Nightwatch (album)

Nightwatch is the second solo album from Kenny Loggins, released in 1978 (see 1978 in music). The album is Loggins' highest charting album on the Billboard 200 to date, reaching number 7.

Nightwatch
Vinyl edition
Studio album by Kenny Loggins
Released	July 12, 1978
Recorded	1977-1978
Genre	Rock, soft rock
Length	41:20
Label	Columbia
Producer	Bob James
Kenny Loggins chronology
Celebrate Me Home (1977) Nightwatch (1978) Keep the Fire (1979)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	(mixed)[2]

It features the hit single "Whenever I Call You Friend" featuring Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks (co-written with Melissa Manchester), which peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as the first recorded version of the Doobie Brothers "What a Fool Believes," which Loggins co-wrote with the Doobies' Michael McDonald.

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

Track listing

Side One

1. "Nightwatch" (music: Kenny Loggins, Max Gronenthal; lyrics: Kenny Loggins, Dan Loggins) − 7:49
2. "Easy Driver" (David Plenn, Jerry Riopelle) − 3:33
3. "Down 'N' Dirty" (music: Kenny Loggins, Brian Mann; lyrics: Kenny Loggins, Eva Ein) − 4:42
4. "Down in the Boondocks" (Joe South) − 4:20

Side Two

1. "Whenever I Call You 'Friend'" (music: Kenny Loggins; lyrics: Kenny Loggins, Melissa Manchester) − 3:57 (Duet with Stevie Nicks)
2. "Wait a Little While" (music: Kenny Loggins, lyrics: Kenny Loggins, Eva Ein) − 3:55
3. "What a Fool Believes" (Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald) − 3:37
4. "Somebody Knows" (Kenny Loggins) − 3:34
5. "Angelique" (music: Kenny Loggins; lyrics: Kenny Loggins, Eva Ein) − 5:53

Personnel

• Kenny Loggins listed as "Ken Loggins" – lead and backing vocals, guitar
• Mike Hamilton – guitar, backing vocals
• Brian Mann – keyboards
• George Hawkins – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Tris Imboden – drums, harmonica
• Jon Clarke – horns, woodwinds
• Vince Denham – horns
• Bob James – string arrangements
• Stevie Nicks – lead and backing vocals on "Whenever I Call You Friend"

Production

• Producer – Bob James
• Engineers – Joe Jorgensen and John Pace
• Recorded at Sound Mixers (New York City, NY).
• Cover Concept – David Alexander and Kenny Loggins
• Photography – David Alexander
• Design – Merrilyn Romen

Cover versions

• Al Jarreau covered "Wait a Little While" on his 1978 album All Fly Home.
• The Doobie Brothers recorded "What a Fool Believes" on their 1978 album Minute by Minute.

References

1. "Nightwatch - Kenny Loggins - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
2. Archived December 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine