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Endless Flight
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Studio album by
Leo Sayer
Released29 October 1976 (1976-10-29) [1]
Recorded1976
StudioStudio 55, Los Angeles, California
Genre Pop rock, soft rock, blue-eyed soul, disco
Length36:44
Label
Producer Richard Perry
Leo Sayer chronology
Another Year
(1975)		Endless Flight
(1976)		 Thunder in My Heart
(1977)
Singles from Endless Flight
  1. "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing"
    Released: October 1976
  2. "When I Need You"
    Released: February 1977
  3. "How Much Love"
    Released: July 1977

Endless Flight is the fourth album by English singer-songwriter Leo Sayer, which was released in 1976. It was released in the US and Canada by Warner Bros. Records and in the UK by Chrysalis Records.

Contents

The album consolidated his international popularity, reaching No. 4 in the UK and No. 10 in the US; it also charted strongly in other countries including Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand, and was certified as a platinum album in both the UK and the US, and double-platinum in Canada. The peak of his career came in 1977, when he scored two consecutive US number one hits, first with the disco-styled "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" (a Grammy Award winner for the year's best Rhythm and Blues Song), followed by the romantic ballad, "When I Need You" (1977), which reached number one in both the UK and US. Written by Albert Hammond and Carole Bayer Sager, it was Sayer's first UK No. 1 single (after three number two hits). [2] It was also the first of two UK chart-toppers in a row for producer Richard Perry. [2]

Reception

This album received critical acclaim upon release, and won a Grammy Award for the hit single "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing."

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Christgau's Record Guide B [4]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Hold On to My Love" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Sayer) – 3:08
  2. "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" (Vini Poncia, Sayer) – 3:40
  3. "Reflections" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 3:07
  4. "When I Need You" (Albert Hammond, Carole Bayer Sager) – 4:08
  5. "No Business Like Love Business" (Brad Shapiro, Clarence Reid, Steve Alaimo, Willie Clarke) – 3:50

Side two

  1. "I Hear the Laughter" (Johnny Vastano, Sayer) – 3:13
  2. "Magdalena" (Danny O'Keefe) – 4:20
  3. "How Much Love" (Barry Mann, Sayer) – 3:35
  4. "I Think We Fell in Love Too Fast" (Johnny Vastano, Vini Poncia, Sayer) – 3:05
  5. "Endless Flight" (Andrew Gold) [5] – 4:38

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

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