Leo Sayer
Leo Sayer shares his recollections of the 1970s.
The unique talent of Leo Sayer is synonymous with the 1970s but his richly deserved success didn鈥檛 come easy to the former school choirboy.
Born in Shoreham-By Sea in Sussex, he had a short career in graphic design, before teaming up with musician David Courtney and 60鈥檚 pop star Adam Faith. Leo began co-writing with Courtney and his first song-writing success came with Roger Daltrey鈥檚 solo album, 鈥楪iving It All Away鈥. When young Leo finally launched his own singing career in 1973, he wasn鈥檛 an overnight success. In fact, his debut single 鈥溾橶hy Is Everybody Going 91热爆鈥, failed to make a hit. It was his second single, 鈥楾he Show Must Go On鈥 which helped Leo achieve popularity. The single peaked at number two and by the end of 1973, both the Melody Maker and The Sun newspaper predicted Leo as 鈥淭he Star Of 鈥74鈥.
By 1977, Leo was on a roll and he became a staple artist of the decade. He achieved two consecutive number one hits in the United States, first with 鈥榊ou Make Me Feel Like Dancing鈥, which won a Grammy Award and the romantic ballad, 鈥榃hen I Need You鈥, which also made it to number one in the UK. He rounded off the decade with another hit, 鈥楾he Very Best of Leo Sayer鈥, which became his first number one album in the UK.
Leo had varying degrees of success during the 1980s and 90s, before he made it to number one in the UK again in 2006, this time with the single, 鈥楾hunder In My Heart (Again)鈥.
This year, Leo has released a brand new album, 鈥楽elfie鈥 and he is currently on a UK tour.
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George Harrison
What Is Life
- George Harrison: All Things Must Pass.
- Parlophone.
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Joni Mitchell
Big Yellow Taxi
- Joni Mitchell.
- Reprise.
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The Doobie Brothers
China Grove
- The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers.
- Warner Bros.
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Thin Lizzy
Rosalie / Cowgirl's Song (Live)
- Dedication: The Very Best Of Thin Lizzy.
- Vertigo.
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David Bowie
Boys Keep Swinging
- David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
- EMI.
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The Partridge Family & David Cassidy
I Think I Love You
- Single - Bell 1130.
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Aretha Franklin
Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
- Aretha Franklin - 30 Greatest Hits.
- Atlantic.
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Eric Clapton
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- The Best Of Eric Clapton.
- Polydor.
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The Beach Boys
Add Some Music to Your Day
- Sunflower.
- NFI.
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Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
- 20 Number 1's Of The 70's (Various).
- MFP.
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Paul McCartney & Wings
Band On The Run
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- Apple.
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The Jam
In The City
- Beautiful Game (Various Artists).
- Universal.
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Paul Simon
Mother and Child Reunion
- The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 1).
- Warner Bros.
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Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
The Night
- Spectrum.
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Leo Sayer
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
- The Very Best Of.
- Music Club Deluxe.
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Randy Newman
Short People
- Randy Newman - Little Criminals.
- Warner Bros.
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Leo Sayer
Giving It All Away
- Leo Sayer -The Definitive Hits Collec.
- Polygram Tv.
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Van Morrison
Into The Mystic
- Still On Top - The Greatest Hits.
- Exile.
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The Rolling Stones
Gimme Shelter
- The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
- Abkco.
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Steve Forbert
Romeo's Tune
- Don't Look Down.
- Rolling Tide Records.
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Leo Sayer
Thunder In My Heart
- Leo Sayer -The Definitive Hits Collec.
- Polygram Tv.
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