Kenny Loggins Latest to Go It Alone
Published June 25, 2003
Kenny Loggins is the latest veteran artist (Sophie B. Hawkins, Natalie Merchant, Pearl Jam) putting out a record on his own after a lifetime with the majors. Will anyone be left at Sony? From his press release:
- On the cutting edge of a new trend, Kenny Loggins announced today that he is releasing a brand new studio album on his own label, All The Best! Records, later this summer. The album, entitled It's About Time, was produced by Loggins and Tommy Sims, who is best known for his work with Bruce Springsteen and Eric Clapton. It's About Time will be available in record stores on August 19th.
"I have essentially done three ballad albums over the last six years, so I was ready to do something more uptempo," explains Loggins. "This album chronicles a kind of rite of passage for me, not unlike Leap Of Faith. I think the music on It's About Time speaks to folks living through periods of intense change."
To support the album's launch Kenny is embarking on a six-week summer trek through North America, beginning with a July 15th date at Sea Pines Resort in Hilton Head, South Carolina and finishing at the end of August with a gig at Jones Beach in Long Island, New York. A highlight of the summer tour will be a nine-date run of co-headlining appearances with Hall & Oates. (A complete list of dates is attached).
"John and Daryl asked me to come out with them this summer and I was more than happy to do so," says Loggins. "We toured together years ago, so I'm looking forward to this as a sort of reunion with old friends."
DATE CITY VENUE
July 15 Hilton Head, SC Sea Pines Resort
July 17 Glen Allen, VA Innsbrook Pavillion
July 18 Danbury, CT Charles Ives Theatre
- Kenny Loggins Latest to Go It Alone
- Published: June 25, 2003
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- Filed Under: Music: Classic Rock and Oldies, Music: Country and Americana, Music: Folk, Music: News
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Sure, it makes sense for a collection where they are trying to squeeze as many songs as possible in, but I still think it shows a very interesting side of them, and it makes perfect sense in a live setting.
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I thought that one of L&M's best moves was to strip out the long instrumental break on Angry Eyes, for the compilation _Best of Friends_. It's a good song, but it makes its points well enough in 2:50 or whatever, and shouldn't have been inflated to "Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" dimensions in the first place.
However, the live workout on On Stage is very enjoyable.