Conviction of the Heart

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"Conviction of the Heart"

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

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[1]

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)

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Conviction of the Heart"
Chart (1991)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[2]	65
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[3]	9

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Conviction of the Heart"
Chart (1992)	Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[4]	47

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.

v t e Kenny Loggins
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 In
Compilation and live albums	Kenny Loggins Alive Outside: From the Redwoods Love Songs of Kenny Loggins Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow The Essential Kenny Loggins
Soundtrack appearances	Caddyshack Footloose Top Gun Over the Top Caddyshack II The Jungle Book One Fine Day The Tigger Movie Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too Top Gun: Maverick
Singles	"I Believe in Love" "Celebrate Me Home" "Whenever I Call You "Friend"" "What a Fool Believes" "This Is It" "Keep the Fire" "I'm Alright" "Don't Fight It" "Heart to Heart" "Welcome to Heartlight" "Footloose" "I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)" "Vox Humana" "Forever" "Danger Zone" "Playing with the Boys" "Meet Me Half Way" "Nobody's Fool" "Conviction of the Heart" "For the First Time"
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