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Released
  
October 1968 (1968-10)

Sailor (1968)
  
Brave New World (1969)

Release date
  
October 1968

Producer
  
Glyn Johns

Length
  
34:22

Artist
  
Steve Miller Band

Label
  
Capitol Records

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Recorded
  
1968 in Los Angeles, California

Genres
  
Blues, Psychedelic rock, Blues rock

Similar
  
Children of the Future, Your Saving Grace, Living in the USA, Brave New World, Book of Dreams

Sailor is the second studio album by American rock group The Steve Miller Band (thus credited), released in October 1968 by Capitol Records. Like The Steve Miller 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. 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.

Contents

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.

Steve miller band song for our ancestors sailor 1968


Track listing

Side one
  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
  1. "Quicksilver Girl" (Miller) – 2:40
  2. "Lucky Man" (Jim Peterman) – 3:08
  3. "Gangster of Love" (Johnny "Guitar" Watson) – 1:24
  4. "You're So Fine" (Jimmy Reed) – 2:51
  5. "Overdrive" (Scaggs) – 3:54
  6. "Dime-a-Dance Romance" (Scaggs) – 3:26

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
  • Songs

    1Song for Our Ancestors5:59
    2Dear Mary3:35
    3My Friend3:29

    References

    Sailor (album) Wikipedia