Sittin' In (Loggins and Messina album)

Sittin' In
Sittin' In
Studio album by Loggins and Messina
Released	November 1971
Recorded	Summer 1971 at Columbia Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Rock, folk rock
Length	44:57
Label	Columbia
Producer	Jim Messina
Loggins and Messina chronology

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C^[1]
Creem	C+^[2]

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 edit

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead singer	Length
1.	"Nobody But You"	Jim Messina	Messina	3:00
2.	"Danny's Song"	Kenny Loggins	Loggins	4:16
3.	"Vahevala"	Dann Lottermoser Dan Loggins	Loggins	4:47
4.	"Trilogy: Lovin' Me To Make a Woman Feel Wanted Peace of Mind"	Messina Murray MacLeod Messina Loggins Messina	Messina Messina Loggins Loggins	11:13

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead singer	Length
1.	"Back to Georgia"	Loggins	Loggins	3:19
2.	"House at Pooh Corner"	Loggins	Loggins	4:25
3.	"Listen to a Country Song"	Messina Al Garth	Messina	2:49
4.	"Same Old Wine"	Messina	Messina	8:17
5.	"Rock 'n' Roll Mood"	Loggins Michael Omartian	Loggins	3:04

Personnel edit

Loggins & Messina

Kenny Loggins – vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica
Jim Messina – vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar
Jon Clarke – oboe, steel drum, flute, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
Lester "Al" Garth – violin, recorder, tenor saxophone, viola, alto saxophone, steel drum, backing vocals
Larry Sims – bass guitar, backing vocals
Merel Bregante – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

Michael Omartian – concertina, keyboards, steel drum
Milt Holland – percussion

Production

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

Charts edit

Album – Billboard (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 edit

^ 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.
^ Christgau, Robert (August 1972). "The Christgau Consumer Guide". Creem. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
^ Robyn Flans (September 1, 2004). "Classic Tracks: Loggins & Messina's 'Vahevala'". Mixonline. Retrieved September 6, 2020.

[CG-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.

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