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Sail Away

by Randy Newman

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All Time

of 455,611

34
1980's

of 12,289

9
1989

of 7,682

5
Genres
- Pop
  - Pop
    
    of 263,892
    
    34
  - Pop Rock
    
    of 64,982
    
    25
  - Singer-Songwriters
    
    of 8,662
    
    6
- Rock
  - Rock
    
    of 107,774
    
    25

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 3.7547 Sail Away is ranked overall as 3.7547 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 4.0000 Sail Away has an avg. critic score of 4.0000 out of 4 stars

Sail Away Album Reviews

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All Music Guide

On his third studio album, Randy Newman found a middle ground between the heavily orchestrated pop of his debut and the more stripped-down, rock-oriented approach of12 Songs, and managed to bring new strength to both sides of his musical personality in ...more

All Music Guide

For their expanded 2002 reissue of Randy Newman's classic Sail Away album, Rhino/Reprise unearthed five previously unissued gems. ...more

Yahoo! Music

Perhaps Newman's most accomplished album, this features several classics--including the title track, "Lonely At The Top," and "You Can Leave Your Hat On"--all of which delicately tread the line between humor and pathos. Marvelous stuff. ...more

Yahoo! Music

On his third studio album, Randy Newman found a middle ground between the heavily orchestrated pop of his debut and the more stripped-down, rock-oriented approach of 12 Songs, and managed to bring new strength to both sides of his musical personality in the process. ...more

Yahoo! Music

For their expanded 2002 reissue of Randy Newman's classic Sail Away album, Rhino/Reprise unearthed five previously unissued gems. ...more

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Adrian Denning.co.uk

The compositions for this album were taken from a period ranging from 1966 through to 1972, which means despite a unified sound, that the album lacks the cohesion of his debut, or even perhaps the flow of '12 Songs'. Having said that, the songs that...read the complete review at Adrian Denning.co.uk

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The A.V. Club

If the best evidence of genius is the ability to hold two contradictory ideas at once, few of Randy Newman's songs fail to offer evidence of genius. Take, for example, "Dayton, Ohio–1903," a track from Sail Away, one of three Newman titles...read the complete review at The A.V. Club

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