Distribution
Wea
Number of Discs
1
Guest Artist
Ry Cooder
Number of Tracks
12
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Drums
Earl Palmer, Jim Keltner, Gene Parsons
Percussion
Milt Holland
Reviews
3 stars out of 5 -- "It does a fine job of putting the emphasis where it should be: the songs. Steve Earle has fun with the scabrous 'Rednecks'...", "...A masterpiece...When it comes to the 'untrustworthy narrator', the territory is Newman's own. They don't come nastier than the slave trader serenading Africans in SAIL's title track..." - Rating: A, "...further confirmation of the fact that Newman is our most sophisticated art-song composer...SAIL AWAY is Newman's most mature album, a work of genius...", "...Blackly funny, poignantly sentimental, witty, wistful and superbly orchestrated, it fused a traditional, Gershwin-via-Tin Pan Alley Americana with a wickedly un-American irony...", 3 Stars Out of 5 -- "No One Does Slyness like Him, but Several Try Here...With Agreeable Results.", 4 stars out of 5 - "...One of his best albums....his succinct, evocative songs embrace more fully the complexities of the darker side of US society...and the more poignant aspects of family life..."
Vocals
Randy Newman
Mixing
Lee Herschberg
Engineer
Bruce Botnick, Donn Landee, Lee Herschberg, Lanky, Bob Kovach
Number of Audio Channels
Stereo
Bass
Russ Titelman, Chris Ethridge, Jimmy Bond, Wilton Felder
Guitar
Ry Cooder, Russ Titelman, Ry Titelman, Ron Elliott