Here (Leo Sayer album)
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 21 September 1979[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Studio | Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles and Davlen Sound Studios, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Disco, soft rock | |||
| Length | 41:25 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis (UK) Warner Bros. (US) | |||
| Producer | David Courtney | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Here is the seventh original album by the English singer-songwriter, Leo Sayer, and was released in 1979. Less commercially successful than previous collections, but AllMusic noted that it "remains a quality product that has been largely forgotten over the years".[2]
Track listing
[edit]Side one
[edit]- "The World Has Changed" (Leo Sayer, Billy Livsey, Sergio Cuevas) – 3:54
- "When the Money Runs Out" (Sayer, Ray Parker Jr.) – 3:39
- "The End" (Sayer, David Courtney) – 3:52
- "Lost Control" (Al Kooper) – 4:30
- "An Englishman in the U.S.A." (Sayer, Les Davidson) – 4:40
Side two
[edit]- "Who Will the Next Fool Be" (Sayer, David Courtney) – 4:15
- "Work" (Sayer, Tom Snow, Johnny Vastano) – 3:31
- "Oh Girl" (Eugene Record) – 3:47
- "Ghosts" (Sayer, Frank Farrell, Les Nicol) – 4:29
- "Takin' the Easy Way Out" (Sayer, David Courtney) – 4:48
Personnel
[edit]- Leo Sayer – guitar, harmonica, vocals
- John Barnes – keyboards
- Jeff Baxter – guitar
- Michael Boddicker – synthesizer
- Arnell Carmichael – vocals, background vocals
- David Courtney – piano, tambourine
- Steve Cropper – guitar
- Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
- Chris Desmond – finger snaps
- Mark Doyle – guitar
- Donald Dunn – bass guitar
- Victor Feldman – percussion
- Bob Glaub – bass guitar
- Ed Greene – drums
- Bobbye Hall – percussion
- Mitch Holder – guitar
- Jerry Jumonville – saxophone
- Al Kooper – organ, synthesizer, keyboards, performer
- Billy Livsey – piano, keyboards, Wurlitzer
- David Luell – saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Steve Lukather – guitar
- Steve Madaio – trumpet, flugelhorn, horn
- Bill Payne – organ, synthesizer, keyboards
- Chuck Rainey – bass guitar
- Eugene Record – performer
- Rick Shlosser – drums
- Tom Snow – piano
- James Stroud – Fairlight CMI programming, synthesizers, drums
- Fred Tackett – guitar
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1979/80) | Peak Position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 65 |
| UK Albums Chart[4] | 44 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Award". BPI. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Here - Leo Sayer | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 483. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
