| Dave Loggins | |
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| Birth name | David Allen Loggins |
| Born | November 10, 1947 Mountain City, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | pop, country |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | Wounded Bird Records, Vanguard Records |
David Allen "Dave" Loggins (born November 10, 1947 in Mountain City, Tennessee) is a singer, songwriter and musician. He is widely remembered for his 1974 composition "Please Come to Boston", which was a top-10 hit in the U.S. for him, and was subsequently covered by numerous other artists. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1995. Besides being a musician, Loggins was previously employed as a draftsman at Bristol Metals, and as an insurance salesman. He is a cousin of singer/songwriter Kenny Loggins.
In addition to his recording of "Please Come to Boston" reaching #5 on the U.S. pop chart in 1974, the song also topped the Billboard Easy Listening survey.
Loggins also wrote "Pieces of April" for Three Dog Night, which became a top-20 hit in 1973. He has written material for Restless Heart, Wynonna Judd, Reba McEntire, Gary Morris, Alabama, Toby Keith, Don Williams, and the #1 hit "Morning Desire" by Kenny Rogers. He recorded a #1 country song with Anne Murray in 1984 called "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" which won a CMA Award.
Loggins also composed the theme music "Augusta" that is used on broadcasts of the The Masters Golf Tournament. "Augusta" was later released as part of a collection of songs about golf called The New Course Record. On this recording, Loggins shared the vocal duties with Birmingham-based singer and pianist Ray Reach. The arranging duties were shared by Don Hays and Ray Reach. Hays shared the producer's role with Mike Geselbracht and noted Nashville musician and producer Mike Chapman.
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| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| 1972 | Personal Belongings
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| 1974 | Apprentice (In a Musical Workshop)
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53 | 74 | |
| 1976 | Country Suite
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| 1977 | David Loggins
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| 1977 | One Way Ticket to Paradise
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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| US | US AC | CAN | CAN AC | ||||||
| 1972 | "Claudia" | — | — | — | — | Personal Belongings | |||
| 1973 | "Think'n of You" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1974 | "Please Come to Boston" | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Apprentice (In a Musical Workshop) | |||
| "Someday" | 57 | — | 83 | — | |||||
| "Girl From Knoxville" | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1976 | "Movin' to the Country" | — | — | — | — | Country Suite | |||
| "Savior of My Natural Life" | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1977 | "Ship in a Bottle" | — | — | — | — | One Way Ticket to Paradise | |||
| 1978 | "So Much For Our Dreams" | — | — | — | — | Our Winning Season (soundtrack) | |||
| 1979 | "The Fool in Me" | — | — | — | — | David Loggins | |||
| "Pieces of April" | — | 22 | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
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| US | US AC | US Country | CAN | CAN AC | CAN Country | ||||
| 1984 | "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" | Anne Murray | 103 | 10 | 1 | 79 | 1 | 1 | Heart Over Mind |
| 1985 | "Just as Long as I Have You" | Gus Hardin | — | — | 72 | — | — | 52 | Single only |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||