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"Danny's Song" Song by Loggins and Messina from the album Sittin' In Released November 1971 Recorded 1971 Genre Folk Rock Length 4:16 Label Columbia Composer Kenny Loggins Producer Jim Messina "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. The song is well remembered for both the Loggins and Messina original, as well as Anne Murray's 1972 top-ten charting cover.
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Loggins and Messina version
Loggins and Jim Messina released Sittin' In in 1971, and although the album yielded no Top 40 radio hits, one song that received a significant amount of radio airplay was "Danny's Song". Loggins wrote the song for his brother Danny Loggins in 1970 when Danny became the father of a boy named Colin -- his first son.[1] Loggins and Messina would achieve chart success in 1973 with their song "Your Mama Don't Dance", but their version of "Danny's Song" remains one of their best-known songs through frequent airplay on rock and adult contemporary radio stations.[1]
Anne Murray version
"Danny's Song" Single by Anne Murray from the album Danny's Song Released 1972 Format 7" (45 rpm) Genre Country Length 3:03 Label Capitol Writer(s) Kenny Loggins Producer Brian Ahern Anne Murray singles chronology "Robbie's Song for Jesus"
(1972)"Danny's Song"
(1972)"What About Me"
(1973)
Canadian country-pop music singer Anne Murray was a fan of the original recording and recorded a cover version in 1972. Included on her album of the same name, Murray's version of "Danny's Song" was a hit, reaching the Top 10 on three major Billboard music charts in early 1973. On the pop chart, the song reached number seven;[2] on the country chart, it peaked at number ten;[1] and on the easy listening chart, it spent two weeks at number one in March of that year.[1] Murray's version also earned her a Grammy Award nomination in the category Best Female Pop Vocal performance at the Grammy Awards of 1974, losing out to "Killing Me Softly with His Song" by Roberta Flack.Murray stated that she loved the original version, but the song took on a deeper meaning for her after the birth of her first child a few years later. In an interview, she stated that "Whenever I was singing that song, it was very meaningful."[1]
Chart performance
Chart (1972–1973) Peak
positionCanadian RPM Top Singles[3] 1 Canadian RPM Country Tracks[4] 1 Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks[5] 1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 7 U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 10 U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 1 References
- ^ a b c d e Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ^ "RPM Adult Contemporary for March 17, 1973". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4789&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=fdhh4d7omoiikvvliap0bp9ng0. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ "RPM Country Tracks for January 27, 1973". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4273&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=fdhh4d7omoiikvvliap0bp9ng0. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ "RPM Adult Contemporary for January 20, 1973". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4264&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=fdhh4d7omoiikvvliap0bp9ng0. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
Preceded by
"(Old Dogs, Children And) Watermelon Wine"
by Tom T. HallRPM Country Tracks number-one single (Anne Murray version)
January 27, 1973Succeeded by
"I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me"
by Merle HaggardPreceded by
"Last Song" by Edward BearBillboard Easy Listening Singles number-one single (Anne Murray version)
March 17, 1973 (2 weeks)Succeeded by
"Sing" by The CarpentersAnne Murray Studio albums What About Me · This Way Is My Way · Honey, Wheat and Laughter · Straight, Clean and Simple · Talk It Over in the Morning · Anne Murray / Glen Campbell · Annie · Danny's Song · Love Song · Highly Prized Possession · Keeping In Touch · Together · There's a Hippo in My Tub · Let's Keep It That Way · New Kind of Feeling · I'll Always Love You · Somebody's Waiting · Where Do You Go When You Dream · The Hottest Night of the Year · A Little Good News · Heart Over Mind · Something to Talk About · Harmony · As I Am · You Will · Yes I Do · Croonin' · Anne Murray · What a Wonderful World · Country Croonin' · I'll Be Seeing You · Anne Murray Duets: Friends & LegendsChristmas albums Christmas Wishes · Anne Murray Christmas · The Season Will Never Grow Old · Best of the Season · My Christmas Favorites · What a Wonderful Christmas · Anne Murray's Christmas AlbumCompilations Snowbird · Country · A Country Collection · Anne Murray's Greatest Hits · Country Hits · Songs of the Heart · Love Songs · Greatest Hits Volume II · From Springhill to the World · The Very Best of Anne Murray · 15 of the Best · Her Greatest Hits and Finest Performances · Now & Forever · The Best…So Far · An Intimate Evening with Anne Murray · All of MeNo. 1 singles "Snowbird" · "Sing High, Sing Low" · "A Stranger in My Place" · "It Takes Time" · "Talk It Over in the Morning" · "I Say a Little Prayer/By the Time I Get to Phoenix" · "Cotton Jenny" · "Danny's Song" · "What About Me" · "A Love Song" · "He Thinks I Still Care" · "Son of a Rotten Gambler" · "You Won't See Me" · "You Needed Me" · "I Just Fall in Love Again" · "Shadows in the Moonlight" · "Broken Hearted Me" · "Daydream Believer" · "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" · "Could I Have This Dance" · "Blessed Are the Believers" · "We Don't Have to Hold Out" · "It's All I Can Do" · "Another Sleepless Night" · "Hey! Baby" · "Somebody's Always Saying Goodbye" · "A Little Good News" · "Just Another Woman in Love" · "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" · "Time Don't Run Out on Me" · "Now and Forever (You and Me)"Related articles Studio albums Celebrate Me Home · Nightwatch · Keep the Fire · High Adventure · Vox Humana · Back to Avalon · Leap of Faith · Return to Pooh Corner · The Unimaginable Life · December · More Songs from Pooh Corner · It's About Time · How About Now · All Join InCompilation and live albums Kenny Loggins Alive · Outside: From the Redwoods · Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: The Greatest Hits of Kenny Loggins · The Essential Kenny LogginsSoundtrack appearances Singles "Your Mama Don't Dance" · "Danny's Song" · "House at Pooh Corner" · "Celebrate Me Home" · "What a Fool Believes" · "This Is It" · "Keep the Fire" · "Welcome to Heartlight" · "Footloose" · "Danger Zone" · "Nobody's Fool"Related articles Categories:- 1971 singles
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- Anne Murray songs
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- Songs written by Kenny Loggins
- RPM Adult Contemporary number-one singles
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