Loggins and Messina

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Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1973

Loggins and Messina was an American pop - and country rock - Duo of the early 1970s, consisting of the musician and music producer Jim Messina (* 5. December 1947 in Maywood , California ) and the singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins (* January 7 1948 in Everett , Washington ) existed.

biography

Messina, who previously u. a. A member of the band Poco , but now worked as an independent producer for Columbia Records , and the then young singer Loggins, who had just received a contract with Columbia, met in 1970 in Los Angeles to produce a solo album for Loggins. The two recorded some songs in Loggins' living room. Because the collaboration was very intense, the decision was made to continue as a duo. In order to better introduce Loggins to a wider audience, the name of the already better known Messina was used and the project was called Loggins and Messina.

The debut album , which was titled Sittin 'In , was released in 1971. Its success meant that the duo continued to exist. Until the separation in 1976 Loggins and Messina were on tour and five more studio and two live albums were created. The duo's most successful single , Your Mama Don't Dance from the 1972 album Loggins and Messina , reached number 4 on the American charts and was awarded gold . The most successful longplayers Full Sail , On Stage and Mother Lode (all 1974) placed in the top 10 of the US charts .

Both protagonists continued their solo careers from 1977. In 2005 they toured the United States together again.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US
1973 Sittin 'in US70
platinum
platinum

(113 weeks)US
First published: 1971
Loggins and Messina US16
platinum
platinum

(61 weeks)US
First published: 1972
1974 Full sail US10
platinum
platinum

(49 weeks)US
First published: 1973
Mother Lode US8th
gold
gold

(29 weeks)US
1975 So fine US21 (13 weeks)
US
1976 Native sons US16
gold
gold

(17 weeks)US

Live albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US
1974 On stage US5
platinum
platinum

(37 weeks)US
1977 final US83 (8 weeks)
US

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US
1977 The best of friends US61
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(12 weeks)US
First published: 1976

More compilations

  • 1980: The Best Of
  • 1998: On Stage (2 CDs)
  • 2005: The Best: Loggins & Messina Sittin 'In Again

EPs

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US
1972 Vahevala US84 (5 weeks)
US
Nobody but you US86 (2 weeks)
US
Your Mama Don't Dance US4th
gold
gold

(16 weeks)US
1973 Thinking of you US18 (13 weeks)
US
My Music US16 (13 weeks)
US
1974 Watching the River Run US71 (6 weeks)
US
1975 Changes US84 (2 weeks)
US
Growin ' US52 (7 weeks)
US
I like it like that US84 (2 weeks)
US
A lover's question US89 (2 weeks)
US

More singles

  • 1972: Danny's Song
  • 1972: Angry Eyes
  • 1972: Just Before the News
  • 1972: Peace of Mind
  • 1975: Creciendo
  • 1976: Peacemaker
  • 1976: Pretty Princess

literature

swell

  1. ↑ a b c d Chart sources: Singles albums
  2. ↑ a b c d gold / platinum database US
  3. ↑ a b c The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .

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