Randy Newman
Sail Away
Randy Newman's album "Sail Away" was released on May 23, 1972, and produced by Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman on Reprise Records. While all of the songs were written and composed by Newman, some were previously recorded by other artists.
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Randy Newman's album "Sail Away" was released on May 23, 1972, and produced by Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman on Reprise Records. While all of the songs were written and composed by Newman, some were previously recorded by other artists.
"You Can Leave Your Hat On" was later recorded by Joe Cocker in 1986, and this version was featured on the soundtrack of the 1986 film 9½ Weeks. The song "Lonely at the Top" was written specifically with Frank Sinatra in mind, although he never recorded it. "Sail Away" was ranked number 268 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2000.
Brian Wilson has said that this album profoundly affected him at the time of its release and helped him cope with depression and mental illness. "Burn On" is heard over the opening credits of the 1989 movie Major League, and the song "Old Man" can be heard in the closing credits of Noah Baumbach's 2017 film The Meyerowitz Stories.