Sailor (album)

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Sailor
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1968 (1968-10) [1]
RecordedLos Angeles, California, 1968
Genre Rock [2]
Length34:22
Label Capitol
Producer Steve Miller Band, Glyn Johns [1]
Steve Miller Band chronology
Children of the Future
(1968)
Sailor
(1968)
Brave New World
(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, [1] 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.

Contents

The album has also been published under the name Living in the U.S.A. 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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Rolling Stone (positive) [7]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [8]

Track listing

Side one [9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Song for Our Ancestors" Steve Miller 5:57
2."Dear Mary"Miller3:35
3."My Friend" Tim Davis, Boz Scaggs 3:30
4."Living in the U.S.A."Miller4:03
Side two [9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Quicksilver Girl"Miller2:40
2."Lucky Man"Jim Peterman3:08
3."Gangster of Love" Johnny "Guitar" Watson 1:24
4."You're So Fine" Jimmy Reed 2:51
5."Overdrive"Scaggs3:54
6."Dime-a-Dance Romance"Scaggs3:26

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