House at Pooh Corner (song)

1971 single by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

"House at Pooh Corner"

Single by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

from the album Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy

B-side

"Travelin' Mood"

Released

April 12, 1971

Genre

Rock

Length

2:39

Label

Liberty

Songwriter(s)

Kenny Loggins

Producer(s)

William McEuen

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band singles chronology

"Mr. Bojangles"
(1970)

"House at Pooh Corner"
(1971)

"Some of Shelly's Blues"
(1971)

"House at Pooh Corner" is a song written by Kenny Loggins, based on the children's book of the same name. It was first performed by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on their 1970 album Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy.

Background

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. Loggins was a 17-year-old senior in high school when he wrote the song.^[1] Originally Disney wouldn't allow Loggins to record the song, claiming copyright infringement. At the time Loggins was dating the daughter of Donn Tatum CEO of the Walt Disney Company. She arranged a meeting between Loggins and her father, who gave the okay for the song to be recorded.^[2]

Reception

Chart (1971)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Top Singles^[3]	30
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[4]	53
US Cash Box Top 100^[5]	38

Loggins & Messina version

"House at Pooh Corner"
Song by Loggins and Messina
from the album Sittin' In
Released	November 1971
Recorded	Summer 1971
Studio	Columbia Studios, Los Angeles, CA, US
Genre	Rock, folk rock
Length	4:25
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Kenny Loggins
Producer(s)	Jim Messina

The song was later recorded by Loggins and Messina themselves on their debut album Sittin' In, released in November 1971, 6 months after the single release of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band version.

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 notable versions

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 Loggins’ album of the same title.

Samples

This Loggins and Messina version was sampled in Daft Punk's 2003 hit "Face to Face".^[6]

References

^ "Story Behind the Song: 'House at Pooh Corner'". The Tennessean.
^ "Disney Blocked His First Hit". Youtube. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - June 26, 1971" (PDF).
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 26, 1971
^ "www.whosampled.com". whosampled.com. Retrieved January 24, 2023.

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"

v t e Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Jeff Hanna Ross Holmes Jim Photoglo Jackson Browne Chris Darrow Jimmy Ibbotson Bernie Leadon 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
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" "When It's Gone" "From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)" "I Fought the Law"
Other songs	"King Tut" "Joe Knows How to Live" "Bless the Broken Road"
Related articles	Discography Members

Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne

Books

Milne books	When We Were Very Young (1924) Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) Now We Are Six (1927) The House at Pooh Corner (1928)
Other authors	Winnie ille Pu (1958) The Pooh Perplex (1963) The Tao of Pooh (1982) The Te of Piglet (1992) Pooh and the Philosophers (1995) Return to the Hundred Acre Wood (2009) Finding Winnie (2015) The Best Bear in All the World (2016) Winnie-the-Pooh Meets the Queen (2016)

Characters

Winnie-the-Pooh
- Disney version
Tigger
Piglet
Eeyore
Christopher Robin
Rabbit
Roo
Heffalumps
Gopher

People

Hundred Acre Wood
Poohsticks
Eeyore's Birthday Party
Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic
Winnipeg the Bear
Censorship in China

Disney franchise

Featurettes

Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966)
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968)
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974)
Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (1983)

Short films

Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons (1981)
Once Upon a Studio (2023)

Feature films

Theatrical	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) The Tigger Movie (2000) Piglet's Big Movie (2003) Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005) Winnie the Pooh (2011) Christopher Robin (2018)
Direct-to-video	Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997) Seasons of Giving (1999) The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart (2001) A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002) Springtime with Roo (2004) Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005) Super Sleuth Christmas Movie (2007) Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too (2009)

Television
series

Welcome to Pooh Corner (1983–1984)
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988–1991)
- episodes
The Book of Pooh (2001–2003)
My Friends Tigger & Pooh (2007–2010)
- episodes

Television
specials

Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990)
Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too (1991)
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
Ready to Read with Pooh (1997)
Disney Learning: Winnie the Pooh (1999)
Adventures in the 100 Acre Wood (2000)
Tigger's Honey Hunt (2000)
Party Time with Winnie the Pooh (2001)
Piglet's Big Game (2003)
Winnie the Pooh's Rumbly Tumbly Adventure (2005)
Winnie the Pooh's Home Run Derby (2007)

Related	Kingdom Hearts series Kingdom Hearts (2002) Chain of Memories (2004) II (2005) Birth by Sleep (2010) III (2019) Disney Friends (2007) Disney Magic Kingdoms (2018) Disney Mirrorverse (2022)

Music

"Winnie the Pooh" (1965)
Winnie the Pooh soundtrack (2011)
Christopher Robin soundtrack (2018)

Attractions

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Pooh's Hunny Hunt

Other

Comic strip
The New Musical Adaptation
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)

Other adaptations and media

Films

Soyuzmultfilm featurettes	Winnie-the-Pooh (1969) Winnie-the-Pooh Pays a Visit (1971) Winnie-the-Pooh and a Busy Day (1972)
The Twisted Childhood Universe	Blood and Honey (2023) Blood and Honey 2 (2024)
Biographical	A Bear Named Winnie (2004) Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)