The Essential Kenny Loggins is a compilation of songs by the soft rock

Soft rock

Soft rock is a style of music which uses the techniques of rock music to compose a softer, more toned-down sound. Soft rock songs generally tend to focus on themes like love, everyday life and relationships. The genre tends to make heavy use of acoustic guitars, pianos, synthesizers and sometimes...

 singer Kenny Loggins

Kenny Loggins

During the next decade, Loggins recorded so many successful songs for film soundtracks that he was referred to as, King of the Movie Soundtrack.He began with "I'm Alright" , "Mr. Night", and "Lead the Way" from Caddyshack...

. Released on November 19, 2002, it is part Sony BMG's "Essential" series of compilation albums, and includes tracks from Loggins' solo output, as well as tracks from his Loggins and Messina

Loggins and Messina

Loggins and Messina are an American rock-pop duo consisting of Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina who achieved their success in the early to mid 1970s...

 days.

Disc 1

1. "Your Mama Don't Dance
   Your Mama Don't Dance
   "Your Mama Don't Dance" is a hit 1972 song by the rock duo Loggins and Messina. Released on their self-titled album Loggins and Messina, it reached #4 on the Billboard pop chart and #19 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart as a single in early 1973."Your Mama Don't Dance" was covered in 1985...
   
   " – 2:50
2. "Vahevala" – 4:47
3. "Danny's Song
   Danny's Song
   "Danny's Song" is the title of a song written by the American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins. It was written as a gift for his brother Danny for the birth of his son Colin. It first appeared on the album Sittin' In, the debut album by Loggins and Messina...
   
   " – 4:17
4. "House at Pooh Corner
   House at Pooh Corner (song)
   "House at Pooh Corner" is the title of a song that was written by Kenny Loggins, based on the popular children's book of the same name. The song was first performed by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on their 1970 album Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy and then performed by Loggins and Messina on their...
   
   " – 4:21
5. "A Love Song" – 3:13
6. "Watching the River Run" – 3:28
7. "Angry Eyes (single version)" – 2:27
8. "Celebrate Me Home
   Celebrate Me Home (song)
   "Celebrate Me Home" is a song written by Bob James and Kenny Loggins, and recorded by Loggins as the title track of his 1976 debut solo album Celebrate Me Home.-The Song:...
   
   " – 4:47
9. "I Believe in Love" – 3:32
10. "Wait a Little While" – 3:58
11. "Whenever I Call You 'Friend'" – 4:01
12. "This Is It
    This Is It (Kenny Loggins song)
    "This Is It" is a song by Kenny Loggins, from his 1979 album Keep the Fire. It reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 17 on the Adult Contemporary chart. "This Is It" was also successful on the soul chart, reaching number 19....
    
    " – 3:58
13. "Keep the Fire
    Keep the Fire (song)
    "Keep The Fire" was the follow-up to "This Is It" for Kenny Loggins in 1980. This track reached #36 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart in April that year. The song was written by Kenny Loggins and Eva Ein Loggins. It was the title track from Loggin's Keep the Fire album....
    
    " – 4:36
14. "Now and Then" – 3:56
15. "I'm Alright" – 3:48
16. "Heartlight" – 3:57
17. "Heart to Heart" – 5:20
18. "I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)" – 3:47
19. "Don't Fight It" – 3:37

Disc 2

1. "Footloose
   Footloose (song)
   "Footloose" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins. It was released in January 1984 as the first of two single by Loggins from the 1984 film of the same name. The song spent three weeks at number one, March 31—April 14, 1984 on the U.S. Billboard...
   
   " – 3:48
2. "No Lookin' Back" – 4:52
3. "Forever" – 4:26
4. "Danger Zone" – 3:37
5. "Vox Humana" – 4:14
6. "Meet Me Half Way" – 3:41
7. "Nobody's Fool"
   Nobody's Fool (Kenny Loggins song)
   "Nobody's Fool", sometimes titled "Nobody's Fool ", is a song by American pop singer Kenny Loggins, from the 1988 golf comedy film Caddyshack II. Written by Loggins and Michael Towers, the song reached the top 10 of the U.S. singles chart...
   
    – 4:19
8. "All the Pretty Little Ponies" – 4:01
9. "Leap of Faith" – 7:35
10. "The Real Thing" – 5:39
11. "For the First Time" – 4:28
12. "Conviction of the Heart" – 6:53
13. "Your Heart Will Lead You Home" – 5:00
14. "Return to Pooh Corner" – 4:17
15. "The Unimaginable Life" – 6:05
16. "What a Fool Believes
    What a Fool Believes
    "What a Fool Believes" is a song written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins. The best-known version was recorded by The Doobie Brothers for their 1978 album Minute by Minute. The single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 14, 1979, remaining in that position for one week...
    
    (live)" – 4:19

Limited Edition Re-release

In 2009, the album was re-released with a third disc, with the songs:

1. "Till The Ends Meet" - 3:09
2. "The More We Try" - 4:00
3. "Easy Driver" - 3:34
4. "Love Will Follow" - 7:13
5. "Sweet Reunion" - 5:47
6. "Always, In All Ways" - 4:09
7. "Junkanoo Holiday (Fallin'-Flyin')" - 5:03