1979 Kenny Loggins – This Is It (US:#11)
“This Is It” is a song by American musician Kenny Loggins. It was released in 1979 as the lead single from his 1979 album Keep the Fire. It reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 17 on the Adult Contemporary chart. “This Is It” was also successful on the Hot Soul Singles chart, reaching number 19, it was one of two entries on this chart.
The song features additional vocals by Michael McDonald, who co-wrote the song with Loggins. The song won a Grammy Award in 1981 for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male.
Album
Keep the Fire is a soft rock album released in 1979 by Kenny Loggins. It was his third solo album after Loggins & Messina disbanded, and is perhaps best known for the hit single “This is It”. The song was co-written by Michael McDonald, who also performed on the track. Michael Jackson sings backup vocals […]
Musicians
| Bass | George Hawkins |
| Drums | Tris Imboden |
| Guitar | Kenny Loggins |
| Guitar | Mike Hamilton |
| Keyboards | Brian Mann |
| Piano | Michael McDonald |
| Programming | Max Gronenthal |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Michael McDonald |
| Background Vocals | George Hawkins |
| Background Vocals | Mike Hamilton |
| Vocals | Kenny Loggins |
Produced By
Tom Dowd
Songwriters
Kenny Loggins
Michael McDonald
Charts
US:#11
UK:# –