Vox Humana (Kenny Loggins album)

Vox Humana
Vox Humana
Studio album by Kenny Loggins
Released	March 1985
Recorded	1985
Studio	Various Sunset Sound (Hollywood); The Sound Factory (Hollywood); Larrabee Sound Studios (North Hollywood); Devonshire Sound Studios (North Hollywood); The Lighthouse (North Hollywood); Amigo Studios (North Hollywood); Bill Schnee Studios (North Hollywood); Record Plant (Los Angeles); Lion Share Studios (Los Angeles); The Village Recorder (Los Angeles); Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles); Santa Barbara Sound Design (Santa Barbara); The Blue Tube (Carpinteria); The Hit Factory (New York); Clinton Recording Studios (New York); Power Station (New York);
Genre	Pop rock
Length	43:43
Label	Columbia
Producer	Kenny Loggins; David Foster; Michael Omartian;
Kenny Loggins chronology
Singles from Vox Humana
	"Vox Humana"; Released: March 15, 1985; "Forever"; Released: May 12, 1985; "I'll Be There"; Released: September 1985;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
People	(favourable)^[3]
Rolling Stone	(favourable)^[2]

Vox Humana is the fifth studio album released by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins. Released in 1985, it was Loggins' first album released after his appearance upon the soundtrack to the motion picture Footloose during the year prior.^[4]^[5]

Vox Humana was certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.^[6]

Overview

Among those who make guest appearances are members of DeBarge, the Pointer Sisters, Philip Bailey, Mr. Mister's Richard Page and Steve George.^[5]

Don Shewey reviewed the album for Rolling Stone, favorably comparing its rhythm tracks and production to Quincy Jones, but criticizing "the overblown productions of the Chicago–Journey–Toto school of bombastic pop kitsch", especially on the song "Forever" with music by David Foster.^[2] "Forever" was written for a short film called Access All Areas produced by Jenny Sullivan (ex-wife of Jim Messina, Kenny Loggins' former bandmate in Loggins and Messina). The song was a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1985, and continues to be a favorite among Loggins' fans. Some of its success on the charts can be attributed to its use in the soap opera, The Young and the Restless. A live version was recorded on the video for Outside: From the Redwoods but was not included in the album release.

"Love Will Follow" was included as a duet version with singer Shanice on the Kenny Loggins live-concert album Outside: From the Redwoods.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kenny Loggins, additional composers and lyricists noted below.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Vox Humana"	Eva Ein Loggins		4:11
2.	"No Lookin' Back"	Michael McDonald Ed Sanford	McDonald Sanford	4:51
3.	"Let There Be Love"	Dean Pitchford	Nathan East	4:07
4.	"I'll Be There"	E. E. Loggins	David Foster	4:03
5.	"I'm Gonna Do It Right"			6:27
6.	"Forever"	E. E. Loggins	Foster	4:26
7.	"At Last"	E. E. Loggins	Foster East	3:55
8.	"Loraine"	E. E. Loggins	Foster	4:31
9.	"Love Will Follow"		Tom Snow	7:12
Total length:				43:43

Personnel

Musicians

Kenny Loggins – vocals, acoustic guitar (1), guitar solo (1), keyboards (7)
Steve Wood – synthesizers (1), keyboards (3, 5-7), synthesizer programming (3)
Michael Omartian – keyboards (2), synthesizers (2)
Randy Kerber – keyboards (3, 5, 7)
David Foster – keyboards (4, 6, 8), synthesizers (4)
Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (4, 5)
Erich Bulling – Yamaha DX1 programming (4)
Neil Larsen – synthesizers (5), keyboards (7)
Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (7), synthesizers (9)
Bo Tomlyn – programming (7)
Randy Waldman – synthesizers (7)
Steve Porcaro – synthesizer programming (8)
John Barnes – Yamaha DX7 (9), Fairlight CMI (9)
Derek Nakamoto – programming (9)
Michael Landau – guitars (2-4, 8, 9)
Tim Pierce – guitar solo (2)
Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitars (5)
Buzz Feiten – guitars (6)
Steve Lukather – guitar solo (6)
David Williams – guitars (9)
Nathan East – bass (1, 3, 5-7, 9)
Abraham Laboriel – bass (8)
Tris Imboden – drums (3, 6, 8)
John Robinson – drums (4)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (4, 5)
Sheila E – cabasa (5)
David Sanborn – saxophone (9)

Backing vocals

Neil Larsen – backing vocals (3)
Steve George – backing vocals (3)
Marilyn Martin – backing vocals (3, 9)
Donna McDaniel – backing vocals (3, 9)
Richard Page – backing vocals (3)
Hamish Stuart – backing vocals (3)
Guy Thomas – backing vocals (3)
Bunny DeBarge – backing vocals (4)
El Debarge – backing vocals (4)
The Pointer Sisters – backing vocals (5)
Carl Anderson – backing vocals (7)
Philip Bailey – backing vocals (7)
Carl Caldwell – backing vocals (7)

^[5]

Production

Producers – Kenny Loggins (Tracks 1, 3-5, 7-9); Michael Omartian (Track 2); David Foster (Track 6).
Engineers – Bobby Cohen, Terry Christian, Mark Ettel, Humberto Gatica, John Guess, Mark Lynette, Terry Nelson, Jack Joseph Puig, Ed Rak and Elliot Scheiner.
Second Engineers – David Warren Bowers, Steve Crimmel, Larry Ferguson, Cliff Jones, Laura Livingston and Stephen Shelton.
Mixing – Terry Nelson (Tracks 1 & 7); John Guess (Track 2); Humberto Gatica (Tracks 3, 4, 6, 8 & 9); John "Jellybean" Benitez and Michael Hutchinson (Track 5).
Mix Assistants – David Warren Bowers and Stephen Shelton (Tracks 3, 4, 6, 8 & 9); Sabrina Buchanek (Track 5).
Mix Technicians – Murray Kunis and Paul Tye
Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound (New York City).
Production Coordinators – Arlene Matza and David Warren Bowers
Art Direction – Tony Lane and Nancy Donald
Cover Artwork – Michael Gonzales
Back Cover Photo – Greg Gorman
Inner Sleeve Photos – Lester Cohen, Sam Emerson, Harrison Funk and Daryl Weisser.