Sailor (album) explained

Sailor
Type:studio
Artist:Steve Miller Band
Cover:SailorMiller.jpg
Released:[1]
Recorded:Los Angeles, California, 1968
Genre:Rock[2]
Length:34:22
Label:Capitol
Producer:Steve Miller Band, Glyn Johns
Prev Title:Children of the Future
Prev Year:1968
Next Title:Brave New World
Next Year:1969

Sailor is the second studio album by American rock band Steve Miller Band, released in October 1968 by Capitol Records. It was recorded in Los Angeles, California, and was produced by the band along with Glyn Johns. It was the last album to feature contributions from original members Boz Scaggs and Jim Peterman.

The album has also been reissued in 1971 under the name Living in the U.S.A., and then again in 1982 under the original name Sailor. The album reached number 24 on the US Billboard 200 album chart[3] and number 27 in Canada.[4] It was voted number 353 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).[5]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Brown . Ashley . The Marshall Cavendish Illustrated History of Popular Music . Space Cowboy . Reference . 1990 . . 11 . 1-85435-026-9 . 1225.
  2. Book: Steve Miller Band. Evans. Paul. Scoppa. Bud. . 2004 . . 4th . Brackett . Nathan . Hoard . Christian . 0-7432-0169-8 . 542–543.
  3. Web site: The Steve Miller Band Chart HistoryBillboard 200. Billboard.com. September 24, 2022.
  4. Web site: Album chart . . Library and Archives Canada. June 3, 2012.
  5. Book: All Time Top 1000 Albums. Colin Larkin. Colin Larkin. Virgin Books. 2006. 3rd. 0-7535-0493-6. 139.