The Essential Kenny Loggins

~ Release by Kenny Loggins (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1
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1Your Mama Don’t Dance
additional engineer:
John Fiore
recording of:
Your Mama Don’t Dance
writer:
Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina
publisher:
Jasperilla Music Co., MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Loggins & Messina4.52:51
2Vahevala
recording engineer:
John Fiore (engineer)
mixer:
Alex Kazanegras
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1971, in 1976)
recording of:
Vahevala
writer:
Dave Loggins and Dann Lottermoser
Loggins & Messina54:48
3Danny’s Song
recording engineer:
John Fiore (engineer)
mixer:
Alex Kazanegras
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1971, in 1976)
recording of:
Danny’s Song
lyricist and composer:
Kenny Loggins
publisher:
Gnossos Music
Loggins & Messina54:18
4House at Pooh Corner
recording engineer:
John Fiore (engineer)
mixer:
Alex Kazanegras
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1971, in 1976)
recording of:
House at Pooh Corner
lyricist and composer:
Kenny Loggins
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Loggins & Messina54:22
5A Love Song
recording of:
Love Song
writer:
Donna Lyn George and Kenny Loggins
publisher:
Gnossos Music
Loggins & Messina3:14
6Watching the River RunLoggins & Messina33:29
7Angry Eyes (single version)
additional engineer:
John Fiore
recording of:
Angry Eyes
writer:
Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Jasperilla Music Co. (in 1972) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1972)
Loggins & Messina52:27
8Celebrate Me Home
assistant engineer:
Jim “Skeeter” Boyer (producer/engineer), Frank Jones (engineer) and Andy MacDonald (engineer)
engineer:
Phil Ramone
producer:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer) and Phil Ramone
bass guitar:
George Hawkins (folk/soft rock bassist)
drums (drum set):
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer)
electric guitar:
Eric Gale and Lee Ritenour
keyboard:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
organ:
Richard Tee
tambourine:
Ralph MacDonald
background vocals:
George Hawkins (folk/soft rock bassist) and Kenny Loggins
lead vocals:
Kenny Loggins
background vocals [chorus] arranger:
Bill Eaton (US producer & arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at:
A&R Studios (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States and The Burbank Studios in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
Celebrate Me Home
lyricist:
Kenny Loggins
composer:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer) and Kenny Loggins
publisher:
Milk Money Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Kenny Loggins4:47
9I Believe in Love
assistant engineer:
Jim “Skeeter” Boyer (producer/engineer), Frank Jones (engineer) and Andy MacDonald (engineer)
engineer:
Phil Ramone
producer:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer) and Phil Ramone
acoustic guitar:
Robben Ford (blues, jazz & rock guitarist and songwriter) and Hugh McCracken
bass guitar:
George Hawkins (folk/soft rock bassist)
drums (drum set):
Harvey Mason (jazz drummer)
electric guitar:
Lee Ritenour
keyboard:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
recorder [recorder consort] and tambourine:
Ralph MacDonald
solo sopranino recorder:
Jon Clarke
background vocals:
George Hawkins (folk/soft rock bassist) and Kenny Loggins
lead vocals:
Kenny Loggins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recorded at:
A&R Studios (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States and The Burbank Studios in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
I Believe in Love (A Star Is Born)
lyricist:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist) and Marilyn Bergman
composer:
Kenny Loggins
publisher:
Spirit Two Music Inc., Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Olive Music LLC and First Artists Music Co. (in 1976)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Kenny Loggins3:33
10Wait a Little WhileKenny Loggins3:59
11Whenever I Call You “Friend”
producer:
Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
guest vocals:
Stevie Nicks
vocals:
Kenny Loggins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978)
produced for:
Tappan Zee Productions
recorded at:
Sound Mixers in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Whenever I Call You “Friend”
lyricist:
Ken Loggins and Melissa Manchester
composer:
Ken Loggins
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee, Milk Money Music (in 1978) and Rumanian Pickleworks Company (in 1978)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Kenny Loggins54:01
12This Is It
assistant engineer:
Michael Carnévale (engineer)
engineer:
Steve Gersky (The Miami Kid)
producer:
Tom Dowd
bass guitar:
George Hawkins (folk/soft rock bassist)
drums (drum set):
Tris Imboden
guitar:
Mike Hamilton (guitarist) and Kenny Loggins
keyboard:
Brian Mann (keyboardist, accordionist, composer)
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
piano:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
George Hawkins (folk/soft rock bassist), Mike Hamilton (guitarist) and Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
lead vocals:
Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Filmways/Heider Recording (fka Wally Heider Recording Studio & Wally Heider Studios until 1978) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
This Is It
writer:
Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
publisher:
Snug Music (ended), Milk Money Music, Tauripin Tunes, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and 日音 Synch事業部
Kenny Loggins53:59
13Keep the Fire
assistant engineer:
Michael Carnévale (engineer)
engineer:
Steve Gersky (The Miami Kid)
producer:
Tom Dowd
bass guitar:
George Hawkins (folk/soft rock bassist)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Tris Imboden
flute:
Jon Clarke and Vince Denham
guitar:
Mike Hamilton (guitarist) and Kenny Loggins
keyboard:
Brian Mann (keyboardist, accordionist, composer)
lead vocals:
Kenny Loggins
brass [horns] arranger:
Jon Clarke and Brian Mann (keyboardist, accordionist, composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Filmways/Heider Recording (fka Wally Heider Recording Studio & Wally Heider Studios until 1978) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Keep the Fire
writer:
Eva Loggins and Kenny Loggins
publisher:
Milk Money Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Kenny Loggins4:36
14Now and Then
assistant engineer:
Michael Carnévale (engineer)
engineer:
Steve Gersky (The Miami Kid)
producer:
Tom Dowd
accordion:
Brian Mann (keyboardist, accordionist, composer)
clarinet, cor anglais and oboe:
Jon Clarke
guitar:
Mike Hamilton (guitarist) and Kenny Loggins
lead vocals:
Kenny Loggins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Filmways/Heider Recording (fka Wally Heider Recording Studio & Wally Heider Studios until 1978) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Now and Then
writer:
Jeff Bouchard (songwriter, worked with Kenny Loggins) and Kenny Loggins
publisher:
Milk Money Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Kenny Loggins3:57
15I’m Alright (theme from “Caddyshack”)Kenny Loggins3:48
16Heartlight
recording engineer:
Mark Ettel and Andy Johns
producer:
Bruce Botnick and Kenny Loggins
bass guitar:
Vernon Porter (bassist)
congas:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
drums (drum set):
Tris Imboden
guitar:
Mike Hamilton (guitarist) and Kenny Loggins
percussion:
Steve Forman (US percussionist)
solo guitar and lead vocals:
Kenny Loggins
choir vocals:
The Heartlight School Singers & Dancers Christ Memorial Youth Choir
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982)
recording of:
Heartlight
lyricist and composer:
Kenny Loggins
publisher:
Milk Money Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Kenny Loggins3:57
17Heart to Heart
recording engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Bruce Botnick and Kenny Loggins
bass guitar:
Derek Jackson (bassist)
congas:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
drums (drum set):
Tris Imboden
grand piano:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
guitar:
Mike Hamilton (guitarist)
other instruments [“artistic debris”]:
David Sanborn
percussion:
Lenny Castro
Rhodes piano:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
background vocals:
Steve George (US keyboardist for Mr. Mister & Pages) and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
lead vocals:
Kenny Loggins
strings arranger:
Marty Paich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982)
recording of:
Heart to Heart
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
publisher:
Foster Frees Music Inc., Genevieve Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Milk Money Music, Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Kenny Loggins5:21
