Leo Sayer (album)

Leo Sayer
Studio album by Leo Sayer
Released	September 1978
Recorded	1978
Genre	Disco, soft rock
Length	36:39
Label	Chrysalis Records (UK) Warner Bros. Records (USA)
Producer	Richard Perry
Leo Sayer chronology
Thunder in My Heart (1977)Thunder in My Heart1977 Leo Sayer (1978) The Very Best of Leo Sayer (1979)The Very Best of Leo Sayer1979

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Leo Sayer is the self-titled sixth album by English singer-songwriter Leo Sayer, and released in 1978.

The song "I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)" later became a hit when Phil Collins recorded it in 2002.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Stormy Weather" (Leo Sayer, Tom Snow)
2. "Dancing the Night Away" (James Brown, Russell Smith)
3. "I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)" (Billy Nicholls)
4. "La Booga Rooga" (Andy Fairweather-Low)
5. "Raining in My Heart" (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant)

Side two

1. "Something Fine" (Jackson Browne)
2. "Running to My Freedom" (Tom Snow, Johnny Vastano)
3. "Frankie Lee" (Sayer, Ray Parker, Jr.)
4. "Don't Look Away" (Sayer, Snow)
5. "No Looking Back" (Sayer, Snow)

Personnel

• Leo Sayer - guitar, harmonica, vocals, background vocals
• Ben Benay - guitar
• Ollie E. Brown - percussion
• Jackson Browne - performer
• Lindsey Buckingham - guitar, vocals on "Something Fine"
• Michael Carnahan - horn
• Lenny Castro - percussion, conductor
• Bill Champlin - vocals, background vocals
• Scott Edwards - bass
• Andy Fairweather-Low - performer
• Richard Felts - horn
• Jim Gilstrap - vocals, background vocals
• Jay Graydon - guitar
• Bobbye Hall - percussion
• Davey Johnstone - guitar
• Bobby Kimball - vocals, background vocals
• Russ Kunkel - drums
• David Lindley - mandolin, violin, steel guitar
• Steve Lukather - guitar, electric guitar
• James Newton-Howard - clavinet
• David Paich - piano, keyboard
• Ray Parker, Jr. - guitar
• Dean Parks - guitar
• Greg Phillinganes - piano, keyboard
• Jeff Porcaro - drums
• Steve Porcaro - synthesizer
• Chuck Rainey - bass
• Tom Saviano - saxophone
• Leland Sklar - bass
• Tom Snow - piano, background vocals
• James Stroud - producer, drums, synthesizer programming
• Fred Tackett - guitar
• Waddy Wachtel - guitar, electric guitar

Production

• Producer: Richard Perry
• Horn arrangements: Tom Saviano
• Engineer: Bill Schnee

Charts

Album

UK Albums Chart (United Kingdom)

Year	Chart	Position
1978	UK Albums Chart	15

Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Pop Albums	101

Singles

UK Singles Chart (United Kingdom)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	"I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)"	UK Singles Chart	6
1978	"Raining In My Heart"	UK Singles Chart	21

Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	"Raining In My Heart"	Pop Singles	47
1978	"Raining In My Heart"	Country Singles	63

External links

• Leo Sayer at Discogs (list of releases)