Sail Away

by Randy Newman

Sail Away cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 23 May 1972
  • Label: Reprise
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:45
  • Community rating: 3.84/5 from 7 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Randy Newman's third album is an absolute masterclass in deeply cynical, razor-sharp musical satire dressed up in gorgeous, vaudevillian piano rock. 'Sail Away' balances remarkably melodic, beautifully orchestrated traditional pop arrangements with fiercely sarcastic, profoundly political songwriting that tackles complex American history with a biting, bittersweet humor.

Genres

Descriptors: satirical, conscious, political, melodic, storytelling, male-vocals, piano

Tracklist

  1. Sail Away (2:53)
  2. Lonely at the Top (2:27)
  3. He Gives Us All His Love (1:55)
  4. Last Night I Had a Dream (3:04)
  5. Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear (2:05)
  6. Old Man (2:43)
  7. Political Science (2:03)
  8. Burn On (2:33)
  9. Memo to My Son (1:55)
  10. Dayton, Ohio - 1903 (1:53)
  11. You Can Leave Your Hat On (3:18)
  12. God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind) (3:39)
  13. Let It Shine (1:48)
  14. Maybe I'm Doing It Wrong (1:22)
  15. Dayton, Ohio - 1903 (1:56)
  16. You Can Leave Your Hat On (2:46)
  17. Sail Away (3:19)

Credits

  • Randy Newman - primary artist, piano
  • Emil Newman - conductor
  • Abe Most - alto saxophone
  • Larry Marks - conductor
  • Louis Kauffman - concertmaster
  • Bruce Botnick - engineer
  • Bob Kovach - engineer
  • Lanky Linstrot - engineer
  • Mike Salisbury - graphic design, photography
  • Jimmy Bond - bass
  • Ry Cooder - guitar
  • Chris Ethridge - bass
  • Wilton Felder - bass
  • Milt Holland - percussion
  • Jim Keltner - drums (drum set)
  • Earl Palmer - drums (drum set)
  • Gene Parsons - drums (drum set)
  • Russ Titelman - guitar
  • Trudy Portch - assistant producer

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