In May 1972, “Reprise” label released “Sail Away”, the third Randy Newman studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Amigo Studios”, “Western Studios”, “Poppi Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Sail Away” at number 321 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

• Randy Newman- arranger, composer, piano, vocals
• Ry Cooder- slide guitar
• Russ Titelman- guitars
• Jim Keltner- drums
• Gene Parsons- drums
• Earl Palmer- drums
• Chris Ethridge- bass
• Wilton Felder- bass
• Jimmy Bond- bass
• Milt Holland- percussion
• Abe Most- alto saxophone
• String Section – Warner Bros.’ Burbank recording facility: Amigo Studios

Track listing:

All tracks by Randy Newman.

1. Sail Away
2. Lonely at the Top
3. He Gives Us All His Love
4. Last Night I Had a Dream
5. Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear
6. Old man
7. Political Science
8. Burn On
9. Memo to My Son
10. Dayton Ohio-1903
11. You Can Leave Your Hat On
12. God’s Song (That’s Why I Love Mankind)