Kenny Loggins How About Now

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Personnel: Kenny Loggins (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar); Crosby Loggins, Lois Mahalia, Rachel Proctor (vocals); Jesse Siebenberg (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, nylon-string guitar, dobro, organ, omnichord, keyboards, bass guitar, drums, percussion, programming, background vocals); Jeff Pevar (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Todd Hannigan (guitar); Richard Marx (acoustic guitar, background vocals); B. James Lowry (acoustic guitar); Tom Bukavac, Tom Bukavoc, William Owsley III, Jeff King , Will Owlsey (electric guitar); Randy Kohrs (dobro); Miles Mosley (contra guitar); Paul Cartwright (mandolin, violin, fiddle, strings); Joel Pargman, Neel Hammond (violin); Tom Lea (viola); Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, James Freebarin-Smith (cello); Jimmy Nichols (strings, piano, keyboards); Jonathan Yudkin (strings); Tom Ball (harmonica); Mike Reid, Gabe Dixon (piano); Charles Judge (keyboards); Craig Young , Mark Hill (bass guitar); Dan Needham (drums, percussion); Steve Brewsler, Steve DiStanislao, Steve Brewster (drums); Lenny Castro (percussion); Chip Davis, Gary Burr (background vocals).

Additional personnel: Nashville Gospel Choir.

Audio Mixers: Jay Messina; David Cole ; Trina Shoemaker; Bill Schnee; Jason Mariani; Chip Matthews.

Editors: Justina Powell; Todd Hannigan.

Photographers: Carl Studna; Wynn Miller.

Arrangers: Marc Mann; Jimmy Nichols.

Although some fans are still in shock over his drastically reduced facial hair, 1980s pop/rock icon Kenny Loggins soldiers on with a less-hirsute look and an appropriately light sound on 2008's HOW ABOUT NOW. Largely staying within accessible folk-pop territory, the album does delve into gospel ("That's When I'll Find You") and country-tinged rock ("I'm a Free Man Now"), proving that the ever-amiable Loggins can still cut footloose in his own way.