Kenny Loggins
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A very talented American singer-composer, a very reputable person and a high-standard performer, Kenny Loggins , the man behind the most outstanding song Forever, which has already been translated in several languages. He is also known as the king of movie soundtracks.
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About
Kenny Loggins (Kenneth Clark Loggins) was born on the 7th day of January 1948, from Everett, Washington. He came from a band called Gator Creek together with Mike Deasy in the late 70's, under Mercury Records. They came up with a couple of revivals such as Danny's Song Long John Baldry's Don't Try To Lay, No Boogie Woogie on the King of Rock and Roll and Jackson Brown's These Days. Loggins has caught the attention of singer-songwriter Jim Messina. Together they created their own label Loggins and Messina which lasted until 1976. A year after, Loggins decided to go solo and recorded his first solo LP entitled, Celebrate Me Home followed by Nightwatch in 1978 which features a duet with a famous artist, Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks in Whenever I Call You Friend and Keep The Fire in 1979, all successful and has sold millions on copies. He also penned the Grammy awards winning song with fellow artist Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers titled, What A Fool Believes.
For the following years, Loggins gained the title king of movie soundtrack song for his compositions for Top Gun ( Danger Zone ), Caddyshack I and II (I'm Alright and Nobody's Fool, respectively), Over The Top (Meet Me Halfway) and Footloose (track with the same title).
He continued his successful career in the 90's including the popular children's album Return to Pooh Corner and it's sequel in 2000 More Songs from Pooh Corner. He also produced Forever which became a wordlwide hit that was even translated in different languages. You can't feel satisfaction, if your creation is not appreciated by others. Loggins received criticisms but more on praises especially when he released his most important album Leap of Faith in 1991 with the single Conviction of the Heart used as the unofficial anthem of the environment movement, billed by former Vice -President Al Gore.
Leap of Faith was followed by The Unimaginable Life and Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: The Greatest Hits (Featuring the #1 AC hit song For The First Time ) in 1997 and December in 1998. Finally in 2005, he reunited with Poco's Jim Messina in their road tour, finding success in every places they went to, resulting in a DVD and CD Loggins and Messina Sittin' In Again.
Awards & Certifications
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 1978 | Grammy Award | Best Album of Original Score | Nominated |
| 1978 | Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music for A Star Is Born (1976) | Best Album of Original Score written for a Motion Picture or Television Special (shared with Barbra Streisand; Alan Bergman; Donna Weiss ) | Nominated |
| 1979 | Grammy Awards | Song Of The Year for What A Fool Believes (Shared with Doobie Brothers | Won |
| 1980 | Grammy Awards | Best Pop Vocal Performance | Won |
| 1981 | Grammy Award | Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male for "I'm Alright" | Nominated |
| 1983 | Grammy Award | Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "Don't Fight It" shared with Steve Perry | Nominated |
| 1985 | Grammy Award | Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male for "Footloose" | Nominated |
| 1985 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song (from movie "Footloose" (1984)) for "Footloose" (shared with Dean Pitchford) | Nominated |
| 1985 | Grammy Award | Best Album of Instrumental Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special for Footloose (1984) shared with Bill Wolfer; Sammy Hagar; Dean Pitchford | Nominated |
| 1985 | Golden Globe | Best Original Song - Motion Picture (from movie "Footloose" (1984)) for "Footloose" shared with Dean Pitchford | Nominated |
| 1987 | Grammy Award | Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male for "Danger Zone" | Nominated |
| 1989 | ASCAP Award | Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures (from movie "Caddyshack II" (1988)) for "Nobody's Fool" (shared with Mike Towers ) | Won |
