Sailin'

Sailin'
Sailin'
Studio album by Kim Carnes
Released	1976
Recorded	1976
Studio	Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, Alabama
Length	36:07
Label	A&M
Producer	Jerry Wexler; Barry Beckett;
Kim Carnes chronology
Singles from Sailin'
	"Love Comes from Unexpected Places"; Released: 1976; "It's Not the Spotlight"; Released: 1976; "Let Your Love Come Easy"; Released: March 1977; "Sailin'"; Released: July 1977;

Sailin' is the third studio album by Kim Carnes, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music). The record was recorded, in part, in Muscle Shoals, Alabama with the famed Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. Although this album hasn't been released on CD, all of the album's songs can be found on the European CD "Kim Carnes - Master Series" released by A&M in 1999.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[1]

Background

Sailin' was recorded at the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, with producers Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett. Carnes and Ellingson received the Professional Grand Prize at the American Song Festival and Best Composition at the Tokyo Song Festival for "Love Comes from the Most Unexpected Places" in 1976.^[2] Barbra Streisand later covered the song on her album Superman, released in the following year. Streisand had offered the song to film director Richard Brooks for the opening credits of Looking for Mr. Goodbar, but he declined.^[3]

Critical reception

Billboard described Sailin' as "an outstanding effort" from Carnes, showing "strength with lyrics and melodies" a voice that "reflects white gospel roots".^[4] Cashbox described "Let Your Love Come Easy" as having "good chorus hooks and snappy instrumentation".^[5]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Best of You (Has Got the Best of Me)"	Kim Carnes Eddie Reeves	3:04
2.	"Warm Love"	Van Morrison	3:17
3.	"All He Did Was Tell Me Lies (To Try to Woo Me)"	Carnes	3:50
4.	"He'll Come Home"	Carnes	3:00
5.	"Sailin'"	Carnes Dave Ellingson	4:15

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"It's Not the Spotlight"	Barry Goldberg Gerry Goffin	4:00
7.	"Last Thing You Ever Wanted to Do"	Carnes Ellingson	3:49
8.	"Let Your Love Come Easy"	Carnes Ellingson	3:30
9.	"Tubin'"	Carnes Ellingson	4:01
10.	"Love Comes from Unexpected Places"	Carnes Ellingson	3:31
Total length:			36:07

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.^[6]

Kim Carnes – all vocals; writer (tracks: 1, 3–5, 7–10); acoustic piano (tracks: 4, 9); backing vocals
Jerry Wexler – producer
Barry Beckett – producer, keyboards; horn arrangements (track 2)
Jack Adams – engineer
Steve Gursky – assistant engineer
Jim Skiathigis – set-up man
David Hood – bass guitar
Roger Hawkins – drums, percussion
Pete Carr – lead guitar, acoustic guitars, dobro
Jimmy Johnson – acoustic guitars, rhythm electric guitar
Tom Roady – percussion
David Grisman – mandolin (tracks: 3, 5); backing vocals (track 3)
Julia Tillman – backing vocals
Maxine Willard – backing vocals
Dave Ellingson – writer (tracks: 5, 7, 9, 10); backing vocals (track 3)
Blackie Shackner – harmonica (track 9)
Harrison Calloway – horns (track 2); horn arrangements (track 2)
Harvey Thompson – horns (track 2)
Charles Rose – horns (track 2)
Ron Eades – horns (track 2)
Bill Cuomo – acoustic piano (track 10); string arrangements (track 10)
Bob Wilber – horn arrangements, soprano saxophone (track 9)
Mike Lewis – string arrangements (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 10)
Robert Basso – concertmaster
Chris Colclesser – flute solo (track 8)

Technical

Roland Young – art direction
Chuck Beeson – album design
Lisa Powers – photography (front cover)
Jim Mayfield – photography (back cover)

Release history

Release formats for *Sailin'*
Region	Date	Format(s)	Label
Various	1976	Vinyl	A&M
Canada	1981	Vinyl
Brazil	1996	CD
Various	October 29, 2021	Digital download streaming	UMG Recordings, Inc.

References

^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
^ Wikane, Christian John (April 23, 2017). "Where the Heart Is An Interview With Multi-Grammy Winner Kim Carnes, Part One". PopMatters. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
^ Harmetz, Aljean (July 24, 1977). "Will 'Mr. Goodbar' Make Voyeurs of Us All?". The New York Times. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
^ "Billboard's Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. January 22, 1977. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
^ "Singles Reviews - Picks of the Week" (PDF). Cashbox. March 12, 1977. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
^ Sailin' (liner notes). Kim Carnes. A&M Records. 1976.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[1] Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.

[2] Wikane, Christian John (April 23, 2017). "Where the Heart Is An Interview With Multi-Grammy Winner Kim Carnes, Part One". PopMatters. Retrieved July 2, 2020.

[3] Harmetz, Aljean (July 24, 1977). "Will 'Mr. Goodbar' Make Voyeurs of Us All?". The New York Times. Retrieved April 6, 2021.

[4] "Billboard's Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. January 22, 1977. Retrieved July 2, 2020.

[5] "Singles Reviews - Picks of the Week" (PDF). Cashbox. March 12, 1977. Retrieved July 6, 2020.

[6] Sailin' (liner notes). Kim Carnes. A&M Records. 1976.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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