Kenny Loggins - Vox Humana (1985) [2017 AOR City 1000]

After Loggins & Messina, KENNY LOGGINS solo carreer explored a mix of styles ranging from R&B / funk to Westcoast smooth poppy AOR.
But then, the dividing point for Kenny was, naturally, Footloose, the blockbuster 1984 hit that helped turn him into something of a teen sensation at the age of 36, and with the assistance of Michael Omartian and David Foster, he dove headfirst into synthesizers, radio-ready rock&pop / lite AOR, hugely layered backing vocals and chicken-scratch guitars & smooth solos courtesy of Tim Pierce, Michael Landau, Paul Jackson Jr., Steve Lukather.

With a polished, crystal clear production, KENNY LOGGINS released “Vox Humana” (Latin phrase meaning “human voice”) in 1985, including the who’s who in the recording sessions, such as Toto’s Steve Lukather, David Paich & Steve Porcaro, top AOR guitar players Tim Pierce and Michael Landau, bass guitar monster Nathan East, Mr. Mister’s Richard Page on harmony vocals and the stellar cast continues.

Additionally, it’s nice to have for the first time the previously unreleased on CD two tracks from the Caddyshack movie soundtrack as bonus tracks.

Tracks:

01 – Vox Humana
02 – No Lookin’ Back
03 – Let There Be Love
04 – I’ll Be There
05 – I’m Gonna Do It Right
06 – Forever
07 – At Last
08 – Loraine
09 – Love Will Follow
BONUS TRACKS:
10 – Lead The Way (from the movie Caddyshack)
11 – Make The Move (from the movie Caddyshack)


Lead vocals: Kenny Loggins
Guest Lead Vocals: Sheena Easton (track 5)
Guitars: Kenny Loggins, Tim Pierce, Michael Landau, Paul Jackson, Jr., Steve Lukather, David Williams
Keyboards, synthesizers: Michael Omartian, David Foster, Randy Kerber, Neil Larsen, Steve Wood, Michael Boddicker, Greg Phillinganes, Randy Waldman, David Paich, Steve Porcaro, Bo Tomlyn
Bass guitar: Nathan East
Drums: Tris Imboden, John “JR” Robinson, Michael Baird
Percussion: Paulinho da Costa, Sheila E
Saxophone: David Sanborn
String arrangement: Jeremy Lubbock (track 5)
Backing vocals: Richard Page, Steve George, El Debarge, Hamish Stuart, Sheena Easton, Marilyn Martin (track 9), Donna McDaniel, The Pointer Sisters, Philip Bailey, Carl Anderson, Carl Caldwell, Howard Hewett