''How About Now'' is the thirteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter

Kenny Loggins Kenneth Clark Loggins (born January 7, 1948) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. His early songs were recorded with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1970, which led to seven albums recorded as Loggins and Messina from 1972 to 1977. His ...

. Released in 2007, its key tracks include "A Love Song" and the title track, "How About Now." As of 2019 it is his most recent album of original material.

Track listing

Personnel

* Kenny Loggins – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar * Jesse Siebenberg – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, nylon guitar, dobro, lap steel guitar, keyboards, organ, programming,

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, bass, drums, percussion, string arrangements, backing vocals *

Tom Bukovac Tom Bukovac is an American session musician and producer. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in nearby Willowick, Ohio. He has been a Nashville-based musician since 1992. He previously owned 2nd Gear, a used music consignment shop in So ...

– electric guitar * Paul Cartwright – mandolin, fiddle, violin, string arrangements * Todd Hannigan – guitar * Jeff King – electric guitar * B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar *

Randy Kohrs Randy Kohrs is an American multi-instrumentalist best known for his resonator guitar prowess, but he plays 13 instruments. He is also a Grammy-winning producer and recording engineer. Biography Early years Kohrs was raised on a farm near the rur ...

– dobro * Richard Marx – acoustic guitar, backing vocals *

Miles Mosley Miles Mosley is an American musician, producer and composer from Hollywood, California. He is known for his vocal and bass skills, as well as his abilities as a composer, arranger and music producer. He is also a founding member of the West C ...

–

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* William Owsley III – electric guitar *

Jeff Pevar Jeff Pevar is an American musician who has recorded and toured with numerous renowned artists as well as having a solo career. Pevar recorded a debut record on his label Pet Peev Music™, called ''From The Core'', which was released in Decembe ...

– electric guitar, acoustic guitar *

Gabe Dixon Gabe Dixon (born December 7, 1977) is an American musician. Dixon began his career in the Nashville-based country band, Six Shooter. Between 1998 and 2010, he was the lead singer of The Gabe Dixon Band. Since the band's break-up, Dixon has worke ...

– acoustic piano * Charles Judge – keyboards * Jimmy Nichols – keyboards, acoustic piano, strings, string arrangements, arrangements * Mike Reid – acoustic piano * Spady Brannan – bass * Mark Hill – bass * Dave Marotta – bass * Craig Young – bass * Steve Brewster – drums * Steve DiStanislao – drums * Dan Needham – drums, percussion * Lenny Castro – percussion * Tom Ball – harmonica *

Jonathan Yudkin Jonathan Yudkin is an American multi-instrumentalist who is a proficient player of banjo, violin, mandolin, and other stringed instruments. He is a Nashville-based session musician, record producer, arranger, and band leader. Biography Growin ...

– strings * Marc Mann – string arrangements *

Gary Burr Gary Burr, born in Meriden, Connecticut, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, primarily in the country music genre. Many of the songs he has written have become Top-10 hits, the first of which was " Love's Been A Little B ...

– backing vocals *

Chip Davis Louis F. "Chip" Davis Jr. (born September 5, 1947 in Hamler, Ohio) is the founder and leader of the music group Mannheim Steamroller. Davis composed the music for several C. W. McCall albums, including the hit 1975 song "Convoy". He has also wri ...

– backing vocals * Crosby Loggins – backing vocals * Lois Mahalia – backing vocals * Rachel Proctor – backing vocals ;Choir: * Robert Bailey * Kendra Carr * Shateria Dayoe * Vicki Hampton * Nashville Gospel Choir * Shandra Penix * Grisanthia Stencil * Kevin Stencil * Fred Vaughn ;Strings: * Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello * James Freebarin-Smith – cello * Tom Lea – viola * Neel Hammond – violin * Joel Pargman – violin

Production

* Producers – Kenny Loggins (Tracks 1-12); Jesse Siebenberg (Tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6); Richard Marx (Track 3); Frank Meyers (Track 5); Peter Collins (Track 7): Gary Burr (Track 12). * Executive Producer – Jim Brandmeiser * Production Coordinator – Becky Scott * Engineers – Bill Decker, James Gantt, Todd Hannigan, Jason Mariani, Chip Matthews, Mike Paragone, Sang Park, Justina Powell, Matt Prock,

Bill Schnee William S. Schnee (born July 4, 1947) is an American musician, music producer, and audio engineer. Schnee has been nominated 11 times for the Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Grammy Award and worked on a multitude of other Grammy nominated an ...

, WillIam Sender,

Trina Shoemaker Kathryn "Trina" Shoemaker is an American mixer, record producer and sound engineer responsible for producing/engineering and/or mixing records for bands such as Queens of the Stone Age, Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris, Something for Kate, Nanci Gri ...

and Heather Sturm. * Assistant Engineer – Adam Beard * Mixing – David Cole, Jason Mariani, Chip Matthews, Bill Schnee and Trina Shoemaker. * Editing – Todd Hannigan and Justina Powell * Mastered by

Doug Sax Doug Lionel Sax (April 26, 1936 – April 2, 2015) was an American mastering engineer from Los Angeles, California. He mastered three of The Doors' albums, including their 1967 debut; six of Pink Floyd's albums, including ''The Wall''; Ray Charl ...

at The Mastering Lab (Ojai, CA). * Art Direction and Design – Jeff Lancaster * Cover Photo – Wynn Miller * Sleeve Photography – Wynn Miller and Carl Studna * Management – Gary Borman, Lisa Battista Giglio, Barbara Rose Granatt and Steve Moir at Borman/Moir Entertainment.

References

* {{Authority control 2007 albums Albums produced by Richard Marx Albums produced by Peter Collins (record producer) Kenny Loggins albums