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Finale
Finale
Live album by Loggins and Messina
Released	January 1977
Recorded	1975–1976
Genre	Rock
Length	77:22
Label	Columbia
Producer	Jim Messina
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Finale is the second live double album (and eighth overall release) by singer-songwriter duo Loggins and Messina, released in early 1977. Tracks on the album are from performances while touring in 1975 and 1976.^[1]

The duo had parted by the time this album was released, and it was considered by some purely as a profit-taking move intended to see what money could be made before the pair faded from the public mind and in that light it can be considered a Columbia 'corporate' release, rather than one intended by artists Kenny Loggins or Jim Messina.

This was the last album by Kenny Loggins shortly before his first solo album, Celebrate Me Home, was released April 1977.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

Disc one

Side One

"Introduction" – 1:42
"Travelin' Blues" (Jim Messina) – 3:07
"Medley:" – 6:34
- Danny's Song (Kenny Loggins)
- A Love Song (Loggins, Donna Lyn George)
- House at Pooh Corner (Loggins)
- Thinking of You (Messina)
"Keep Me in Mind" (Messina) – 4:04
"Pretty Princess" (Messina, Murray MacLeod) – 6:40

Side Two

"Brighter Days" (Loggins, Donna Lyn George) – 3:39
"Be Free" (Messina) – 7:06
"Peacemaker" (Loggins, John Townsend, Ed Sanford) – 5:00
"Growin'" (Loggins, Ronnie Wilkins) – 2:43

Disc two

Side Three

"Motel Cowboy" (Loggins, Messina) – 2:57
"Country Medley:" – 7:26
- Listen to a Country Song (Messina, Al Garth)
- Oh Lonesome Me (Don Gibson)
- I'm Movin' On (Hank Snow)
- Listen to a Country Song (Reprise)"
"Oklahoma, Home of Mine" (Loggins, Messina) – 3:16
"Changes" (Messina) – 4:29

Side Four

"You Need a Man" (Messina) – 9:20
"Lately My Love" (Messina) – 3:37
"Rock & Roll Medley:" – 5:42
- My Music (Loggins, Messina)
- Splish Splash (Bobby Darin, Jean Murray)
- Boogie Man (Messina)

Personnel

Kenny Loggins – vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica
Jim Messina – vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin
Merel Bregante – drums
Jon Clarke – saxophone, flute, oboe
Vince Denham – saxophone
Steve Forman – percussion
Richard Greene – violin
George Hawkins – bass guitar and backing vocals on "Pretty Princess"
Jack Lenz – flute, keyboards
Doug Livingston – keyboards on "Pretty Princess"
Willy Ornelas – drums on "Pretty Princess"
Woody Paul – rhythm guitar on "Pretty Princess"
Don Roberts – saxophone
Larry Sims – bass guitar, vocals

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1977	Pop Albums	83

References

^ "Loggins and Messina – Finale (vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved June 10, 2017.

[discogs-lp-1] "Loggins and Messina – Finale (vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved June 10, 2017.

