Sailor is the second studio album by American rock band Steve Miller Band, released in October 1968 by Capitol Records. It was recorded in Los Angeles, California,[1] and was produced by the band along with Glyn Johns. It was the last album to feature contributions from original members Boz Scaggs and Jim Peterman.
Sailor | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 1968[1] | |||
Recorded | Los Angeles, California, 1968 | |||
Genre | Rock[2] | |||
Length | 34:22 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Steve Miller Band, Glyn Johns[1] | |||
Steve Miller Band chronology | ||||
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The album has also been reissued under the name Living in the U.S.A. The album reached number 24 on the US Billboard 200 album chart[3] and number 27 in Canada.[4] It was voted number 353 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).[5]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
Rolling Stone | (positive)[7] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [8] |
Track listing edit
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Song for Our Ancestors" | Steve Miller | 5:57 |
2. | "Dear Mary" | Miller | 3:35 |
3. | "My Friend" | Tim Davis, Boz Scaggs | 3:30 |
4. | "Living in the U.S.A." | Miller | 4:03 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Quicksilver Girl" | Miller | 2:40 |
2. | "Lucky Man" | Jim Peterman | 3:08 |
3. | "Gangster of Love" | Johnny "Guitar" Watson | 1:24 |
4. | "You're So Fine" | Jimmy Reed | 2:51 |
5. | "Overdrive" | Scaggs | 3:54 |
6. | "Dime-a-Dance Romance" | Scaggs | 3:26 |
References edit
- ^ a b c Brown, Ashley (1990). "Space Cowboy". The Marshall Cavendish Illustrated History of Popular Music. Vol. 11 (Reference ed.). Marshall Cavendish. p. 1225. ISBN 1-85435-026-9.
- ^ Evans, Paul; Scoppa, Bud (2004). "Steve Miller Band". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 542–543. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "The Steve Miller Band Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- ^ "Album chart". RPM. Retrieved June 3, 2012 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (2006). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 139. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.
- ^ Hanson, Amy (2010). "Steve Miller Band: Sailor – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
- ^ Dorn, Mike (November 23, 1968). "Records". Rolling Stone. San Francisco, California.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
- ^ a b
Sailor (Album notes). Steve Miller Band. Capitol Records. 1969. ST-2984.
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