Celebrate Me Home
Celebrate Me Home is the debut solo album from Kenny Loggins, released in 1977. The album, Loggins' first since splitting from Loggins and Messina, represents a slight move away from the folk-rock leanings of his previous recordings towards a more polished, soft rock sound.
Despite featuring production by famed Billy Joel collaborator Phil Ramone and jazz keyboardist Bob James, Celebrate Me Home failed to make a significant impact on the Billboard album charts, peaking at number 27. Loggins would experience greater commercial and chart success with his next album release, Nightwatch.Track listing
;Side One
- "Lady Luck" – 4:40
- "If You Be Wise" – 4:25
- "I Believe in Love" – 3:30
- "Set It Free" – 5:56
- "Why Do People Lie" – 4:29
;Side Two
- "Enter My Dream" – 5:20
- "I've Got the Melody " – 4:12
- "Celebrate Me Home" – 4:42
- "Daddy's Back" – 3:32
- "You Don't Know Me" – 4:14
Personnel
- Kenny Loggins – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Bob James – keyboards, Fender Rhodes, horn and string arrangements, musical direction
- Richard Tee – organ
- Hiram Bullock – electric guitar solo
- Lee Ritenour – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bouzouki, mandolin
- Tommy Tedesco – bouzouki, mandola, mandolin
- Eric Gale – electric guitar
- Steve Khan – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Robben Ford – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Hugh McCracken – acoustic guitar
- Dean Parks – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- George Hawkins – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Harvey Mason – drums
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Steve Forman – percussion
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion, tambourine, cabasa, congas, cowbell
- Laudir de Oliveira – percussion
- Jon Clarke – sopranino recorder solo, saxophones, woodwinds, flute, alto flute, bass flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, oboe, English horn, recorder, horn arrangements
- Vince Denham – alto sax solo, woodwinds, flute, alto flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophones, horn arrangements
- Patti Austin – backing vocals, harmony vocals
- Lani Groves – backing vocals
- Gwen Guthrie – backing vocals
- Bill Eaton – choral arrangement
Production
- Producers – Bob James and Phil Ramone
- Engineer – Phil Ramone
- Assistant Engineers – Jim Boyer, Frank Jones and Andy MacDonald.
- Recorded at Warner Bros. Recording Studios and A&R Recording.
- Design – Tom Steele
- Photography – Ed Caraeff
- Lettering – Martin Donald