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+{{Infobox album
-| Name        = Finale
-| Type        = Live
+| name       = Finale
-| Artist      = [[Loggins and Messina]]
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+| artist     = [[Loggins and Messina]]
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-| Released    = January 1977
-| Genre       = [[Rock music|Rock]]
+| alt        =
+| released   = January 1977
-| Label       = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
+| recorded   = 1975–1976
-| Producer    = [[Jim Messina (musician)|Jim Messina]]
+| venue      =
-| Last album  = ''[[Native Sons]]''<br />(1976)
+| studio     =
-| This album  = '''''Finale'''''<br />(1977)
+| genre      = Rock
-| Next album  = ''[[The Best of Friends (album)|The Best of Friends]]''<br />(1977)
+| length     = 77:22
+| label      = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
+| producer   = [[Jim Messina (musician)|Jim Messina]]
+| prev_title = [[Native Sons (Loggins and Messina album)|Native Sons]]
+| prev_year  = 1976
+| next_title = [[The Best of Friends (album)|The Best of Friends]]
+| next_year  = 1977
 }}
-'''''Finale''''' is the second live double album (and eighth overall release) by [[singer/songwriter]] duo [[Loggins and Messina]], released in early 1977.
+'''''Finale''''' is the second live double album (and eighth overall release) by singer-songwriter duo [[Loggins and Messina]], released in early 1977. Tracks on the album are from performances while touring in 1975 and 1976.<ref name="discogs-lp">{{cite web|title=Loggins and Messina – Finale (vinyl, LP, Album)|url=https://www.discogs.com/Loggins-And-Messina-Finale/release/3181502|website=Discogs|accessdate=June 10, 2017}}</ref>
 The duo had parted by the time this album was released, and it was considered by some purely as a profit-taking move intended to see what money could be made before the pair faded from the public mind and in that light it can be considered a Columbia 'corporate' release, rather than one intended by artists [[Kenny Loggins]] or [[Jim Messina (musician)|Jim Messina]].
-This was also the last album of Kenny Loggins before he went on a solo career in 1977.
+This was the last album by Kenny Loggins shortly before his first solo album, ''[[Celebrate Me Home]]'', was released April 1977.
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 Side One
-#"Travelin' Blues" – ([[Jim Messina (musician)|Jim Messina]])
+#"Introduction" – 1:42
+#"Travelin' Blues" ([[Jim Messina (musician)|Jim Messina]]) – 3:07
-#"Medley:"
+#"Medley:" – 6:34
-#*Danny's Song – ([[Kenny Loggins]])
+#*[[Danny's Song]] ([[Kenny Loggins]])
-#*A Love Song – (Loggins, Donna Lyn George)
+#*[[A Love Song (Loggins and Messina song)|A Love Song]] (Loggins, Donna Lyn George)
-#*House at Pooh Corner – (Loggins)
+#*[[House at Pooh Corner (song)|House at Pooh Corner]] (Loggins)
-#*Thinking of You – (Messina)
+#*[[Thinking of You (Loggins and Messina song)|Thinking of You]] (Messina)
-#"Keep Me in Mind" – (Messina)
+#"Keep Me in Mind" (Messina) – 4:04
-#"Pretty Princess" – (Messina, [[Murray MacLeod]])
+#"Pretty Princess" (Messina, Murray MacLeod) – 6:40
 Side Two
-#"Brighter Days" – (Loggins, Donna Lyn George)
+#"Brighter Days" (Loggins, Donna Lyn George) – 3:39
-#"Be Free" – (Messina)
+#"Be Free" (Messina) – 7:06
-#"Peacemaker" – (Loggins, [[Sanford-Townsend Band|John Townsend, Ed Sanford]])
+#"Peacemaker" (Loggins, [[Sanford-Townsend Band|John Townsend, Ed Sanford]]) – 5:00
-#"Growin'" – (Loggins, Ronnie Wilkins)
+#"Growin'" (Loggins, Ronnie Wilkins) – 2:43
 ===Disc two===
 Side Three
-#"Motel Cowboy" (Loggins, Wilkins)
+#"Motel Cowboy" (Loggins, Messina) – 2:57
-#"Country Medley:"
+#"Country Medley:" – 7:26
-#*[[Listen to a Country Song]] (Messina, Al Garth)
+#*[[Listen to a Country Song (song)|Listen to a Country Song]] (Messina, Al Garth)
-#*Oh Lonesome Me ([[Don Gibson]])
+#*[[Oh Lonesome Me]] ([[Don Gibson]])
-#*I'm Movin' On ([[Hank Snow]])
+#*[[I'm Moving On (Hank Snow song)|I'm Movin' On]] ([[Hank Snow]])
 #*Listen to a Country Song (Reprise)"
-#"Oklahoma, Home of Mine" – (Loggins, Messina)
+#"Oklahoma, Home of Mine" (Loggins, Messina) – 3:16
-#"Changes" – (Messina)
+#"Changes" (Messina) – 4:29
 Side Four
-#"You Need a Man" – (Messina)
+#"You Need a Man" (Messina) – 9:20
-#"Lately My Love" – (Messina)
+#"Lately My Love" (Messina) – 3:37
-#"Rock & Roll Medley:"
+#"Rock & Roll Medley:" – 5:42
-#*My Music – (Loggins, Messina)
+#*My Music (Loggins, Messina)
-#*Splish Splash – ([[Bobby Darin]], [[Murray the K|Jean Murray]])
+#*[[Splish Splash (song)|Splish Splash]] ([[Bobby Darin]], [[Murray the K|Jean Murray]])
-#*Boogie Man – (Messina)
+#*Boogie Man (Messina)
 ==Personnel==
-*[[Kenny Loggins]] – [[vocals]], [[rhythm guitar]], [[acoustic guitar]], [[harmonica]]
+*[[Kenny Loggins]] – vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica
-*Jim Messina – vocals, [[lead guitar]], [[acoustic guitar]], [[mandolin]]
+*Jim Messina – vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, [[mandolin]]
-*Merel Bregante – [[drum kit|drums]]
+*Merel Bregante – drums
-*Jon Clarke – [[saxophone]], [[flute]], [[oboe]]
+*Jon Clarke – saxophone, flute, oboe
-*Vince Denham – [[saxophone]]
+*Vince Denham – saxophone
-*Steve Forman – [[percussion instrument|percussion]]
+*Steve Forman – percussion
 *Richard Greene – violin
 *George Hawkins – bass guitar and backing vocals on "Pretty Princess"
-*[[Jack Lenz]] – [[flute]], keyboards
+*[[Jack Lenz]] – flute, keyboards
-*Doug Livingston – [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]] on "Pretty Princess"
+*Doug Livingston – keyboards on "Pretty Princess"
 *Willy Ornelas – drums on "Pretty Princess"
 *Woody Paul – rhythm guitar on "Pretty Princess"
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 ==Charts==
-'''Album''' – [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] (North America)
+'''Album''' – [[Billboard magazine|''Billboard'']] (United States)
+{| class="wikitable"
-{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="550px"
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 !align="left"|Chart
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 |}
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 {{Loggins and Messina}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:Loggins and Messina albums]]

v t e Loggins and Messina
Kenny Loggins Jim Messina
Studio albums	Sittin' In (1971) Loggins and Messina (1972) Full Sail (1973) Mother Lode (1974) So Fine (1975) Native Sons (1976)
Live albums	On Stage (1974) Finale (1977) Live: Sittin' In Again at the Santa Barbara Bowl (2005)
Compilation albums	The Best of Friends (1976) The Best of Loggins & Messina (1980) The Best: Sittin' in Again (2005)
Singles	"Your Mama Don't Dance" (1972) "Thinking of You" (1973)
Other songs	"Danny's Song" "House at Pooh Corner" "Listen to a Country Song" "A Love Song"