Return to Pooh Corner
Return to Pooh Corner is the eighth studio and first children's album by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins. The title is a reference to A.A. Milne's 1928 book The House at Pooh Corner. Released in 1994, it features songs written by John Lennon, Rickie Lee Jones, Paul Simon and Jimmy Webb, along with several other traditional children's songs. The songs are described as "music for parents and children to enjoy together". It was a successful album for Loggins, selling over 500,000 copies, and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children. Guest appearances are made by David Crosby and Graham Nash on "All the Pretty Little Ponies", Patti Austin on the "Neverland Medley" and Amy Grant and Gary Chapman on the title track. Loggins returned to Pooh Corner several years later with 2000's More Songs from Pooh Corner.
Track listing
- "All the Pretty Little Ponies" – 3:59
- "Neverland Medley" – 7:08
- #"Pure Imagination"
- #"Somewhere Out There"
- #"Never Never Land"
- "Return to Pooh Corner" – 4:14
- "Rainbow Connection" – 3:46
- "St. Judy's Comet" – 5:08
- "The Last Unicorn" – 3:27
- "Cody's Song" – 4:36
- "The Horses" – 5:19
- "Love" – 5:05
- "To-Ra-Loo-Ra" – 4:44
Personnel
Musicians- Kenny Loggins – vocals, arrangements, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Steve Wood – keyboards, synth strings, bass, synthesizers
- Brian Mann – accordion, synth vibes
- David Pack – arrangements, additional synthesizers, guitar solo, guitars, electric guitar
- David Benoit – keyboards, arrangements, acoustic piano
- Greg Phillinganes – synthesizers, synth banjo, acoustic piano
- Steve George – synthesizers, keyboards
- Dean Parks – guitars, acoustic guitar, guitar solo
- Chris Rodriguez – guitars
- Chet Atkins – mandocello
- Guy Thomas – second guitar
- Nathan East – bass
- Kevin Ricard – percussion
- Lorin Grean – wooden recorders, celtic harp, arrangements
- Ed Rockett – penny whistle
- Terry McMillan – harmonica, percussion
- Howard Levy – harmonica, ocarina
- David Crosby – guest vocals
- Graham Nash – guest vocals
- Patti Austin – vocals
- Kate Price – backing vocals
- Steve George – backing vocals
- Gary Chapman – guest vocals
- Amy Grant – guest vocals
- Kenny Loggins – backing vocals
- David Pack – backing vocals
Production
- Kenny Loggins – producer, cover concept
- David Pack – producer
- Terry Nelson – producer, recording, mixing
- Juan Garza – assistant engineer
- Anders Johannson – assistant engineer
- Kevin Simonett – assistant engineer
- Manny Marroquin – mix assistant
- Joe Gastwirt – mastering at Oceanview Digital Mastering
- Colleen Donahue-Reynolds – production coordinator
- Stephen Walker – art direction
- Heather Cooper – cover artwork
- Catanzaro & Mahdessian – photography
- Denzyl Feigelson – management