House at Pooh Corner (song)

"House at Pooh Corner" is a song written by Kenny Loggins, based on the popular children's book of the same name. The song was first performed by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on their 1970 album Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy and then performed by Loggins and Messina on their 1971 album Sittin' In. It is told from the perspective of both Winnie-the-Pooh and Christopher Robin, and serves as an allegory for loss of innocence and nostalgia for childhood. It has since become one of Loggins' most popular and beloved compositions, and it remains a staple of his live performances.

Personnel

Kenny Loggins - lead vocals, classical acoustic guitar
Jim Messina - harmony vocals, acoustic guitar
Jon Clarke - oboe
Al Garth - recorder
Larry Sims - bass, backing vocals
Merel Bregante - drums, backing vocals
Michael Omartian - Moog synthesizer, Hammond organ, piano
Milt Holland - shakers, temple blocks, congas, cabasa, gong

Other versions

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band recorded a version on their Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy album released in 1970.

Cat Stevens recorded a version, presumably in the 1970s, personnel unknown by this contributor.

In 1994, Loggins re-recorded the song (with an additional verse) under the title "Return to Pooh Corner," a duet with Amy Grant, featuring backing vocals from Grant's then-husband, Gary Chapman. It appears on his album of the same title.

The song was recorded in 2007, by Australian artist Josh Pyke for radio station Triple J. The live recording was then released on the third volume of the station's Like a Version compilation CDs. Phillip Sandifer also recorded the song for Disney's Winnie the Pooh Lullabies in 2004.

The Boxmasters, featuring Billy Bob Thornton, included the song on their album The Boxmasters.

The song was also recorded in three-part harmony by the characters Jesse (John Stamos), Joey (Dave Coulier), and Danny (Bob Saget) on the 1980s television series Full House in Season 8: episode 15, "My Left and Right Foot" (183rd episode of the series) on January 31, 1995.

This song was sampled in Daft Punk's "Face to Face".

Reception

Chart (1971)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	53
Canadian RPM Top Singles	30

References

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"

Commons

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Bob Carpenter Jimmie Fadden Jeff Hanna John McEuen

Studio albums	The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Ricochet Rare Junk Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy All the Good Times Stars & Stripes Forever Symphonion Dream The Dirt Band An American Dream Make a Little Magic Jealousy Let's Go Plain Dirt Fashion Partners, Brothers and Friends Hold On Workin' Band The Rest of the Dream Not Fade Away Acoustic The Christmas Album Bang, Bang, Bang Welcome to Woody Creek Speed of Life

Collaboration albums	Will the Circle Be Unbroken Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume III

Live albums	Alive Live Two Five

Compilation albums	Dirt, Silver and Gold Twenty Years of Dirt More Great Dirt

Notable singles	"Mr. Bojangles" "House at Pooh Corner" "I Saw the Light" "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" "The Battle of New Orleans" "All I Have to Do Is Dream" "An American Dream" "Dance Little Jean" "Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)" "I Love Only You" "High Horse" "Modern Day Romance" "Home Again in My Heart" "Partners, Brothers and Friends" "Fire in the Sky" "Baby's Got a Hold on Me" "Fishin' in the Dark" "Oh What a Love" "Workin' Man (Nowhere to Go)" "I've Been Lookin'" "Down That Road Tonight" "Turn of the Century" "And So It Goes" (with John Denver) "When It's Gone" "I Fought the Law"

Related articles	Discography Capitol Records Warner Bros. Records Universal Records MCA Records Jimmy Ibbotson Bernie Leadon

Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne

Books	When We Were Very Young (1924) Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) Now We Are Six (1927) The House at Pooh Corner (1928) Return to the Hundred Acre Wood (2009) The Best Bear in All the World (2016)

Characters	Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) Disney version (1966) Piglet (1926, 1966 (in the theme), 1968) Tigger (1926, 1968) Christopher Robin (1924, 1966) Rabbit (1926, 1966) Eeyore (1926, 1966) Roo (1926, 1966) Heffalumps (1968)

Featurettes	Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966) Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968) Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1969) Winnie-the-Pooh (1969) Winnie-the-Pooh Pays a Visit (1971) Winnie-the-Pooh and a Busy Day (1972) Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (1983)

Short films	Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons (1981)

Feature films	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977, since 1966) Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966) Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968) Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1969) The Tigger Movie (2000) Piglet's Big Movie (2003) Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005) Winnie the Pooh (2011)

Direct-to-video films	Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997) Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving (1999) The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart (2001) Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002) Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo (2004) Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005) Super Sleuth Christmas Movie (2007) Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too (2009) Super Duper Super Sleuths (2010)

Television	Welcome to Pooh Corner (1983–1987) The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988–1991) The Book of Pooh (2001–2004) My Friends Tigger & Pooh (2007–2010)

Specials	Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too (1994) Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1995) Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh (1996) A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving (1998) A Valentine for You (1999)

Video games	Winnie the Pooh in the Hundred Acre Wood (1986) Disney's Animated Storybook Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1995) Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1999) Ready to Read with Pooh (1997) Tigger's Honey Hunt (2000) Piglet's Big Game (2003) Winnie the Pooh's Rumbly Tumbly Adventure (2005) Disney Friends (2007) Winnie the Pooh's Home Run Derby (2010)

Songs	"Winnie the Pooh" (1966) "Up, Down and Touch the Ground" (1966) "Rumbly in My Tumbly" (1966) "Little Black Rain Cloud" (1966) "Mind over Matter" (1966) "A Rather Blustery Day" (1968) "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers" (1968) "Heffalumps and Woozles" (1968) "The Rain Rain Rain Came Down Down Down" (1968) "Hip Hip Pooh-Ray!" (1968) "House at Pooh Corner" (1970) "I Hum to Myself" (1983) "Just Say, 'Yes I Can'" (1983) "The Right Side" (1983) "You're the Only You" (1983) "Try a Little Something New" (1983) "Wherever You Are" (1997) "Every Season Brings a Reason" (1999)

People	Christopher Robin Milne E. H. Shepard Harry Colebourn Shirley Slesinger Lasswell Stephen Slesinger David Benedictus Mark Burgess

Related	Ashdown Forest Bother! The Brain of Pooh Disney franchise Hundred Acre Wood The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh attraction More Songs from Pooh Corner Pooh's Hunny Hunt Poohsticks Return to Pooh Corner The Tao of Pooh The Te of Piglet Winnipeg the Bear

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