Nightwatch (album)

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Nightwatch
File:Nightwatch (Cover).jpg
Vinyl edition
Studio album by
Kenny Loggins
ReleasedJuly 12, 1978
Recorded1977-1978
GenreRock, soft rock
Length41:20
LabelColumbia
ProducerBob James
Kenny Loggins chronology
Celebrate Me Home
(1977) 		Nightwatch
(1978) 		Keep the Fire
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone(mixed)[2]

Nightwatch is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins, released in 1978. The album is Loggins' highest charting album on the Billboard 200 to date, reaching number 7.

The lead single, "Whenever I Call You 'Friend'" featuring Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks (co-written with Melissa Manchester), reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second and final single, "Easy Driver", peaked at number 60 in early 1979. This album also featured the first released version of the Doobie Brothers' "What a Fool Believes", which Loggins co-wrote with the Doobies' Michael McDonald.[3]

Most of the artists on this album represent Loggins' original band from 1977 to 1980.

Track listing[edit]

Side One[edit]

  1. "Nightwatch" (music: Kenny Loggins, Max Gronenthal; lyrics: Kenny Loggins, Dan Loggins) − 7:49
  2. "Easy Driver" (David Plenn, Jerry Riopelle) − 3:33
  3. "Down 'N' Dirty" (music: Kenny Loggins, Brian Mann; lyrics: Kenny Loggins, Eva Ein) − 4:42
  4. "Down in the Boondocks" (Joe South) − 4:20

Side Two[edit]

  1. "Whenever I Call You 'Friend'" (music: Kenny Loggins; lyrics: Kenny Loggins, Melissa Manchester) − 3:57 (Duet with Stevie Nicks)
  2. "Wait a Little While" (music: Kenny Loggins, lyrics: Kenny Loggins, Eva Ein) − 3:55
  3. "What a Fool Believes" (Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald) − 3:37
  4. "Somebody Knows" (Kenny Loggins) − 3:34
  5. "Angelique" (music: Kenny Loggins; lyrics: Kenny Loggins, Eva Ein) − 5:53

Charts[edit]

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 70
US Billboard 200 7

Personnel[edit]

  • Kenny Loggins listed as "Ken Loggins" – lead and backing vocals, guitars
  • Mike Hamilton – guitars, backing vocals
  • Brian Mann – keyboards
  • George Hawkins – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Tris Imboden – drums, harmonica
  • Jon Clarke – horns, woodwinds
  • Vince Denham – horns
  • Bob James – string arrangements
  • Stevie Nicks – lead and backing vocals on "Whenever I Call You Friend"

Production[edit]

  • Producer – Bob James
  • Engineers – Joe Jorgensen and John Pace
  • Recorded at Sound Mixers (New York City, NY)
  • Cover concept – David Alexander and Kenny Loggins
  • Photography – David Alexander
  • Design – Merrilyn Romen

Cover versions[edit]

  • Al Jarreau covered "Wait a Little While" on his 1978 album All Fly Home.
  • The Doobie Brothers recorded "What a Fool Believes" on their 1978 album Minute by Minute.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nightwatch - Kenny Loggins - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  2. ^ [1] Archived December 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Gilbert, Ben (October 17, 2022). "'I was ready to throw the tape away': how we made What a Fool Believes by the Doobie Brothers". The Guardian.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 179. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.


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