1983 Kenny Loggins – Welcome To Heartlight (US:#24)
“Welcome to Heartlight” is a Kenny Loggins song from his 1982 concept album, High Adventure.
While many fans perceive this song as being inspired by the Steven Spielberg film E.T., it is really about a school in Southern California that’s actually called “Heartlight”. The song was inspired by writings from students from that school. On most pressings of High Adventure and on some Loggins greatest hits compilation albums, it is officially titled simply “Heartlight”. The title was expanded to “Welcome to Heartlight” to avoid confusion with Neil Diamond’s song also called “Heartlight”.
It was released as a single in early 1983 and peaked at number 24 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number 17 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
Album
High Adventure is the fourth solo album by soft rock singer, Kenny Loggins. Released in 1982, it is perhaps best known for its top 40 pop singles “Heart to Heart”, “Welcome To Heartlight” and “Don’t Fight It”, which was co-written by Journey frontman Steve Perry, who also performs on the track, and Neil Giraldo, Pat […]
Musicians
| Bass | Vernon Porter |
| Drums | Tris Imboden |
| Guitar | Mike Hamilton |
| Guitar (solo) | Kenny Loggins |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Percussion | Steve Forman |
Produced By
Bruce Botnick
Kenny Loggins
Songwriters
Kenny Loggins
Charts
US:#24
UK:# –