Kenny Loggins (1979) Junkanoo Holiday

From the third Kenny Loggins Solo effort with that overblown, cheesiness of the cover photo of a jesuit Loggins passing an glowing orb to the listener from a turquoise sea; surrounded by shooting stars, glistening star-bright waves, a red rainbow, fluffy clouds and a black pyramid. It encapsulates the airy, indulgent soft rock within full of dreamy textures of synths and quiet storm use of funky bass and guitar lines. Junkanoo Holiday with its strong dynamic Junkanoo horn arrangement stands out on this album that has some mesmerising landscapes particularly the ethereal harmonies of the title track and the tagged on chorus of Fallin- Flyin. As with Loggins and Messina's Caribbean preoccupations Kenny tackles different culture well with his old school soul delivery. It all works, in fact the big single 'This Is It' is one of the lesser tunes lacking contrasting dynamics or natural emphasis, though overall the diverse instrumentation of funk, calypso, folk, quiet storm all work with the impressive vocals on display.