Sittin' In (Loggins and Messina album)

Sittin' In
Studio album by Loggins and Messina
Released	November 1971
Recorded	Summer 1971 at Columbia Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Rock, folk rock
Length	44:57
Label	Columbia
Producer	Jim Messina
Loggins and Messina chronology
- Sittin' In (1971) Loggins and Messina (1972)

Sittin' In is the first album by singer-songwriters Loggins and Messina, released in 1971.

It began as a solo album by Kenny Loggins; Jim Messina was with Columbia Records, serving as an independent producer when he met Loggins. In the course of producing Loggins' work, Messina provided backing vocals and guitar, leading to the album's full title, Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina Sittin' In.

MFSL released an audiophile version of Sittin' In on the label's silver disc series in 1989. In 1994, Columbia Records' Sony Mastersound division also did their own remastering and released it as a gold CD. A new remastering by Kevin Gray was released as a vinyl-only pressing on 180gram audiophile vinyl by Friday Music on May 10, 2011.

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Track listing

Side one

1. "Nobody But You" (Jim Messina) – 3:00 (lead singer: Jim Messina)
2. "Danny's Song" (Kenny Loggins) – 4:16 (lead singer: Kenny Loggins)
3. "Vahevala" (Dan Loggins, Dann Lottermoser) – 4:47 (lead singer: Kenny Loggins)
4. "Trilogy: – 11:13

• I. Lovin' Me (Messina, Murray MacLeod) (lead singer: Jim Messina)
• II. To Make a Woman Feel Wanted (Loggins, Messina) (lead singers: Kenny Loggins, Jim Messina)
• III. Peace of Mind" (Messina) (lead singer: Kenny Loggins)

Side two

1. "Back to Georgia" (Loggins) – 3:19 (lead singer: Kenny Loggins)
2. "House at Pooh Corner" (Loggins) – 4:25 (lead singer: Kenny Loggins)
3. "Listen to a Country Song" (Messina, Al Garth) – 2:49 (lead singer: Jim Messina)
4. "Same Old Wine" (Messina) – 8:17 (lead singer: Jim Messina)
5. "Rock 'n' Roll Mood" (Loggins, Michael Omartian) – 3:04 (lead singer: Kenny Loggins)

Personnel

• Kenny Loggins - vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica
• Jim Messina - vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar

Loggins & Messina

• Jon Clarke - oboe, steel drum, flute, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
• Lester "Al" Garth - violin, recorder, tenor saxophone, viola, alto saxophone, steel drum, backing vocals
• Larry Sims - bass guitar, backing vocals
• Merel Bregante - drums, backing vocals

Sidemen

• Michael Omartian - concertina, keyboards, piano, Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer, tack piano, steel drum
• Milt Holland - percussion

Production

• Producer: Jim Messina
• Engineer: John Fiore
• Photography: Irvin Goodnoff
• Mastering and mixing: Alex Kazanegras

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1972	Pop Albums	70

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1972	"Vahevala"	Pop Singles	84
1972	"Nobody But You"	Pop Singles	86