This Is It (Kenny Loggins song)

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"This Is It" is a song by Kenny Loggins, from his 1979 album Keep the Fire. It reached #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #17 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

The song also features additional vocals by Michael McDonald, who also co-wrote the song with Loggins.

Loggins wrote it for his ailing father who had to choose between life and death. The song won a Grammy in 1980 for Best Male Pop Vocal. Among the artists who have covered it: Millie Jackson- For Men Only (1980) a slightly different version Freddie Hubbard (1982)-instrumental John Tesh Stevie Holland- jazz version (2006) Kirk Franklin (2007)