
Leap Of Faith
Release Year: 1991
Label: Sony Music
Country: US
Produced by Kenny Loggins, Terry Nelson, David Kershenbaum
Musicians:
Sheryl Crow: Lead Vocals (Track 6)
Kenny Loggins, Dean Parks, Tim Pierce, Paul Jackson Jr., David Lindley, Guy Thomas, James Harrah, Hiram Bullock, Will Ackerman, Ottmar Liebert: Guitars
Nathan East, Randy Jackson, Freddie Washington, Keith Jones: Bass
David Foster, Richard Tee: Piano
Steve Wood: Keyboards, Synthesizer, Organ
Greg Phillinganes: Keyboards, Synthesizer
John Barnes: Synclavier, Piano
Michael Baird, Tris Imboden, Herman Matthews, John Robinson: Drums
Paulinho Da Costa, Munyungo Jackson: Percussion
Luis Conte: Shaker, Bombo, Tambora, Udu, Bata, Cabassa, Shekere
Marc Russo, Everett Harp: Sax
Enrique Cruz: Zampona Andean Pan Flute
Kazu Matsui: Shakuhachi
Ricky Lawson: Tom–Tom, Cymbals
Bill Summers, Munyungo Jackson: Caxixi, Okonkolo, Iya, Buddy Case, Djun–Djun, Toms, Berimbau, Ankle Bells, Paneiro, Tambourine, Bata, Udu
Kathleen Lenski, Roger Wilkie: Violin
Stephen Erdody: Cello
Brian Denbow: Viola
Kate Price, Sheryl Crow, Smokey Robinson, Michael McDonald, Amy Holland McDonald, Maureen McDonald Ferguson, Terry Nelson, Arnold McCuller, Ruth Pointner, Siedah Garrett, Morgan Ames, Darlene Koldenhoven, Myrna Matthews, Carmen Twillie: Background Vocals
THE Kenny Loggins masterpiece! From the opening prayer "Will of the Wind" to the fantastic "Too Early for the Sun" Loggins is at his best here! Plus you get some strong supporting players like Sheryl Crow, Michael McDonald who leads the "McDonald family choir" (his wife Amy and his sister Maureen) in the "This is It" style "Now or Never". Of course there are the three classic songs the title tune, "The Real Thing" and "Conviction of the Heart" which Al Gore called the anthem of the enviormental movement! One of the true West Coast masterpieces of the 90s
Kenny Loggins was best known in the 1980's for such movie soundtrack standards as "Danger Zone (Top Gun)", "Footloose (Footloose)", and "I'm Alright (Caddyshack)" and adult contemporary hits as "This is It" and "Whenever I call you 'Friend". However, it is his 1990 album, "Leap of Faith" where Loggins creates some of the finest music of career. Apparently, Loggins was experiencing a spiritual rebirth during this period, as nearly all of his songs are touched with this spirituality. There are songs of love, understanding, and environmental awareness populating this album. Tribal drums and acoustic guitar play major roles on all of the tracks. The album's title track, "Leap of Faith", provides a haunting tribal beat that underlies the entire song (and would also seem to be the inspiration for rhythms in the 1997 song "Missing You" by Everything But the Girl). The song, "The Real Thing" pleads for patience from a child who does not understand why her parents are no longer together. It sends the message that someday she will understand and learn what the 'the real thing' (love) really is. "If You Believe" is a song promoting self-empowerment and using that to make a difference, while "Now or Never" tells the tale of a man facing a crossroads in life and knowing the time has come to make a decision on how to live life from that point on. The true gem of this album, though, is a song Loggins wrote specifically for Earth Day 1990. It is called "Conviction of the Heart". It's debut at Earth Day gives it a peripheral connection to a 'save the environment' message, but the true message is actually a challenge to listener to stand for what they believe in and have the 'conviction of the heart' to make the changes in the world that they know must be done for the benefit of current and future generations. What makes this song so amazing is it's climax. The closing musical arrangement may be one of long and most electrifying in music history. After the last chord fades away, the listener wants to jump to their feet and go out into the world and make that difference that Loggins has challenged them to make. "Leap of Faith" is one album that a listener will be better off for having listened to it.
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