1973 studio album by Loggins and Messina
Full Sail is the third album by singer-songwriter duo Loggins and Messina , released in 1973. It showed the versatility of the duo, with everything from 1950s retro to island-style to soft ballads. The single "My Music" charted at No. 16, and the follow-up, "Watching the River Run", made it to No. 71. The album as a whole did better, reaching No. 10 on the Pop Charts.
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Track listing
Side one
"Lahaina" (Jim Messina ) – 2:32 (lead singer: Jim Messina)
"Travelin' Blues" (Messina) – 3:44 (lead singer: Jim Messina)
"My Music" (Kenny Loggins , Messina) – 3:04 (lead singer: Jim Messina)
"A Love Song " (Loggins, Dona Lyn George) – 3:11 (lead singer: Kenny Loggins)
"You Need a Man/Coming to You" (Messina) – 5:22/3:48 (No track split) (lead singers: Kenny Loggins [You Need a Man]/Jim Messina [Coming to You])
Side two
"Watching the River Run" (Messina, Loggins) – 3:27 (lead singers: Kenny Loggins, Jim Messina)
"Pathway to Glory" (Messina) – 8:37 (lead singer: Jim Messina)
"Didn't I Know You When" (Loggins, Michael Omartian ) – 2:40 (lead singer: Kenny Loggins)
"Sailin' the Wind" (Daniel Loggins, Dann Lottermoser)[ 1] – 6:09 (lead singer: Kenny Loggins)
Personnel
Loggins & Messina band
Jon Clarke – oboe, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone , soprano saxophone , tenor saxophone, flute, alto flute , bass flute , bass clarinet , English horn
Al Garth – violin, bass clarinet, recorder , alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Larry Sims – bass, backing vocals
Merel Bregante – drums, timbales , backing vocals
Additional musicians
Production
Producer – Jim Messina
Photography – Ed Caraeff
Art Direction – Ron Coro
Illustrations – Joe Garnett
Engineers – Jim Messina and Alex Kazanegras
Quadraphonic Mix – Larry Keys and Alex Kazanegras
Quadraphonic Mix Supervision – Al Lawrence and Alex Kazanegras
Charts
Album – Billboard (United States)
Year
Chart
Position
1974
Pop Albums
10
Singles – Billboard (United States)
Year
Single
Chart
Position
1973
"My Music"
Hot 100
16 (No. 28 Canada (RPM Magazine ))
1974
"Watching the River Run"
Hot 100
71
1974
"Love Song"
Hot 100
12, Country No. 5, AC No. 1 performed by Anne Murray
References
Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Singles Other songs