How About Now
album by Kenny Loggins
How About Now is the thirteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins. Released in 2007, its key tracks include "A Love Song" and the title track, "How About Now." To date, it was his most recent album composed of entirely original material.
Track listing
Personnel
Kenny Loggins – vocals, acoustic guitar (1, 2, 6, 7, 9–11), baritone guitar (2)
Jesse Siebenberg – programming (1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11), organ (1, 3, 6, 9–11), acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4, 9–11), electric guitar (1, 2, 4, 9–11), Nashville guitar (1), lap steel guitar (1, 2, 9, 11), dobro (1, 9), bass (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9), drums (1, 2, 8, 9), percussion (1), keyboards (2, 6, 8, 9), additional keyboards (2, 9), Omnichord (2), backing vocals (2, 3, 9), guitar solo (7), nylon guitar (8), additional programming (9), string arrangements (10)
Mike Reid – acoustic piano (1)
Gabe Dixon – acoustic piano (4, 6, 10, 11)
Jimmy Nichols – keyboards (5), acoustic piano (5)
Charlie Judge – keyboards (7)
Tom Bukovac – electric guitar (3)
Richard Marx – acoustic guitar (3), backing vocals (3)
Jeff Pevar – guitars (4), acoustic guitar (6), electric guitar (6)
B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar (5, 12)
Jeff King – electric guitar (5)
Will Owsley – electric guitar (7)
Todd Hannigan – ambient guitar (8), amplified acoustic guitar (10)
Paul Cartwright – mandolin (2), violin (2, 9), strings (10), string arrangements (10), fiddle (11)
Randy Kohrs – dobro (5)
Mark Hill – bass (3)
Dave Marotta – bass (4)
Richard "Spady" Brannan – bass (5)
Craig Young – bass (7)
Steve Brewster – drums (3)
Steve DiStanislao – drums (4, 6)
Dan Needham – drums (7), percussion (7)
Lenny Castro – percussion (3, 4, 6, 11)
Tom Ball – harmonica (4, 11)
Jonathan Yudkin – strings (12)
Crosby Loggins – guest vocals (3)
Rachel Proctor – guest vocals (4)
Chip Davis – backing vocals (5)
Lois Mahalia – guest vocals (6)
Gary Burr – backing vocals (11)
Strings on "I Don't Want To Hate You Anymore" and "Truth Is"
Jimmy Nichols – string arrangements (5)
Marc Mann – string arrangements (8)
Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello
Miles Mosley – contrabass
Tom Lea – viola
Neel Hammond – violin
Joel Pargman – violin
Nashville Gospel Choir on "That's When I Find You"
Bob Bailey
Candra Carr
Shateria Dayoe
Vicki Hampton
Shandra Penix
Grisanthia Stencil
Kevin Stencil
Fred Vaughn
Production
Jim Brandmeier – executive producer
Kenny Loggins – producer, album producer
Jesse Siebenberg – producer (1, 2, 4, 6, 8–11)
Richard Marx – producer (3)
Frank Meyers – producer (5)
Peter Collins – producer (7)
Gary Burr – producer (12), album producer
Jason Mariani – engineer (1, 2, 4, 6, 8–11), mixing (2)
Jay Messina – mixing (1, 5, 8–12)
Matt Prock – engineer (3)
Chip Matthews – engineer (3), mixing (3)
Billy Decker – recording (5)
Bill Schnee – mixing (6)
Trina Shoemaker – engineer (7), mixing (7)
David Cole – mixing (9)
James Gantt – tracking engineer (12)
Todd Hannigan – second engineer (1, 2, 8–11), editing (1, 2, 8–11)
Justina Powell – second engineer (1, 2, 7–11), editing (1, 2, 8–11)
Darius Fong – second engineer (4, 6)
Mike Paragone – second engineer (7)
Sang Park – second engineer (7)
William Sender – second engineer (7)
Heather Sturm – second engineer (7)
Adam Beard – assistant engineer (12)
Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Ojai, CA)
Melinda Williams – album coordinator
Becky Scott – production coordinator (7)
Jeff Lancaster – art direction
Carl Studna – photography
Gary Borman, Lisa Battista Giglio and Steve Moir at Borman/Moir Entertainment – management
References
How About Now at AllMusic. Retrieved 17:18, 1 May 2021 (UTC).
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