Randy Newman-Sail Away (1972)


 

Artist: Randy Newman

Title: Sail Away

Label: Reprise

Format: LP

Cat #: MS 2064

Year of Release: 1972

Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1975 gatefold

Listed Condition: VG+/VG+

Sell Date: 8/12/25

Sell Price: $8.06

Discogs Last Sold: 7/22/25 VG+/VG+ $7.00

Low: $3.00 G+/G+ 12/4/24

Median: $8.00

Average: $10.03

High: $35.00  M/NM 12/2/24

Current low price: $4.50 VG+/VG

Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 20

Have/Want: 2092/220

Where Sold: Chicago, IL

Time it took to sell: 3 years

Where and When Bought: Facebook marketplace $4 lot

Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A

Sad To See It Go: No

"You'll be happy as a monkey in a monkey tree..."--"Sail Away"

Randy Newman always had a tongue in cheek acerbic world view.  "Sail Away" envisions a slave traders pitch to come to America the Beautiful to kick off the record.  The other side blows up the world on the opening track, "Political Science."  "There goes London, there goes Par-ee..."  

I don't know how I never knew this album as well as some others, but there is no time like the present to listen to this a few times and let it sink in.  The going get tough.  The tough get going.  God smiles and gives us all his love. "Baby, take off your dress!  Yes! Yes! Yes!"

Randy means every last bit of it!

FOR FURTHER REVIEW:

Ragtime (Music From The Motion Picture Plus Additional Music) (1981)

Trouble In Paradise (1983)

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