Nightwatch (album)

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Nightwatch
Nightwatch (Cover).jpg
Vinyl edition
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 12, 1978
Recorded1977–1978
Genre Rock, soft rock
Length41:20
Label Columbia
Producer Bob James
Kenny Loggins chronology
Celebrate Me Home
(1977)
Nightwatch
(1978)
Keep the Fire
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Rolling Stone (mixed) [2]

Nightwatch is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins, released in 1978. [3] The album is Loggins' highest charting album on the Billboard 200 to date, reaching number 7.

Contents

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. [4]

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

Track listing

Side One
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Nightwatch"Kenny Loggins, Dan LogginsK. Loggins, Max Gronenthal 7:49
2."Easy Driver"David Plenn, Jerry Riopelle Plenn, Riopelle3:33
3."Down 'N' Dirty"K. Loggins, Eva EinK. Loggins, Brian Mann4:42
4."Down in the Boondocks" Joe South South4:20
Side Two
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
5."Whenever I Call You 'Friend'" (duet with Stevie Nicks)K. Loggins, Melissa Manchester K. Loggins3:57
6."Wait a Little While"K. Loggins, EinK. Loggins3:55
7."What a Fool Believes"K. Loggins, Michael McDonald K. Loggins, McDonald3:37
8."Somebody Knows"K. LogginsK. Loggins3:34
9."Angelique"K. Loggins, EinK. Loggins5:53
Total length:41:20

Charts

Chart (1978)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [5] 70
US Billboard 200 7

Personnel

Production

Cover versions

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References

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  2. Archived December 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Kenny Loggins". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. 21 July 1985. p. 10.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.