Celebrate Me Home is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins. It was released on April 13, 1977, by Columbia Records. The album, Loggins' first since Loggins and Messina ended in 1976, represents a slight move away from the folk-rock leanings of his previous recordings towards a more polished, soft rock sound.
Featuring production by Phil Ramone and jazz keyboardist Bob James, Celebrate Me Home peaked at number 27 on the Billboard album charts, and was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA. Loggins would experience even greater commercial and chart success with his next album release, Nightwatch.
Two singles were released from this album. The first was "I Believe In Love", reaching number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100. The track was covered by Barbra Streisand a year earlier for A Star Is Born (1976 soundtrack). The second and final single, "Celebrate Me Home" (edited to 3:51), was released at the end of 1977, but did not initially chart; however, it eventually became a staple of radio playlists during the holidays, and charted on Billboard's Holiday Airplay chart, where it peaked at #1 in 2001.
Contents
Personnel
Kenny Loggins – lead vocals, backing vocals (1–8)
Bob James – keyboards (1–9), Fender Rhodes (10), horn and string arrangements, musical direction
Richard Tee – organ (8)
Hiram Bullock – electric guitar solo (1)
Lee Ritenour – acoustic guitar (1), electric guitar (1, 3, 4, 8), bouzouki (1), mandolin (1)
Tommy Tedesco – mandolin (1), bouzouki (1), mandola (1)
Eric Gale – electric guitar (2, 7–10)
Steve Khan – acoustic guitar (2), electric guitar (7)
Robben Ford – acoustic guitar (3), electric guitar (4–6, 9)
Hugh McCracken – acoustic guitar (3, 6)
Dean Parks – acoustic guitar (4, 5), electric guitar (4, 5)
George Hawkins – bass (1–9), backing vocals (1–8)
Harvey Mason – drums (1, 3–6, 8, 9)
Steve Gadd – drums (2, 7)
Steve Forman – percussion (1, 4–6, 9)
Ralph MacDonald – percussion (1), tambourine (3, 7, 8), cabasa (5), congas (5, 7), cowbell (7)
Laudir de Oliveira – percussion (4–6, 9)
Jon Clarke – sopranino recorder solo (3), saxophones (5, 9), woodwinds (5, 9), flute (6), alto flute (6), bass flute (6), clarinet (6), bass clarinet (6), oboe (6), English horn (6), recorder (6), horn arrangements
Vince Denham – alto saxophone solo (5), woodwinds (5, 9), flute (6), alto flute (6), clarinet (6), bass clarinet (6), saxophones (9), horn arrangements
Patti Austin – backing vocals (2, 4, 6), harmony vocals (7)
Lani Groves – backing vocals (2, 4, 6)
Gwen Guthrie – backing vocals (2, 4, 6)
Bill Eaton – choral arrangement (8)
Production
Produced by Phil Ramone and Bob James
Engineered by Phil Ramone
Assistant engineers – Jim Boyer, Frank Jones, Andy MacDonald
Photography – Ed Caraeff
Design – Tom Steele
Lettering – Martin Donald
Management – Larry Larson and Jim Recor for Larson & Associates