JANICE'S BLUES ALLEY PRESENTS
KENNY LOGGINS
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Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Kenny Loggins has enjoyed more than three decades of success in the music business, as a songwriter and performer, mostly in a soft rock vein. He was born Kenneth Clarke Loggins in Everett, WA in early 1948, and the family later moved to Detroit, and finally to Alhambra, CA when he was in his teens. He initially turned to music as a way of compensating for his extreme shyness, and found that he was, indeed, a talented guitarist and had a voice. For a time in the late '60s he was based in Pasadena, studying at Pasadena City College. At the end of the decade, Loggins passed through the lineup of a band called Gator Creek, who were good enough to get signed to Mercury Records. The group recorded one self-titled album, which was issued in 1970 and included an early version of "Danny's Song," a track that he later recorded again as part of Loggins & Messina. He also spent time with a short-lived group called Second Helping, and was a member of the stage incarnation of the Electric Prunes during a later phase of that group's history. Loggins was proficient on the guitar and piano, but it was his songwriting that allowed him to make his first lasting impression on the music industry. He took a job as a staff writer for Wingate Music, for $100.00 a week, and later that year four of his songs ended up on the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy. This event was particularly fortuitous, as that album was the first release by the newly reconstituted version of the group, and included what proved to be their biggest hit, "Mr. Bojangles." The presence of the latter helped make Uncle Charlie one of the group's biggest selling long-players; and the exposure generated a second hit in the form of Loggins' own "House at Pooh Corner." The success of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's recordings brought Loggins to the attention of former Poco member Jim Messina, who was working as a staff producer at CBS. It was Messina's intention to produce Loggins' debut album, but he also ended up playing and singing on the record, and it worked out so well that the two ended up in a duo. Loggins & Messina were among the most popular folk-based soft rock acts of the first half of the '70s and enjoyed a four-year string of successful albums. Loggins & Messina broke up in 1976, and Loggins retained a strong following in the years immediately after. He went on to solo stardom with such million-selling albums as Celebrate Me Home, Nightwatch (which included the hit "Whenever I Call You Friend"), and Keep the Fire, all in the cheerful, sensitive style he had displayed in Loggins & Messina. Loggins also became known as the king of the movie soundtrack song, scoring Top Ten hits with "I'm Alright" (from Caddyshack), "Footloose" (from Footloose), "Danger Zone" (from Top Gun), and "Nobody's Fool" (from Caddyshack II). During this period, he was also one of the participants in USA for Africa on the benefit recording "We Are The World." His own albums sold less well (and came less frequently) throughout the '80s, with later efforts like 1991's Leap of Faith, 1997's The Unimaginable Life, and 1998's December finding favor primarily in adult contemporary circles; in 1994, he also issued a children's album, Return to Pooh Corner, and released its sequel, More Songs from Pooh Corner, in early 2000. He reunited with Messina in 2005 for a successful tour, album, and concert video, and in 2007, Loggins released How About Now, his first new solo album in four years. It was followed by All Join In in 2009. -- by William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide |
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01. Lady Luck 02. If You Be Wise 03. I Believe in Love 04. Set It Free 05. Why Do People Lie |
06. Enter My Dream 07. I've Got the Melody (Deep in My Heart) 08. Celebrate Me Home 09. Daddy's Back 10. You Don't Know Me |
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01. What A Fool Believes 02. Nightwatch 03. Angelique 04. Down 'N Dirty 05. Whenever I Call You "Friend" [feat. Stevie Nicks] |
06. Wait a Little While 07. Easy Driver 08. Down In The Boondocks 09. Somebody Knows |
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01. Love Has Come of Age 02. Mr. Night 03. This Is It 04. Junkanoo Holiday (Fallin'-Flyin') 05. Now and Then 06. Who's Right, Who's Wrong |
