Sailor (album)

Sailor is the second album by American rock group The Steve Miller Band (thus credited), released in October 1968 by Capitol Records. Like the band's previous album, Children of the Future, Sailor was produced by Glyn Johns. Unlike its predecessor which was recorded in London, England, Sailor was recorded in Los Angeles, California.[1] It was the last Steve Miller Band album to feature contributions by original members Boz Scaggs and Jim Peterman. Scaggs went on to a successful solo career.

Sailor
Studio album by The Steve Miller Band
Released	October 1968[1]
Recorded	1968 in Los Angeles, California[1]
Genre	Psychedelic rock, blues rock
Length	34:22[2]
Label	Capitol
Producer	Glyn Johns[1]
The Steve Miller Band chronology
Children of the Future (1968) Sailor (1968) Brave New World (1969)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Rolling Stone	(positive)[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]

The album features a psychedelic blues rock sound. Tracks "Living in the U.S.A." and "Quicksilver Girl" later received additional notice when the former was covered in 1969 by Wilmer & the Dukes and the latter was included in the popular 1984 movie The Big Chill.

It was voted number 353 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).[5]

In 2012, Edsel Records released a remastered version of the album.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Song for Our Ancestors"	Steve Miller	5:57
2.	"Dear Mary"	Miller	3:35
3.	"My Friend"	Tim Davis, Boz Scaggs	3:30
4.	"Living in the U.S.A."	Miller	4:03

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Quicksilver Girl"	Miller	2:40
6.	"Lucky Man"	Jim Peterman	3:08
7.	"Gangster of Love"	Johnny "Guitar" Watson	1:24
8.	"You're So Fine"	Jimmy Reed	2:51
9.	"Overdrive"	Scaggs	3:54
10.	"Dime-a-Dance Romance"	Scaggs	3:26
Total length:			34:22

Personnel

• Steve Miller – guitar, lead vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8), harmonica
• Boz Scaggs – guitar, backing and lead (9, 10) vocals
• Lonnie Turner – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Jim Peterman – keyboards, backing and lead (6) vocals
• Tim Davis – drums, backing and lead (3) vocals

Charts

Chart (1968)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[6]	24

Chart (1969)	Peak position
Canada (RPM Top 50 Albums)[7]	27

References

1. Ashley Brown, ed. (1990). "Space Cowboy". The Marshall Cavendish Illustrated History of Popular Music. 11 (Reference ed.). Marshall Cavendish. p. 1225. ISBN 1-85435-026-9.
2. Amy Hanson (2010). "Sailor - Steve Miller Band". Allmusic Guide. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
3. Dorn, Mike (November 23, 1968). "Records". Rolling Stone. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.
4. Larkin, Colin (2011). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
5. Colin Larkin, ed. (2006). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 139. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.
6. Steve Miller (1943-10-05). "Steve Miller - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
7. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-06-03.