Loggins and Messina - Mother Lode (1974)
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Loggins and Messina - Mother Lode
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Side one
"Growin'" (Kenny Loggins, Ronnie Wilkins) – 2:39 (lead singer: Kenny Loggins)
"Be Free" (Jim Messina) – 7:01 (lead singer: Jim Messina)
"Changes" (Messina) – 3:53 (lead singer: Jim Messina)
"Brighter Days" (Loggins, Dona Lyn George) – 3:42 (lead singer: Kenny Loggins)
"Time to Space" (Loggins, George) – 5:48 (lead singers: Kenny Loggins, Larry Sims)
Side two
"Lately My Love" (Messina) – 3:32 (lead singer: Jim Messina)
"Move On" (Messina) – 7:29 (lead singer: Jim Messina)
"Get a Hold" (Loggins) – 3:37 (lead singer: Kenny Loggins)
"Keep Me in Mind" (Messina) – 3:38 (lead singer: Larry Sims)
"Fever Dream" (Loggins, Maury Muehleisen) – 3:03 (lead singer: Kenny Loggins)
Loggins and Messina Band Members / Musicians
Kenny Loggins – vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica
Jim Messina – vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin
Larry Sims – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Keep Me in Mind"
Merel Bregante – drums, timbales, backing vocals
Jon Clarke – flute, oboe, bass flute, English horn, tenor saxophone, alto flute, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone
Al Garth – violin, recorder, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, bass clarinet
Chris Brooks – koto
Milt Holland – percussion
Victor Feldman – percussion
David Paich – keyboards
Don Roberts – flute, bass flute, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, bass clarinet, alto flute
David Wallace – synthesizers
Mother Lode is the 4th studio album (5th release overall) by singer/songwriter duo Loggins and Messina, released in late 1974. It was their final album with their original backing band, because multireedist and violinist Al Garth would soon leave the band, but multireedist Jon Clarke, bassist Larry Sims and drummer Merel Bregante remained, and saxophonist Don Roberts made his debut on this record. Future Toto keyboardist David Paich plays keyboards on this album while percussionist Milt Holland is augmented by Victor Feldman and the album was recorded on location at Jim Messina's California ranch. The Jim Messina composition "Keep Me in Mind" was sung by bassist Sims, whom Messina praised for having a phenomenal voice in a 2009 interview with Loggins for KCTS-TV.
