All Join In
All Join In is the fourteenth studio and third children's (and most recent) album by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins. It was also his only album on Walt Disney Records, released on July 21, 2009. It was Loggins' first children's album since More Songs from Pooh Corner. Loggins was asked to produce the album by the president of Walt Disney Records, David Agnew, who played Loggins' Pooh Corner records to his children. Loggins recalled, "He really got what I was trying to do, which was to make music that the parents would love as much as the children. So he called me and said 'I really want you to do it again, but this time I want it to be up-tempo.'" Loggins was nervous that the record would be "too kiddy", but said, "By picking really cool material that I loved, and doing it in a way that the production values were more adult, but still maintaining a light-hearted quality that the kids would love, it works." As part of the marketing push for the album, Loggins performed live on the QVC shopping channel.
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| Released | July 21, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
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| Genre | Soft rock, children's music | |||
| Length | 47:12 | |||
| Label | Walt Disney | |||
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All Join In is the fourteenth studio and third children's (and most recent) album by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins. It was also his only album on Walt Disney Records, released on July 21, 2009. It was Loggins' first children's album since More Songs from Pooh Corner.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Loggins was asked to produce the album by the president of Walt Disney Records, David Agnew, who played Loggins' Pooh Corner records to his children. Loggins recalled, "He really got what I was trying to do, which was to make music that the parents would love as much as the children. So he called me and said 'I really want you to do it again, but this time I want it to be up-tempo.'" Loggins was nervous that the record would be "too kiddy", but said, "By picking really cool material that I loved, and doing it in a way that the production values were more adult, but still maintaining a light-hearted quality that the kids would love, it works."[10]
As part of the marketing push for the album, Loggins performed live on the QVC shopping channel.[11]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Underneath the Same Sky" | 3:25 | |
| 2. | "All Together Now" | Lennon-McCartney | 2:19 |
| 3. | "You've Got a Friend in Me" | Randy Newman | 2:34 |
| 4. | "Two of Us" (featuring Jim Messina) | Lennon-McCartney | 4:27 |
| 5. | "Come Go With Me" | Quick | 2:58 |
| 6. | "There Is a Mountain" (featuring Hana Loggins) | Donovan | 4:42 |
| 7. | "The Puppy Song" (featuring Bella Loggins) | Nilsson | 3:31 |
| 8. | "You Can All Join In" | Dave Mason | 3:33 |
| 9. | "Gandhi/Buddha" | Cheryl Wheeler | 4:11 |
| 10. | "Long Tailed Cat" | Kenny Loggins | 3:48 |
| 11. | "Lollipop" | Mika | 3:20 |
| 12. | "Moose 'n Me" |
| 4:17 |
| 13. | "1234" (featuring Hana Loggins) | 3:40 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Kenny Loggins lightens up for latest album". Lancaster New Era. July 17, 2009. p. 62. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ Nicklay, Deb (August 31, 2009). "Loggins: With kids, Messina – 'All Join In'". Globe Gazette. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ "Loggins: With kids, Messina – 'All Join In'". Business Wire. April 28, 2009. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ Alexander, Larry (July 17, 2009). "Kenny Loggins keeps the family in mind". Lancaster Online. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ Turner, Jonathan (August 5, 2009). "Kenny Loggins treasures family in long career". Dispatch Argus. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ "Kenny Loggins cuts footloose, peddles music on QVC". Dispatch Argus. June 21, 2009. p. 62. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ Schoof, Dustin (June 17, 2011). "Kenny Loggins discusses soundtracks, children's book and return to roots". Express Times. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ Comingore, Aly (October 1, 2009). "Loggins & Messina Stage a Sit In". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ Berry, Jill (October 21, 2009). "Review: Kenny Loggins "All Join In"". Musings From Me. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ Alexander, Larry (July 17, 2009). "Kenny Loggins lightens up for latest album". Intelligencer Journal. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ Hiltbrand, David (June 21, 2009). "Kenny Loggins cuts footloose, peddles music on QVC". McClatchy Newspapers. Retrieved October 28, 2020.