Leap of Faith (Kenny Loggins album)
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| Released | September 10, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
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| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 65:51 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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Leap of Faith is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins. The album was released on September 10, 1991, by Columbia Records. It was the first album Loggins released after a divorce, and is notably longer than his previous solo albums. Singles from the album included "The Real Thing," "If You Believe," "Now or Never," and "Conviction of the Heart," the latter of which was later dubbed "the unofficial anthem of the environmental movement" by Vice President Al Gore. "I Would Do Anything" features Sheryl Crow who can also be heard in the title song along with Smokey Robinson.
Track listing
- "Will of the Wind" (Loggins, Will Ackerman) – 2:00
- "Leap of Faith" (Loggins, Guy Thomas) – 7:23
- "The Real Thing" (Loggins, David Foster) – 5:39
- "Conviction of the Heart" (Loggins, Guy Thomas) – 6:52
- "If You Believe" (Loggins, Steve Wood) – 6:32
- "I Would Do Anything" – Duet with Sheryl Crow (Loggins, David Foster) – 6:34
- "Sweet Reunion" (Loggins, Steve Wood) – 5:46
- "Now or Never" (Loggins, Guy Thomas) – 5:45
- "My Father's House" (Loggins, Will Ackerman) – 5:27
- "Cody's Song" (Loggins) – 4:39
- "Will of the Wind (Reprise)" (Loggins, Will Ackerman) – 1:14
- "Too Early for the Sun" (Loggins, John Barnes) – 8:06
Personnel
- Kenny Loggins – vocals, acoustic guitar (4), a cappella choir (7), acoustic classical guitar (10)
- Dave Squatty Barrera – keyboard programming
- Steve Wood – synthesizers (2, 3, 7), keyboards (4), organ (5)
- David Foster – acoustic piano (3)
- Richard Tee – acoustic piano (5)
- John Barnes – Synclavier (6, 8, 12), acoustic piano (7), strings (7), synthesizers (12)
- Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (6), synth voices (7)
- Will Ackerman – acoustic guitar (1, 9)
- Hiram Bullock – acoustic guitar (2), voice solo (2)
- James Harrah – electric guitar (2)
- Guy Thomas – acoustic guitar (2, 10), electric guitar (4), guitar solo (6), classical guitar (8)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – acoustic guitar (3), electric guitar (5–7), classical guitar (7)
- Dean Parks – acoustic guitar (3, 12), classical guitar (6)
- David Lindley – electric slide guitar (4, 5)
- Ottmar Liebert – classical guitar fade (6)
- Tim Pierce – electric guitar (8)
- Randy Jackson – bass (2)
- Freddie Washington – fretless bass (3), bass (4, 5, 7)
- Nathan East – upright bass (6)
- Keith Jones – fretless bass (8)
- Mike Baird – drums (3), field snare (4)
- Tris Imboden – drums (4)
- Herman Matthews – drums (5), voice drums (7)
- John Robinson – drums (5)
- Ricky Lawson – cymbals (6), tom tom (6)
- Munyungo Jackson – percussion (2, 4, 5, 7, 12), tambura (5)
- Bill Summers – percussion (2, 4, 5, 7), tambura (5)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (6)
- Luis Conte – percussion (8)
- Kazu Matsui – shakuhachi (6, 11)
- Marc Russo – sax solo (7), saxophone (10)
- Enrique Cruz – pan flute (9)
- Everette Harp – alto saxophone (12)
- Angeles String Quartet – strings (10)
- Michael Marksman – string contractor (10)
- Kate Price – backing vocals (1, 4, 8, 9)
- Sheryl Crow – backing vocals (2, 5), intro choir (5), vocals (6)
- Smokey Robinson – cameo vocal (2)
- Terry Nelson – backing vocals (4)
- Adult Choir – choir (4)
- Arnold McCuller – choir director (4)
- Colors of Love – children's choir (4, 5)
- Nyna Shannon Anderson – children's choir director (4, 5)
- Siedah Garrett – intro choir (5), backing vocals (5)
- Ruth Pointer – intro choir (5), backing vocals (5)
- Katrina Adams – vocal soloist (5)
- Laurie Rubin – vocal soloist (5)
- Thomas Patterson –vocal soloist (5)
- Amy Holland – backing vocals (8)
- Maureen McDonald Ferguson – backing vocals (8)
- Michael McDonald – backing vocals (8)
- The McDonald Family Choir – choir (8)
- Mavis Staples – cameo vocal (12)
- Morgan Ames – backing vocals (12)
- Darlene Koldenhoven – backing vocals (12)
- Myrna Matthews – backing vocals (12)
- Carmen Twillie – backing vocals (12)
Music arrangements
- Steve Dubin – drum arrangements (3)
- Paul Buckmaster – string arrangements (3, 10, 12)
- John Barnes – vocal arrangements (5), arrangements (8, 12),
- Kenny Loggins – arrangements (8, 12),
Production
- David Kershenbaum – producer (1, 2, 9, 11)
- Kenny Loggins – producer (3–8, 10, 12)
- Terry Nelson – producer (3–8, 10, 12)
- Nancy Lane – art direction
- Tracy Veal – design
- Annie Elliott Cutting – photography
- Shep Gordon and Denzyl Feigelson for Alive Enterprises – management
Technical credits
- Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
- Brian Malouf – mixing at The Enterprise
- Terry Nelson – engineer
- Neal Avron – assistant engineer
- Tracy Chisholm – assistant engineer
- Juan Garza – assistant engineer
- Steve Harrison – assistant engineer
- Steve Holroyd – assistant engineer
- Anders Johansson – assistant engineer
- Leslie Jones – assistant engineer
- Julie Last – assistant engineer
- Scott Lovelis – assistant engineer
- Pat McDougal – assistant engineer
- Jack Roubin – assistant engineer
- David Russell – assistant engineer
- Andrew Scheps – assistant engineer
- John Whynot – assistant engineer
