Andrew Gold, Bill Payne, Bob Glaub, David Hungate, Dean Parks, Ed Greene, James Newton-Howard, Jeffrey Porcaro, Larry Carlton, Lee Ritenour, Leland Sklar, Leo Sayer, Michael Omartian, Ray Parker Jr, Richard Tee, Steve Gadd, Steve Madaio
Endless Flight is the fourth album by English singer-songwriter Leo Sayer, which was released in 1976. It was released in the U.S. and Canada by Warner Bros. Records and in the UK by Chrysalis Records.
The album consolidated his international popularity, reaching #4 in the UK and #10 in the USA; it also charted strongly in other countries including Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands and New Zealand, and was certified as a platinum album in both the UK and the USA, and double-platinum in Canada. The peak of his career came in 1977, when he scored two consecutive US number one hits, first with the disco-styled “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing” (a Grammy Award winner for the year’s best Rhythm and Blues Song), followed by the romantic ballad, “When I Need You” (1977), which reached number one in both the UK and US. Written by Albert Hammond and Carole Bayer Sager, it was Sayer’s first UK #1 single (after three number two hits). It was also the first of two UK chart-toppers in a row for producer Richard Perry.
Tracks
1 Hold On To My Love (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Leo Sayer) 3:09
2 You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (Leo Sayer, Vini Poncia) 3:39
3 Reflections (Brian Holland, Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier) 3:08
4 When I Need You (Albert Hammond, Carole Bayer Sager) 4:12
5 No Business Like Love Business (Brad Shapiro, Clarence Reid, Steve Alaimo, Willie Clarke) 3:52
6 I Hear The Laughter (Johnny Vastano, Leo Sayer) 3:14
7 Magdalena (Danny O’Keefe) 4:22
8 How Much Love (Barry Mann, Leo Sayer) 3:36
9 I Think We Fell In Love Too Fast (Johnny Vastano, Leo Sayer, Vini Poncia) 3:07
10 Endless Flight (Andrew Gold) 4:36
Musicians
1 Hold On To My Love
Bass | Andy Muson |
Drums | Ed Greene |
Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Harmonica | Leo Sayer |
Horn | Steve Madaio |
Horn | Trevor Lawrence |
Percussion | Bobbye Hall |
2 You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
Bass | Chuck Rainey |
Drums | Steve Gadd |
Guitar | Larry Carlton |
Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
Clavinet | John Barnes |
Background Vocals | Clydie King |
Background Vocals | Becky Louis |
Background Vocals | Sherlie Matthews |
3 Reflections
Bass | Bill Bodine |
Drums | Rick Shlosser |
Guitar | Earl Slick |
Guitar | Johnny Vastano |
Synthesizer | James Newton Howard |
Percussion | Bobbye Hall |
4 When I Need You
Bass | Willie Weeks |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Synthesizer | James Newton Howard |
Piano | Michael Omartian |
5 No Business Like Love Business
Bass | Bob Glaub |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
Piano | Michael Omartian |
Percussion | Bobbye Hall |
Background Vocals | Clydie King |
Background Vocals | Myrna Matthews |
Background Vocals | Becky Louis |
6 I Hear The Laughter
Bass | Bob Glaub |
Drums | Rick Shlosser |
Guitar (solo) | Andrew Gold |
Guitar | Earl Slick |
Guitar | Johnny Vastano |
Piano | Marc Jordan |
Percussion | Bobbye Hall |
7 Magdalena
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Piano | Bill Payne |
Mellotron | Jimmy Phillips |
8 How Much Love
Bass | Chuck Rainey |
Drums | Steve Gadd |
Guitar | Larry Carlton |
Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
Piano | Richard Tee |
Percussion | Bobbye Hall |
9 I Think We Fell In Love Too Fast
Bass | Bob Glaub |
Drums | Rick Shlosser |
Guitar | Johnny Vastano |
Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
Organ | Jimmy Phillips |
Piano | Marc Jordan |
Horn | Steve Madaio |
Horn | Trevor Lawrence |
Percussion | Bobbye Hall |
10 Endless Flight
Bass | David Hungate |
Drums | Nigel Olsson |
Guitar | Auburn Burrell |
Piano | John Jarvis |
Synthesizer | Jimmy Phillips |
Synthesizer | Paul Buckmaster |
Liner Notes
Producer – Richard Perry
Engineer (Assistant) – Dana Latham
Engineer (Mastering) – Allen Zentz
Engineer (Recording) – Bill Schnee (Tracks 2, 8),
Engineer (Recording) – Howard Steele (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Engineer (Remix) – Larry Emerine (Tracks 5, 10)
Mastered By – Allen Zentz
Art Direction, Design – David Larkham
Photography – Elliot Gilbert
Recorded At Studio 55, Los Angeles
Remixed At Studio 55, Los Angeles
Phonographic Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc
Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc