The Essential Kenny Loggins

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

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
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 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 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 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), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), 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), 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

Credits

Release

ASIN:US: B0000787EV [info]

Release Group

part of:The Essential (Sony/Legacy compilations) (order: 6)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/924356 [info]
Wikidata:Q16954571 [info]