1994 Kenny Loggins – Return To Pooh Corner
Return to Pooh Corner is the eighth studio album by American soft rock singer Kenny Loggins. The title is a reference to A.A. Milne’s 1928 book The House at Pooh Corner. Released in 1994, it features songs written by John Lennon, Rickie Lee Jones, Paul Simon and Jimmy Webb, along with several other traditional children’s songs. The songs are described as “music for parents and children to enjoy together”. It was a successful album for Loggins, selling over 500,000 copies, and was nominated for a Grammy. Guest appearances are made by David Crosby and Graham Nash on “All the Pretty Little Ponies”, Patti Austin on the “Neverland Medley” and Amy Grant and Gary Chapman on the title track (a rewritten version of “House at Pooh Corner”, a song Loggins wrote in high school and had previously recorded with Jim Messina for their 1971 album Sittin’ In). Loggins returned to Pooh Corner several years later with 2000’s More Songs from Pooh Corner.
Tracks
1 All The Pretty Little Ponies (Traditional; David Pack; Kenny Loggins) 03:59
2 Neverland Medley (James Horner; Barry Mann; Cynthia Weill; Jule Styne; Anthony Newley; Leslie Bricusse; Adolph Green; Betty Comden) 07:09
3 Return To Pooh Corner (Kenny Loggins) 04:14
4 Rainbow Connection (Ken Ascher; Paul Williams) 03:47
5 St. Judy’s Comet (Paul Simon) 05:07
6 The Last Unicorn (Jimmy Webb) 03:27
7 Cody’s Song (Kenny Loggins) 04:36
8 The Horses (Rickie Lee Jones; Walter Becker) 05:19
9 Love (John Lennon) 05:06
10 To-Ra-Loo-Ra (Traditional) 04:44
Biography
Musicians
1 All The Pretty Little Ponies
Bass | Nathan East |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Keyboards | Steve Wood |
Accordion | Brian Mann |
Background Vocals | David Crosby |
Background Vocals | Graham Nash |
Vocals | Kenny Loggins |
2 Neverland Medley
Bass | Steve Wood |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Keyboards | David Benoit |
Synthesizer | Steve Wood |
Synthesizer | David Pack |
Background Vocals | Kate Price |
Vocals | Patti Austin |
Vocals | Kenny Loggins |
3 Return To Pooh Corner
Bass | Nathan East |
Guitar (solo) | David Pack |
Guitar | Kenny Loggins |
Guitar | Chris Rodriguez |
Keyboards | Steve Wood |
Accordion | Brian Mann |
Background Vocals | Steve George |
Background Vocals | Amy Grant |
Background Vocals | Gary Chapman |
Vocals | Kenny Loggins |
4 Rainbow Connection
Guitar | David Pack |
Keyboards | Steve Wood |
Synthesizer | Greg Phillinganes |
Harmonica | Terry McMillan |
Vocals | Kenny Loggins |
5 St. Judy’s Comet
Guitar (solo) | Dean Parks |
Acoustic Guitar | Dean Parks |
Mandocello | Chet Atkins |
Synthesizer | Steve George |
Synthesizer | Brian Mann |
Background Vocals | Steve George |
Vocals | Kenny Loggins |
6 The Last Unicorn
Piano | Greg Phillinganes |
Synthesizer | Steve Wood |
Vocals | Kenny Loggins |
7 Cody’s Song
Guitar | Guy Thomas |
Acoustic Guitar | Kenny Loggins |
Keyboards | Steve George |
Accordion | Brian Mann |
Harmonica | Howard Levy |
Background Vocals | Steve George |
Vocals | Kenny Loggins |
8 The Horses
Bass | Nathan East |
Guitar | David Pack |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Synthesizer | Greg Phillinganes |
Harmonica | Terry McMillan |
Percussion | Kevin Ricard |
Percussion | Terry McMillan |
Background Vocals | David Pack |
Vocals | Kenny Loggins |
9 Love
Piano | David Benoit |
Synthesizer | Steve George |
Ocarina | Howard Levy |
Vocals | Kenny Loggins |
10 To-Ra-Loo-Ra
Harp | Lorin Grean |
Recorder | Lorin Grean |
Vocals | Kenny Loggins |
Liner Notes
Producer – Kenny Loggins, Terry Nelson
Producer – David Pack (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8)
Arranged By – Kenny Loggins (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4)
Arranged By – David Pack (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4)
Arranged By – David Benoit (Track 2)
Coordinator – Colleen Donahue Reynolds
Engineer (Assistant) – Anders Johansson, Juan Garza, Kevin Earl Simonett
Engineer (Assistant Mixing) – Manny Marroquin
Mastered By – Joe Gastwirt
Mixed By – Terry Nelson
Recorded By – Terry Nelson
Art Direction – Stephen Walker
Artwork – Heather Cooper
Cover (Concept) – Kenny Loggins
Photography – Catanzaro & Mahdessian
Recorded At Gateway Studios, Carpinteria, CA
Recorded At Pack’s Place
Recorded At Santa Barbara Sound Design
Recorded At Tejas Recorders
Mixed At The Enterprise
Mastered At Oceanview Digital Mastering
Phonographic Copyright Sony Music Entertainment Inc
Copyright Sony Music Entertainment Inc