Sail Away

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Sail Away is Randy Newman's third studio album and was released on 23 May 1972 on Reprise Records. Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman produced it. He wrote all the songs himself, but some had already been recorded by others, such as Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear, a British hit for Alan Price in 1967. He re-recorded Last Night I Had a Dream with a clearly different arrangement from the one on his 1968 single. In 2002 Rhino issued a reissue with bonus tracks.

The record has had a lasting influence. Rolling Stone placed it at number 268 among the greatest albums of all time. Brian Wilson said that he played the record over and over in a difficult period. Burn On, about the 1969 fire on the Cuyahoga River, plays over the opening titles of the film Major League, and You Can Leave Your Hat On later became famous in versions by Joe Cocker and Tom Jones.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Sail Away2:53Apple Music ↗
2. 2Lonely at the Top2:27Apple Music ↗
3. 3He Gives Us All His Love1:56Apple Music ↗
4. 4Last Night I Had a Dream3:04Apple Music ↗
5. 5Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear2:05Apple Music ↗
6. 6Old Man2:43Apple Music ↗
7. 7Political Science2:03Apple Music ↗
8. 8Burn On2:33Apple Music ↗
9. 9Memo to My Son1:55Apple Music ↗
10. 10Dayton, Ohio - 19031:53Apple Music ↗
11. 11You Can Leave Your Hat On3:18Apple Music ↗
12. 12God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind)3:40Apple Music ↗
13. 13Let It Shine (Demo) [Bonus Track]1:48Apple Music ↗
14. 14Maybe I'm Doing It Wrong (Studio Version) [Bonus Track]1:23Apple Music ↗
15. 15Dayton, Ohio - 1903 (Early Version) [Bonus Track]1:57Apple Music ↗
16. 16You Can Leave Your Hat On (Demo) [Bonus Track]2:46Apple Music ↗
17. 17Sail Away (Early Version) [Bonus Track]3:20Apple Music ↗

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