Another Year (Leo Sayer album)

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Another Year
Leo Sayer - Another Year.jpg
Studio album by
Released5 September 1975 [1]
Recorded1975
StudioKingsway Recorders, London
Genre Soft rock
Length38:59
Label
Producer Russ Ballard, Adam Faith
Leo Sayer chronology
Just a Boy
(1974)
Another Year
(1975)
Endless Flight
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record Guide B− [2]

Another Year is the third album by the English singer-songwriter Leo Sayer, which was released in 1975. It peaked at number 8 in the UK albums chart.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Leo Sayer and Frank Farrell.

Side one

  1. "Bedsitterland" – 4:07
  2. "Unlucky in Love" – 3:27
  3. "The Last Gig of Johnny B Goode" – 3:49
  4. "On the Old Dirt Road" – 4:01
  5. "I Will Not Stop Fighting" – 5:00

Side two

  1. "Moonlighting" – 4:13
  2. "The Streets of Your Town" – 3:02
  3. "The Kid's Grown Up" – 2:52
  4. "Only Dreaming" – 5:15
  5. "Another Year" – 3:13

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Personnel

Musicians

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Technical

Production

Charts

Chart (1975-76)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [4] 3
UK Albums (OCC) [5] 8
US Billboard 200 [6] 125

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [7] Platinum50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [8] Silver60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "Sayer Dates" (PDF). Disc . 30 August 1975. p. 3. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved 12 March 2019 via Robertchristgau.com.
  3. 1 2 3 "AllMusic is being updated. | Music Search, Recommendations, Videos and Reviews". AllMusic . Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  4. 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.
  5. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  6. "Leo Sayer Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  7. "Jethro Tull, Ten Years After, and Leo Sayer 1976 Festival Records Australian Award Presented To Terry Ellis". Archived from the original on 15 May 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  8. "British album certifications – Leo Sayer – Another Year". British Phonographic Industry.