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Nightwatch (album)

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Released
  
July 12, 1978

Length
  
41:20

Artist
  
Kenny Loggins

Producer
  
Bob James

Genres
  
Rock music, Soft rock

Recorded
  
1977-1978

Nightwatch(1978)
  
Keep the Fire(1979)

Release date
  
12 July 1978

Label
  
Columbia Records

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Similar
  
Kenny Loggins albums, Rock music albums

Nightwatch is the second solo album from Kenny Loggins, released in 1978 (see 1978 in music). The album is Loggins' highest charting album on the Billboard 200 to date, reaching number 7.

Contents

It features the hit single "Whenever I Call You Friend" featuring Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks (co-written with Melissa Manchester), which peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as the first recorded version of the Doobie Brothers classic "What a Fool Believes," which Loggins co-wrote with the Doobies' Michael McDonald.

Most of the artists on this album represent Loggins' original band from 1977 to 1980.

Kenny loggins nightwatch


Side One

  1. "Nightwatch" (Kenny Loggins, lyrics: Dan Loggins; music: Max Groenenthal) − 7:49
  2. "Easy Driver" (David Plehn, Jerry Riopelle) − 3:33
  3. "Down 'N' Dirty" (Kenny Loggins, lyrics: Eva Ein, music: Brian Mann) − 4:42
  4. "Down in the Boondocks" (Joe South) − 4:20

Side Two

  1. "Whenever I Call You 'Friend'" (Kenny Loggins, lyrics: Melissa Manchester) − 3:57 (Duet with Stevie Nicks)
  2. "Wait a Little While" (Kenny Loggins, lyrics: Eva Ein) − 3:55
  3. "What a Fool Believes" (Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald) − 3:37
  4. "Somebody Knows" (Kenny Loggins) − 3:34
  5. "Angelique" (Kenny Loggins, lyrics: Eva Ein) − 5:53

Personnel

  • Kenny Loggins listed as "Ken Loggins" - vocals and guitar
  • Mike Hamilton - guitar, backing vocals
  • George Hawkins - bass, backing vocals
  • Brian Mann - keyboards
  • Tris Imboden - drums
  • Jon Clarke - woodwinds, saxophone
  • Vince Denham - woodwinds, saxophone
  • Bob James - keyboards, backing vocals
  • Stevie Nicks - duet vocals on "Whenever I Call You Friend"

    • Cover versions

  • Al Jarreau covered Wait A Little While on his 1978 album All Fly Home.

    • Songs

    1Nightwatch7:49
    2Easy Driver3:33
    3Down 'n Dirty4:43

    References

    Nightwatch (album) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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