18I’m Free (Heaven Helps the Man)
bass guitar [bass]:
Nathan East
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Tris Imboden
guitar:
Buzz Feiten
piano [acoustic piano]:
Steve Wood (organ)
solo guitar:
Steve Lukather
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1984)
recording of:
I’m Free (Heaven Helps the Man) (Footloose)
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Kenny Loggins
publisher:
Milk Money Music and Sony/ATV Melody
Kenny Loggins33:48
19Don’t Fight ItKenny Loggins3:38
CD 2
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1Footloose
producer:
Lee DeCarlo and Kenny Loggins
bass guitar:
Nathan East
bass synthesizer:
Michael Boddicker
drums (drum set):
Tris Imboden
guitar:
Buzz Feiten
instruments:
Michael Boddicker
keyboard:
Neil Larsen and Steven Wood (US soundtrack composer, member of Honk)
percussion:
Michael Boddicker and Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
background vocals:
Marilyn Dorman, Richey Washington and Steven Wood (US soundtrack composer, member of Honk)
lead vocals:
Kenny Loggins
remixer:
Humberto Gatica
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1984)
recording of:
Footloose
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Kenny Loggins
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Milk Money Music, Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Melody and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
part of:
The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
4.13:48
2No Lookin’ Back4:52
3Forever
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Kenny Loggins
assistant mixer:
David Warren Bowers (engineer) and Stephen Shelton (Engineer, late '80s)
mixer:
Humberto Gatica
bass guitar:
Nathan East
drums (drum set):
Tris Imboden
guitar:
Buzzy Feiten
keyboard:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Steven Wood (US soundtrack composer, member of Honk)
solo guitar:
Steve Lukather
vocals:
Kenny Loggins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985)
recording of:
Forever
lyricist:
Eva Ein Loggins and Kenny Loggins
composer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Kenny Loggins
publisher:
Foster Frees Music Inc., Milk Money Music, Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
4:26
4Danger Zone (from “Top Gun”)
engineer:
Dave Concors and Tom Whitlock
executive producer:
Michael Dilbeck
producer:
Giorgio Moroder
mixer:
Giorgio Moroder and Brian Reeves
drums (drum set):
John Robinson (session drummer)
guitar:
Dann Huff and Kenny Loggins
keyboard:
Giorgio Moroder
saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
synthesizer:
Tom Whitlock
lead vocals:
Kenny Loggins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Oasis Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Danger Zone (Top Gun)
lyricist:
Thomas Whitlock
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
Budde Music Inc. (US publisher), Sony/ATV Harmony, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1986) and GMPC (in 1986)
4.353:37
5Vox Humana
producer:
Kenny Loggins
mixer:
Terry Nelson (recording engineer)
acoustic guitar and solo guitar:
Kenny Loggins
bass guitar [bass]:
Nathan East
synthesizer:
Steven Wood (US soundtrack composer, member of Honk)
vocals:
Kenny Loggins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985)
recording of:
Vox Humana
lyricist:
Eva Ein Loggins
composer:
Kenny Loggins
publisher:
Milk Money Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
4:14
6Meet Me Half Way
producer:
Giorgio Moroder
guitar:
Dan Huff, Dave Darling (record producer, recording engineer), Terry Wilson (US bassist/songwriter) and Richie Zito
piano:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Greg Phillinganes
saxophone:
David Woodford
synthesizer:
Brian Banks (American keyboardist), Stu Goldberg, Anthony Marinelli (Soundtrack composer), Giorgio Moroder, Peter Schless (keyboardist and composer) and Terry Wilson (US bassist/songwriter)
background vocals:
Bobbie Eakes, Gary Falcone and Joe Pizzulo
lead vocals:
Kenny Loggins
recording of:
Meet Me Half Way (Over the Top)
lyricist:
Tom Whitlock
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
GMPC, Go-Glo Music, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
3:42
7Nobody’s Fool (theme from “Caddyshack II”)4:20
8All the Pretty Little Ponies4:01
9Leap of Faith7:35
10The Real Thing
producer:
Kenny Loggins and Terry Nelson (producer/backing vocalist on “Conviction of the Heart” by Kenny Loggins)
