Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Kenny Loggins was born in Everett, WA, and moved to Los Angeles in his teens. He got a job as a staff writer and wrote four songs used on a Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album in 1970, among them the hit "House at Pooh Corner." This brought him to the attention of former Poco member Jim Messina, now a staff producer at CBS, who intended to produce Loggins' debut album. The two ended up in a duo, however, and Loggins & Messina made a series of successful albums during the '70s. Loggins & Messina broke up in 1976, and Loggins 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). 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.
1 | Sweet Reunion | Leap Of Faith |
2 | Now And Then (Live) | Outside From The Redwoods |
3 | I'm Gonna Miss You | Back To Avalon |
4 | Footloose | NOW That's What I Call Running |
5 | This Is It (Live) | Outside From The Redwoods |
6 | Meet Me Halfway | Back To Avalon |
7 | Now or Never | Leap Of Faith |
8 | Forever | Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: The Greatest Hits Of Kenny Loggins |
9 | Return to Pooh Corner | Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: The Greatest Hits Of Kenny Loggins |
10 | Will of the Wind | Leap Of Faith |
11 | Leap Of Faith (Live) | Outside From The Redwoods |
12 | Footloose | 101 Running Songs |
13 | My Father's House | Leap Of Faith |
14 | Angry Eyes (Live) | Outside From The Redwoods |
15 | The Real Thing | Leap Of Faith |
16 | Footloose | Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow the Greatest Hits of Kenny Loggins |
17 | The Best Of Your Life | Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: The Greatest Hits Of Kenny Loggins |
18 | This Is It | Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow the Greatest Hits of Kenny Loggins |
19 | Playing with the boys | Top Gun Soundtrack |
20 | Cody's Song | Leap Of Faith |