Endless Flight (album)
1976 studio album by Leo Sayer
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Endless Flight is the fourth album by the English singer-songwriter Leo Sayer, which was released in 1976. It was released in the US and Canada by Warner Bros. Records and in the UK by Chrysalis Records.
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| Released | 29 October 1976[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Studio | Studio 55, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, soft rock, blue-eyed soul, disco | |||
| Length | 36:44 | |||
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| Producer | Richard Perry | |||
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The album consolidated his international popularity, reaching No. 4 in the UK and No. 10 in the US; it also charted strongly in other countries including Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand, and was certified as a platinum album in both the UK and the US, and double-platinum in Canada. The peak of his career came in 1977, when he scored two consecutive US number one hits, first with the disco-styled "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" (a Grammy Award winner for the year's best Rhythm and Blues Song), followed by the romantic ballad, "When I Need You" (1977), which reached number one in both the UK and US. Written by Albert Hammond and Carole Bayer Sager, it was Sayer's first UK No. 1 single (after three number two hits).[2] It was also the first of two UK chart-toppers in a row for producer Richard Perry.[2]
Reception
This album received critical acclaim upon release, and won a Grammy Award for the hit single "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing."
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[4] |
Track listing
Side one
- "Hold On to My Love" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Sayer) – 3:08
- "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" (Vini Poncia, Sayer) – 3:40
- "Reflections" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 3:07
- "When I Need You" (Albert Hammond, Carole Bayer Sager) – 4:08
- "No Business Like Love Business" (Brad Shapiro, Clarence Reid, Steve Alaimo, Willie Clarke) – 3:50
Side two
- "I Hear the Laughter" (Johnny Vastano, Sayer) – 3:13
- "Magdalena" (Danny O'Keefe) – 4:20
- "How Much Love" (Barry Mann, Sayer) – 3:35
- "I Think We Fell in Love Too Fast" (Johnny Vastano, Vini Poncia, Sayer) – 3:05
- "Endless Flight" (Andrew Gold)[5] – 4:38
Personnel
Musicians
- Leo Sayer – guitar, harmonica, vocals
- John Barnes – piano, clavinet
- Bill Bodine, David Hungate, Andy Muson, Chuck Rainey, Willie Weeks – bass guitar
- Paul Buckmaster – synthesizer, cello, string arrangement, conductor
- Auburn Burrell, Lee Ritenour, John Vastano – guitar
- Larry Carlton – rhythm guitar
- Steve Gadd, Ed Greene, Nigel Olsson, Jeff Porcaro, Rick Shlosser – drums
- Bob Glaub – guitar, bass guitar
- Bobbye Hall – percussion
- John Barlow Jarvis – piano
- Mark T. Jordan – electric piano
- Clydie King – backing vocals
- Trevor Lawrence – horn
- Bobby Keys – saxophone on "When I Need You"
- Becky Lewis – backing vocals
- Steve Madaio – horn
- Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals
- Danny O'Keefe – performer
- Michael Omartian – electric piano
- Dean Parks – Dobro, guitar, electric guitar
- Bill Payne – electric piano
- Jimmy Phillips – synthesizer, Mellotron
- Earl Slick – guitar on "Reflections", acoustic guitar on "I Hear the Laughter"
- Richard Tee – piano
- James Newton Howard – synthesizer
- Gene Page – string arrangements, conductor
Production
- Record producer: Richard Perry
- Engineers: Bill Schnee, Howard Steele
- Photography: Elliot Gilbert
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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