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Sail On (song)






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"Sail On"
SinglebyCommodores
from the album Midnight Magic
B-side
  • "Thumpin' Music" (US)
  • "Captain Quick Draw" (UK)
    • Released27 July 1979 [1]
    GenrePop
    Length5:32
    LabelMotown
    Songwriter(s)Lionel Richie
    Producer(s)James Anthony Carmichael, Commodores
    Commodores singles chronology
    "Flying High"
    (1978)     		"Sail On"
    (1979)     		"Still"
    (1979)

    "Sail On" is a Commodores song written by Lionel Richie from their 1979 album Midnight Magic. Released as the first of three singles from the album, it was produced by both Commodores and James Anthony Carmichael. The song reached the top ten on both the US and UK music charts that same year. Richie later recorded the song with Tim McGraw for 2012's Tuskegee.[2]

    Cash Box described it as "a sparkling ballad."[3] Billboard called it "a surprising country flavored ballad" and said that "the subdued backing featuring prominent guitar and keyboards and the slick country intonations to Lionel Richie's vocal carry the melody."[4] Record World called it a "beautiful, country-colored ballad."[5]

    Track listings[edit]

    US 7" single

    1. "Sail On" – 3:57
    2. "Thumpin' Music" – 3:24

    UK 7" single

    1. "Sail On" – 3:57
    2. "Captain Quick Draw" – 3:00

    Charts[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Commodores singles".
  • ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Tuskagee". Allmusic. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  • ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. August 11, 1979. p. 15. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  • ^ "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. August 11, 1979. p. 74. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  • ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. August 11, 1979. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  • ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 72. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  • ^ "Commodores – Sail On" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  • ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 3, 1979" (PDF).
  • ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 42, 1979" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  • ^ "Commodores – Sail On" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  • ^ "Commodores – Sail On". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  • ^ "Commodores – Sail On". Singles Top 100. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  • ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  • ^ "Commodores, HSI". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  • ^ "Commodores, ASI". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  • ^ "Commodores, HSI". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  • ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1979". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  • ^ "1979 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. 91 (51): TIA-10. December 22, 1979.

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