Vox Humana (song) explained

Vox Humana
Cover:Vox Humana (single) by Kenny Loggins.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Kenny Loggins
Album:Vox Humana
B-Side:Love Will Follow
Released:1985
Genre:Pop rock
Length:4:09 (album version)
3:53 (single version)
Label:Columbia
Producer:Kenny Loggins
Prev Title:I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)
Prev Year:1984
Next Title:Forever
Next Year:1986

"Vox Humana" is a song by Kenny Loggins and the title track from his 1985 album of the same name. The song represents Loggins' musical experiment with synthpop. It was released as the lead single from the album, and peaked at No. 29 on Billboard Hot 100. It also the first song by Loggins after Footloose and is one of the first songs produced by himself.[1]

The music video features artist Robert Campbell, who was the scenic painter, playing himself.[2]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1985–1986)Peak
position
Canadian Singles Chart36
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 29
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Tracks18
US Cash Box Top 100[4] 22

Notes and References

  1. Kenny Loggins. Vox Humana. 1985. Liner notes. Columbia Records.
  2. Robert Campbell: Collected Works 1976-2004, Robert Campbell and Pablo Capra (ed.), Brass Tacks Press, 2022,, p. 9.
  3. http://www.billboard.com/artist/305726/kenny-loggins/chart?f=341 Billboard
  4. Web site: Cash Box Top 100 5/11/85 . 5 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120918030106/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19850511.html . 18 September 2012 . dead . dmy-all . . Cash Box magazine.