Loggins and Messina (album) explained

Loggins and Messina
Type:	Album
Artist:	Loggins and Messina
Cover:	LogginsMessina-LogginsMessinaAlbumCover.jpg
Released:	October 1972
Recorded:	Columbia Studios, Los Angeles
Genre:	Rock
Length:	36:49
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Kenny Loggins, Jim Messina
Prev Title:	Sittin' In
Prev Year:	1971
Next Title:	Full Sail
Next Year:	1973

Loggins and Messina is the second album by singer-songwriters Loggins and Messina, released in 1972.

Following on the success of their first album, this album built on the strengths of their debut outing. It also became the true introduction of the team, Loggins and Messina, not as singles playing together, but rather as a team that played as one.

It featured two songs that charted, with "Your Mama Don't Dance" reaching its peak at number 4, their highest-charting single. The album itself charted at number 16. The album version of "Thinking of You" is a different recording than the hit single. Kenny Loggins played harmonica on four songs: "Whiskey", "Long Tail Cat", "Thinking of You" and the Jim Messina-penned instrumental "Just Before the News".

Track listing

Side one

1. "Good Friend" (Jim Messina) – 4:04 (lead singer: Jim Messina)
2. "Whiskey" (Kenny Loggins) – 1:58 (lead singer: Kenny Loggins)
3. "Your Mama Don't Dance" (Loggins, Messina) – 2:48 (singers: Jim Messina, Kenny Loggins)
4. "Long Tail Cat" (Loggins) – 3:47 (lead singer: Kenny Loggins)
5. "Golden Ribbons" (Messina) – 6:08 (singers: Jim Messina, Kenny Loggins, Larry Sims^[1])

Side two

1. "Thinking of You" (Messina) – 2:19 (lead singer: Jim Messina)
2. "Just Before the News" (Messina) – 1:09 (instrumental)
3. "Till the Ends Meet" (Loggins) – 3:10 (lead singer: Kenny Loggins)
4. "Holiday Hotel" (Messina, Al Garth) – 2:02 (lead singer: Jim Messina)
5. "Lady of My Heart" (Loggins) – 1:44 (lead singer: Kenny Loggins)
6. "Angry Eyes" (Loggins, Messina) – 7:40 (singers: Kenny Loggins, Jim Messina)

Personnel

• Kenny Loggins – vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica, acoustic guitar
• Jim Messina – vocals, lead guitar, electric mandolin, acoustic guitar

Loggins & Messina band

• Merel Bregante – backing vocals, drums
• Lester "Al" Garth – violin, recorder, alto and tenor saxophones
• Jon Clarke – flute, oboe, recorder, baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Larry Sims – backing vocals, bass

Sidemen

• Michael Omartian – Hammond organ, acoustic piano, harmonium, clavinet, tack piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
• Rusty Young – dobro on "Long Tail Cat"
• Milt Holland – percussion

Production

• Producer – Jim Messina
• Engineer – George Beauregard
• Mixing – John Fiore
• Recording Consultant – Alex Kazanegras
• Design – Ron Coro and Anne Garner
• Front Cover Photo – Jim Marshall
• Back Cover Photo – Marsha Reed
• Management – Schiffman and Larsen

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1972	US Pop Albums	16
1972	Australia (Kent Music Report)^[2]	61

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1972	"Your Mama Don't Dance"	Pop Singles	4 (#5 Canada (RPM Magazine))
1973	"Thinking of You"	Pop Singles	18 (#20 Canada (RPM Magazine))
1973	"Thinking of You"	Adult Contemporary	7 (#16 Canada (RPM Magazine))

Notes and References

1. Web site: In Memoriam: Larry Sims. Kevin. Johnson. Notreble.com. December 18, 2014. December 28, 2021.
2. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 180.