Here (Leo Sayer album)

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Here
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Studio album by
Released21 September 1979 [1]
Recorded1979
Studio Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles and Davlen Sound Studios, Hollywood
Genre Disco, soft rock
Length41:25
Label Chrysalis (UK)
Warner Bros. (US)
Producer David Courtney
Leo Sayer chronology
The Very Best of Leo Sayer
(1979)
Here
(1979)
Living in a Fantasy
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Here is the seventh original album by the English singer-songwriter, Leo Sayer, and was released in 1979. Less commercially successful than previous collections, but AllMusic noted that it "remains a quality product that has been largely forgotten over the years". [2]

Contents

Track listing

Side one

  1. "The World Has Changed" (Leo Sayer, Billy Livsey, Sergio Cuevas) – 3:54
  2. "When the Money Runs Out" (Sayer, Ray Parker Jr.) – 3:39
  3. "The End" (Sayer, David Courtney) – 3:52
  4. "Lost Control" (Al Kooper) – 4:30
  5. "An Englishman in the U.S.A." (Sayer, Les Davidson) – 4:40

Side two

  1. "Who Will the Next Fool Be" (Sayer, David Courtney) – 4:15
  2. "Work" (Sayer, Tom Snow, Johnny Vastano) – 3:31
  3. "Oh Girl" (Eugene Record) – 3:47
  4. "Ghosts" (Sayer, Frank Farrell, Les Nicol) – 4:29
  5. "Takin' the Easy Way Out" (Sayer, David Courtney) – 4:48

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1979/80)Peak
Position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [3] 65
UK Albums Chart [4] 44

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Here - Leo Sayer | Album". AllMusic . Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. 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.
  4. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 483. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.