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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C[1]
Creem	C+[2]

Sittin' In is the debut studio 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 composed several songs and provided backing vocals and guitar, leading to the album's full title, Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina Sittin' In.[3]

MFSL released an audiophile version of Sittin' In on the label's silver compact 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 180-gram audiophile vinyl by Friday Music on May 10, 2011. In 2015, it was released by the Audio Fidelity label on a hybrid SACD that was mastered by Kevin Gray.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead singer	Length
1.	"Nobody But You"	Jim Messina	Messina	3:00
2.	"Danny's Song"	Kenny Loggins	Loggins	4:16
3.	"Vahevala"	Dann Lottermoser Dan Loggins	Loggins	4:47
4.	"Trilogy: Lovin' Me To Make a Woman Feel Wanted Peace of Mind"	Messina Murray MacLeod Messina Loggins Messina	Messina Messina Loggins Loggins	11:13

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead singer	Length
1.	"Back to Georgia"	Loggins	Loggins	3:19
2.	"House at Pooh Corner"	Loggins	Loggins	4:25
3.	"Listen to a Country Song"	Messina Al Garth	Messina	2:49
4.	"Same Old Wine"	Messina	Messina	8:17
5.	"Rock 'n' Roll Mood"	Loggins Michael Omartian	Loggins	3:04

Personnel

Loggins & Messina

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

Additional musicians

• Michael Omartian – concertina, keyboards, steel drum
• Milt Holland – percussion

Production

• Jim Messina – producer
• John Fiore – engineer
• Alex Kazanegras – mastering and mixing
• David Linderman – cover artwork
• Irvin Goodnoff and David Linderman – photography

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1972	Pop Albums	70

Singles – Billboard (United States)

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

References

1. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 1, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
2. Christgau, Robert (August 1972). "The Christgau Consumer Guide". Creem. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
3. Robyn Flans (September 1, 2004). "Classic Tracks: Loggins & Messina's 'Vahevala'". Mixonline. Retrieved September 6, 2020.