1979 studio album by Kenny Loggins
Keep the Fire is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins , released in 1979.[ 1] It is perhaps best known for the hit single "This is It ". The song was co-written by Michael McDonald , who also performed on the track. Michael Jackson sings backup vocals on the track "Who's Right, Who's Wrong".
Rolling Stone described the album as "the new sound of Southern California: a sophisticated, diffuse, jazz-inflected pop rock performed by an augmented rock band in which guitar and keyboards share equal prominence" and "churning romantic atmosphere constructed around a matinee idol's voice".[ 6] The Globe and Mail noted that, "occasionally, he stumbles into some of the good-time hokey rockin' fun that made such Loggins and Messina numbers as 'Your Mama Can't Dance' so nauseating."[ 7]
The award-winning short film "Keep the Fire", by Jake Rice, is a fictionalized "Behind the Album Cover" story.[ 8]
Title Writer(s) Guest 1. "Love Has Come of Age" Kenny Loggins 3:51 2. "Mr. Night" Loggins, Richard Stekol 3:20 3. "This Is It " Loggins, Michael McDonald McDonald: backing vocals 3:57 4. "Junkanoo Holiday (Fallin'-Flyin')" Loggins 4:30 5. "Now and Then" Jeff Bouchard, Loggins 3:52 6. "Who's Right, Who's Wrong" Loggins, Richard Page Michael Jackson , Richard Page : backing vocals5:38 7. "Keep the Fire " Eva Ein, Loggins 4:34 8. "Give It Half a Chance" Stephen Bishop , Loggins 4:57 9. "Will It Last" Ein, Loggins 5:50
Kenny Loggins – lead and backing vocals, guitars, Sennheiser Vocoder (7) Brian Mann – keyboards, horn arrangements (1, 3–6, 8, 9), accordion solo (5) Michael McDonald – acoustic piano (3), harmony vocals (3) Max Gronenthal – ARP synthesizer programming Mike Hamilton – guitars, backing vocals, harmony vocals (3, 8) Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar (8, 9) George Hawkins – bass guitar, backing vocals, harmony vocals (2, 3, 8) Tris Imboden – drums, percussion Milt Holland – percussion Paulinho da Costa – percussion (3) Jon Clarke – tambourine, English horn, flute, oboe, recorder, saxophone, horn arrangements (2, 7) Vince Denham – cabasa, saxophone, flute Michael Brecker – tenor sax solo (6) Richard Stekol – harmony vocals (2) Michael Jackson – harmony vocals (6) Richard Page – harmony vocals (6) Jeff Bouchard – harmony vocals (8) Producer – Tom Dowd Engineer – Steve Gersky Second Engineer – Michael Carnavale Recorded at Filmways /Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood , California, and Santa Barbara Sound Recording (Santa Barbara, California). Mastering – Mike Fuller at Criteria Studios (Miami, Florida). Guitar Synthesizer Technician – Wayne Williams Visual Coordinator – Tony Lane Design Concept – Kenny Loggins and Scott Thom Cover Painting – Scott Thom Cover Photography – Ed Caraeff Sleeve Photography – Eva Ein Loggins ^ a b Keep the Fire at AllMusic . Retrieved 2011-06-17. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L" . Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields . ISBN 089919026X . Retrieved March 1, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide . Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 417. ^ Pinfold, William (September 2012). "Kenny Loggins-Keep the Fire" . Record Collector . No. 405. Retrieved 26 June 2020 . ^ Sexton, Paul (16 February 1980). "Kenny Loggins: Keep The Fire / Jimmy Messina: Oasis ". Record Mirror . p. 17. ^ Holden, Stephen (February 7, 1980). "Album reviews: Keep the Fire" . Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on June 30, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2013 . ^ Niester, Alan (29 Dec 1979). "Keep the Fire Kenny Loggins". The Globe and Mail . p. F4. ^ Rice, Jake. Keep the Fire (A/V stream). Retrieved June 28, 2013 . ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 179. ISBN 0-646-11917-6 .
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