Apprentice (In a Musical Workshop)

• Artist: Dave Loggins
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• Release Date: 1974
• Genre: Rock

Review

Kenny Loggins' second cousin hit the big time for a couple of months in 1975 with "Please Come to Boston," a serviceable and sentimental soft rock gem from his second album, Apprentice (In a Musical Workshop). Part of the lexicon of harmless '70s singer/songwriters like Dan Fogelberg and James Taylor, Dave Loggins never again regained the momentum spawned by that track, but its appearance on nearly every AM pop compilation illuminates the tune's timelessness. While the rest of Apprentice doesn't deviate from the warm, dull tones of the single -- even the full-on "My Father's Fiddle" and "Girl from Knoxville" sound like the Band-lite -- it's an expertly crafted slice of commercially made diner pie that resonates squarely in the moment and vanishes two steps out of the door. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Someday	Dave Loggins	Dave Loggins	(3:22)
My Lover's Keeper	Dave Loggins, Julia Fordham	Dave Loggins	(3:17)
Second Hand Lady	Dave Loggins	Dave Loggins	(3:01)
Let Me Go Now	Dave Loggins	Dave Loggins	(2:59)
So You Couldn't Get to Me	Dave Loggins	Dave Loggins	(2:51)
Please Come to Boston (Lyrics)	Dave Loggins	Dave Loggins	(4:07)
Girl from Knoxville	Dave Loggins	Dave Loggins	(2:54)
Sunset Woman	Dave Loggins	Dave Loggins	(5:04)
My Father's Fiddle	Dave Loggins	Dave Loggins	(4:50)
Wonder'n as the Days Go By	Dave Loggins	Dave Loggins	(3:07)

Credits

Pat Coulter (Vocals (Background)), Norbert Putnam (Bass), Steve Gibson (Guitar), Al Deleonibus (Accordion), John Raines (Drums), Lee Sklar (Bass), Larrie Londin (Drums), Billy Sanford (Guitar), Dave Loggins (Producer), David Briggs (Piano), Shane Keister (Moog Synthesizer), Mac Gayden (Violin), Brenda Gordon (Vocals (Background)), Dave Loggins (Guitar (Acoustic)), Michael Noble (Guitar), Dave Loggins (Arranger), Dave Loggins (Vocals), Glen Spreen (Arranger), Jerry Crutchfield (Producer), Jerry Carrigan (Drums), Billy Sanford (Guitar (Electric)), Shane Keister (Piano), Mac Gayden (Guitar (Electric)), William D. "Smitty" Smith (Piano), John Guerin (Drums), Weldon Myrick (Guitar (Steel)), Mike Noble (Guitar (Acoustic)), Dave Loggins (Guitar), Johnny Gimble (Fiddle), Byron Bach (Cello), Farrell Morris (Percussion), Mac Gayden (Guitar), Glen Spreen (Producer), Leland Sklar (Bass), Shane Keister (Keyboards), Kenny Malone (Drums)