| "Conviction of the Heart" | |
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| Single by Kenny Loggins | |
| from the album Leap of Faith | |
| Released | 1991 |
| Genre | Pop, soft rock, gospel |
| Length | 6:52 (album version) 4:33 (single version) |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Kenny Loggins Guy Thomas |
| Producer(s) | Kenny Loggins, Terry Nelson |
"Conviction of the Heart" is a song by singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins from his 1991 album, Leap of Faith. The song written by Loggins and Guy Thomas, and produced by the former and Terry Nelson. It was released as the album's first single in 1991 by Columbia Records. A live version was also recorded on the album and video for his 1992 live, Outside: From the Redwoods.
Since its release, the song has become one of his signature tunes. The song was hailed as "unofficial anthem of the environmental movement" by Al Gore, when Loggins performed it on Earth Day in 1995 at The National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Credits and personnel
- Steve Woods – keyboards
- Kenny Loggins – acoustic guitar
- Guy Thomas – electric guitar
- David Lindley – electric slide guitar
- Freddie Washington – bass
- Tris Imboden – drums
- Michael Baird – field snare
- Munyungo Jackson and Bill Summers – caxixi, shekere, dunun, gunga-degung, batá, djembe
- Kate Price and Terry Nelson – background vocals
- Adult Choir – choir (with Arnold McCuller as choir director)
- Colors of Love – children's choir (with Nyna Shannon Anderson as choir director)
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]
Charts
Weekly charts
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References
- ↑ Leap of Faith (Liner notes). Kenny Loggins. Columbia Records. 1991.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ "Kenny Loggin Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ↑ "Kenny Loggin Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ↑ "1992 The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 52. December 26, 1992. p. YE-38. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
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