| 1995 | Grammy Award | Best Musical Album for Children for Return to Pooh Corner (shared with Terry Nelson; David Pack ) | Nominated |
| 2000 | Hollywood Discovery Award | Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting | Won |
| 2001 | Grammy Award | Best Musical Album for Children for More Songs from Pooh Corner | Nominated |
| 1999 | Tony Award | Best Original Musical Score for "Footloose" (shared with Tom Snow; Eric Carmen; Sammy Hagar) | Nominated |
Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | US POP | US A/C | Album |
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| 1977 | I Believe In Love | 66 | 37 | Celebrate Me Home |
| 1978 | Whenever I Call You Friend (wih Stevie Nicks) | 5 | 9 | Nightwatch |
| 1979 | Easy Driver | 60 | ~ | Nightwatch |
| 1979 | This Is It (with Michael McDonald) | 11 | 17 | Keep The Fire |
| 1980 | Keep The Fire | 36 | 40 | Keep The Fire |
| 1980 | I'm Alright | 7 | ~ | Keep The Fire |
| 1982 | Don't Fight It (with Steve Perry) | 17 | ~ | High Adventure |
| 1983 | Heart To Heart | 15 | 3 | High Adventure |
| 1983 | Welcome To Heartlight | 24 | 17 | High Adventure |
| 1984 | Footloose | 1 | ~ | Footloose (Original Soundtrack) |
| 1985 | Vox Humana | 29 | ~ | Vox Humana |
| 1985 | Forever | 40 | 5 | Vox Humana |
| 1985 | I'll Be There | 88 | 33 | Vox Humana |
| 1987 | Meet Me Halfway | 11 | 2 | Back To Avalon |
| 1988 | Nobody's Fool | 8 | 42 | Back To Avalon |
| 1988 | I'm Gonna Miss You | 82 | ~ | Back To Avalon |
| 1989 | Tell Her | 76 | ~ | Back To Avalon |
| 1991 | Conviction Of The Heart | 65 | 9 | Leap Of Faith |
| 1992 | The Real Thing | ~ | 5 | Leap Of Faith |
| 1992 | If You Believe | ~ | 9 | Leap Of Faith |
| 1992 | Now or Never | ~ | 34 | Leap Of Faith |
| 1993 | This Is It (Live Version) | ~ | 31 | Live at the Grand Canyon |
| 1994 | Return To Pooh Corner (with Amy Grant) | ~ | 25 | Return To Pooh Corner |
| 1997 | For The First Time | ~ | 1 | Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: The Greatest Hits |
| 1997 | I Am Not Hiding | ~ | 21 | The Unimaginable Life |
| 2003 | With This Ring | ~ | 22 | The Unimaginable Life |
| 2004 | I Miss Us | ~ | 18 | The Unimaginable Life |
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Singles
| Date | Title | Label | Album |
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| 1977 | I Believe In Love | Columbia | Celebrate Me Home |
| 1978 | Whenever I Call You Friend (wih Stevie Nicks) | Columbia | Nightwatch |
| 1979 | Easy Driver | Columbia | Nightwatch |
| 1979 | This Is It (with Michael McDonald) | Columbia | Keep The Fire |
| 1980 | Keep The Fire | Columbia | Keep The Fire |
| 1980 | I'm Alright | Columbia | Keep The Fire |
| 1982 | Don't Fight It (with Stevie Perry) | Columbia | High Adventure |
| 1983 | Heart To Heart | Columbia | High Adventure |
| 1983 | Welcome To Heartlight | Columbia | High Adventure |
| 1984 | Footloose | Columbia | Outside From The Redwood |
| 1985 | Vox Humana | Columbia | Vox Humana |
| 1985 | Forever | Columbia | Vox Humana |
| 1985 | I'll Be There | Columbia | Vox Humana |
| 1987 | Meet Me Halfway | Columbia | Back To Avalon |
| 1988 | Nobody's Fool | Columbia | Back To Avalon |
| 1988 | I'm Gonna Miss You | Columbia | Back To Avalon |
| 1989 | Tell Her | Columbia | Back To Avalon |
| 1991 | Conviction Of The Heart | Columbia | Leap Of Faith |
| 1992 | The Real Thing | Columbia | Leap Of Faith |
| 1992 | If You Believe | Columbia | Leap Of Faith |
| 1992 | Now or Never | Columbia | Leap Of Faith |
| 1993 | This Is It (Live Version) | Columbia | Live at the Grand Canyon |
| 1994 | Return To Pooh Corner (with Amy Grant) | Epic | Return To Pooh Corner |
| 1997 | For The First Time | Columbia | Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: The Greatest Hits |
| 1997 | I Am Not Hiding | Columbia | The Unimaginable Life |
Compilations & Live Releases
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Influences
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Trivia
- Kenny Loggins was married to Julia Cooper (1992 - 2004) (separated with 2 children) and Eva Ein (1978 - 1990) (divorced with 3 children)
- His cousin Dave Loggins is also a singer-songwriter, known for his 1974 top-ten hit Please Come to Boston and his 1984 #1 Country duet with Anne Murray, Nobody Loves Me Like You Do.
