now That I Know Love, 6. The Art of Letting Go, 7. One Chance at a Time, 8. Love's Got Nothing to Prove, 9. This Island Earth, 10. No Doubt About Love, 11. The Rest of Your Life, 12. Birth Energy, 13. The Unimaginable Life, 14. Your Spirit and My Spirit

  • December (1998) #148 US

1. Walking in the Air, 2. Christmas Song, 3. Bells of Christmas, 4. Coventry Carol, 5. Christmas Time Is Here, 6. Angels in the Snow, 7. White Christmas, 8. Some Children See Him, 9. On Christmas Morning, 10. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, 11. December

  • More Songs from Pooh Corner (2000)

1. Your Heart Will Lead You Home, 2. You'll Be in My Heart, 3. Always, in All Ways, 4. Flying Dreams, 5. That'll Do, 6. Turn Around, 7. Beauty and the Beast, 8. Baby Mine, 9. The Inch Worm, 10. Hana Aluna Lullabye, 11. Goodnight

Disc 1: 1.Your Mama Don't Dance, 2. Vahevala, 3. Danny's Song, 4. House at Pooh Corner, 5. A Love Song, 6. Watching the River Run, 7. Angry Eyes (single version), 8. Celebrate Me Home, 9. I Believe in Love, 10. Wait a Little While, 11. Whenever I Call You Friend, 12. This is It, 13. Keep the Fire, 14. Now and Then, 15. I'm Alright, 16. Heartlight, 17. Heart to Heart, 18. I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man), 19. Don't Fight It

Disc 2: 1. Footloose, 2. No Lookin' Back, 3. Forever, 4. Danger Zone, 5. Vox Humana, 6. Meet Me Half Way, 7. Nobody's Fool (Caddyshack II), 8. All the Pretty Little Ponies, 9. Leap of Faith, 10. The Real Thing, 11. For the First Time, 12. Conviction of the Heart, 13. Your Heart Will Lead You Home, 14. Return to Pooh Corner, 15. The Unimaginable Life, 16. What A Fool Believes (Live)

  • It's About Time (2003) #10 US (Top Independent Albums)

1. It's About Time, 2. With This Ring, 3. Alive 'n' Kickin', 4. I Miss Us, 5. The One That Got Away, 6. Brothers, 7. This is How My Song Goes, 8. Doin' it Right, 9. The Undeniable Groove, 10. No Other Voice

[edit] Singles

  • "I Believe In Love" (1977) #66 US Pop, #37 US AC
  • "Whenever I Call You Friend" (with Stevie Nicks) (1978) #5 US Pop, #9 US AC
  • "Easy Driver" (1979) #60 US Pop
  • "This Is It" (with Michael McDonald) (1979) #11 US Pop, #17 US AC
  • "Keep The Fire" (1980) #36 US Pop, #40 US AC
  • "I'm Alright" (1980) #7 US Pop
  • "Don't Fight It" (with Steve Perry) (1982) #17 US Pop
  • "Heart To Heart" (1983) #15 US Pop, #3 US AC
  • "Welcome to Heartlight" (1983) #24 US Pop, #17 US AC
  • "Footloose" (1984) #1 US Pop, #6 UK
  • "I'm Free (Heaven Helps The Man)" (1984) #22 US Pop
  • "Vox Humana" (1985) #29 US Pop
  • "Forever" (1985) #40 US Pop, #5 US AC
  • "I'll Be There" (1985) #88 US Pop, #33 US AC
  • "Danger Zone" (1986) #2 US Pop, #45 UK
  • "Playing With The Boys" (1986) #60 US Pop
  • "Meet Me Half Way" (1987) #11 US Pop, #2 US AC
  • "Nobody's Fool" (1988) #8 US Pop, #42 US AC
  • "I'm Gonna Miss You" (1988) #82 US Pop
  • "Tell Her" (1989) #76 US Pop
  • "Conviction Of The Heart" (1991) #65 US Pop, #9 US AC
  • "The Real Thing" (1992) #5 US AC
  • "If You Believe" (1992) #9 US AC
  • "Now Or Never" (1992) #34 US AC
  • "This Is It (Live Version)" (1993) #31 US AC
  • "Return To Pooh Corner" (with Amy Grant) (1994) #25 US AC
  • "For The First Time" (1997) #1 US AC
  • "I Am Not Hiding" (1997) #21 US AC
  • "Your Heart Will Lead You Home" (2000) US
  • "With This Ring" (2003)

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