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Released
  
April 1977

Length
  
44:30

Artist
  
Kenny Loggins

Label
  
Columbia Records

Producers
  
Phil Ramone, Bob James

Recorded
  
1975-1976

Celebrate Me Home (1977)
  
Nightwatch (1978)

Release date
  
April 1977

Genres
  
Rock music, Soft rock

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Similar
  
Kenny Loggins albums, Rock music albums

Celebrate me home kenny loggins


Celebrate Me Home is the debut solo album from Kenny Loggins, released in 1977. The album, Loggins' first since splitting from Loggins and Messina, represents a slight move away from the folk-rock leanings of his previous recordings towards a more polished, soft rock sound.

Contents

Despite featuring production by famed Billy Joel collaborator Phil Ramone and jazz keyboardist Bob James, Celebrate Me Home (eventually certified platinum by the RIAA) failed to make a significant impact on the Billboard album charts, peaking at number 27. Loggins would experience greater commercial and chart success with his next album release, Nightwatch.

Track listing

Side One
  1. "Lady Luck" (Kenny Loggins, lyrics: John Townsend) – 4:40
  2. "If You Be Wise" (Loggins, lyrics: Jimmy Webb) – 4:25
  3. "I Believe in Love" (Loggins, lyrics: Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) – 3:30 (#66 US)
  4. "Set It Free" (Eva Ein, Loggins) – 5:56
  5. "Why Do People Lie" (Ein, Loggins) – 4:29
Side Two
  1. "Enter My Dream" (Loggins) – 5:20
  2. "I've Got the Melody (Deep in My Heart)" (Patti Austin) – 4:12
  3. "Celebrate Me Home" (Bob James, Loggins) – 4:42
  4. "Daddy's Back" (Ein, David Foster, Loggins) – 3:32
  5. "You Don't Know Me" (Eddy Arnold, Cindy Walker) – 4:14

Personnel

  • Patti Austin – backing vocals
  • Hiram Bullock – guitar
  • Jon Clarke – percussion, woodwinds
  • Vince Denham – backing vocals, woodwinds
  • Laudir de Oliveira – percussion
  • Robben Ford – guitar
  • Steve Forman – percussion
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Eric Gale – guitar
  • Lani Groves – backing vocals
  • Gwen Guthrie – backing vocals
  • George Hawkins – bass, backing vocals
  • Bob James – keyboards, producer
  • Steve Khan – guitar
  • Kenny Loggins – guitar, keyboards, lead & backing vocals
  • Ralph MacDonald – drums
  • Harvey Mason, Sr. – drums
  • Hugh McCracken – guitar
  • Dean Parks – guitar
  • Lee Ritenour – guitar
  • Tommy Tedesco – mandolin
  • Richard Tee – keyboards
  • Ed Caraeff - photography

    • Songs

    1Lady Luck4:40
    2If You Be Wise4:25
    3I Believe in Love3:30

    References

    Celebrate Me Home Wikipedia
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