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Kenny Loggins has been many things to many people over the past three decades -- “a moving target” as he’s put it. In his time, Loggins has been a guitar-slinger with a psychedelic rock band, a hot young songwriter with a publishing deal, half of a legendary country-rock duo, a massively successful and accomplished solo artist, a sonic pioneer in the smooth jazz genre, a reigning soundtrack superstar, a rocker, a seeker, as well as an enduring recording artist and live performer whose most recent works have spoken deeply to both young audiences and decidedly adult and worldly concerns. At the heart of it all, there remains a brilliant singer-songwriter and guitarist with a lifelong passion for exploring the endless power of the song to communicate.


By any standard, Loggins’ commercial impact has been extraordinary; twelve of his albums have gone platinum and beyond. In a world of one hit wonders and fifteen minute sensations, Loggins has enjoyed hit songs in four straight decades -- a remarkable testament to his exceptional craftsmanship and stamina. Yet the true measure of this man cannot be weighed in platinum and gold. Through it all, Kenny Loggins has earned the faith of those who’ve followed him along the way. To this day, Loggins continues to write and record at the height of his powers as a singer and a songwriter. This is something that Loggins proves every time he takes the stage to sing his soulful songs straight from the heart. Kenny Loggins was born in Everett, Washington, and moved to the Los Angeles area as a young boy. After a short and, in retrospect, rather surprising stint as a guitarist for The Electric Prunes, Loggins scored a job as a $100-a-week staff songwriter and penned four songs on the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s 1970 album Uncle Charlie and His Dog Teddy, among them the classic "House at Pooh Corner." Around this same time, Loggins caught the attention of former Buffalo Springfield producer and Poco member Jim Messina, then working as staff producer at CBS. Originally, Loggins set out to record his solo debut with Messina behind the boards as his producer. As work progressed, Messina’s involvement increased and the album subsequently emerged in 1972 as Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina Sittin’ In – a gem that featured Loggins’ future standards “Danny’s Song” and “House At Pooh Corner” and quickly established this accidental duo as one of significant recording and touring acts of the 70s.


When Loggins & Messina split up in 1976, Loggins wasted no time in achieving solo stardom with such million-selling solo albums as Celebrate Me Home, Nightwatch (which included the hit "Whenever I Call You Friend" with Stevie Nicks), Keep The Fire (“This Is It,”) and 1982’s High Adventure (“Don’t Fight It” with Steve Perry and “Heart To Heart”). These albums saw Loggins expanding his musical range, impressively exploring new textures of jazz, rock and pop with ambitious production. Loggins’ reputation as one of music’s outstanding vocalists was becoming well established, and in 1980 he won the Best Male Pop Vocal Grammy for “This Is It.” As a songwriter too, Loggins continued to grow, a fact evidenced by his many inspired collaborations such as co-writing the 1979 Grammy-winning Song of The Year “What A Fool Believes” with his long-time friend Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers. In the 80s, Loggins became more famous than ever as the king of the movie theme songs, thanks to massive smashes like "I'm Alright" (from Caddyshack), "Footloose" (from Footloose), "Danger Zone" (from Top Gun), and "Nobody's Fool" (from Caddyshack II). Loggins also continued to record albums that were introspective and deeply personal, including 1985’s Vox Humana, 1988’s Back to Avalon, 1991’s Leap of Faith (featuring “Conviction of the Heart,” a song Al Gore called “the unofficial anthem of the environmental movement”), The Unimaginable Life (1997) and 2003’s It’s About Time. During this same period, Loggins continued to take on new challenges like recording a Christmas album (1998’s December) and two successful and acclaimed CDs for children: 1994’s radiant Return To Pooh Corner and its worthy follow-up, More Songs From Pooh Corner. In 2005, Kenny Loggins reunited with his former partner Jim Messina to great surprise and considerable acclaim. As much personally as musically, the Sittin’ In Again tour allowed Loggins to rediscover an old friendship. That done, Loggins finds himself doing again what he has always done -- writing and playing his songs, digging deep and looking toward the next step.


