Sailin'

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.

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
Kim Carnes (1975) Sailin' (1976) St. Vincent's Court (1979)
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

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.[1]

Critical reception

Billboard described Sailin' as "an outstanding effort" from Carnes, showing "strength with lyrics and melodies" a voice that "reflects white gospel roots".[2] Cashbox described "Let Your Love Come Easy" has having "good chorus hooks and snappy instrumentation".[3]

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.[4]

• Kim Carnes – all vocals; writer (tracks: 1, 3–5, 7–10); acoustic piano (tracks: 4, 9); background 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); background vocals (track 3)
• Julia Tillman – background vocals
• Maxine Willard – background vocals
• Dave Ellingson – writer (tracks: 5, 7, 9, 10); background 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)
• 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
Brazil	1996	CD

References

1. 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.
2. "Billboard's Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. January 22, 1977. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
3. "Singles Reviews - Picks of the Week" (PDF). Cashbox. March 12, 1977. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
4. Sailin' (liner notes). Kim Carnes. A&M Records. 1976.CS1 maint: others (link)