acoustic guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. and Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Michael Baird (drummer)
fretless bass [Peavey fretless bass]:
Freddie Washington (US session bassist)
piano:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
synthesizer:
Steven Wood (US soundtrack composer, member of Honk)
strings arranger:
Paul Buckmaster
recording of:
The Real Thing
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Kenny Loggins
publisher:
Air Bear Music, Milk Money Music, Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Peermusic Ltd. (BMI), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
5:39
11For the First Time (from “One Fine Day”)
recording engineer:
Nathaniel Kunkel
producer:
Peter Asher
mixer:
George Massenburg
bass guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (US session bassist)
drums (drum set):
Carlos Vega
guitar and mandolin:
Bob Mann (US session guitarist)
keyboard and piano:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
percussion:
Peter Asher
strings arranger:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Marc Mann (keyboardist, arranger, orchestrator and conductor)
recorded at and mixed at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
For the First Time (One Fine Day)
writer:
Allan Dennis Rich, James Newton Howard (American score composer), Jud J. Friedman and Ronald W. Shelton
publisher:
Big Fig Music, Famous Music Publishing, Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI-affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Nelana Music, Newton House Music, Peermusic Ltd. (BMI), Schmoogie Tunes, Spirit One Music, TCF Music Publishing, Inc. (Twentieth Century Fox Music Publishing, Inc.; ASCAP), ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), フジパシフィックミュージック, フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
The 69th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
4:29
12Conviction of the Heart
producer:
Kenny Loggins and Terry Nelson (producer/backing vocalist on “Conviction of the Heart” by Kenny Loggins)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Kenny Loggins
bass guitar:
Freddie Washington (US session bassist)
Batá drum, caxixi, djembe, dunun [djun-djun], other instruments [gunga-degun] and shekere:
Munyungo Jackson and Bill Summers
drums (drum set):
Tris Imboden
electric guitar:
Guy Thomas (songwriter, composer, singer, multi-instrumentalist musician)
keyboard:
Steven Wood (US soundtrack composer, member of Honk)
slide guitar [electric slide guitar]:
David Lindley
snare drum [field snare]:
Michael Baird (drummer)
background vocals:
Terry Nelson (producer/backing vocalist on “Conviction of the Heart” by Kenny Loggins) and Kate Price
choir vocals:
Adult Choir (appears on “Conviction of the Heart” by Kenny Loggins) and Colors of Love Children’s Choir
chorus master:
Nyna Shannon Anderson and Arnold McCuller
recording of:
Conviction of the Heart
writer:
Kenny Loggins and Guy Thomas (songwriter, composer, singer, multi-instrumentalist musician)
publisher:
BMG Sapphire Songs, Gnossos Music, Southshore Music, フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
6:53
13Your Heart Will Lead You Home (from “The Tigger Movie”)
recording of:
Your Heart Will Lead You Home (The Tigger Movie)
writer:
Kenny Loggins, Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (American songwriter)
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label), Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) and 日音 Synch事業部
part of:
The Tigger Movie (2000 film soundtrack)
5:00
14Return to Pooh Corner
producer:
Kenny Loggins and David Pack
accordion:
Brian Mann (keyboardist, accordionist, composer)
bass guitar:
Nathan East
keyboard:
Steven Wood (US soundtrack composer, member of Honk)
solo guitar:
David Pack
background vocals:
Steve George (US keyboardist for Mr. Mister & Pages)
guest vocals:
Gary Chapman (singer-songwriter & tv presenter) and Amy Grant
lead vocals:
Kenny Loggins
recording of:
Return to Pooh Corner
lyricist and composer:
Kenny Loggins
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
54:18
15The Unimaginable Life6:05
16What a Fool Believes (live)4:19

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Release

ASIN:US: B0000787EV [info]

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part of:The Essential (Sony/Legacy compilations) (order: 7)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/924356 [info]
Wikidata:Q16954571 [info]