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Tracks by 'Kenny Loggins' 


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Alive 'N' Kickin' 
All Alone Tonight 
All I Ask 
All the Pretty Little Ponies 
A Love Song 
Always, in All Ways 
Angelique 
Angels in the Snow 
Angry Eyes 
Angry Eyes (Loggins & Messina) 
The Art Of Letting Go 
At Last 
Baby Mine 
Back to Avalon 
Beauty and the Beast 
Be-Bop-A-Lula 
The Bells of Christmas 
Birth Energy 
Blue on Blue 
Brighter Days (with Jim Messina) 
Brothers 
Celebrate Me Home 
Celebrate Me Home (for the Holidays) 
Christmas Caroling Cometh 
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) 
Christmas Time is Here 
Cody's Song 
Conviction Of The Heart 
Coventry Carol 
Daddy's Back 
Danger Zone Play
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Danger Zone, Footloose 
Danger Zone (from Top Gun) 
Danny's Song (with Jim Messina) 
December 
Doin' It Right 
Don't Fight It (Featuring Steve Perry) 
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Don't Fight It ( with Steve Perry) 
Down in the Boondocks 
Down 'N' Dirty 
Easy Driver 
Enter My Dream 
Flying Dreams 
Footloose Play
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Footloose (from "Footloose") 
Forever 
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For the First Time 
For the First Time (from "One Fine Day") 
Give It Half a Chance 
Goodnight 
Hana Aluna Lullabye 
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 
Heartlight 
Heartlight (Album Version) 
Heart to Heart Play
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Here There and Everywhere 
Highway to the Dangerzone 
Hope for the Runaway 
The Horses 
House at Pooh Corner 
I Am Not Hiding 
I Believe in Love 
If It's Not What You're Looking For 
If You Believe 
If You Be Wise 
I Gotta Try 
I'll Be There 
I'm Alright (Caddyshack Theme) 
I'm Alright (Theme from "Caddyshack") 
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I'm Free 
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I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man) 
I'm Gonna Do It Right 
I'm Gonna Miss You 
I Miss Us 
The Inch Worm 
Isabella's Eyes 
It Must Be Imagination 
It's About Time 
I've Got the Melody (Deep in My Heart) 
I Would Do Anything 
I Would Do Anything (Bonus Track) 
I Would Do Anything (Duet with Shanice) 
Junkanoo Holiday (Fallin'-Flyin') 
Just Breathe 
Keep the Fire 
Lyrics
Keep the Fire (Live) 
Lady Luck 
The Last Unicorn 
Leap of Faith 
Let the Pendulum Swing (Julia Loggins) 
Let There Be Love 
Lorraine 
Love 
Love Has Come of Age 
Love's Got Nothing to Prove 
Love Will Follow (Duet with Shanice) 
Love Will Follow (with Shanice) 
Main Titles, The Caravan 
Meet Me Half Way Play
More We Try 
Mow And Then 
Mr. Night 
My Father's House 
Neverland Medly 
Nightwatch 
Nobody's Fool (Theme From Caddyshack II) 
No Doubt About Love 
No Lookin' Back 
No Other Voice 
Now Or Never 
Now That I Know Love 
Now and Then 
On Christmas Morning 
One Chance At A Time 
The One That Got Away 
One Woman 
Only a Miracle 
playing with the boys Play
Rainbow Connection 
The Real Thing (Album) 
The Real Thing (Single) 
The Rest Of Your Life 
Return to Pooh Corner 
Set It Free 
She's Dangerous 
Solo Piano Interlude 
Somebody Knows 
Some Children See Him 
& Stevie Nicks, Whenever I Call You Friend 
St. Judy's Comet 
Swear Your Love 
Sweet Renunion 
Sweet Reunion 
Tell Her 
That'll Do 
This Is How My Song Goes 
This is It Play
Lyrics
This Island Earth 
With This Ring 
With This Ring (Christmas Version) 
Too Early for the Sun 
To-Ra-Loo-Ra 
True Confessions 
Turn Around 
Two Different Worlds 
The Undeniable Groove 
The Unimaginable Life 
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Vahavala w/ Messina 
Vahevala 
Vox Humana 
Lyrics
Wait A Little While 
Walking in the Air 
Watching The River Run 
welcome to the hard life 
Welcome To Hearlight 
WELCOME TO HEARTLIGHT 
Lyrics
Welcome To Heartlignt 
What a Fool Believes (Duet with Michael McDonald) 
What a Fool Believes (feat. Michael McDonald) 
What A Fool Believes (Live) 
Whenever I Call You "Friend" Play
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White Christmas 
Who's Right, Who's Wrong 
Why Do People Lie 
Will It Last 
Will of the Wind 
Will Of The Wind (Reprise) 
You Don't Know Me 
You'll Be in My Heart 
Your Heart Will Lead You Home 
Your Heart Will Lead You Home (From The Tigger Movie) 
Your Mama Don't Dance (with Jim Messina) 
Your Mama Don't Dance Medley 
your mama don't dance (w, Jim Messina) 
Your Spirit and My Spirit (Spoken Track