''Nightwatch'' is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter

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, released in 1978. The album is Loggins' highest charting album on the ''Billboard'' 200 to date, reaching number 7. The lead single, " Whenever I Call You 'Friend'" featuring

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(co-written with

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), reached number 5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The second and final single, "Easy Driver", peaked at number 60 in early 1979. This album also featured the first released version of

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' " What a Fool Believes", which Loggins co-wrote with the Doobies' Michael McDonald. Most of the artists on this album represent Loggins' original band from 1977 to 1980.

Track listing

Side One

# "Nightwatch" (music: Kenny Loggins, Max Gronenthal; lyrics: Kenny Loggins, Dan Loggins) − 7:49 # "Easy Driver" (David Plenn,

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) − 3:33 # "Down 'N' Dirty" (music: Kenny Loggins, Brian Mann; lyrics: Kenny Loggins, Eva Ein) − 4:42 # " Down in the Boondocks" (

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) − 4:20

Side Two

# " Whenever I Call You 'Friend'" (music: Kenny Loggins; lyrics: Kenny Loggins,

) − 3:57 (Duet with

) # "Wait a Little While" (music: Kenny Loggins, lyrics: Kenny Loggins, Eva Ein) − 3:55 # " What a Fool Believes" (Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald) − 3:37 # "Somebody Knows" (Kenny Loggins) − 3:34 # "Angelique" (music: Kenny Loggins; lyrics: Kenny Loggins, Eva Ein) − 5:53

Charts

Personnel

listed as "Ken Loggins" – lead and backing vocals, guitars * Mike Hamilton – guitars, backing vocals * Brian Mann – keyboards * George Hawkins – bass guitar, backing vocals *

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– drums, harmonica * Jon Clarke – horns, woodwinds * Vince Denham – horns * Bob James – string arrangements *

– lead and backing vocals on "Whenever I Call You Friend"

Production

* Producer – Bob James * Engineers – Joe Jorgensen and John Pace * Recorded at Sound Mixers (New York City, NY) * Cover concept – David Alexander and Kenny Loggins * Photography – David Alexander * Design – Merrilyn Romen

Cover versions

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covered "Wait a Little While" on his 1978 album ''All Fly Home''. *

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recorded "What a Fool Believes" on their 1978 album ''Minute by Minute''. * Kevin McHale and

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covered "Whenever I Call You Friend" for ''

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''s fifth season episode " Frenemies".

References

1978 albums Kenny Loggins albums Albums produced by Bob James (musician) Columbia Records albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub