Loggins and Messina
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Loggins and Messina was a pop / folk duo founded in California by singer / songwriters Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina. The duo came together when former Buffalo Springfield and Poco member Messina met songwriter Loggins in 1970. The duo wrote several songs together and Loggins signed to Columbia Records as a solo artist. Since Messina had been a producer for Columbia, he helped Loggins land his record deal. However, both artists had worked so closely together that the album Sittinâ In (1971) was released and credited to Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina. The album reached number 70 on the Billboard 200 and was eventually certified platinum. Sittinâ In contained the tracks âDannyâs Songâ and âWelcome to Pooh Corner,â both of which have become two of their most popular songs even though they were not hit singles at the time. The duoâs second album, Loggins and Messina (1972), was the first to equally credit both artists and featured âYour Mama Donât Dance,â which was their commercial breakthrough. The single reached number 4 while the album hit number 16. Loggins and Messinaâs next two albums landed in the Top 10 â 1973âs Full Sail (number 10) and 1974âs Mother Lode (number 8) â and they scored two more Top 20 singles with 1973âs âThinking of Youâ and âMy Music.â Remaining a popular live act, they released a covers album â So Fine (1975) â before deciding to amicably split after the release of the 1976 album Native Sons. At the end of â76, Loggins and Messina issued a compilation â The Best of Friends â before going their separate ways. Kenny Loggins went on to have a remarkably successful solo career throughout the 1980s into the 1990s. In 2005, the duo came together to compile a new collection entitled The Best: Sittinâ in Again. Strong sales inspired the duo to undertake several live tours before parting ways again in 2009.
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Top Tracks
- Track Popularity
- Your Mama Don't Dance featuring Kenny Loggins
- Thinking Of You
- Danny's Song by Kenny Loggins
- House At Pooh Corner
- Angry Eyes
- You Could Break My Heart
- Wake Up Little Susie
- Splish Splash
- Watching the River Run by Kenny Loggins
- A Lover's Question
- You Never Can Tell
- I Like It Like That
- Your Mama Don't Dance
- So Fine
- Back To Georgia
- Changes by Loggins and Messina
- Trilogy: Lovin' Me/ To Make A Woman Feel Wanted/ Peace Of Mind
- Vahevala
- Same Old Wine by Loggins and Messina
- Same Old Wine
- Country Medley: Listen To A Country Song/Oh, Lonesome Me/I'm Movin' On/Listen To A Country Song (Reprise)
- Danny's Song
- You Need A Man by Loggins and Messina
- Listen to a Country Song