07. Keep the Fire 08. Give It Half a Chance 09. Will It Last 10. This Is It (Live) 11. Keep the Fire (Live) 12. This Is It |
| Disc 1 01. I Believe In Love (Live) 02. Whenever I Call You "Friend" (Live) 03. Wait A Little While (Live) 04. Why Do People Lie (Live) 05. What A Fool Believes (Live) 06. Junkanoo Holiday (Fallin'-Flyin') (Live) 07. I'm Alright (Live) 08. Celebrate Me Home (Live) |
Disc 2 01. You Don't Know Me (Live) 02. Now And Then (Live) 03. All Alone Tonight (Live) 04. Here There And Everywhere (Live) 05. Angelique (Live) 06. Love Has Come Of Age (Live) 07. This Is It (Live) 08. Down 'N Dirty (Live) 09. Easy Driver (Live) 10. Keep The Fire (Live) |
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01. Don't Fight It 02. Heartlight 03. I Gotta Try 04. Swear Your Love 05. The More We Try |
06. Heart to Heart 07. If It's Not What You're Looking For 08. It Must Be Imagination 09. Only A Miracle |
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01. Vox Humana 02. No Lookin' Back 03. Let There Be Love 04. I'll Be There 05. I'm Gonna Do It Right 06. Forever |
07. At Last 08. Loraine 09. Love Will Follow 10. Lead the Way 11. Make the Move [From Caddyshack] |
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01. Nobody's Fool (theme from Caddyshack II) 02. I'm Gonna Miss You 03. Tell Her 04. One Woman 05. Back To Avalon 06. She's Dangerous |
07. True Confessions 08. Hope For The Runaway 09. Isabella's Eyes 10. Blue On Blue 11. Meet Me Half Way |
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01. Will of the Wind 02. Leap of Faith 03. The Real Thing 04. Conviction of the Heart 05. If You Believe 06. I Would Do Anything |
07. Sweet Reunion 08. Now or Never 09. My Father's House 10. Cody's Song 11. Will of the Wind (Reprise) 12. Too Early for the Sun |
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01. Conviction Of The Heart (Live)
02. What a Fool Believes (Live) 03. Your Mama Don't Dance (Live) 04. I Would Do Anything (Duet With Shanice) (Live) 05. Now And Then (Live) 06. Angry Eyes (Live) 07. If You Believe (Live) |
08. Celebrate Me Home (Live)
09. Love Will Follow (Duet With Shanice) (Live) 10. Leap Of Faith (Live) 11. This Is It (Live) 12. Footloose (Live) 13. I'm Alright (Live) |
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01. All the Pretty Little Ponies
02. Neverland Medley 03. Return to Pooh Corner 04. Rainbow Connection 05. St. Judy's Comet |
06. The Last Unicorn
07. Cody's Song 08. The Horses 09. Love 10. To-Ra-Loo-Ra |
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01. Let The Pendulum Swing
02. Just Breathe 03. I Am Not Hiding 04. All I Ask 05. Now That I Know Love 06. The Art Of Letting Go 07. One Chance At A Time |
08. Love's Got Nothin' To Prove
09. 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 |
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01. Walking in the Air
02. The Christmas Song 03. The Bells of Christmas 04. Coventry Carol 05. Christmas Time Is Here 06. Angels in the Snow |
07. White Christmas
08. Some Children See Him 09. On Christmas Morning 10. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 11. December |
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01. Your Heart Will Lead You Home
02. You'll Be in My Heart 03. Always, in All Ways 04. Flying Dreams 05. That'll Do 06. Turn Around |
07. Beauty and the Beast
08. Baby Mine 09. The Inchworm 10. Hana Aluna Lullabye 11. Good Night |
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01. Christmas Time Is Here
02. Walking in the Air 03. Isabella's Eyes 04. Some Children See Him |
05. Only a Miracle
06. The Bells of Christmas 07. Cody's Song 08. White Christmas |
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01. It's About Time
02. With This Ring 03. Alive 'N' Kickin' 04. I Miss Us* 05. The One That Got Away |
06. Brothers
07. This Is How My Song Goes 08. Doin' It Right 09. Undeniable Groove 10. No Other Voice |
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01. A Years Worth of Distance
02. A Love Song 03. I'll Remember Your Name 04. How About Now 05. I Don't Want to Hate You Anymore 06. That's When I Find You |
07. If You Never Been There
08. Truth Is 09. Too Much (Never Get Enough) 10. This Too Will Pass 11. I'm a Free Man Now 12. One Last Goodbye Song |
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01. Underneath the Same Sky
02. All Together Now 03. You Got a Friend In Me 04. Two Of Us (with Jim Messina) 05. Come Go With Me 06. There Is a Mountain 07. Puppy Song |
08. You Can All Join In
09. Gandhi/Buddha 10. Long Tailed Cat 11. Lollipop 12. Moose 'n Me 13. 1234 |
