Leo Sayer (album)

Leo Sayer
Studio album by Leo Sayer
Released September 1978
Recorded 1978
Genre Disco, soft rock
Length 36:39
Label Chrysalis (UK)
Warner Bros. (USA)
Producer Richard Perry
Leo Sayer chronology
Thunder in My Heart
(1977)Thunder in My Heart1977		 Leo Sayer
(1978)		 The Very Best of Leo Sayer
(1979)The Very Best of Leo Sayer1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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

Side two

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

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Personnel

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Production

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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

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References

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