Leo Sayer (album)

Leo Sayer is the self-titled sixth album by English singer-songwriter Leo Sayer, and released in 1978.

Leo Sayer
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1978
Recorded1978
GenreDisco, soft rock
Length36:39
LabelChrysalis (UK)
Warner Bros. (USA)
ProducerRichard Perry
Leo Sayer chronology
Thunder in My Heart
(1977)
Leo Sayer
(1978)
The Very Best of Leo Sayer
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[2]

The song "I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)" later became a hit when Phil Collins recorded it in 2002.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Stormy Weather" (Leo Sayer, Tom Snow)
  2. "Dancing the Night Away" (Russell Smith, James H. Brown, Jr.) (Amazing Rhythm Aces cover)
  3. "I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)" (Billy Nicholls)
  4. "La Booga Rooga" (Andy Fairweather Low) (Andy Fairweather Low cover)
  5. "Raining in My Heart" (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) (Buddy Holly cover)

Side two

  1. "Something Fine" (Jackson Browne) (Jackson Browne cover)
  2. "Running to My Freedom" (Tom Snow, Johnny Vastano)
  3. "Frankie Lee" (Sayer, Ray Parker, Jr.)
  4. "Don't Look Away" (Sayer, Snow)
  5. "No Looking Back" (Sayer, Snow)

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Personnel

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Production

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Charts

Chart (1978/79) Peak
Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 8
UK Albums Chart[5] 15
US Pop Albums 101

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 12 March 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  3. Allmusic.com album credits
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 265. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 483. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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