The Essential Kenny Loggins (SMEA press)

~ Release by Kenny Loggins (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

The catalogue number on the spine is '52025002000', while the cat number on the disc artwork is '5202502000'.
Release date: August 15th 2005 (ARIA Report Issue #807).

Annotation last modified on 2026-04-08 08:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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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:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Jasperilla Music Co., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available)
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 & Messina4.354:18
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 engineer and producer:
Jim Messina
mixer:
Alex Kazanegras
recording of:
Love Song
writer:
Donna Lyn George and Kenny Loggins
publisher:
Gnossos Music
Loggins & Messina3:14
6Watching the River Run
recording of:
Watching the River Run
writer:
Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina
publisher:
Gnossos Music and Jasperilla Music Co.
Loggins & 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 (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Kenny Loggins3:33
10Wait a Little While
recording of:
Wait a Little While
lyricist:
Eva Ein and Ken Loggins
composer:
Ken Loggins
publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and Milk Money Music (in 1978)
Kenny 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:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1978) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1978)
produced for:
Tappan Zee Productions
recorded at:
Sound Mixers in New York, New York, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 83)
recording of:
Whenever I Call You “Friend”
lyricist:
Ken Loggins and Melissa Manchester
composer:
Ken Loggins
publisher:
BMG Bumblebee (a BMI‐affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management), 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 (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
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 (US guitarist based in Laguna Beach, CA) 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 (US guitarist based in Laguna Beach, CA) 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) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (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 (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
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 (US guitarist based in Laguna Beach, CA) 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 (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
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 (US guitarist based in Laguna Beach, CA) 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
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Kenny Loggins3:57
15I’m Alright (theme from “Caddyshack”)
producer:
Bruce Botnick and Kenny Loggins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1980)
recording of:
I’m Alright (Caddyshack)
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 (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Kenny Loggins53:48
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 (US guitarist based in Laguna Beach, CA) 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 (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
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 (US guitarist based in Laguna Beach, CA)
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), Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer) 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 (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music 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 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
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. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (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 It
recording engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Bruce Botnick and Kenny Loggins
bass guitar:
Mike Hamilton (US guitarist based in Laguna Beach, CA)
drums (drum set):
Dennis Conway
guitar [lead & rhythm guitar]:
Neil Giraldo
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Kenny Loggins
percussion:
Tris Imboden
vocals:
Kenny Loggins and Steve Perry (former lead singer of Journey)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982)
recording of:
Don’t Fight It
writer:
Kenny Loggins, Steve Perry (former lead singer of Journey) and Dean Pitchford
publisher:
Body Electric Music, Milk & Cookies Music, Milk Money Music, Pitchford Music, Street Talk Tunes, 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 (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Kenny Loggins3:38
2▼CD
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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), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1984), Sony BMG Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1984) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1984)
recording of:
Footloose
lyricist:
Dean Pitchford
composer:
Kenny Loggins
publisher:
BMG Music Ltd., BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Ensign Music Corporation, Ensign Music LLC, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Island Music (Island Music Ltd.), Milk Money Music, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Melody, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
part of:
The 57th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1984 nominee)
4.13:48
2No Lookin’ Back
producer:
Kenny Loggins and Michael Omartian
mixer:
John Guess
guitar:
Michael Landau
keyboard and synthesizer:
Michael Omartian
solo guitar:
Tim Pierce (US session guitarist)
vocals:
Kenny Loggins
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985)
recording of:
No Lookin’ Back
writer:
Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer) and Ed Sanford
publisher:
Edspose Songs, Genevieve Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Milk Money Music, 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 (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music 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 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4:52
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 (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, 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 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4:26
4Danger Zone (from “Top Gun”)
synthesizer [synth] programming:
Hans Zimmer (German score composer)
engineer:
Dave Concors, Dave Connors and Tom Whitlock
executive producer:
Michael Dilbeck
producer:
Giorgio Moroder and Tom Whitlock
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), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1986), Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Oasis Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
a cappella versions:
Danger Zone by Tufts Beelzebubs (Tufts University all-male a cappella group)
recording of:
Danger Zone (Top Gun)
lyricist:
Thomas Whitlock
composer:
Giorgio Moroder
publisher:
Budde Music Inc. (US publisher), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (1998–2002), Warner Chappell Overseas Holdings Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America, 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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1986) and GMPC (in 1986)
4.33:37
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 (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
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
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1987)
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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:42
7Nobody’s Fool (theme from “Caddyshack II”)
recording of:
Nobody’s Fool (Caddyshack II)
writer:
Kenny Loggins and Michael Towers (singer, composer, and engineer)
publisher:
Milk Money Music, Warner Olive Music LLC, Warner-Barham Music LLC, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4:20
8All the Pretty Little Ponies
recording of:
All the Pretty Little Ponies
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Kenny Loggins and David Pack
publisher:
Art Street Music, EMI Longitude Music, Gnossos Music, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
version of:
All the Pretty Little Horses
4:01
9Leap of Faith
recording of:
Leap of Faith
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 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
7:35
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. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist) 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 (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, 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 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
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, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Famous Music Publishing, Festival Music Pty, Ltd., 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 (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
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 (hammered dulcimer player and vocalist)
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 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
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) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
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. (BMI), 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 (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
54:18
15The Unimaginable Life
recording of:
The Unimaginable Life
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer) and Kenny Loggins
publisher:
Gnossos Music, One Four Three Music, Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, 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 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
6:05
16What a Fool Believes (live)
live recording of:
What a Fool Believes
writer:
Ken Loggins and Mike McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
publisher:
Milk Money Music (in 1978) and Snug Music (in 1978)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
4:19

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Release group

part of:The Essential (Sony/Legacy compilations) (order: 20)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/924356 [info]
Wikidata:Q16954571 [info]