Leo Sayer (album)

Leo Sayer

Studio album by Leo Sayer

Released

September 1978

Recorded

1978

Disco, soft rock

Length

36:39

Chrysalis Records (UK)
Warner Bros. Records (USA)

Leo Sayer chronology

Thunder in My Heart
(1977)

Leo Sayer
(1978)

The Very Best of Leo Sayer
(1979)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Leo Sayer is the self-titled sixth album by English singer-songwriter Leo Sayer, and released in 1978.

The song "I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)" later became a hit when Phil Collins recorded it in 2002.

Track listing

Side one

"Stormy Weather" (Leo Sayer, Tom Snow)
"Dancing the Night Away" (James Brown, Russell Smith)
"I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)" (Billy Nicholls)
"La Booga Rooga" (Andy Fairweather-Low)
"Raining in My Heart" (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant)

Side two

"Something Fine" (Jackson Browne)
"Running to My Freedom" (Tom Snow, Johnny Vastano)
"Frankie Lee" (Sayer, Ray Parker, Jr.)
"Don't Look Away" (Sayer, Snow)
"No Looking Back" (Sayer, Snow)

Personnel

Leo Sayer - guitar, harmonica, vocals, background vocals
Ben Benay - guitar
Ollie E. Brown - percussion
Jackson Browne - performer
Lindsey Buckingham - guitar, vocals on "Something Fine"
Michael Carnahan - horn
Lenny Castro - percussion, conductor
Bill Champlin - vocals, background vocals
Scott Edwards - bass
Andy Fairweather-Low - performer
Richard Felts - horn
Jim Gilstrap - vocals, background vocals
Jay Graydon - guitar
Bobbye Hall - percussion
Davey Johnstone - guitar
Bobby Kimball - vocals, background vocals
Russ Kunkel - drums
David Lindley - mandolin, violin, steel guitar
Steve Lukather - guitar, electric guitar
James Newton-Howard - clavinet
David Paich - piano, keyboard
Ray Parker, Jr. - guitar
Dean Parks - guitar
Greg Phillinganes - piano, keyboard
Jeff Porcaro - drums
Steve Porcaro - synthesizer
Chuck Rainey - bass
Tom Saviano - saxophone
Leland Sklar - bass
Tom Snow - piano, background vocals
James Stroud - producer, drums, synthesizer programming
Fred Tackett - guitar
Waddy Wachtel - guitar, electric guitar

Production

Charts

Album

UK Albums Chart (United Kingdom)

Year	Chart	Position
1978	UK Albums Chart	15

Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Pop Albums	101

Singles

UK Singles Chart (United Kingdom)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	"I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)"	UK Singles Chart	6
1978	"Raining In My Heart"	UK Singles Chart	21

Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	"Raining In My Heart"	Pop Singles	47
1978	"Raining In My Heart"	Country Singles	63

References

↑ Allmusic review
1 2 3 Allmusic.com album credits
↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 483. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

External links

Leo Sayer at Discogs (list of releases)

Leo Sayer

Studio albums	Silverbird Just a Boy Another Year Endless Flight Thunder in My Heart Leo Sayer Here Living in a Fantasy World Radio Have You Ever Been in Love Cool Touch

Compilation albums	The Very Best of Leo Sayer All the Best

Soundtrack albums	All This and World War II Lake Freeze – The Raccoons Songtrack

Singles	"The Show Must Go On" "Moonlighting" "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" "When I Need You" "How Much Love" "Thunder in My Heart" "I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)" "Raining in My Heart" "More Than I Can Say" "Orchard Road" "Till You Come Back to Me" "Unchained Melody"

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