Full Sail (Loggins and Messina album)

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Full Sail is the third album by singer/songwriter duo Loggins and Messina, released in 1973. It showed the versatility of the duo, with everything from 1950s retro to island-style to soft ballads. The single "My Music" charted at #16, and the follow-up, "Watching the River Run", made it to #71. The album as a whole did better, reaching #10 on the Pop Charts.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Lahaina" (Jim Messina) – 2:32 (lead singer: Jim Messina)
2. "Travelin' Blues" (Messina) – 3:44 (lead singer: Jim Messina)
3. "My Music" (Kenny Loggins, Messina) – 3:04 (lead singer: Jim Messina)
4. "A Love Song" (Loggins, Dona Lyn George) – 3:11 (lead singer: Kenny Loggins)
5. "You Need a Man/Coming to You" (Messina) – 5:22/3:48 (No track split) (lead singers: Kenny Loggins [You Need a Man]/Jim Messina [Coming to You])

Side two

1. "Watching the River Run" (Messina, Loggins) – 3:27 (lead singers: Kenny Loggins, Jim Messina)
2. "Pathway to Glory" (Messina) – 8:37 (lead singer: Jim Messina)
3. "Didn't I Know You When" (Loggins, Michael Omartian) – 2:40 (lead singer: Kenny Loggins)
4. "Sailin' the Wind" (Daniel Loggins, Dann Lottermoser) – 6:09 (lead singer: Kenny Loggins)

Personnel

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

Loggins & Messina band

• Jon Clarke – oboe, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, alto flute, bass flute, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, English horn
• Al Garth – violin, bass clarinet, recorder, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Larry Sims – bass, backing vocals
• Merel Bregante – drums, timbales, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Michael Omartian – piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond organ, tack piano, Lowrey organ, Moog synthesizer, Fender Rhodes electric piano
• Vince Charles – steel drums
• Milt Holland – percussion

Production

• Recorded at Wally Heiders, Studio 4, Hollywood
• Producer: Jim Messina
• Photography: Ed Caraeff
• Art Direction: Ron Coro
• Illustrations: Joe Garnett
• Engineers: Jim Messina, Alex Kazanegras
• Quadraphonic Mix: Larry Keys, Alex Kazanegras
• Quadraphonic Mix Supervision: Al Lawrence, Alex Kazanegras

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1974	Pop Albums	10

Singles – Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1973	"My Music"	Hot 100	16 (#28 Canada (RPM Magazine))
1974	"Watching the River Run"	Hot 100	71
1974	"Love Song"	Hot 100	12, Country #5, AC #1 performed by Anne Murray