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Sittin' In (Loggins and Messina album)

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Sittin' In
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1971
RecordedSummer 1971 at Columbia Studios, Los Angeles
GenreRock, folk rock
Length44:57
LabelColumbia
ProducerJim Messina
Loggins and Messina chronology
Sittin' In
(1971)
Loggins and Messina
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideC[1]
CreemC+[2]

Sittin' In is the debut studio album by singer-songwriters Loggins and Messina, released in 1971.

It began as a solo album by Kenny Loggins; Jim Messina was with Columbia Records, serving as an independent producer when he met Loggins. In the course of producing Loggins' work, Messina composed several songs and provided backing vocals and guitar, leading to the album's full title, Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina Sittin' In.[3]

MFSL released an audiophile version of Sittin' In on the label's silver compact disc series in 1989. In 1994, Columbia Records' Sony Mastersound division also did their own remastering and released it as a gold CD. A new remastering by Kevin Gray was released as a vinyl-only pressing on 180-gram audiophile vinyl by Friday Music on May 10, 2011. In 2015, it was released by the Audio Fidelity label on a hybrid SACD that was mastered by Kevin Gray.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead singerLength
1."Nobody But You"Jim MessinaMessina3:00
2."Danny's Song"Kenny LogginsLoggins4:16
3."Vahevala"
  • Dann Lottermoser
  • Dan Loggins
Loggins4:47
4."Trilogy:
  1. Lovin' Me
  2. To Make a Woman Feel Wanted
  3. Peace of Mind"

  • Messina
  • Murray MacLeod
  • Messina
  • Loggins
Messina

Messina
  • Messina
  • Loggins
Loggins
11:13
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead singerLength
1."Back to Georgia"LogginsLoggins3:19
2."House at Pooh Corner"LogginsLoggins4:25
3."Listen to a Country Song"
  • Messina
  • Al Garth
Messina2:49
4."Same Old Wine"MessinaMessina8:17
5."Rock 'n' Roll Mood"Loggins3:04

Personnel

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Loggins & Messina

Additional musicians

Production

  • Jim Messina – producer
  • John Fiore – engineer
  • Alex Kazanegras – mastering and mixing
  • David Linderman – cover artwork
  • Irvin Goodnoff and David Linderman – photography

Charts

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AlbumBillboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1972 Pop Albums 70

Singles – Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1972 "Vahevala" Pop Singles 84
1972 "Nobody But You" Pop Singles 86

References

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  1. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 1, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (August 1972). "The Christgau Consumer Guide". Creem. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  3. ^ Robyn Flans (September 1, 2004). "Classic Tracks: Loggins & Messina's 'Vahevala'". Mixonline. Retrieved September 6, 2020.