Vox Humana (song)

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"Vox Humana"
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Single by Kenny Loggins
from the album Vox Humana
B-side "Love Will Follow"
Released1985
Genre Pop rock
Length4:09 (album version)
3:53 (single version)
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Kenny Loggins, Eva Ein
Producer(s) Kenny Loggins
Kenny Loggins singles chronology
"I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)"
(1984)
"Vox Humana"
(1985)
"Forever"
(1986)
Music video
"Vox Humana" on YouTube

"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]

Contents

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 Tracks 18
US Cash Box Top 100 [4] 22

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References

  1. Vox Humana (Liner notes). Kenny Loggins. Columbia Records. 1985.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. Robert Campbell: Collected Works 1976-2004, Robert Campbell and Pablo Capra (ed.), Brass Tacks Press, 2022, ISBN   978-0-9820140-7-3, p. 9.
  3. Billboard (Retrieved 12 January 2009)
  4. "Cash Box Top 100 5/11/85". Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2014.. Cash Box magazine.